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  Boko Haram attacks villages in Nigeria, 40 dead, says official

  World | June 19, 2015 6:45 IST

  Niamey:  Militants from the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram crossed the border and attacked two towns in neighbouring Niger, setting homes ablaze and killing at least 40 people, a local government official said today.The attack

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  Militants blow up primary school in Pakistan

  World | June 18, 2015 7:29 IST

  Peshawar: Militants blew up a primary school for boys early this morning in Pakistan's volatile Bajaur Agency bordering Afghanistan.No casualty was reported as no one was inside the building when the explosion took place.The militants

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  Three militants killed in Pakistan shootout

  World | June 07, 2015 10:55 IST

  Islamabad : Three militants were killed in a shootout with security forces in Pakistan's Balochistan province, media reported on Sunday.According to security sources, the Frontier Corps (FC) and other security troops launched a large-scale search

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  BJP compromised national interests for sake of power: Congress

  Politics | March 21, 2015 23:57 IST

  Jammu: In the wake of two militant attacks in Jammu in less than 24 hours, the congress today accused BJP of "compromising national interests for the sake of sharing power" in the politically "supersensitive" state

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  Rajnath Singh talks to Jammu and Kashmir Police chief

  India | March 20, 2015 12:04 IST

  New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Police chief following a militant attack on a police station in Jammu in which two policemen were killed, official sources here said.He

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  Colonel MN Rai, martyred in Kashmir, leaves behind a touching WhatsApp status

  India | January 28, 2015 16:05 IST

  Pulwama: Colonel Munindra Nath Rai, who died fighting terrorists in Kashmir on Tuesday, 24 hours after he was awarded a Republic Day gallantry medal left a very poignant message behind.Also read: Colonel MN Rai always

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  J&K: Policeman killed in militant attack

  India | January 17, 2015 12:55 IST

  Srinagar: A policeman was killed while a civilian injured when militants fired upon them in Kulgam district of south Kashmir today.Zahoor Ahmad Dar, posted as a PSO to MLA-elect of Homeshalibugh constituency in Kulgam, was

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  2 jawans injured in militant attack in Manipur

  India | January 16, 2015 11:48 IST

  Imphal: Two Assam Rifles jawans were injured, one of them seriously, when militants attacked their post in Manipur's interior Chandel district bordering Myanmar.  A top police officer said heavily-armed militants fired at the post of

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  Netizens mourn Peshawar school tragedy in verse, Prasoon Joshi writes a poem

  India | December 19, 2014 15:12 IST

  New Delhi: Netizens are mourning the horrible Peshawar school massacre on digital platforms, with several of them taking recourse to verse.One of them, Suresh Talwar has penned these lines:“Maa kaash mai aj school na jaata,

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  Militant killed in Kupwara encounter with security forces

  India | December 18, 2014 13:12 IST

  Srinagar: An unidentified militant was today killed in an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.The exchange broke out in Salkot locality of Kupwara town in north Kashmir this

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  Gunfight going on between militants, security forces in Kupwara in J-K

  India | December 18, 2014 10:59 IST

  Srinagar: A gunfight between the security forces and separatist guerrillas is on in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district Thursday, police said.The security forces launched an operation in Bazpora area of Kupwara this morning following information

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  J&K Polls: Undeterred by militant attack, voters throng poll station

  Politics | December 09, 2014 14:37 IST

  Uri (JK): The daring militant attack on an Army camp here last Friday shook the people of this town, situated close to Line of Control in Kashmir, but it did not deter them from exercising

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  Timing of Arnia attack not a coincidence: Omar

  Politics | November 27, 2014 14:02 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said it "cannot be a coincidence" that the Arnia militant attack came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif attended the SAARC

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  6 killed, 8 injured by unknown gunmen in Pakistan shrine

  World | August 29, 2014 16:44 IST

  Islamabad: At least six worshippers of a minority Islamic sect have been shot dead and eight others injured by unknown gunmen at a shrine in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province, officials said today. The worshippers of Zikri

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  Gunmen attack 2 airbases in Pakistan, 12 militants killed

  World | August 15, 2014 20:44 IST

  Karachi: Heavily-armed Taliban suicide bombers today tried to storm two key airbases in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, but the attacks were foiled by security forces which killed 12 suspected Uzbek fighters.Officials said

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  2 cops, one civilian killed in militant attack in Kashmir

  India | August 14, 2014 11:20 IST

  Srinagar: Two policemen and a civilian were killed as militants opened indiscriminate fire on a police vehicle in Pampore area in south Kashmir's Pulwama district today. The militants fired at the vehicle of a Deputy

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  Kabul airport attacked, five Taliban militants killed

  World | July 17, 2014 14:43 IST

  Kabul: A group of Taliban militants attacked the international airport of Kabul Thursday morning but all the attackers were killed within hours, an interior ministry official said."Five terrorists attacked the military section of the airport

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  PM Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir worries officials

  Politics | July 03, 2014 16:48 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Jammu and Kashmir for a day's trip on Friday. He is expected to visit Jammu, Katra, Srinagar and Uri.Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir Friday

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  Army jawan killed, 2 injured in suspected attack by Pak's BAT

  India | May 19, 2014 15:30 IST

  Jammu: An army jawan was killed and two of his colleagues were injured in an attack by suspected Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT) which set off a mine blast and open fired on a patrol

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  Two policemen killed in militant attack on National Conference leader's house

  India | April 13, 2014 18:01 IST

  Srinagar: Two militants opened fired at the residence of a ruling National Conference youth leader today, killing two policemen, before the ultras were gunned down in an encounter by security forces in Pulwama, the first