Three pandal hoppers die in TripuraSeptember 27th, 2009 AGARTALA - Three pandal hoppers, including a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, died after the vehicles they were riding collided here, police said Sunday. "CRPF personnel Nirmal Das, 29, and his friend Debajyoti Bangshi, 26, were riding their bike when it collided with another two-wheeler on which a government doctor Biswajit Dey, 35, and his wife were riding.
Trooper killed as grenade goes off accidentallyAugust 18th, 2009 LALGARH - A central paramilitary trooper died in an accidental grenade blast in this area of West Bengal's West Midnapore district Tuesday, police said. "The jawan was cleaning the hand grenade when it went off," West Midnapore district magistrate Narayan Swarup Nigam told IANS, adding the trooper died on the spot.
Lightning strikes claim 10 lives in JharkhandAugust 14th, 2009 RANCHI - Lightning strikes have claimed lives of 10 people, including three women and two children, in various parts of Jharkhand, an official said here Friday. Lightning struck at two places of Dumka district Thursday night in which three women and a man were killed.
CRPF trooper shot dead by militants in SrinagarAugust 1st, 2009 SRINAGAR - A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed and another injured as separatist guerrillas opened fire at the high-security Regal Chowk area here Saturday morning, police said. The militants fired from a point blank range in the busy market place, half a kilometre from city centre Lal Chowk.
Militants kill CRPF trooper, policeman in SrinagarAugust 1st, 2009 SRINAGAR - A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed and another injured as separatist guerrillas opened fire at the high-security Regal Chowk area here Saturday morning. Minutes later, the militants killed a policemen, officials said.
Three CRPF men killed in Chhattisgarh grenade blastJuly 21st, 2009 RAIPUR - The toll in the accidental grenade blast in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Chhattisgarh Tuesday rose to three, with one more trooper succumbing to injuries while being taken to hospital, police said. Two troopers had died on the spot after a grenade went off accidentally during a mock drill at a CRPF camp.
CRPF trooper kills colleague, shoots himselfJuly 14th, 2009 SRINAGAR - A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper shot dead his colleague before shooting himself, police here said. Constable Manjeet killed his colleague Manoj Pukhan inside the Sanat Nagar CRPF camp and then shot himself Monday night.
13 dead in Jharkhand lightningJune 29th, 2009 RANCHI - At least 13 people, including three women and two children, were killed after they were struck by lightning in various parts of Jharkhand, an official said Monday. In the last two days since Sunday, four people were killed in Palamau, three in Giridih, two in Garwah and one each in Gumla, Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Hazaribagh, the official said.
Blame game begins over death of 11 cops in JharkhandJune 11th, 2009 RANCHI - A blame game has started between police officials and the Jharkhand police association over the death of 11 security personnel in a landmine blast in the state's West Singhbhum district Wednesday. Eleven security personnel, comprising both state police as well as the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), led by CRPF inspector Parimal Parmar, were killed when Maoists ambushed their convoy near Tithir village of the district, as they were returning after Long Range Patrolling (LRP).
Jharkhand has instrument to detect lightningJune 2nd, 2009 RANCHI - In order to reduce number of increasing accidents caused by lightning, the weather department of the Birsa Agricultural University (BAU) has installed a lightning detecting instrument at several places in Ranchi. Lightning and thunder have always been a cause of concern in rainy season, especially in Jharkhand dotted with hills and forest.
Maoists attack CRPF camp, bomb railway station in JharkhandApril 23rd, 2009 RANCHI - Maoist rebels attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp and blew up a railway station in Jharkhand a few hours before the second phase parliamentary poll began Thursday, police said. In West Singhbhum district, Maoist rebels attacked a CRPF camp early Thursday.
Naxals attack Jharkhand CRPF camp, encounter still onApril 23rd, 2009 RANCHI - A few hours before polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections began today, Naxals struck a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp and blew up a railway station in Jharkhand. According to police, the Naxals attacked the CRPF camp in West Singhbhum District.
One trooper killed, three injured in Jharkhand landmine blastApril 17th, 2009 RANCHI - A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper accompanying election officials was killed and three were injured when Maoist rebels triggered a landmine blast in Jharkhand Friday, police said. 'The landmine blast took place near Oriya village of Latehar district when security personnel were returning with EVMs (electronic voting machines) after polls,' Jharkhand poice spokesperson S.N.
Maoists kill five CRPF troopers in JharkhandApril 11th, 2009 RANCHI - Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed and three injured Saturday in an eight-hour-long gunbattle with Maoist rebels in Jharkhand's Khuti district, around 20 km from where Congress president Sonia Gandhi addressed an election rally. 'Five CRPF personnel were killed and three were injured in an ambush by Maoist rebels in Khuti district,' Jharkhand Police spokesperson S.N.
Two injured in landmine blast in JharkhandMarch 9th, 2009 RANCHI - Two people were injured in a landmine blast triggered by Maoist rebels in Bokaro district of Jharkhand Sunday, police said. A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team was patrolling when suspected rebels of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine on a culvert near Kanjgiro village of Bokaro district, around 180 km from here, Sunday afternoon.
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