 | A 12-hour shutdown called by the opposition Trinamool Congress and Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) began in West Bengal Friday with angry mobs torching a public bus to protest the killing of 14 people in Nandigram two days ago in police... More |
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 | On high alert for possible Maoist strikes, Jharkhand policemen have been told to carry their weapons always, even when they go to the toilet!
The directive came after the killing of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Sunil Mahato March 4 by... More |
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 | A 10-member Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team reached Nandigram Friday to probe the police firing on villagers that led to the deaths of at least 14 people and injuries to over 70.
"The CBI team has reached Nandigram and is at the spot... More |
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 | Thousands of security personnel Friday fanned out in the forests of Chhattisgarh's Bastar region in search of Maoist guerrillas who killed 55 policemen in a well-planned attack, with Home Minister Ramvichar Netam describing scenes of the dead he... More |
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 | Fresh violence broke out in Nandigram Thursday after suspected Trinamool Congress supporters set on fire a Block Development Office (BDO) building in the troubled area.
Media persons were baton-charged and police resorted to tear-gassing,... More |
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 | Dubbing the police firing on villagers at Nandigram as unconstitutional, the Calcutta High Court Thursday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the carnage that led to the deaths of 14 people a day earlier.
A division... More |
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 | Around 25 security force personnel were killed Thursday morning in a major attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur area.
The personnel of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and Special Police Officers (SPOs) were killed when Maoists attacked... More |
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 | At least eleven people were killed and many injured in a roof collapse during a marriage ceremony in Amrarua village of Bihar, police said Thursday.
A portion of roof crumbled under heavy weight when over 50 people climbed on top of it during a... More |
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Unravelling the intricate drug networks supplying to a host of vice dens in the city is proving to be a tough job for the police who are already 12 days into the March 3 rave party investigations.
While the narcotics cell of the city police have... More |
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Abhishek Verma, an accused in the leak of classified information pertaining to the navy, has alleged that his political and business rivals are plotting to kill him inside the high security Tihar Jail.
Police told IANS that Verma, who has been... More |
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