Jamshedpur, April 16 (IANS) Panic gripped the Panipat–Nagurdasai area under Baharagora in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district after a massive live bomb dating back to the Second World War was recovered from the banks of the Subarnarekha River. This is the third instance of wartime explosives being found in the area within the past month.According to local residents, the falling water level of the river due to rising temperatures has exposed these old bombs that were buried beneath the sandy su…
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Patna, April 10 (IANS) Panic gripped Patna on Friday after a bomb threat was reported at the Bihar Assembly premises, prompting immediate action from security agencies. Upon receiving the threatening email, the entire Assembly complex was placed on high alert.Teams from the Bomb Disposal Squad and Dog Squad were swiftly deployed to the spot, while the premises were evacuated as a precautionary measure.A comprehensive search operation is currently underway across the complex.Officials from the Bi…
Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) The Indian Army’s Chinar Corps in a joint operation along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police averted a major terror incident by recovering and neutralising 14.5 kg of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Chitragam in Zainapora area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. Taking to its official X account on Wednesday, Indian Army’s Chinar Corps said: “OP CHITRAGAM, Shopian. #ChinarWarriors, in a joint operation with @JmuKmrPolice, averted a major terror …
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists in J&K’s Shopian district on Wednesday was detected by the security forces and safely defused, officials said. Officials said the IED was found along the Zainpora-Chitargam road in Shopian early morning during the routine sanitisation of the area and was intended to target vehicles of the security forces passing on this road.The IED was safely defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad, which was called in after tr…
Nagpur, April 7 (IANS) A large cache of explosives was recovered from a residential locality near CA Road in Nagpur on Tuesday, raising serious security concerns in one of the city’s most sensitive zones, officials said. According to the police, the explosive materials were found inside a bag lying in a small garden behind a house near Dosar Bhavan Chowk.The discovery came to light early in the morning after members of the family residing at the house noticed cartridges protruding from the bag a…
Jaipur, April 2 (IANS) The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Jhalana, Jaipur, received a bomb threat via email, claiming that an explosion would be triggered inside the premises, officials said on Thursday.Following the threat, police, administration, and security agencies were immediately put on high alert. Security was intensified at the Passport Office, and a comprehensive search operation was carried out with the help of the Bomb Disposal Squad and Dog Squad.Officials said that no explosives…
Patna, March 26 (IANS) A tense situation prevailed on Thursday at the Muzaffarpur Civil Court complex after a bomb threat email triggered panic among lawyers, staff, and visitors.According to officials, a suspicious email was sent to the District Judge’s official ID around 11.30 a.m., claiming that an explosive device had been planted within the court premises. Following this, the administration immediately swung into action, tightening security and evacuating the entire complex as a precautio…
Gandhinagar, March 18 (IANS) The Gujarat Legislative Assembly was placed on high alert on Wednesday after an anonymous email threatened to detonate bombs at the complex and other key locations across the state.The Assembly session, which was underway at the time, was suspended, and all MLAs, ministers, and staff were safely evacuated.Security agencies, including the police, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), bomb disposal squad, and dog squad teams, immediately cordoned off the premises and conducted a…
Vadodara, March 5 (IANS) A bomb threat sent via email to the Vadodara District Court on Thursday prompted authorities to evacuate the premises and carry out extensive security checks, officials said.The threat targeted the court complex located in the Diwalipura area of the city and was received shortly after the courts opened for the day.Police immediately closed all entry gates to the complex and stopped the entry of lawyers and litigants.Those already present inside the premises were asked to…
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) Combat-related deaths in Pakistan increased by 30 per cent in February, caused due to a rise in suicide attacks across the country, according to statistics released by an Islamabad-based think tank, local media reported. A report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) revealed that 470 deaths and 333 injuries were documented in February. The victims include 96 civilians, 80 security forces personnel and 294 militants. The number of injured i…