Gadchiroli (Maharashtra): A day after carrying out a blast which killed 15 C-60 force troopers, Maoist groups in Gadchiroli district issued warnings to the state government against implementing its infrastructure schemes in the region, official sources said here on Thursday. Banners painted with the threats came up overnight in several villages and their outskirts virtually […]
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Timeline of Maharashtra Maoist attacks in last 10 years
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra): Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district and surroundings have been the hotbed of Maoist activities for several decades. In the past 10 years, the rebels have attacked security forces and civilians several times. A Timeline: FEB. 01, 2009: Maoists ambush a police patrol, killing 15 personnel, in the forests near Morke village in the Dhanora sub-district. […]
PM condemns Naxal attack, Congress slams government
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday strongly condemned the dastardly Naxal attack in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra in which 15 police commandos were killed, saying those responsible will not be spared even as the Congress party slammed the Centre for “failing to secure the country”. “Strongly condemn the despicable attack on our security […]
15 commandos, civilian killed by Maoists in Gadchiroli
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra): Maoists struck in a big way in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli on Wednesday, killing 15 police commandos and a civilian in a land mine blast. The attack came as the state was celebrating its Foundation Day. The vehicle carrying the elite C-60 commandos of the Maharashtra Police was blown up in Kurkheda area around 12.30 […]
Gadchiroli blast: Rajnath speaks to Maharashtra CM
New Delhi: Soon after a blast triggered by Maoists claimed 16 lives in Gadchiroli on Wednesday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and assured him of full Central assistance to the state. At least 15 C-60 commandos, including a woman, and a police driver were killed in Kurkheda in […]
15 commandoes including a woman, driver killed by Maoists in Maharashtra
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra): At least 15 C-60 commandos, including a woman, and a driver, were killed in a blast on two security vehicles triggered by Maoists in Kurkheda tehsil of Gadchiroli district on Wednesday afternoon, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said. The C-60 Force, comprising locals as well as police personnel, was formed to tackle the […]
IED blast in J&K’s Awantipora, no loss of life reported
Srinagar | An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in a Jammu and Kashmir village in Awantipora on Saturday, barely 4 km from the February 14 Pulwama attack spot where 40 CRPF troopers lost their lives. No life was lost in the 3 a.m. explosion though that rocked the Amlar village. But window panes of […]
Army officer martyred in IED blast on LoC
Jammu : An Indian army officer was martyred in an IED blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday while a soldier was injured in a ceasefire violation by Pakistani forces in the same area. A major was martyred in Nowshera sector of Rajouri in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion, […]
Army vehicle damaged in IED blast in J&K
Srinagar : An army vehicle was damaged in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Tuesday, police said. “The vehicle was damaged in the explosion. There are so far no reports of any casualty in this incident,” a police officer said. Published on: Jun 5, 2018 at […]
Maoist landmine kills six policemen in Chhattisgarh
Raipur : Six police personnel were killed and another was critically wounded in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Sunday when a landmine planted by Maoists ripped through the vehicle they were travelling in. P. Sundarraj, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Dantewada Range), told IANS: “Six personnel were killed while one was seriously injured.” Among the dead, five […]