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Monday, May 6, 2024
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Topic: encounter

How Naxals helped Telangana and Andhra police master ‘encounters’

United Andhra Pradesh, which was bifurcated in 2014, was a hotbed of Maoist extremism until the last decade.

10 days after fierce gun battle began, ‘missing militants’ keep forces on edge in Kashmir

Army dropped paratroopers to fight militants who infiltrated into Kashmir. Two were killed, of which one is suspected to be a local who had crossed over.

Batla House, an encounter in the heart of Delhi that became a national sensation & a film

The Batla House encounter on 19 September 2008 took place 6 days after Delhi blasts. Many questioned whether the police had staged the encounter.

2 terrorists, 1 jawan killed in Anantnag encounter

In another encounter on Monday, an Army major was killed and an officer and two troopers were injured in South Kashmir.

Army major killed in an encounter with militants in Anantnag

The encounter took place in the Achabal area in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. One officer and 2 jawans were also injured in the encounter.

CRPF jawan killed, another injured in encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh

The jawans came under fire when a gun battle broke out during an anti-Naxal operation by the CRPF and District Force in Chameda, near Raipur.

1 police officer & 1 militant killed during gun battle in Kulgam

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Turigam area of Kulgam district following information about presence of some militants there.

Four militants killed by security forces in Kashmir’s Pulwama

The search operation turned into an encounter after gunmen opened fire at the search party, who retaliated

Munna Bajrangi: How on earth was a gangster shot 10 times in a high-security prison

Munna Bajrangi was allegedly shot 10 times by the member of a rival gang as he walked out of his cell for tea, days after his wife said she feared for his life.

84-year-old hitches tempo rides to Bhopal, won’t give up till slain grandson gets justice

For some families of the 8 alleged SIMI activists killed in the 2016 Bhopal jailbreak encounter, there is no hope for justice. But most are willing to fight.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.