Dantewada, May 23 (IANS) Security forces in Chhattisgarh achieved a major success in the ongoing campaign against Maoist activities after recovering and safely destroying a pressure cooker IED (Improvised Explosive Device) weighing around five kg in the dense forest area of Hidpal village under the Barsur police station limits.Police officials said the timely detection and neutralisation of the IED prevented what could have turned into a major tragedy involving security personnel as well as loca…
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Patna, May 15 (IANS) Following the formal handover of security responsibilities at Darbhanga Airport, Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Praveer Ranjan, visited the airport to assess operational preparedness and welfare arrangements for deployed personnel. He was accompanied by senior officers, including Binita Thakur and Senthil Avoodai Krishna Raj S.During the visit, the DG inspected barrack accommodations, mess facilities, the Security Hold Area (SHA), and other…
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) At least seven people, including two police personnel, were killed in a blast in the Serai Naurang tehsil of Lakki Marwat district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, local media reported citing information received from the local police. Quoting Lakki Marwat district police spokesperson, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported that 23 other people have been injured in the incident.He said that it was not clear whether a rickshaw carrying explosives was …
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) At least 12 police personnel were killed and several others injured after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a police installation in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, official sources said on Sunday. The attack targeted the installation in Bannu district of the province at 8:55 p.m. local time on Saturday, causing massive destruction to the facility, the sources told Xinhua news agency on condition of anonymity.”The assault involv…
Jalandhar, May 6 (IANS) Several specialised teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have been dispatched to the Jalandhar blast site to conduct an independent investigation of the explosion, sources said on Wednesday. The teams will conduct an investigation to determine the cause of the explosion, sources added. At around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, an explosion occurred near the Border Security Force’s Punjab Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar. According to the Punjab Police, the blast was alle…
Amritsar, May 6 (IANS) An explosion was reported near the cantonment area in Khasa, Amritsar, prompting an immediate response from police and security agencies. Officials confirmed that no casualties were reported in the incident. The blast, which occurred around 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, led to the deployment of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and forensic teams to the site. The Forensic Science Laboratory team collected samples and other material evidence, which have been sent for analysis to ascer…
Jaipur, April 27 (IANS) Panic gripped the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Monday after yet another bomb threat was received via email, prompting an immediate evacuation and a large-scale security operation.According to officials, the threatening email claimed that five “Silicon 100-base RDX” bombs had been planted inside the Assembly complex and would explode at 12:00 P.M.The message warned authorities not to take the threat lightly and demanded the immediate evacuation of all VIPs. The em…
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…
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 …