- Andhra Pradesh: Met department predicts clear sky across the state in next 12 hours, maximum temperature will be around 43C
- Assam: Two persons arrested for murder of a person and his mother May 23 in Pandu in Guwahati, say police
- Bihar: Acting on a tip off, police raid a house and arrest a Maoist from Lakhanpur village in Jehanabad district
- Chennai: Ex-IPL chairman Lalit Modi demands termination of CSK franchise after arrest of its CEO Meiyappan in spot fixing scam
- Delhi: Met department predicts heat waves to continue for next 12 hours; maximum temp to hover around 45C
- Gujarat: Bookie detained in Ahmedabad in connection with spot fixing scam; 1 kg gold, Rs1.28 cr in cash, 12 mobiles seized
- Haryana: Women from Sehjadpur area on Purkhas Road in Sonepat protest against liquor vend in the area today
- Himachal Pradesh: President Pranab Mukherjee today inaugurated Maharaja Agrasen University at Kalujhanda in Solan district
- Jammu and Kashmir: A militant arrested along with his family in Poonch Friday while returning from Pakistan illegally, police said today
- Karnataka: Week-long Mango Mela begins today at Lalbagh Park in Bangalore to help farmers to sell crop directly to consumer
- Kerala: Met office predicts generally cloudy sky over state capital in next 12 hrs; maximum temp to be 34C
- Kolkata: Results of West Bengal secondary board exam will be announced on May 27 at 11 am, say officials
- Madhya Pradesh: Four persons hurt as a water tanker fell into a roadside ditch at Bairagarh in Bhopal, say police
- Maharashtra: Shortage of petrol and diesel supply in Nashik due to flash strike by tanker operators
- Mumbai: A small ship rams into Bhayandar railway bridge in Naigaon Creek; details awaited; probe on
- Northeast: Centre releases Rs 14 cr for rehabilitation of 80 UPPK cadres who have signed a peace accord with Maipur government
- Odisha: Security forces intensify search operations in Kalimela of Malkangiri after Maoists murdered an SPO
- Punjab: Met department predicts clear sky across the state in next 12 hrs, maximum temperature in Ludhiana will be around 45C
- Rajasthan: Central Board of Secondary Education to declare Class 12th board exam results for Ajmer region May 27, say officials
- Tamil Nadu: Ex-IPL chairman Lalit Modi demands termination of CSK franchise after arrest of its CEO Meiyappan in spot fixing scam
- UP East: A man from Nepal was killed, eight hurt when a jeep collided with a tractor trolley in Maharajganj, say police
- UP West: Man and daughter arrested for allegedly sacrificing a minor boy in Naheri in Muzaffarnagar Friday, police said today
- West Bengal: Results of West Bengal secondary board exam will be announced on May 27 at 11 am, say officials
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Obama denounces Sikh Gurudwara shooting
 IANS Washington, Aug 6: US President Barack Obama has denounced the shooting incident at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin as a "senseless act of violence" and expressed condolences for the victims, Xinhua reported. At least seven people, including a suspected gunman, were killed in the temple shooting Sunday, local police confirmed. Four people were found dead inside the temple, and three others outside, including the gunman who was fatally shot by a police officer in the exchange of fire, said the police. The president called Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi, and trustees of the Sikh temple Sunday afternoon, expressing his condolences for the lives lost and his concern for those who were injured, said a White House statement. During an earlier briefing with administrative officials, Obama was informed that the situation at the Sikh temple was under control, and that "the lone gunmen was killed by an Oak Creek police officer," the statement added. The US president was notified of the Wisconsin shooting early in the afternoon by his Homeland Security Advisor John Brennan, and then he received updates through a phone call with FBI Director Bob Mueller and Chief of Staff Jack Lew. Earlier, Obama in a statement said that he was deeply saddened by the tragic incident. "Our hearts go out to the families and friends of those who were killed and wounded," Obama said, adding that his administration would provide whatever support needed to the officials who are responding to the incident and moving forward with an investigation. Though not much information -- including the gunman's identity and motives or how the shooting actually happened -- was immediately available, Wisconsin police have announced that they are treating the shooting as a "domestic terrorist type incident". The tragedy came just half a month after a shocking mass shooting at a Colorado movie theatre which claimed 12 lives and wounded nearly 60. © 2013 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. For news, views and gossips, follow @IANSLIVE at Twitter. Find us on Facebook too! Update: 06-August-2012 Comments: [0] Add your comment |
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