Truck carrying ammonium nitrate goes missing

Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2012, 21:32

Ammonium nitrate is generally used as a fertiliser. In the last few years, ultras have been using this chemical to carry out blasts.

Ammonium nitrate seized in Pakur

Last Updated: Saturday, February 11, 2012, 19:32

The police Saturday seized one quintal ammonium nitrate and arrested a person in this connection in Pakur town.

Huge arms haul in MP, no terror link

Last Updated: Sunday, October 16, 2011, 14:35

The Madhya Pradesh police on Sunday recovered arms and explosives in large quantity from Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district.

`Banning Ammonium Nitrate may not help`

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 11:12

The government`s proposal to bring the Ammonium Nitrate under the Explosives Substance Act may not help the government to achieve the purpose, experts in the field feel.

Govt declares ammonium nitrate as explosive

Last Updated: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 00:19

Concerned over its frequent use by terror groups in making bombs, the government has declared fertilisers having more than 45 per cent of ammonium nitrate as an explosive substance.

Explosives went missing before Mumbai blasts

Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2011, 16:59

40-50 kgs of ammonium nitrate, detonators and gelatin sticks went missing from police custody at Silvassa.

C`garh owner of car ferrying explosives traced

Last Updated: Saturday, July 16, 2011, 14:06

A police patrol team had seized the ammonium nitrate, used in manufacturing explosives, and detonator sticks from a car abandoned at Masturi area of Bilaspur district.

US seeks to ban ammonium nitrate production in Pak

Last Updated: Monday, July 4, 2011, 16:10

US is seeking to ban the production of ammonium nitrate as the substance has dual use of making improvised explosive devices.

Maharahstra: 7 tonnes ammonium nitrate seized

Last Updated: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 16:08

The Kolhapur district police on Saturday seized nearly seven tonnes of ammonium nitrate and 50 electronic detonators - two key ingredients for making explosives - and nabbed two people, a police official said.