Grenade hurled at Congress MP’s house in Manipur, fails to explode
September 21st, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Sep 21 (IANS) A powerful grenade was hurled at the house of Congress MP Thokchom Meinya here Friday but failed to explode, police said. It was later defused.Suspected rebels ... Read more...
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Fugitive kills two unarmed police officers in northwest England
September 19th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by BNO News
TAMESIDE, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- Two unarmed police officers were shot and killed by a murder suspect when they responded to a report of a burglary in the Manchester area of northwest ... Read more...
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Powerful grenade found in Manipur secretariat
September 12th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Sep 12 (IANS) A powerful grenade was recovered Wednesday from inside the high-security zone of the Manipur secretariat, police said.The explosive, wrapped in a piece of cloth, was found ... Read more...
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One killed, 11 injured in Guwahati blast (Lead)
September 8th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, S Sep 8 (IANS) One person was killed and 11 others were injured when suspected militants lobbed a grenade in the city's Paltan Bazaar area Saturday evening, police said.The ... Read more...
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One dead, 34 wounded in Philippines blasts
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Sep 2 (IANS) One person was killed and 34 were wounded in two grenade blasts in the Philippines, Xinhua reported Sunday.At least 32 people were injured when an unidentified ... Read more...
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Top GNLA rebel arrested in Meghalaya
August 28th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 28 (IANS) Security forces Tuesday arrested a top Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebel along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, officials said.Acting on a tip-off, Meghalaya police and ... Read more...
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Colombian caught trying to board plane with grenade
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 22 (IANS/EFE) A man was arrested when a grenade was found in his carry-on luggage as he tried to board a commercial flight in the southwestern Colombian city ... Read more...
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Soldier killed while foiling infiltration bid
August 9th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 9 (IANS) An army rifleman was killed while troops were trying to foil an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, an official said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Man bombs sister-in-law’s home, burns son’s house, kills self
August 3rd, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 3 (IANS) A Russian fought with his wife out of jealousy and she left him to live with their elder son. The man, demanding his wife's return, hurled ... Read more...
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Militant hideout busted in Kashmir
July 14th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 14 (IANS) Security forces have busted a major militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir, recovering a huge quantity of automatic rifles, ammunitions, grenades and powerful explosives, an army ... Read more...
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Three Bodo militants killed in Assam
July 13th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 13 (IANS) Three suspected cadres of the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were gunned down Friday, police said.The incident took place in Salpara ... Read more...
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Kenyan police nab over 130 immigrants
July 10th, 2012 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 10 (IANS) A total of 133 foreigners, including two Pakistanis and a Briton, have been arrested by Kenyan police in a major security swoop, as the east ... Read more...
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Grenades found in Ajmer sewer line
July 2nd, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, July 2 (IANS) Panic gripped Rajasthan's Ajmer town after 14 live grenades were recovered from a sewerage line during cleaning work by local municipality's sanitation staff Monday, police said."Keeping ... Read more...
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Five CRPF troopers injured in Kashmir attack
June 17th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 17 (IANS) Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured Sunday when guerrillas hurled a grenade on their picket in Jammu and Kashmir.One of the injured was ... Read more...
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ULFA cadre nabbed with Chinese grenade
June 13th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 13 (IANS) A joint team of Assam Police and the army Wednesday morning arrested one youth and recovered a Chinese grenade from his possession.Police later claimed the youth, ... Read more...
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Two guerrillas killed in Assam
May 30th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 30 (IANS) Two guerrillas, including one from ULFA, were killed in Assam Wednesday, police said.Security forces gunned down a member of the anti-talk faction of the United Liberation ... Read more...
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Over 400 militants waiting to enter valley: Army
May 23rd, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) The army apprehends an increase in infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control (LoC) during the coming month, said a senior official who warned that ... Read more...
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Four injured in Kashmir attack (Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) Four people, including a doctor, were injured Monday when separatist guerrillas hurled a grenade on an army patrol in a Jammu and Kashmir town, police said.A ... Read more...
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Blasts on railway track in Asam, no casualties
April 20th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 19 (IANS) A few hours ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's scheduled visit to Assam Friday, suspected cadres of anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of ... Read more...
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Grenade blast on Assam-Arunachal border
April 12th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 12 (IANS) Suspected militants triggered a grenade blast at remote Bordumsa area in Tinsukia district of Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border Thursday, police said.No one was injured. The grenade was ... Read more...
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Officer who covered grenade gets Russia’s highest honour
April 4th, 2012 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian battalion commander who died after diving on a grenade to protect others has been posthumously awarded the country's highest honour, the "Hero of ... Read more...
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When a Kashmiri teen hijacked plane with a toy pistol
March 20th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 20 (IANS) Forty-three years after it happened, few remember that one of the earliest plane hijacks in the world was carried out with a toy pistol by a ... Read more...
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Central minister reviews law and order in Assam
March 1st, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 29 (IANS) A day after a grenade blast, Union Minister of State for Home M. Ramachandran Wednesday reviewed the law and order situation in Assam with Governor J.B. ... Read more...
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Blast injures two in Assam (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 28 (IANS) At least two people were injured when suspected militants triggered a blast in the Ganeshguri area of Assam's main city of Guwahati Tuesday evening, police said."It ... Read more...
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Adele’s ‘Rolling in the deep’ named song of the year
February 13th, 2012 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 13 (IANS) Singer Adele's "Rolling in the deep" was named the best song of the year at the prestigious Grammy awards ceremony here.The track from Adele's ... Read more...
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Garo rebel killed, camp busted
February 9th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 9 (IANS) Security forces Thursday busted a hideout of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya, killing a rebel and wounding another, an official said.Meghalaya's Special Weapons ... Read more...
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Kashmir police convoy attacked, five injured (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas Saturday attacked the convoy of the Sopore district police chief in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring two of his guards and three civilians, police said. ... Read more...
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Militants attack district police chief’s convoy in Kashmir
January 7th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas Saturday attacked the convoy of the Sopore district police chief in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring two of his guards and a civilian, police said."Militants ... Read more...
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255 kills for US military’s deadliest sniper
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 3 (IANS) With 255 confirmed kills, Chris Kyle is the deadliest sniper in US military history, a media report said Tuesday.Kyle hesitated the first time he killed a ... Read more...
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Four dead, 75 hurt in Belgium attack (Second Lead)
December 13th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 13 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 75 injured Tuesday when an armed man opened fire and threw several grenades at a crowded city square in ... Read more...
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Beware: Overheated laptop batteries a fire hazard
November 9th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Owning a laptop may have become a necessity for some and fashionable for the rest, but it poses a potential fire threat to thousands of ... Read more...
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Slain Hizbul commander behind 30 civilians’ killings: Army
October 14th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) The army Thursday described the killing of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander, Mushtaq Khan, as a major success, saying he was responsible for 30 civilian killings."Mushtaq ... Read more...
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Two separatist guerrillas killed in Kashmir
October 12th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) Security forces Wednesday gunned down two separatist guerrillas in a day-long encounter in the Jammu and Kashmir. One of them was the longest surviving Hizbul Mujaheedin ... Read more...
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Three dead in North Caucasus blast
September 22nd, 2011 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three people were killed Wednesday when a car exploded in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, police said.Investigators have not yet ... Read more...
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When a washing machine blew up
September 5th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) A woman in Britain was bitterly terrified and started running for cover in her home after pieces of metal flew across her room like shrapnel, wrecking ... Read more...
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