An eight-year-old boy in Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh, was killed by a stray bullet on Sunday as members of the Samajwadi Party celebrated the victory of their candidate in the block pramukh panchayat polls by firing guns, reports The Economic Times. The incident led to outrage in the district and opposition parties demanded the resignation of SP leaders involved in the firing. Inspector BP Singh of Shamli police station was suspended for allowing the firing to occur. Three people have been arrested in this connection. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav of the SP has ordered a probe.

A Pakistani special investigation team has said that there is no evidence that the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) was involved in the terror attack on the Pathankot air base of the Indian Air Force on the night of 2 January, reports The Telegraph. An official of the ream said: "We searched their homes, seminaries, hideouts and also examined their call records for the past three months and found nothing dubious." India says the JEM was behind the attack and provided evidence to the Pakistan government to support its belief. The JEM has never claimed responsibility for the attack, though it praised it.

The 11-month-old ban on beef in Haryana will remain complete, said Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday, reports The Indian Express. Khattar clarified his position after news broke that the Haryana government was planning to issue beef licences for foreigners in the state. "No such proposal is under consideration," Khattar said. "There is neither such thing in pipeline, nor has anyone said so."

RK Pachauri, former director-general of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), who has been accused of sexual harassment, has been kept on in a specially-created senior position of vice chairman, even though a new director general, Ajay Mathur, has been appointed, reports The Indian Express. On Monday, in an internal email to its employees, TERI said: "This is to inform that Dr Ajay Mathur has joined as director general of TERI from today. The Governing Council of TERI has appointed Dr RK Pachauri as the Executive Vice Chairman with immediate effect."

Six days after he was buried beneath 25 feet of snow in an avalanche on the Siachen glacier, an Army jawan has been found alive. Lance Naik Hanaman Thappa was evacuated and flown to a New Delhi hospital. His condition is reported to be critical. Lt Gen DS Hooda, Northern Army Commander called it "a miraculous rescue". "Five bodies have been recovered so far and four bodies have been identified. All other soldiers are regrettably no more with us," said Hooda. 10 men from the Madras Regiment had been buried under snow after an avalanche hit their post.

Former prime minister of Nepal Sushil Koirala passed away on 9 February. He was suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Koirala resigned as Nepal PM in October 2015 following a political row over the new Nepal Constitution that also saw the blockade of a key border trade point with India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express grief over Koirala's demise. "In Sushil Koirala ji, NC has lost a big leader who served Nepal for decades & India lost a valued friend. Pained by his demise. RIP," PM Modi said in tweet.

David Coleman Headley, who has turned an approver in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, on Tuesday claimed that the Pakistan ISI provides support to the LeT, JeM and Hizbul Mujahideen. He said that the terror groups were united in their cause to unleash terror on India. He also spoke of the elaborate planning that went into the 26/11 attacks. "During my surveillance in Mumbai, Sajid Mir (LeT) asked me to specifically conduct a surveillance of Siddhivinayak Temple," he said. Read the full story here.