#NewsInTweets: 1.3 Million Pellets Used In 32 Days To ‘Control Kashmir Street Protests’

By YKA Staff:

What’s the latest around the world today? Curated for you from the interwebz, here’s a quick morning fix to keep you updated. In 140 characters at that! Presenting, #NewsInTweets:

1. [envoke_twitter_link]1.3 million pellets used in 32 days to control street protests in Kashmir[/envoke_twitter_link]: CRPF tells HC. This was in response to a PIL urging for a ban on pellet guns as they have caused eye injuries for over 400 people. As per a report in The Hindu, “the CRPF in its affidavit admitted that ‘it was difficult to follow the standard operating procedure (SOP) given the nature of the protests.'”

2. [envoke_twitter_link]Usain Bolt said he “wanted to run faster” after winning the 200m race[/envoke_twitter_link] at the Olympics.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav unable to participate in Olympics[/envoke_twitter_link] as he failed to get clearance from the Court of Arbitration for Sports, in connection with a doping case.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]Anti-Corruption Bureau raids DCW office on charges of ‘favouritism'[/envoke_twitter_link] and ‘irregularity’. DCW Chief Swati Maliwal says it is ‘intimidation’.

5. [envoke_twitter_link]World’s oldest wild tigress Machhli passes away[/envoke_twitter_link]. She guarded 3 lakes in Ranthambore’s forest area and was the first tigress to battle a 12-foot crocodile to protect her cubs.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]Twitter suspended 3,60,000 accounts for ‘promotion of terrorism'[/envoke_twitter_link].

7. [envoke_twitter_link]15 die in Bihar’s Gopalganj district due to spurious liquor consumption[/envoke_twitter_link].

https://twitter.com/sadanandramna/status/766490557149347840

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