Security personnel killed, another injured in Kashmir attack
September 8th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Septem Sep 8 (IANS) A special police officer (SPO) was killed and a Territorial Army soldier critically injured in a guerrilla attack in Sopore town of north Kashmir Saturday, ... Read more...
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We’re trying to protect India Gate, not restrict access: Delhi Police
August 28th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Clarifying that there are no restrictions on public entry at India Gate, the Delhi Police Tuesday said they have only enhanced the security of the ... Read more...
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Two tourists killed in gas cylinder blast, not grenade: Police (Second Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) Two women tourists from Maharashtra were killed and four others were injured in Kashmir's Anantnag district Saturday when a gas cylinder on their vehicle exploded, police ... Read more...
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LeT recruitment module busted in Kashmir
July 4th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) A recruitment module of the terror group Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been busted in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district and seven peoplehave been arrested, police said Wednesday, ... Read more...
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Gurrillas shoot dead two policemen in Kashmir (Second Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 3 (IANS) Two policemen were shot dead by separatist guerrillas in Pulwama and Kulgam districts in south Kashmir Tuesday, police said.A senior police officer told IANS that guerrillas ... Read more...
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Two held for cheating, impersonation
July 1st, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The "magic pen" of fraud eventually wrote their nemesis, and two men who impersonated as tele-marketing executives of an insurance company and cheated people of ... Read more...
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CRPF constable shoots self in Srinagar
June 14th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable Thursday committed suicide here by shooting himself with his rifle, police said."Today, CRPF constable Santosh Kumar, of 61 battalion, ... Read more...
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Separatist shutdown, official curbs mar Srinagar life
May 21st, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 21 (IANS) Life across Srinagar was marred Monday by a separatist shutdown and restrictions imposed by authorities to maintain law and order.Shops, business establishments, educational institutions and public ... Read more...
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Conmen play cops in Goa, target tourists, women
May 8th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 8 (IANS) When Ravikumar Prajapati, 48, from Karnataka was suddenly accosted by three authoritative sounding 'plainclothed' policemen in March this year and asked to accompany them to the ... Read more...
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Indian-origin woman burns hubby in US
April 21st, 2012 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 21 (IANS) An Indian-origin woman in the US set her husband on fire and locked him in a bathroom, after promising him a hot oil massage, police said.Shriya ... Read more...
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48 killed in Kabul terror siege (Third Lead)
April 16th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 16 (IANS) At least 48 people, including 36 terrorists, were killed and 65 injured when an 18-hour dramatic siege of the Afghan capital Kabul by Taliban suicide ... Read more...
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Kabul terror attack: Fight over, all attackers killed (Lead)
April 16th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 16 (IANS) The synchronised terror attack launched by the Taliban in Kabul is over and all attackers have been killed following an overnight operation that saw a ... Read more...
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Scotland Yard anti-terror hotline hacked?
April 12th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 12 (IANS) Scotland Yard Thursday said it was investigating reports that calls to its anti-terrorism hotline were taped by someone not connected to the police. The incident reportedly ... Read more...
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Kashmir police bust human trafficking racket
March 9th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir Friday unearthed a human trafficking racket in Baramulla district, arresting two people, including a woman, from Bihar.According to a police statement, ... Read more...
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Mumbai jewellers threaten shutdown against police harassment
March 5th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Mumbai's retail jewellers, the backbone of India's jewellery industry with a daily turnover of Rs.6 billion, Monday threatened a day's shutdown this week to protest "police ... Read more...
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Veena Malik denies being a spy, cops tell court
February 14th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Pakistani actress Veena Malik has denied working as a spy for her country's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Delhi Police Tuesday told a court here.The police statement ... Read more...
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Kashmir police busts Lashkar module
January 5th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module working to recruit youths as its militant cadres has been busted, Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed Thursday.According to a statement, Anantnag police ... Read more...
