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Ranchi, March 17 (IANS) Forest dwellers, particularly tribal women who collect wood, are facing a threat to their lives and livelihood in the jungles of Jharkhand where security forces are conducting operations against Maoists.
The women say they have been advised not to move into the jungle areas.
‘We have been asked not to move into the [...]

New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on Thursday said that the missing Bell chopper carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhera Reddy and four others had crash-landed about 40 nautical miles east of the Kurnool mountaineous area.

Pillai said that as of now he could not hazard a guess about whether there were [...]

New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has ordered paratroopers to immediately airdrop themselves at the location where the missing chopper carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhera Reddy and four others is stationed about 40 nautical miles east of the Kurnool mountaineous area.

The paratroopers have been told to report back immediately on [...]

Hyderabad, Sep.3 (ANI): The Army confirmed on Thursday morning that the Air Force has homed in on the missing chopper carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhera Reddy and four others about 40 nautical miles east of the Kurnool mountaineous area.

A television channel report quoted an Air Force spokesperson as saying it was unclear [...]

Hyderabad, Sep.3 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct two fly-bys at 9.30 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. respectively with the help of CARTOSAT One and Two as part of their intensified search operations for missing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajashekhara Reddy on Thursday.

State Government sources said that they have narrowed down the [...]

Hyderabad/New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): Search operations for missing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy resumed at first light on Thursday morning.

State Government sources said that they have narrowed down the search to a 20-square kilometer radius in the Nallamalla Forest Range where they believe the seven-seat Bell helicopter carrying the chief minister may have [...]

Hyderabad, Sept. 2 (ANI): State Finance Minister K.Rosiah on Wednesday said that the air operation had been called off due to inclement weather and less visibility.

“The air-search operations would begin by 6.00 to 6.30 on Thursday morning,” said State Finance Minister K.Rosiah.

“The team from ISRO’s low-flying aircraft has been landed in Hyderabad. They [...]

New Delhi, Sep.2 (ANI): National Security Adviser M.K.Narayanan on Wednesday evening said that search operations were being carried out in the Nallamallai forest area of Andhra Pradesh and some forward movements are expected by Thursday morning.

Nallamalai forest is the area where the State Chief Minister Y.S. [...]

Hyderabad, Sep.2 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary P. Ramakanth on Wednesday said that efforts are continuing to trace missing Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy.

Addressing his second press conference of the day, Ramakanth said that search operations are being focused on the Nallamalla Forest Range, and [...]

New Delhi, Sep.2 (ANI): Union Home Minster P. Chidambaram, after meeting Congress President Sonia Gandhi, has called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to apprise him of the latest developments and efforts of the security forces to trace out Andhra Pradesh Y.S.Rajshekhara Reddy, missing since 9.35 morning.

Ahead [...]

New Delhi, Sep.2 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday evening said both Revenue and Forest officials of that area have been pressed into the search operations for the missing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Rajshekhara Reddy.

Addressing media persons, Chidambaram said: “Paramilitary and State [...]

Hyderabad/New Delhi, Sep. 2 (ANI): Aerial search operations for missing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy have been called off, even as 5,000 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Indian Army personnel have been deployed to search for him in the forest ranges of Chitoor [...]

Hyderabad, Sep.2 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister K.Rosiah on Wednesday confirmed that the state government helicopter carrying Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy has landed in a forest area in Chitoor District, and efforts are on to locate it.

Addressing a news conference in the state capital, Rosiah said: “All state and central forces are on alert. [...]

Hyderabad, Sep.2 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister K. Rosaiah will address a press conference at 4 p.m. here, during which he will provide an update on the whereabouts of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy.

Rosiah’s briefing comes in [...]

Hyderabad, Sep 2 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Police is continuing a search for the missing chopper of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy.

According to police sources, a civilian copter has been pushed in to the search operation. nconfirmed reports said the Army has also joined the search operation.

Panic [...]

Srinagar, Aug 31 (ANI): At least two jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed and four others injured in two separate militant strikes in Srinagar on Monday.

In a first incident, militants opened indiscriminate firing in Lal Chowk area, killing two CRPF [...]

Tamra (Orissa), Aug 23 (ANI): Residents of Tamra village in Orissa’s Sundergarh district are living a frightened life since the Maoist activists blew up the Forest Department’s property recently.

A 30-member group of the Maoist activists on Thursday blew up the housing buildings and other infrastructures belonging to state forest department at Tamra in Bonai sub [...]

Durgapur (WB), Aug 9 (ANI): Six prisoners fled from the Durgapur sub-jail in West Bengal Burdwan district on Saturday.

Banshodhar Sharma, Additional Director General (Jails) in West Bengal, told reporters that five jail wardens fell unconscious after consuming sweets and fruit juice offered by two accomplices of the prisoners [...]

Durgapur (WB), Aug 9 (ANI): Six prisoners fled from the Durgapur sub-jail in West Bengal Burdwan district on Saturday.

Banshodhar Sharma, Additional Director General (Jails) in West Bengal, told reporters that five jail wardens fell unconscious after consuming sweets and fruit juice offered by two accomplices of the prisoners during a visit to the jail.

“The [...]

Jammu, July 14 (ANI): A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Reasi district on Tuesday.

According to defence sources, one militant got killed during the operation launched by Rashtriya Rifle troops in Mahore area.

The militant was identified as Bashir Ahmed Sheikh alias Jan Baaz alias Ghulam Ullah.

An AK 56 [...]