A CRPF inspector was killed in a bomb blast at Ettegata village on Injaram-Bheji road in Chhattisgarh�s Dantewada district Friday. Inspector S Ramachandran Nair from Kerala was injured when a pressure bomb planted by Maoists went off as CRPF men were combing the area. Nair was immediately airlifted to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, Dantewada SP Ambreesh Kumar Mishra said. In another incident, Head Constable Ajay Bhagat of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) was seriously injured in a gunbattle with Maoists near Karkeli in Bijapur district.
Meanwhile, the police raided a Maoist hideout in the forests near Hatkara village in Kanker district early Friday morning and arrested a woman Naxalite leader Renu Mandavi.
Eviction on war-footing in Munnar, says Balan
All encroachers of Munnar will be evicted on war-footing, said Power Minister and member of the cabinet sub panel A K Balan. All new encroachers of Munnar will be evicted, he said.
Talking to reporters before the sub panel meet in Munnar, he said the LDF meet convened Friday had decided to take strict steps to evict the encroachers.
As the first step, the check dams constructed by TATA on the leased land will be demolished. A notice regarding the demolition has been issued to them, he said. The cabinet sub panel will visit check dams constructed by TATA at Kundala and Lekshmi Estate.
Talking to reporters before the sub panel meet in Munnar, he said the LDF meet convened Friday had decided to take strict steps to evict the encroachers.
As the first step, the check dams constructed by TATA on the leased land will be demolished. A notice regarding the demolition has been issued to them, he said. The cabinet sub panel will visit check dams constructed by TATA at Kundala and Lekshmi Estate.
Two killed in bike-lorry collision
Two motorists were killed when their vehicle collided with a lorry on the Palakkad-Cherppulasseri Road near Vayilyamkunnu Temple at Kadambazhippuram, Friday night.
The dead have been identified as Renjith (24), son of Karunakaran of Pulakoottam and Vineesh (19), son of Balakrishnan of Kadambazhippuram.
The dead have been identified as Renjith (24), son of Karunakaran of Pulakoottam and Vineesh (19), son of Balakrishnan of Kadambazhippuram.
Paul murder case: FIR submitted
The CBI, which over the probe of Muthoot Paul George murder case, Saturday submitted the FIR at the Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate Court. No changes were made in the list of accused as per the report.
The list has named Kaari Satheesh as the second accused, Puthenpalam Rajes as the 24th accused and Om Prakash as the 25th accused. A case has been filed against them for possessing explosive materials.
The list has named Kaari Satheesh as the second accused, Puthenpalam Rajes as the 24th accused and Om Prakash as the 25th accused. A case has been filed against them for possessing explosive materials.
�Cat parcel� to Munnar; Youth Congress men attacked
The move of Youth Congress Pathanamthitta District Committee to send a cat as parcel to Munnar from KSRTC bus stand here ended in a clash with the CITU workers who were present at the garage.
The Youth Congress earlier launched a sit-in-strike at KSRTC bus stand around 11.30 in the morning as a protest against the Munnar encroachment. As soon as they tried to send a cat through a KSRTC bus, the bus driver hesitated to drive.
The CITU workers at the garage entered into a verbal battle with protesting activists and started to bump them including Youth Congress District President Robin Parumala and Block Secretary Jibi K Jose. Meanwhile, a news photographer was injured in the clash.
The Youth Congress earlier launched a sit-in-strike at KSRTC bus stand around 11.30 in the morning as a protest against the Munnar encroachment. As soon as they tried to send a cat through a KSRTC bus, the bus driver hesitated to drive.
The CITU workers at the garage entered into a verbal battle with protesting activists and started to bump them including Youth Congress District President Robin Parumala and Block Secretary Jibi K Jose. Meanwhile, a news photographer was injured in the clash.
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