Five security personnel injured in encounter with Maoists in Jharkhand

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 20:45

Five security personnel were on Friday injured during an encounter with the Left-wing guerrillas in Kumandih Jungle of Latehar district.

Special central project for youth in Maoist-hit states

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 20:51

Aiming to prevent youth from joining the Naxal fold and provide them a sustainable source of income, over 50,000 acres of land in Maoist-affected states will be used for rubber plantation under a specially funded Central project.

COBRA jawan airlifted after encounter

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 19:34

A security jawan was air-lifted to Ranchi after he suffered critical injury during an encounter with Maoists in Tebo jungle in Naxal-hit West Singhbhum district, police said.

Fresh Naxal attack in Jharkhand, one COBRA jawan dead

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 19:31

In a fierce gun-battle with Naxals on Tuesday, a CRPF jawan of COBRA battalion was killed in Chaibasa district here.

I-T dept to file court cases against bankers, depositors

Last Updated: Sunday, June 2, 2013, 16:04

The Income Tax department will file court cases for "wilful evasion of taxes" against depositors and those bank authorities who have been found guilty in an RBI probe following allegations of money laundering in a sting operation conducted by an online portal.

All-out anti-Naxal operation offing in Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 22:45

An all-out anti-Naxal operation involving specialised forces like CoBRA and Andhra Pradesh`s Greyhounds will begin soon in jungles in Chhattisgarh.

Money laundering case: ICICI bank suspends 18 employees

Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 23:21

ICICI Bank has suspended 18 employees, a day after the lender and two of its peers were accused of indulging in money laundering activities.

US Marines drink cobra blood in Thailand

Last Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 15:37

A female US Marine drank blood of a dead cobra during a military training exercise in jungles in Thailand.

Lord Bilimoria awarded honorary doctorate by UWL

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 12:00

NRI entrepreneur Lord Karan Bilimoria, who is the founder chairman of Cobra Beer, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of West London (UWL) in recognition of his contributions to the education and business sectors.

Snake charmer`s jail term reduced from 3 yrs to 17 days

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 14:47

A three-year jail term given to a snake charmer for illegally possessing an Indian cobra has been reduced by a Delhi court to 17-days imprisonment already undergone by him during his trial.

Anti-Naxal ops: CRPF to conduct `big sweep` offensives

Last Updated: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 12:53

The recent CRPF encounter in Chhattisgarh`s Bijapur district is part of the latest plan of the force to conduct "big sweep" operations in uncharted Naxal hotbeds of the country.