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20 charged for arson during 2010 Kashmir unrest
December 13th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police Tuesday formally charged 20 persons for setting ablaze public property worth crores of rupees in the north Kashmir town of Tangmarg ... Read more...
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Kashmir minister escapes bid on life, cop killed
December 12th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 11 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ali Muhammad Sagar Sunday escaped a bid on his life when separatist guerrillas attacked him in Srinagar. One ... Read more...
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US aviation chief resigns after drunk driving arrest
December 7th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) The administrator of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Randy Babbitt has resigned following his drunk driving arrest.
In a brief statement Tuesday, Babbitt said ... Read more...
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Girl injured in Kashmir landmine blast
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 2 (IANS) A girl was injured Friday when an explosive device went off while she was collecting firewood in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said."A girl named Masrat ... Read more...
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Five die as police chase suspect in Kazakhstan
November 12th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, Nov 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Five people, including three police officers, were killed in an explosion and shooting incident in the southern Kazakh city of Taraz Saturday morning, police said.The ... Read more...
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Two Uttar Pradesh cops shot, weapons looted
October 13th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 13 (IANS) A policeman was killed while another critically injured after unidentified assailants shot at them and escaped with their service weapons in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police ... Read more...
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Seven arrested in anti-terrorism raid in Britain
September 19th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 19 (IANS) Seven people, including a woman, were arrested as part of a pre-planned counter-terrorism raid in Britain's Birmingham city, police said Monday.A statement released by West Midlands ... Read more...
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Top Lashkar militant, involved in cleric’s murder, gunned down
September 13th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 13 (IANS) Abdullah Uni, the most wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba militant in the Kashmir Valley and responsible for a spate of killings including that of a senior cleric, was gunned ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu firing: Ramadoss demands cops’ suspension
September 13th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 13 (IANS) PMK founder S. Ramadoss Tuesday demanded the suspension of police officials involved in the firing in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu two days ago in ... Read more...
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CBI probe demanded into engineering fresher’s death
September 12th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 12 (IANS) The father of Somya Singh, an engineering student who died last week after falling from the fourth floor of her hostel allegedly during ragging in ... Read more...
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Stone pelters on bikes attack Kashmir police station
August 28th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 28 (IANS) Over 300 motorcycle-borne stone pelters attacked a police station in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital, injuring six policemen. Over 70 attackers were arrested and 10 ... Read more...
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Kashmir scribes protest police harassment
August 25th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 25 (IANS) Dozens of journalists Thursday carried out a peaceful protest here demanding that police stop harassing them.The protest by journalists and photojournalists working for local, national and ... Read more...
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Kashmir custodial death: Another cop held
August 10th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) A Jammu and Kashmir Police constable was arrested Wednesday for the custodial death of a 26-year-old man in north Kashmir's Sopore town last month. He is ... Read more...
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Singer Amy Winehouse found dead in London apartment
July 24th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO WIRE) -- British singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in north London, police confirmed on Saturday.Sky News reported that the 27-year-old singer was found dead by ... Read more...
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Two Kashmiri youths killed in blast
July 23rd, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) Two youths were killed in north Kashmir's Baramulla district Saturday when an explosive device they had found in the forests and were fiddling with suddenly exploded, ... Read more...
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Guerrilla kills self in Kashmir mosque
June 30th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 29 (IANS) A Kashmiri guerrilla entered a mosque and shot himself dead after firing upon a paramilitary bunker in north Kashmir Wednesday, police said."A pistol-bearing militant fired upon ... Read more...
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Militant held for Kashmir grenade attack
June 25th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 25 (IANS) A militant was arrested for hurling a grenade that exploded inside a police station compound in Jammu and Kashmir injuring six people a day earlier, police ... Read more...
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Amarnath pilgrimage security arrangements finalised
June 19th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 18 (IANS) Security arrangements for the month and a half long annual pilgrimage to Jammu and Kashmir's cave shrine of Amarnath scheduled to begin June 29 were ... Read more...
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