Kanker (Chhattisgarh), Feb 2 (IANS) Two policemen were killed and six people, including two civilians, sustained bullet wounds Monday in an attack by Maoists on security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, police said.
Dozens of heavily-armed Maoists fired at a joint search team of the Border Security Force and police in Pakhanjur in Kanker district.
Station House Officer Avinash Sharma and constable Sonu were killed in the attack.
The security forces had received inputs about Maoists gathering at a forested patch in the area. The security personnel were on motorcycles when they were attacked, Additional Director General of Police (Naxal Operations) R.K. Vij told IANS.
He said at least three BSF men were among the injured and the government had rushed a chopper to airlift them to Raipur for treatment.
Reinforcements have been sent to the site to nab the attackers.
Icy winds blowing from the high peaks of the Himalayas have gripped the entire North India in a s
Coronavirus updated India: The risk of coronavirus has been reduced a lot in India. In the last 2
President refrains from voting
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday visited the polling station in Rash
Severe cold has started falling all over North India, meanwhile, snowfall in the mountains has in
Chief Justice of Nepal's Supreme Court (CJ) Cholendra Shamsher Rana has been placed under house a
In the US, children between 12 and 15 years of age will also be given Pfizer's Corona vaccine. Th
Ensuring justice to be discussed in key Chinese sessions
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) Preventing wrongful convictions and ensuring judicial justice are likel
The Special Branch of Delhi Police took the accused in the Parliament security breach case and in
Bollywood's Badshah Shahrukh Khan was admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad after a heat stroke, af
India defeated Pakistan by a huge margin on Sunday while defending a score of 119 runs. With this
