Police constable shot dead by colleague
May 7th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A Delhi Police constable was shot dead by his colleague in the capital, police said Monday."The incident was reported around 11 a.m. on the premises ... Read more...
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Delhi Police constable found dead inside water tank
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A 22-year-old constable was found dead Thursday in a water tank of a police training school in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area, police said.The body ... Read more...
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Trainee cop commits suicide in Kashmir
January 27th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 27 (IANS) A trainee constable with Jammu and Kashmir police was found hanging in a barrack in Baramulla's Sheeri Police Training School, police said Friday.There was speculation that ... Read more...
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Karnataka sets up special tiger protection force
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 3 (IANS) Karnataka has become the first Indian state to set up a special commando unit for protecting tigers in its dense forests from poachers and hunters, a ... Read more...
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Amarnath yatra begins
June 28th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu/Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) Amid religious fervour and slogans hailing Lord Shiva, the annual Amarnath pilgrimage was flagged off from Jammu Tuesday morning.Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin ... Read more...
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Maharashtra police officer acquitted of murder attempt
June 1st, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), May 31 (IANS) A court in this Maharashtra city Tuesday acquitted due to lack of evidence Maharashtra Police officer Ravindra Angre in a case of attempt to murder ... Read more...
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Bhatt has security, only excess guards withdrawn: Gujarat Police
April 29th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 29 (IANS) Gujarat Police Friday said security was being provided to Deputy Inspector General of Police Sanjiv Bhatt, who has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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Pak Punjab Taliban not involved in Faisalabad bomb blast: Police chief
March 10th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 10(ANI): The terror network behind the Faisalabad blast has been traced and two more suspects have been arrested, but they have no connection with the 'Punjabi Taliban', Pakistan's Punjab ... Read more...
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Two held for stealing Punjab Police Gypsy
February 7th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) Two unemployed young men were arrested for audatiously stealing a Gypsy van of the Criminal Investigation Department of Punjab Police, an official said here Monday.Of the two arrested, ... Read more...
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Kolkata constable held for murdering sister-in-law
February 1st, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) A police constable was arrested here Tuesday on charges of murdering his sister-in-law, with whom he had an illicit affair, police said."Chandan alias Sayed Kalimuddin (26) was arrested ... Read more...
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Kolkata beefs up security for Durga Puja
October 12th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the five-day Durga Puja festivities beginning Wednesday, police said here Tuesday."Police personnel have been deployed in large numbers to prevent any ... Read more...
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Kolkata Police commando drowned
September 4th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) A commando of the Kolkata Police's Special Action Force (SAF) drowned Saturday while taking a bath in a pond within the police training school, police said.
Pradeep Gurung, 35, ... Read more...
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Unfettered sale of police uniforms making life easy for terrorists in Lahore
June 2nd, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jun.2 (ANI): The armed attackers, who stormed the Jinnah Hospital in Lahore on Monday killing eight persons in their bid to free a terrorist, were in police uniforms, which shows how ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh legislator held for youth’s disappearance (Lead)
May 21st, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 21 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh minister Kamal Patel has been arrested for the disappearance of a youth who went missing allegedly from his residence March 5, 2008, officials said ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh legislator held over youth’s disappearance
May 21st, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 21 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh legislator Kamal Patel has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a youth who went missing allegedly from his residence March 5, 2008, officials ... Read more...
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Six top Gujarat cops to be quizzed in Sohrabuddin killing
April 30th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday summoned six senior officers of the Gujarat police, both serving and retired, for questioning in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing case.
The six ... Read more...
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Orissa cops issue lookout notice for Maoists - with photos
February 22nd, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (IANS) Police in Orissa have for the first time circulated photographs of two Maoist leaders, allegedly involved in over 30 criminal cases including the killing of Hindu leader Laxmanananda ... Read more...
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Orissa police team in Delhi to interrogate Kobad Ghandy
February 20th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (IANS) A three-member team of Orissa Police is in New Delhi to interrogate Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, who was arrested in September last year, for his alleged role in ... Read more...
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Pak intelligence agencies warn of terror strike on police training schools
January 16th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan.16 (ANI): Pakistani intelligence agencies have warned about a terror attack on the Farooqabad Police Training School following which security has been beefed up in and around the installation.The Punjab Home ... Read more...
