Jammu, Nov 17 (IANS) J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha is chairing a high-level security meeting on Sunday in Jammu to review the security scenario in the union territory following the recent attacks by the terrorists.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) As fresh incidents of rioting and bloodshed continue in Manipur, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the violence-hit state and also "work towards restoring peace and healing in the region".
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Abuja on Sunday, marking his first-ever visit to Nigeria as part of a three-nation tour that will also include stops in Brazil and Guyana.
Imphal/Silchar (Assam), Nov 16 (IANS) Curfew has been clamped in Manipur's Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, and Thoubal districts on Saturday after widespread attacks in different places, including on residences of ministers and MLAs, by mobs following the news of the recovery of the bodies of six missing women and children in violence-hit Jiribam district, officials said.
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Nov 16 (IANS) Moving swiftly, the Maharashtra Police and other security forces managed to foil a purported plot by Maoists to disrupt the November 20 Assembly elections, by recovering two IEDs on a bridge in the insurgency-hit Gadchiroli district on Saturday, an official said.
Imphal, Nov 16 (IANS) Three more bodies, believed to be of the six women and children missing since November 11, were found in Manipur's violence-hit Jiribam district on Saturday, hours after authorities found three bodies near a river.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The BJP has come out in support of Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG), V.K. Saxena's directive to the Delhi Police and District Magistrates to step up vigilance and coordinate with central agencies to identify and take action against illegal immigrants in the national Capital.
Narayanpur, Nov 16 (IANS) In a major anti-Maoist operation, at least five Maoists were killed during a fierce encounter with security forces in the dense forests of the Abujhmad region in Chhattisgarh Narayanpur district on Saturday.
Imphal/Aizawl, Nov 16 (IANS) High tension was prevailing in the districts of the Manipur Valley region on Saturday after the recovery of three bodies in violence-hit Jiribam district even as police were yet to confirm whether the bodies were of any of the six people missing there since the November 11 encounter.
Jammu, Nov 15 (IANS) An Italian tourist was detained in J&K's Kathua district on Friday but later released, officials said.
