Tag: Pistol

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Nayagarh police arrests dreaded criminal after encounter

Nayagarh: Dreaded criminal Kabuli Khan was today arrested after an exchange of fire with police on Solpata-Darpada road here. One pistol and four live ammunition were seized from his possession. According to reports, on a tip-off, the Nayagarh police had laid a trap on Solpata-Darpada road to get hold of the criminal. While travelling, Kabuli […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
Twitter replaces 'pistol' emoji with 'water gun'

San Francisco: In a bid to fight the prevailing gun culture, Twitter has changed its “pistol” emoji to a bright green “water gun”, following Apple, which launched a similar one in its iOS 10 update. The change is part of Twitter’s emoji update “Twemoji 2.6,” Tech Crunch reported late on Wednesday. “In doing so, the […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Shooting: India's Elavenil wins her maiden World Cup gold medal

Rio de Janiero: Young Elavenil Valarivan won her maiden gold medal in the women’s 10m Air Rifle event even as fancied teammates Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela finished out of medal bracket at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Stage. In her debut year at the senior level, Elavenil shot 251.7 in the finals to help […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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Video of celebratory firing in Odisha businessman's party goes viral

Puri: In the age of social media, bad influences could make one an easy target and persons often fall into the trap without any regards to the hazards that it can pose to others. In one such incident, a video of bodyguards of a businessman purportedly firing bullets in air during a party in Baliasahi […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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