‘3 Idiots’ UAV inducted into counter-insurgency operations
January 30th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), that awed viewers in the Bollywood hit "3 Idiots", has been officially inducted into the paramilitary forces. The Border ... Read more...
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Manipur sees over 80 percent turnout, seven killed (Night Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) Manipur recorded over 80 percent turnout in the assembly election Saturday but the figure could go up as voting was still on in some remote parts ... Read more...
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Six killed in Manipur, poll turnout over 70 percent (Fourth Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) At least six people, including a suspected Naga militant and a paramilitary trooper, were killed in violence during elections to the Manipur assembly Saturday. The state ... Read more...
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Manipur polls witness violence, five killed (Third Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) At least five people, including a suspected Naga militant, were killed in violence during the Manipur assembly polls Saturday that started on a peaceful note. The ... Read more...
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Manipur poll violence: One killed in militant attack on booth
January 28th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) In another incident of election violence in Manipur, a group of armed militants attacked a polling booth Saturday, killing a CRPF trooper and injuring four others, ... Read more...
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Four explosives recovered, two held in Assam
January 25th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) Police and security forces in Assam have recovered at least three crude bombs and one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and arrested two people from ... Read more...
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Life relaxed in Kashmir Valley ahead of R-Day (With Images)
January 24th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) Life is relaxed in the Kashmir Valley with the authorities making elaborate arrangements in summer capital Srinagar and other towns ahead of Thursday's Republic Day celebrations.Tensions ... Read more...
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Boxing champion among gang caught with arms in Punjab
January 18th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala (Punjab), Jan 18 (IANS) A boxing champion, who was earlier also a trooper with a para-military force, has been nabbed by Punjab Police along with an inter-state gang of ... Read more...
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BSF trooper shot dead by senior in Kashmir
December 30th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) In yet another incident of fratricidal shootout, a paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) senior trooper shot dead his junior colleague in south Kashmir's Pulwama district ... Read more...
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Three CRPF troopers killed in Kashmir fratricidal shootout
December 25th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 25 (IANS) Three paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed and one critically wounded in a fratricidal shootout in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, ... Read more...
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Hang Afzal call grows loud, nation remembers ‘martyrs’ (Roundup)
December 13th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The government Tuesday put the onus on President Pratibha Patil for a final decision on parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's hanging as the nation ... Read more...
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Guerrilla outfit owns attack on Kashmir minister
December 12th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 12 (IANS) Separatist guerrilla outfit Jamait-ul-Mujahideen (JUM) Monday owned responsibility for Sunday's attack on Jammu and Kashmir Minister Ali Muhammad Sagar in summer capital Srinagar.In a statement faxed ... Read more...
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Security heightened after bid on Kashmir minister’s life
December 12th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 12 (IANS) Security was beefed up in Srinagar Monday, a day after a Jammu and Kashmir minister escaped a bid on his life -- an incident he described ... Read more...
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Restrictions in some Srinagar areas to prevent trouble
December 6th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 6 (IANS) Authorities imposed restrictions in city centre Lal Chowk and some adjacent areas in Srinagar to maintain law and order as many mourners' processions are scheduled to ... Read more...
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Army is not master of Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah
November 27th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Union minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has critcised the Indian Army for opposing the partial withdrawal of the "draconian" Armed Forces Special Powers ... Read more...
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Gunfight in which Kishenji died genuine: CRPF
November 25th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jhargram, Nov 25 (IANS) The paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Friday expressed indignation over doubts expressed in various quarters over the genuineness of the gunfight that killed top Maoist ... Read more...
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Top Maoist Kishanji killed in West Bengal (Intro Night Lead)
November 25th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Maoist movement suffered a major blow when one of its top leaders, Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, was killed Thursday by security forces ... Read more...
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Top Maoist Kishanji killed in West Bengal (Night Lead)
November 24th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Maoist movement suffered a major blow when one of its top leaders, Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, was killed Thursday by security forces ... Read more...
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Shoes thrown at others, Pawar first to be assaulted (Timeline)
November 24th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Hitherto, prominent personalities have had footwear thrown at them but without contact being made. Union Agriculture Minister is the first dignitory to be assaulted. ... Read more...
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Protests in Srinagar over Facebook posts
November 18th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 18 (IANS) Post Friday prayer protests erupted in some parts of Srinagar against alleged blasphemous posts on social networking site Facebook.A group of people carrying placards bearing ... Read more...
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Andhra police question CRPF men for rape
November 15th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal district are questioning three constables of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for allegedly raping a 12-year-old mentally challenged girl.Warangal Superintendent ... Read more...
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Chidambaram visits Jharkhand, Odisha to review Maoist operations
November 9th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi/Bhubaneswar, Nov 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday visited the Maoist-affected states of Jharkhand and Odisha to review operations against the rebels and also implementation of the ... Read more...
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Senior cop among 30 injured in Kashmir clashes
November 7th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 7 (IANS) More than 30 people, including a senior superintendent of police, were injured in post-Eid prayer clashes between security forces and stone pelting mobs in different parts ... Read more...
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Four attacks injure four in Kashmir
October 25th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 25 (IANS) Four security personnel were injured Tuesday in four attacks by separatist guerrillas in a sudden spurt in violence in Jammu and Kashmir.
Militants targeted the state ... Read more...
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633 security personnel killed in one year
October 21st, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A total of 633 police and paramilitary personnel were killed from Sep 1, 2010, to Aug 31 this year.
According to a statement from Delhi Police ... Read more...
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Dhruv choppers grounded after crash
October 20th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Dhruv helicopters, used by para military forces, have been grounded after a Border Security Force (BSF) chopper crashed on the outskirts of Ranchi Wednesday, Central ... Read more...
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Explosives found, blast averted in Kandhamal
October 19th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 19 (IANS) With the seizure of a huge quantity of explosives from a forested area, police in Orissa Wednesday claimed to have averted a blast bid by Maoists ... Read more...
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Kandhamal on alert after Maoist reveals attack plan
October 18th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18 (IANS) Security was tightened across Orissa's communally-sensitive Kandhamal district Tuesday after an arrested Maoist revealed the guerrillas plan to attack two police stations in the area, an ... Read more...
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Yasin Malik, supporters arrested in Srinagar (Lead)
September 30th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 30 (IANS) Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of the separatist Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, was arrested along with some of his supporters in Srinagar Friday after he staged ... Read more...
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Two CRPF troopers killed in Jharkhand
September 27th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 27 (IANS) Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed in a gun-battle with Maoists in Jharkhand's Bokaro district Tuesday, police said."Two CRPF personnel were killed and ... Read more...
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Children murder parents for money?
September 21st, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Sep 21 (IANS) An elderly couple was allegedly murdered by their son and daughter who were eager to grab compensation money that had come the father's way, police ... Read more...
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Maoist nabbed in Uttar Pradesh
September 19th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 19 (IANS) A Maoist, who operated in Bihar and Jharkhand, has been arrested from a forested area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said Monday.Vijay Chandrawanshi, ... Read more...
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CRPF trooper killed in Maoist attack
September 18th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 18 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed Sunday in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.Shivnath was killed when Maoists carried ... Read more...
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Jharkhand’s anti-Maoist push drives tuskers wild
September 16th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 16 (IANS) Anti-Maoist operations in Jharkhand have caused a herd of elephants to migrate from Saranda jungle, bordering the districts of West Singhbhum and Simdega, and damage standing ... Read more...
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Guerrillas attack paramilitary camp in Sopore
September 14th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 14 (IANS) A day after the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) divisional commander was killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, separatist guerrillas Wednesday attacked a paramilitary camp in the town ... Read more...
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