Tag: Blasts

  Malkangiri: Security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada have seized booklets from Maoist camps with instructions on planting remote-controlled IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device) to target jawans patrolling especially on motorcycles. “We have seized booklets with instructions on how blasts are executed with remote controls,” Inspector General of Bastar, Vivekanand Sinha said. According to sources, Maoists are […]

Darjeeling: Police in northern West Bengal hills has been put on “high alert” and counter-insurgency strategies enforced after two major blasts in 24 hours in Darjeeling and Kalimpong, an official said on Sunday. “All police stations have been put on high alert. The security protocol followed in insurgency-hit areas is being followed here,” Kalimpong Superintendent […]

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday condemned the twin blasts in Bangladesh’s Sylhet city which killed six persons. “Strongly condemn the suicide attack in Sylhet. My solidarity with the brothers and sisters in Bangladesh,” Banerjee tweeted. More than 40 others were injured in the explosions on Saturday near a militant hideout in the […]

Bhubaneswar: MP Aparajita Sarangi dashed a letter to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday alleging that her office was illegally sealed and the body has no authority for the action taken against her in the wake of media reports displaying a viral video evincing blatant violation of Covid guidelines during her recent birthday party celebration. […]