Sri Lankan guards open fire on rioting prisoners

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 16:21

Prison guards opened fire on rioting inmates at Sri Lanka`s main remand prison in the capital Colombo on Tuesday, wounding nearly 20 inmates, officials said.

Firing: Jaya slammed for no action against cops

Last Updated: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 22:43

DMK chief M Karunanidhi said there had been precedence and he had acted against an IPS officer in 1998.

Opposition corners govt over firing incident in Srikakulam

Last Updated: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 19:42

Opposition parties put the Andhra Pradesh government on the mat in the state Assembly on Saturday over the incident of police firing in Srikakulam district in which two villagers were killed on February 28.

Four injured in firing incident in south Kashmir

Last Updated: Friday, December 3, 2010, 11:47

Four persons were injured when unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate firing in south Kashmir`s Bijbehara town on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said here on Friday.

SP MLA`s son opens fire, one dead, two injured

Last Updated: Thursday, October 28, 2010, 11:13

A Samajwadi Party MLA`s son and his aides allegedly fired indiscriminately at an automobile showroom here after a dispute with the staff, leaving one person dead and two others injured.

Nagaland suspends police officer for firing incident

Last Updated: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 20:11

Regretting police action on students in Assam`s Golaghat district earlier this month, the Nagaland government on Thursday suspended the company commander of IR battalion involved in the incident.

Five killed in firing incident in northwest Pak

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 13:16

Five people were killed and two others critically injured when a "mentally unstable" man opened fire indiscriminately at a village guest house in northwest Pakistan.

Firing incident not to impact on Games : Reddy

Last Updated: Sunday, September 19, 2010, 21:14

Government on Sunday said that the firing incident at Jama Masjid will have no impact whatsoever on the Commonwealth Games and the atheletes scheduled to come to Delhi for the mega event.

Magisterial probe indicts police in Anantnag firing incident

Last Updated: Friday, July 30, 2010, 17:51

A magisterial inquiry ordered by Jammu and Kashmir government to probe into the June 29 firing incident in Anantang district, which left three teenagers dead, has indicted police and recommended appropriate action against them.

Srinagar SSP removed after firing incident

Last Updated: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 21:45

The top cop in-charge of Srinagar was today summarily removed after the death of one person in firing by security forces in downtown Srinagar which triggered angry protests.

Papanasam firing incident unexpected, says Karunanidhi

Last Updated: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 00:23

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today described as "unexpected" the incident in Papanasam where a sub-inspector was killed after a security guard opened fire.

NHRC for probe into firing during Army recruitment drive

Last Updated: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 10:23

The NHRC has asked the Defence Ministry to investigate an incident of firing allegedly by Army personnel during a recruitment drive in Uttar Pradesh in which an 18-year-old youth was killed in July this year.