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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SPO shot dead by Maoists in Odisha
July 29th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) A special police officer (SPO) was killed and another injured Sunday after Maoists opened fire at them at a rural market in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police ... Read more...
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12-year-old boy killed in grenade attack in Kishtwar
May 8th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 8 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy, the son of a Special Police Officer, was killed when suspected militants lobbed a grenade at their house late Monday night in ... Read more...
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Delhi blast mastermind trapped in Kishtwar?
November 15th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 15 (IANS) One of the brains behind the Sep 7 Delhi High Court blasts has been "trapped" by a joint army-police team in a mountainous area of Jammu ... Read more...
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5 militants, army officer killed in Kashmir gunfight
September 28th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) Five militants, two policemen and an army officer have been killed in an ongoing fierce gunfight in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, taking the toll in the ... Read more...
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Kashmir: Three policemen, three militants killed
September 27th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 27 (IANS) With another police officer killed, the toll in the ongoing fierce gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday rose to six -- three police personnel and three ... Read more...
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SPO shot at in Kashmir’s Sopore
August 24th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 24 (IANS) A special police officer (SPO) was shot and critically injured by separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Sopore town Wednesday, police said."Some unidentified militants fired upon SPO ... Read more...
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Rights panel seeks report on Kashmir civilian’s killing
August 10th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Jammu and Kashmir government and the centre over the killing of a civilian in ... Read more...
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Antony seeks report on Kashmir fake shootout killing
August 9th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony has sought a probe into the alleged killing of a civilian in a staged shootout in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district ... Read more...
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Kashmir civilian killing: Two security men booked for murder (Third Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the army and the Jammu and Kashmir government, a man killed in an alleged 12-hour gunbattle on Sunday and touted to ... Read more...
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Kashmir militant killed in 12-hour battle was civilian (Second Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the army and the state government, Jammu and Kashmir police have in their preliminary probe found that a man killed in ... Read more...
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Solicitor General Subramaniam meets president
July 10th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam met President Pratibha Patil Sunday, a day after he offered to resign, official sources said.Subramaniam offered to quit Saturday as ... Read more...
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Two killed in Chhattisgarh on Maoist stir’s first day (Lead)
May 21st, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 21 (IANS) A special police officer (SPO) and a civilian were killed in Chhattisgarh Saturday, the first day of the two-day shutdown called by the outlawed Communist Party ... Read more...
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Maoists gun down police officer in Chhattisgarh market
May 19th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 18 (IANS) Maoist rebels killed a special police officer and unleashed terror at a crowded weekly market in Chhattisgarh's restive Dantewada district Wednesday, police said.
The incident took ... Read more...
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Bastar is ours, say both BJP and Congress
May 10th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 10 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Congress Tuesday claimed they would win the Bastar Lok Sabha by-election held May 8.The counting of votes ... Read more...
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Bastar records 40 percent polling amid Maoist blasts, firing (Second Lead)
May 8th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 8 (IANS) A by-poll ended Sunday for Chhattisgarh's Bastar Lok Sabha seat amid sporadic firing and landmine blasts by the Maoists as nearly 40 percent of 11.94 ... Read more...
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Forest official killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh (Third Lead)
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 22 (IANS) Maoists abducted a deputy ranger-rank forest official from his residence and slit his throat in Chhattisgarh, police said Tuesday, adding they had begun combing operations to ... Read more...
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Forest official killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh (Second Lead)
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 22 (IANS) Maoists abducted a deputy ranger-rank forest official from his residence and hacked him to death in Chhattisgarh, police said Tuesday, adding they had begun combing operations ... Read more...
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Maoists kill special police officer in Chhattisgarh
February 14th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 14 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas killed a special police officer Monday in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.Munnalal Markam was killed in Gondpalli village in Dantewada district, more than 400 km ... Read more...
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Three Maoists killed in Orissa gunfight (Lead)
February 11th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 11 (IANS) At least three Maoists were killed in a gunfight with police and security personnel in a forested area of Orissa Friday, police said.The rebels opened fired in the ... Read more...
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Maoists kill Special Police Officer
February 11th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 11 (IANS) Maoists Friday gunned down a special police officer (SPO) in an interior part of Orissa, police said.Narenga Mallik was killed near Denguda village in Kandhamal district while going ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh Police arrest Maoist rebel in Bijapur
November 27th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Nov.27 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police on Saturday confirmed the arrest of a senior Maoist rebel during a routine operation near Bijapur.The arrested Maoist was identified as Median Gucha alias Aitu. ... Read more...
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Woman’s killing by Maoists sparks public protest
November 10th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 10 (IANS) In a rare public protest, residents of a restive part of Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bastar region took to streets Wednesday against the killing of a special police officer's (SPO) ... Read more...
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Eight in Maoist captivity in Chhattisgarh
October 25th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 25 (IANS) Eight people continued to be in Maoist captivity in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region even as the rebels released three others they had abducted, police said Monday.The guerrillas kidnapped five ... Read more...
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Families of abducted Chhattisgarh cops appeal for their release
September 27th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Raipur, Sep. 27 (ANI): The families of policemen being held hostage by Maoists in Bhopalpatnam, near the Chhattisgarh- Andhra border, have appealed for their release without delay.Maoists abducted the seven policemen ... Read more...
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One killed in attack on Kashmir legislator
August 19th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed and two police guards were injured when separatist guerrillas attacked a Jammu and Kashmir legislator's residence in Sopore town.
According to police, ... Read more...
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718 security personnel conferred medals
August 14th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) A total of 718 police and paramilitary personnel from across India were conferred gallantry and service medals on the occasion of the 64th Independence Day, it was ... Read more...
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Another death in police firing in Kashmir
July 19th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) Violence made a return to the Kashmir Valley Monday - a man was killed in firing by police during protests after the body of teenager who drowned when ... Read more...
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Maoists mutilated bodies of slain securitymen
July 1st, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 1 (IANS) Doctors, who performed autopsies of the 26 security personnel killed in a Maoist ambush in Chhattisgargh Tuesday, were stunned to find that at least 10 men had their ... Read more...
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Maoists kill 26 security personnel in deadly Chhattisgarh attack (Night Lead)
June 30th, 2010 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 29 (IANS) In yet another daring and deadly attack, Maoists Tuesday killed 26 security personnel, including 24 paramilitary troopers and an assistant commandant, in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, officials said.
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Militant, policeman killed in Kashmir
June 22nd, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 22 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant and a policeman were killed in a gunbattle between security forces and guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, police said Tuesday.
The body of ... Read more...
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Cop killed, 8 injured in Sopore militant attacks (Night Lead)
June 21st, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) A constable of the Jammu and Kashmir Police was killed and eight people were injured in separate guerrilla attacks in north Kashmir's Sopore town Monday, while the ... Read more...
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Nine injured in Kashmir attacks (Second Lead)
June 21st, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) At least nine people, including three policemen, were injured in separate guerrilla attacks in north Kashmir's Sopore town Monday, as a gunfight continues around a house where ... Read more...
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Nine injured in Sopore militant attacks (Lead)
June 21st, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) At least nine people were injured in separate guerrilla attacks in north Kashmir's Sopore town Monday while security forces surrounded a house where militants were holed up, ... Read more...
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Gunfight breaks out in Kashmir town
June 21st, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) A gunfight broke out between separatist guerrillas and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town Monday, police said.
The militants fired rifle grenades at a Rashtriya Rifles camp ... Read more...
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