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Police dogs to ‘think and act’ during crisis
November 1st, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Soudhriti Bhabani
Kolkata, Nov 01 (IANS) They have been trained to sniff out danger and now dogs with Kolkata Police will be taught to react quickly in a crisis situation - ... Read more...
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GHQ attack mastermind apprehended in Bahawalpur
October 28th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct.28 (ANI): Pakistani security agencies have nabbed the alleged mastermind of the audacious October 10 terror attack on the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.Qari Ishtiaq, a key commander of the Punjab ... Read more...
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Pak intelligence agencies fear rise in terrorist strikes
October 19th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 19 (ANI): Pakistan intelligence agencies fear that a new wave of terrorist attacks in the near future on important government installations in major cities of the country could take ... Read more...
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Malik lauds police for foiling terror attacks in Lahore
October 16th, 2009 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Lahore, Oct 15 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has commended the security forces for thwarting three major terrorist attacks in Lahore Thursday, the Online news agency reported.
Malik made the ... Read more...
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36 die as Taliban hits Lahore, blasts rock Pakistan cities (Roundup)
October 15th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore/Islamabad, Oct 15 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday vowed revenge after the Taliban laid siege to Lahore city with audacious and simultaneous attacks on three police establishments that killed 25 people, including 10 ... Read more...
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Taliban terror strikes Lahore, 25 dead (Evening Lead)
October 15th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Oct 15 (IANS) Taliban terrorists laid siege to Pakistan's Lahore city Thursday morning with audacious and simultaneous attacks on three police establishments that killed 25 people including 10 of the ... Read more...
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Taliban besieges Lahore, strikes at three police establishments (Afternoon Lead)
October 15th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Oct 15 (IANS) Five days after striking at the heart of the Pakistani military headquarter, the Taliban laid siege to this cultural capital of the country Thursday, staging simultaneous and ... Read more...
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Taliban claims responsibility for Lahore terror attacks
October 15th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Oct 15 (IANS) The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the simultaneous terror attacks on three security establishments in this Pakistani city Thursday.
The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the multiple ... Read more...
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Lahore under siege, simultaneous terror strike in three places (Second Lead)
October 15th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Oct 15 (IANS) Terrorists launched simultaneous attacks on three security establishments in this Pakistani city Thursday, killing at least seven people.
Militants dressed in uniform stormed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the ... Read more...
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Goa forms militia to tackle desecration of shrines
July 18th, 2009 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 18 (IANS) Unable to solve the mystery behind increasing incidents of desecration of religious shrines in the state, the police here have recommended setting up of a militia to tackle ... Read more...
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Italy mourns quake victims in Good Friday ceremony
April 11th, 2009 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
L'Aquila (Italy), April 11 (DPA) A state funeral for many of the victims of Monday's earthquake in Italy began Friday with a message from Pope Benedict XVI and also included prayers offered ... Read more...
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Italy quake toll rises to 278, state funeral Friday
April 9th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 9 (DPA) Three days after an earthquake struck central Italy, the toll Thursday rose to 278 as preparations got under way for a state funeral planned for Friday. ... Read more...
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Taliban threaten two attacks a week in Pakistan
April 6th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 6 (IANS) The Taliban have threatened that they would "carry out two bombings a week within Pakistan" in retaliation to the US drone attacks.
Hakimullah Mehsud, a deputy to Baitullah ... Read more...
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Drone strike, militant attacks kill 17 in Pakistan (Lead)
April 1st, 2009 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 1 (DPA) A suspected US missile strike killed 12 Taliban militants Wednesday in Pakistan's restive tribal region, while suspected terrorists ambushed a police patrol, killing five police personnel in ... Read more...
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Suspected US drone strike in Pakistan kills 12 (Lead)
April 1st, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 1 (DPA) A suspected US missile strike killed 12 Taliban militants Wednesday in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
Two missiles believed to have been fired by ... Read more...
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‘Influential capitals’ backing Sharif’s return to power: report
April 1st, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) If certain "influential capitals" have their way, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) could soon return to the federal coalition of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza ... Read more...
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