improvised explosive devices

Sukma, March 29 A Naxalite, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh, was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, on Sunday, two days before the Centre set a deadline of March 31 to eliminate Left Wing Extremism from the country, police said.The gunfight...

Raipur, March 24 – Security forces have dealt a significant blow to the Naxalite movement in 2025, with official figures revealing substantial gains in the fight against left-wing extremism across central and eastern India.The data portrays a rapidly weakening Maoist outfit, characterized by...

Imphal, March 21 Security forces seized at least 29 firearms and ammunition, and 50 IEDs from various hill and valley districts of Manipur, a police statement said on Saturday.All the recoveries were made on Friday.During an operation, six firearms, including an AK-56 rifle, three grenades...

Raipur, March 15 – In a significant setback to Naxalite activities in the Bastar region, security forces have demolished four memorials erected by Maoists in the dense forests of the Kanker district, while also recovering a substantial cache of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other...

Islamabad, March 8 According to official data released on Sunday, Pakistan's security forces have killed 583 Afghan Taliban operatives in the ongoing military operation launched along the border last month.Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq on February 26 after the Afghan Taliban...

Washington, February 27 – US President Donald Trump will award the prestigious Medal of Honor to three US Army soldiers on March 2, recognizing acts of "gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty" spanning World War II, the Vietnam War, and the war in Afghanistan.The White...

Raipur/Dantewada, February 26 – In an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, security forces recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) made from pressure cookers from a forested hill near the Todma village and the Tular Caves, both under the jurisdiction of the Barsur...

Jammu, February 25 – Joint security forces recovered improvised explosive devices (IEDs), weapons, and ammunition in the forests of the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.The White Knight Corps, based in Nagrota, stated in a post on X that, based on intelligence inputs, a joint...

Raipur/Bijapur, February 19 – In a swift and coordinated operation, security forces recovered and safely neutralized two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists on the Ilmidi–Mujalkanker road in the insurgency-affected Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, officials said on Thursday...

Ahmedabad, February 17 Six courts in Gujarat received bomb threats via email on Tuesday, prompting authorities to conduct thorough searches, officials said.So far, nothing suspicious has been found, they said.The courts in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Valsad, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, and Mehsana...

Bijapur, February 13 Security forces on Friday recovered 14 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists in a forested area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, police officials said.They also unearthed two Maoist camps containing explosive materials and other items, the officials...

Bijapur, February 12 Security forces successfully defused two powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Naxalites in separate locations in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, an official said.The memorial built by Naxalites for their deceased leader, Basavaraju, on the banks of...

On February 9 in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that Maoism has never benefited any society and has only spread destruction wherever it has existed, citing examples such as Colombia, Peru, and Cambodia.Speaking at the closing ceremony of the three-day "Bastar...