Naga women cops impress all during Commonwealth Games
October 18th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Karam RoniyaNew Delhi, Oct.18 (ANI): Performance of the first all-women police battalion from Nagaland was appreciated by one and all during the recently concluded Commonwealth Games here.Around 600 women personnel, ... Read more...
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Delhi CWG venues being guarded by Naga women police
October 8th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.8 (ANI): The first women police battalion from Nagaland is providing security at venues of the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2010.Around 600 women personnel are patrolling the streets and ensuring maximum ... Read more...
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Pakistan violate ceasefire again, fire at Indian posts in Poonch
September 29th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Poonch, Sep 29 (ANI): In yet another violation of the ceasefire along the Line of Control, Pakistani troops opened fire at various Indian forward posts in the Krishna Ghati sector of Jammu ... Read more...
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Taliban using ’stolen’ British Army machine guns against Nato forces in Afghanistan
September 4th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 4 (ANI): The Taliban have reportedly stolen dozens of machine guns used by the British Army in Afghanistan and are using them against Nato forces.Commanders in Helmand are asking ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Police being trained to counter Maoist attacks
April 12th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi (Jharkhand), Apr 12 (ANI): In the wake of Maoist massacre in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District, the Jharkhand police personnel at the BARIATU firing range here are being given special arms-training exercise to ... Read more...
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In Chhattisgarh, policemen fight Maoists with lathis
April 11th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Raipur, April 11 (IANS) In the vast hostile jungle terrain of Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar region, much in the news because of the recent massacre of 76 paramilitary troopers, hundreds of ... Read more...
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Almost a quarter of Chhattisgarh police’s weapons obsolete
April 4th, 2010 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 3 (IANS) As many as 23 percent of the weapons of police in Chhattisgarh, one of the Indian states worst affected by Maoist militancy, are obsolete, a Comptroller and Auditor ... Read more...
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Over 90 percent women in CISF perform combat duties
March 8th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Lauding women personnel on the International Women's Day, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Monday said 90 percent women in the force perform combat duties.
"Women in the CISF ... Read more...
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India to ask Bangladesh to handover suspected Kandahar hijack accused
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. M.Krishna on Tuesday said the Indian Government will be contacting the Government of Bangladesh to seek the extradition of suspected Kandahar hijack accused ... Read more...
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ITBP’s first women raring to guard borders, fight insurgents
January 29th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Sahil Makkar
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 29 (IANS) They are strong, courageous and determined to prove that men aren't the only ones who can guard the border, fight insurgents in jungles, or take ... Read more...
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First batch of women ITBP troopers passes out (Lead)
January 29th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 29 (IANS) It was a proud moment for 209 new constables Friday as they became the first batch of women to be inducted into the Indo-Tibetan Border Police ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in and around Adiala Jail housing Mumbai terror suspects
October 30th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Oct.30 (ANI): Pakistani security agencies have beefed-up security in and around the Adiala Jail here, where several high profile criminals including the seven Mumbai terror attack accused have been locked ... Read more...
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Punjab police get ultra-modern vehicle
July 1st, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 1 (IANS) Policemen in Punjab now have a highly sophisticated vehicle, which has an adjustable bullet-proof picket, two light machine guns and other modern devices for destroying the positions of ... Read more...
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Security forces reclaim Kadasole from Maoists near Lalgarh
June 26th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by ANI
Lalgarh (West Midinapore), June 26 (ANI): Security forces on Friday reclaimed control over Kadasole village from Maoists, located north of Lalgarh in West Midinapore district, during phase II of ongoing operations against ... Read more...
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Taliban lying low to fight another day in Pakistan
May 24th, 2009 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
By Nadeem Sarwar
Buner (Pakistan), May 24 (DPA) Dressed in worn grey-coloured traditional shalwar kameez and carrying no belongings, Ghazan Khan (a fictitious name) was sitting on a small rock just a ... Read more...
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Gujarat Marine Police to get first ‘Interceptor Security Vessel’
May 8th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bhuj (Gujarat), May 8 (IANS) The Gujarat Marine Police will be receiving its first Interceptor Security Vessel for patrolling the state's 1,600 km coastline early next week, a senior marine police official ... Read more...
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IAF has role in anti-terror operations: Air chief
April 15th, 2009 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has a role to play in anti-terror operations within the country, its top-most commander said Wednesday.
"The IAF always has a role in ... Read more...
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Jailed don throws lavish party for fellow inmates
April 5th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 5 (IANS) It can happen only in Bihar. Criminal-turned-politician Viveka Pahalwan, who is lodged in Beur jail here, threw a big party inside the prison to celebrate a "personal victory", ... Read more...
