Five civilians killed in Kashmir landmine blast

July 10th, 2009 QUETTA - At least five soldiers were killed and four wounded when the truck in which they were travelling struck a landmine in Pakistan's southwestern Quetta City, a media report said. The security personnel were returning in the truck after dropping food supplies for their colleagues at different check posts when the incident took place Thursday, the Online news agency said citing officials.

June 12th, 2009 BOKARO - Carrying out a second major strike in last three days, Maoists killed at least nine policemen and injured 10 others in an attack on a Public Sector Unit bank and a subsequent landmine blast in Jharkhand's Bokaro city on Friday. The Maoists, who are observing a Bandh in six States including Jharkhand, attempted to loot the State Bank of India (SBI) branch at Phusro after money was brought there from the Bermo branch of the bank, said Bokaro's Superintendent of Police, L.

June 10th, 2009 CHAIBASA - Eleven policemen were killed and three others injured when Maoists triggered off a landmine blast in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum District on Wednesday. According to police officials, the incident took place at around 8:30 a.m.

May 11th, 2009 DHAMTARI - Two policemen were killed and five others injured in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari District on Monday. According to police, the blast took place when the Naxals blew up a police vehicle carrying the personnel in Risgaon village under Sihawa police station area.

April 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - One paramilitary trooper was injured in a landmine explosion in West Bengal's Maoist-hit Purulia district while the Lok Sabha polls were underway Thursday, the police said. 'One central paramilitary force jawan was injured in a low-intensity landmine blast in Balarampur area.

April 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - Two civilians were killed and a paramilitary trooper was injured Thursday when landmines, planted by suspected Maoist guerrillas to disrupt elections, went off in West Bengal's Maoist-affected districts. Two civilians were killed in a landmine explosion targeting poll officials, who were returning from a forest area in the violence-hit West Midnapore district in the evening, Inspector General (Law and Order) Raj Kanojia told IANS.

April 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.

April 16th, 2009 RANCHI - Six Border Security Force (BSF) personnel going for polling duty were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Maoist rebels in Latehar district of Jharkhand early Thursday, police said. 'Six BSF personnel were killed in a landmine blast in a jungle near Aara village.

April 16th, 2009 RAIPUR - Five polling officials were killed in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district while a security personnel was shot dead in the Maoist stronghold of Dantewada as the state went to polls for its 11 parliamentary seats Thursday. Police said five members of a zonal reserve polling team members were killed in a landmine blast detonated by Maoists in Rajnandgaon district, 125 km from here.

March 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.

February 15th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least 12 security personnel were hurt Monday when their vehicle was blown up by a landmine blast triggered by Maoist rebels in Orissa’s Gajapati district, police said. The landmine went off when the vehicle carrying the personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG) was passing next to a hill near Andheri village in Gajapati, some 470 km from here.

February 8th, 2009 SRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir police Monday said they have arrested the chief operational commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen, dealing a severe blow to the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit. Muzaffar Ahmed Dar alias Ghaznavi alias Ali was arrested from his hideout in Hazratbal, close to the University of Kashmir, on the outskirts of Srinagar, B.

February 5th, 2009 RANCHI - Five police personnel were injured in a landmine blast by the Maoist rebels in Jharkhand Friday, a police officer said. When the five cops were returning to the Bundu police station, rebels belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) detonated a landmine near a bridge situated under the Bundu block, around 70 km from here.

January 16th, 2009 RANCHI - Five security personnel were killed and at least two were injured in a landmine blast by Maoist rebels in Jharkhand Saturday, a police officer said. The blast was detonated Saturday afternoon by Maoist rebels between Manika and Patki on the national highway in Latehar district, about 140 km from here.

January 16th, 2009 RANCHI - Six security personnel were killed in a landmine blast by Maoist rebels while seven guerrillas were arrested in a separate incident in Jharkhand Saturday, a police officer said. The landmine was detonated Saturday afternoon by Maoist rebels between Manika and Patki on the national highway in Latehar district, about 140 km from here.