Nepal-india begins joint military exercise

KATHMANDU: India and Nepal on Sunday began their joint military exercise in the western part of the Himalayan country, focusing on counterterrorism and forest fighting operations. The exercise — Surya Kiran — was being participated by around 300 troops each side in Rupandehi district.

Senior Nepal Army officer Rajendra Karki inaugurated the exercise, according to a statement by the army.

The 12th edition of NepalIndia joint military exercise will conclude on September 16. According to the Indian Army officials, the Surya Kiran is the largest joint exercise in terms of troop participation.

The battalion-level joint training between the two armies will focus on counterterror operations in mountainous terrain by facilitating interoperability.

The Nepal Army said the joint exercise will provide the two armies a platform to exchange experiences

Disaster management and joint operations for disaster relief will also be a part of the exercise.

The 11th edition of the joint exercise was held in Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand.

The Nepal Army said the joint exercise will provide the two armies a platform to exchange experiences, ideas and skills.

Surya Kiran series of exercises are held alternately in India and Nepal. LONDON: A group of Muslim men were hurled with racial slurs by a blonde woman while walking down a road after paying their respects at a cemetery as part of Eid rituals in the UK, police has said.

The 43-year-old blondehaired woman in a red car was filmed yelling racial abuses at the men.

In a statement, the West Yorkshire police said a group of Asian men were walking near to Dewsbury Cemetery when a vehicle pulled up alongside them and a female passenger shouted racial abuse. The police, however, did not identify the nationality of the men. A video of the incident shows the woman who is a passenger in a small red car.