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Bihar police officer says legislator a threat to peaceful polls
March 30th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 30 (IANS) A police officer in Bihar has written to the state's chief election officer, saying that Anant Singh, a legislator of ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), is "a threat" to ... Read more...
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NATO supply route reopend
January 3rd, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
Jamrud, Jan.3 (ANI): Transportation on the Landikotal Highway, the main route used for supplying rations and ammunition to the allied forces in Afghanistan, resumed after the military operation to flush out ... Read more...
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Machine guns to aerial surveillance, tight security for Mohali Test
December 17th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), Dec 17 (IANS) Light-machine guns (LMGs), aerial surveillance, gun-toting commandos, road check-points, a safe house and an emergency exit plan in place. The description is not that of a war ... Read more...
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IAF sergeant killed as Maoists fire at chopper (Lead, changing dateline)
November 14th, 2008 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur/New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) An Indian Air Force sergeant was killed when Maoist rebels opened indiscriminate fire at an IAF Mi-8 helicopter in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar region Friday, an official here ... Read more...
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Boat pulled out, bodies of eight more cops found (Lead)
July 8th, 2008 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam/Bhubaneswar, July 8 (IANS) A boat carrying personnel of anti-Maoist force Greyhounds that sank during Maoists' attack in a reservoir in Orissa near Andhra Pradesh border June 29 was Tuesday hauled out ... Read more...
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All 32 missing cops feared killed
July 1st, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam, July 1 (IANS) All 32 policemen of the elite anti-Maoist Greyhound force who went missing after Maoist guerillas attacked their motorboat in an Orissa reservoir near the Andhra Pradesh border are ... Read more...
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Four bodies found, search on for 31 missing cops (Roundup)
June 30th, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam, June 30 (IANS) Bodies of four policemen were Monday found from a reservoir in Orissa near the Andhra border as the search continued for 31 policemen missing after Maoists attacked their ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh warns Maoists, efforts on to rescue policemen (Lead)
June 30th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) Jolted by the biggest attack on the elite anti-Maoist force Greyhound, the Andhra Pradesh government Monday warned the guerrillas that they would have to face consequences even as ... Read more...
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Maoists’ attack a big jolt to Andhra Pradesh police (News Analysis)
June 30th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) The ambush by leftist guerrillas on Greyhound personnel, the elite anti-Maoist force, on the Andhra-Orissa border has come as a big jolt to the Andhra Pradesh ... Read more...
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Search on for 35 missing cops on Andhra-Orissa border (Lead, changing dateline)
June 30th, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam, June 30 (IANS) Search is on for 35 policemen of the elite anti-Maoist force 'Greyhound' of Andhra Pradesh, reported missing after Maoist guerrillas ambushed their motorboat in a reservoir in Orissa ... Read more...
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Sectarian clashes kill over 20 in Pakistan
June 21st, 2008 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, June 21 (DPA) At least 22 people were killed and more than a dozen injured Saturday in armed clashes between two rival Sunni Muslim groups in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka launches air raid after LTTE attack (Lead)
June 11th, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, June 11 (IANS) Sri Lankan jets Wednesday pounded a suspected Tamil Tiger base in the island's north, barely hours after the rebels launched a sea-borne attack on a ... Read more...
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Seven die as LTTE attacks Sri Lanka Navy
June 11th, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, June 11 (IANS) At least seven combatants were killed Wednesday as the Tamil Tigers launched a pre-dawn sea-borne attack on a Sri Lankan naval detachment in the north-western island ... Read more...
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Fratricidal killings put strain on Naga truce
June 6th, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Kohima, June 6 (IANS) It is almost a 'jungle raj' around Dimapur, the commercial hub of Nagaland. Gang wars among Naga rebels have killed close to 30 people in ... Read more...
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24 years after operation Blue Star
June 3rd, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by David M N James
It’s June 3 the day Indira Gandhi sighed her death certificate and 24 years since June 3rd to June 6, 1984 when she ordered operation Blue Star to quash Shabeg Singh's militia ... Read more...
School students master defensive tactics in Jammus Doda District
May 30th, 2008 - 9:20 am ICT by admin
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), May 30 (ANI): School students of Doda District in Jammu and Kashmir have reportedly mastered a series of defensive tactics by the Indian Army.The training programme, which ... Read more...
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Rockets and rocket launchers now in Maoist arsenal
March 14th, 2008 - 11:10 am ICT by admin
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By P.V. Ramana
The arsenal of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, or Maoists as they are commonly known, consists of a m Read more...
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