Naxals try to disrupt ZP polls in Gadchiroli

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 20:24 [IST]

Nagpur, Mar 11 (UNI) A villager and a policeman were injured in a blast, triggered by Naxals, targetted at a polling party at Kasamsur Sewari in Etapalli taluka of Gadchiroli district.

The Naxals also opened fire at the police party accompanying the polling officials at four places in Gadchiroli district.

The incident occurred when the polling officials were returning to the base camp with the EVMs after the polling. The firing was reported from Etapalli, Gatta Jambhiya, Kothi-Koyma in Bhamragarh and Pendhri-Kamtada in Dhanora taluka.

A landmine was also recovered by the police at Pendhri-Kamtada.

The same was later defused.

Gadchiroli superintendent of police Shirish Jain said the villager and the police jawan injured in the blast have been admitted to the hospital here and both of them are out of danger.

UNI

Topics: INSURGENCY-NAXAL-GADCHIROLI

Other articles published on March 17, 2007

Three hardcore rebels killed in encounter

Saturday, March 17, 2007,20:24 [IST]

Agartala, Mar 11 (UNI) At least three underground militants were shot dead and arms and ammunition were recovered by the Assam Rifles in Tripura's West and North districts respectively in separate encounters in the last 48 hours. Police sources here said today's fierce encounter occurred under Khowai sub-division of West District when the 11th battalion Assam Rifles and state police team, led by the Khowai SDPO, launched a special anti-insurgency operation. Heavily armed tribal guerrillas started firing at security forces between.....

Army pushes out militants from Manipur to Myanmar

Saturday, March 17, 2007,20:24 [IST]

Imphal, Mar 11 (UNI) Army officials said today they have pushed out militants from Manipur's Ukhrul district towards Myanmar. Assam Rifles officials said acting on a tip off, an operation was launched to flush out United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres from Ukhrul. In the operation which lasted for nearly five-days, two militants were killed and one SLR, ammunition and warlike stores were ecovered. The UNLF however, refuted the story and claimed it had killed two army personnel. AR.....

Limitless Updates

India News

News Archives

Meghalaya budget session begins tommorrow

Saturday, March 17, 2007,20:24 [IST]

Shillong, Mar 11 (UNI) Veteran Congress leader Donwa Dethwelson Lapang tomorrow will enter the Meghalaya Assembly again as a Chief Minister after his predecessor J D Rymbai quit office yesterday. Mr Rymbai, who was defiant for the past five days to Congress president Sonia Gandhi's directive to step down, yesterday put in his paper ending five days of high political drama in this political instable state. Meanwhile, Governor M M Jacob has summoned a 13-day budget session from tomorrow. He will.....

Seven killed, 37 injured in truck accident

Saturday, March 17, 2007,20:24 [IST]

Sambalpur, Mar 11 (UNI) Seven members of a marriage party were killed and 37 others injured, some of them seriously, when the truck carrying them overturned near Piplipal, about 80 km from here today. Police said the mini truck carrying the marriage party, was returning to Piplipal from Talmunda when the accident occurred. While four people died on the spot, three others succumbed to their injuries in the Baragarh Hospital and V S S Medical College and Hospital at Burla. Of.....

Lapang returns, GSU sponsors indefinite 'night curfew' in Garo Hills

Saturday, March 17, 2007,20:24 [IST]

Shillong, Mar 11 (UNI) Garo Students' Union here today called an indefinite 'night curfew' from March 13 in the three districts of Garo Hills in protest against the reinstatement of D D Lapang as the Chief Minister. The GSU-sponsored 'night curfew' came after the Hynniewtrep National Youth Front, Ri Bhoi Students' Union, Federal Council of Ri War Mihngi, Civil Society Women's Organisation and Synjuk Ki Longkmie yesterday called an indefinite 'night curfew' from March 13 in the state's Khasi and.....