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An explosion in Afghanistan's Southern Zabul province left a child killed and three others injured, according to Khaama Press citing local sources

Updated On: 02 Apr 2023 | 8:08 AM IST

Fifty-one IEDs were found in a search operation in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Thursday after three para-military jawans were injured, police said. The IEDs, planted by banned Maoists, were recovered at a forest near Meralgada village in Goilkera police station area, Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Shekhar said. A bomb disposal squad defused the explosives at the spot, he said, adding that the search operation was still underway. Three CRPF jawans of the 60th battalion were injured when Maoists triggered an IED blast at the forest around 11 am. Acting on a tip-off that Maoist leaders have assembled at the forest, a search operation was launched by the security forces and during that time, the IED exploded. Three jawans, identified as Rakesh Pathak, BD Anal and Pankaj Yadav, were injured in the explosion, Shekhar said. They were airlifted to a hospital in Ranchi where they were undergoing treatment, he said. The conditions of the three jawans were stated to be stable

Updated On: 02 Feb 2023 | 10:46 PM IST

Terrorism has no place in a civilised society, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday while expressing his anguish at the two back to back terror attacks in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir in which six people were killed. Among the six killed in the attacks in a village in Rajouri on Sunday and Monday were two children. "Extremely pained by the two terror attacks in Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir, in which 6 precious lives including two children have been lost, and 15 people have been injured. We unequivocally condemn these heinous terror attacks, particularly against Kashmiri Pandits in the state," Kharge said on Twitter. "Terrorism has absolutely no place in a civilised society. The nation is together on this issue. We stand with our security forces who are courageously battling terror in J&K on daily basis." He also sent his heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of those who had lost their lives in the attacks. Samiksha Sharma (16) and Vihan Kumar ...

Updated On: 03 Jan 2023 | 12:13 PM IST

The pressure cooker blast occurred on Nov 19 in an autorickshaw injuring the main accused Mohammad Shariq

Updated On: 02 Dec 2022 | 10:36 AM IST

A 12-year-old child died and 15 others were injured in a bomb blast in the Berchha area of Mhow in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district on Sunday evening, said police.The incident happened when 12-year-old child Vaibhav threw a bomb, which's used in Berchha firing range of the Army, into a crowd due to an internal fight.Sashikant Kankane, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) said, "On Sunday evening, a 12-year-old child, Vaibhav, brought a bomb used in the Army's Berchha firing range and threw it in the middle of the crowd due to an internal fight. Vaibhav died when the bomb exploded near him, while about 15 people were injured. The injured include women, men and children, who have been admitted to the hospital in Mhow.""There was an internal dispute between two groups, one group among them hurled some explosive material & an explosion took place. 12-14 people were injured & were admitted to the hospital. 1 person died. Further probe underway," he added.Further details are

Updated On: 15 Aug 2022 | 8:18 AM IST

A special NIA court in Lucknow has convicted five members of the banned organization SIMI to commit terrorist acts and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment in the 2014 Bijnor blast case

Updated On: 02 Jul 2022 | 10:11 AM IST

Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and 10 more were critically injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in the Sibi district of Balochistan

Updated On: 16 Mar 2022 | 9:12 AM IST

The explosive used in the IED, seized from the Ghazipur flower market, is suspected to be part of consignments dropped in Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir by drones from Pakistan, officials said

Updated On: 18 Jan 2022 | 7:35 AM IST

Security forces on Monday detected an improvised explosive device (IED) in J&K's Pulwama district.

Updated On: 31 May 2021 | 11:58 AM IST

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has apprehended eight Naxal couriers with 350 electric detonators, nine liquid gelatin stick wires in the Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana

Updated On: 05 Mar 2021 | 11:28 AM IST

Three security personnel were killed and two injured in a Naxal-triggered IED blast in the forests of Jharkhand's West district on Thursday, officials said

Updated On: 04 Mar 2021 | 1:08 PM IST

"Movement of traffic has been halted in the area. Bomb disposal squad has been deployed to defuse the IED," police sources said

Updated On: 22 Feb 2021 | 11:47 AM IST

The Ministry of Home Affairs has handed over the probe to the National Investigation Agency

Updated On: 02 Feb 2021 | 2:48 PM IST

Delhi Police's Special Cell is questioning some people, including a few Iranian nationals, in connection with the minor blast near the Israeli embassy

Updated On: 30 Jan 2021 | 6:55 PM IST

A minor IED blast took place outside the Israeli Embassy in the heart of Lutyens' Delhi on Friday evening

Updated On: 30 Jan 2021 | 1:50 AM IST

The suspected IED consisting a small cylinder with a timer was found near a bridge on river Erin in Bandipore district earlier in the morning

Updated On: 13 Jun 2020 | 12:39 PM IST

The bomb disposal squad instead of diffusing the explosive, exploded the vehicle

Updated On: 28 May 2020 | 2:26 PM IST

The injured troops, eight of the CoBRA and rest belonging to the state police, have been airlifted to state capital Ranchi

Updated On: 28 May 2019 | 10:08 AM IST