According to the government officials, at least 39 people, including the assailants, have been killed and 50 injured, in the day- long siege. The attack began on Sunday morning when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle at the entrance to the prison complex situated some 115 kilometres east …
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PM Modi launches fierce attack on Opposition in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur rally
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigning in Jagdalpur, electioneering has reached its peak in Chhattisgarh. Speaking at a massive rally, the Prime Minister said that past governments used Naxalism as an excuse for lack of development of Chhattisgarh, but BJP government, despite all odds, worked hard for the development …
Read More »Chhattisgarh Naxal attack kills four persons including CISF jawan
Naxals triggered a powerful IED blast targeting a minibus of Central Industrial Security Force- CISF at Bacheli area. The bus was deployed for the election work. The incident took place when bus with CISF jawans and some civilians was going to Akashnagar. The persons killed in this incident include a …
Read More »Union Ministers condemn attack on DD News crew and policemen in Chhattisgarh
Union Home minister Rajnath Singh has strongly condemned the cowardly and dastardly attack on DD News Crew in Dantewada. He expressed solidarity with the bereaved family. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore has expressed condolence over the death of DD News cameraperson in the Naxal attack and said govt …
Read More »Chhattisgarh: DD News cameraperson martyred in Naxal attack
ASP (Naxal operations) G N Baghel confirmed to DD News that DD News cameraperson Achyuta Nanda Sahu has been martyred in the attack. Two CRPF jawans have also been martyred in the attack. The two jawans martyred in the attack were Rudra Pratap and Manglu. The attack was carried out …
Read More »Four CRPF Jawans martyred after Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh
Police said reinforcement have been rushed to the spot and the injured personnel were sent for medical treatment to hospital.
Read More »J&K: ASI, CISF martyred as terrorists attack security post in Nowgam
An officer of Central Industrial Security Force, Rajendra Prasad was martyred, after terrorists attacked a security post guarding a power grid station at Wagoora area of Nowgam in Srinagar city late last night. Terrorists opened fire upon the CISF post at Wagoora at around 1 am leaving an Assistant Sub-Inspector …
Read More »Afghanistan: 35 dead in Taliban Attack
Mohammad Yusouf Ayubi, head of the provincial council in Kunduz province, says at least 13 were killed in an attack on a checkpoint they were manning in Dashti Archi district, with another 15 security forces wounded. The firefight began late Sunday and continued into Monday morning. Meanwhile in Zawzjan province, …
Read More »Seven wounded in Paris knife attack
Two British tourists were among those injured. Authorities were trying to determine if the attacker, who was arrested, is among the seven injured. An overnight police press officer said the attack took place near a cinema in the 19th district of Paris. The officer had no information about the identities …
Read More »J&K: Four CRPF jawans injured in grenade attack
Security sources said that one among injured sustained grievous injuries and shifted to hospital for specialized treatment. Other three received non fatal grenade splinter injuries. A manhunt was launched to nab the attackers.
Read More »Jammu and Kashmir: 4 cops martyred in Shopian attack
In Jammu and Kashmir, 4 policemen were martyred in a terrorist attack in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Unidentified terrorists attacked the police party near Arahama Fruit Mandi in Shopian on Wednesday afternoon. Terrorists also decamped with the rifles of cops. Policemen were all Personal Security Officers of DSP Headquarter Shopian.
Read More »Militants launch attack in eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. It was not clear if there were any casualties. A witness near the scene said that he could hear sporadic gunfire, suggesting the attack may be ongoing. Several midwives have been rescued, provincial …
Read More »Multiple casualties in suicide attack near Afghan ministry: police
The explosion happened at the rural rehabilitation and development ministry around 4:30 pm, police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai told reporters. Ministry spokesman Fraidoon Azhand said the bomber struck at a security gate as employees were exiting the compound to go home. He said six people were killed and 12 were wounded, …
Read More »Chhattisgarh naxal attack: Two BSF jawans martyred in gunfight
The gunfight took place in a forest near Mahla camp of BSF under Partapaur police station limits when a team of BSF’s 114th battalion was returning after carrying out an anti-Maoist operation. When the patrolling team was advancing through forest of Barkot village, located around 250 km from the state …
Read More »Chhattisgarh naxal attack: Two BSF jawans killed in gunfight in Kanker district
The gunfight took place in a forest near Mahla camp of BSF under Partapaur police station limits when a team of BSF’s 114th battalion was returning after carrying out an anti-Maoist operation. When the patrolling team was advancing through forest of Barkot village, located around 250 km from the state …
Read More »Taliban kill candidate, 19 others in attack on Peshawar poll rally
ANP candidate Haroom Bilour, who was due to contest the July 25 general election, was targeted for his party’s “anti-Islam policies”, said Pakistani Taliban (TPP) spokesman Mohammad Khurasani in a statement following the Tuesday night attack. The ANP is a secular and leftist party that represents the Pashtuns, who form …
Read More »India condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ attack on Afghan Sikhs
A suicide bomber on Sunday targeted a convoy of minority Sikh community on their way to meet Afghanistan’s President in the eastern city of Jalalabad, killing at least 19 people. Inamullah Miakhail, spokesman for the provincial hospital in Nangarhar, said that 17 out of 19 dead in the attack are …
Read More »U.S.: Gunman kills at least 5 in targeted attack at Maryland newspaper
The suspect described as a white man in his 30s who lives in Maryland fired through a glass door, looked for victims and then sprayed the newsroom of the Capital Gazette newspaper group in Annapolis with gunfire, police and a witness said. Phil Davis, a Capital Gazette crime reporter, said …
Read More »Taliban say ceasefire will not be extended, as suicide attack kills 18
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the suicide attack in Jalalabad city, outside the office of the Nangarhar provincial governor. The Islamic State group, which was not part of the truce, had claimed an even deadlier blast near the city a day earlier. Further dampening hopes for peace …
Read More »Afghanistan extends ceasefire after suicide attack kills 26
President Ashraf Ghani made the announcement in a rare televised address to the nation, in which he also asked the Taliban to extend their three-day ceasefire, which is due to end Sunday night. So far the group has not responded. “I order the security forces to remain on their defensive …
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