Rat-ionalise opinions about muroidsMagawa’s heroic landmine-clearing career calls for a rethink about rats.
01 Oct, 2020, 08.19 AM IST
Why is rat Magawa making headlines?Magawa, trained by the charity APOPO, has discovered 39 landmines and 28 unexploded ordnance items in Cambodia. He has cleared over 141,000...
26 Sep, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Boardroom lessons from a 16-year-old CEO: Don't be stressed or hyperfocused on workZala is the 16-year-old founder and CEO of Aerobotics7.
03 Apr, 2019, 08.01 AM IST
Women cops being trained in disposing IEDs to combat NaxalsUnder the training programme with special reference to Naxal operations in Bastar, an ideal area, similar to the battlefield, has been deve...
13 Jul, 2018, 05.18 PM IST
IEDs pose huge challenge in efforts to counter Naxals: PoliceAt least 1,232 IEDs have been recovered by security forces in different pockets of Bastar from 2010 to June 30 this year, as per the figure...
13 Jul, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
Body of heavily-armed Pakistan infiltrator recovered along LoCThe body was recovered during a search and sanitisation operation launched after the Army foiled an attempt by a group of terrorists to int...
19 Feb, 2018, 12.28 PM IST
DRDO undertakes trial of Trawl system to locate minesThe indigenously developed system is used for locating land mines and creating a safe lane for vehicles through a minefield for the advanci...
15 Sep, 2017, 10.45 PM IST
Cross-border tunnels: Centre turns to IITs for detection technologyWith increasing infiltrations and multiple attacks, the Centre is looking to expedite its hunt for two key technologies— tunnel detection a...
19 Jan, 2017, 12.48 PM IST
Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit: This Gujarati teen signs Rs 5-crore MoU for dronesIncidentally, the class 10 student had been working on his business plan and made three prototypes of the drone while most children of his ...
13 Jan, 2017, 04.29 PM IST
New sensor to detect multiple explosives in a jiffyScientists have developed a new colour-changing sensor that can detect and identify multiple explosives such as TNT and RDX within 10 secon...
10 Dec, 2015, 01.12 PM IST
50 kg IEDs recovered in poll-bound ChhattisgarhSecurity forces today averted a possible landmine explosion on a vital road in poll-bound Chhattisgarh.
07 Nov, 2013, 10.44 AM IST
- Naxals planting IEDs near polling booths in C'Garh: Police
Police have received inputs of Naxals planting IEDs near polling booths in the Maoist-hotbed of Bastar division in a bid to disrupt the ele...
18 Oct, 2013, 11.38 AM IST
- Naxals trigger landmine blast in Gadchiroli; 12 CRPF personnel killed
The troops were going to Gatta for duty from Pushtola, about 4 km from Gadchiroli, around noon when the blast took place, killing them on t...
28 Mar, 2012, 03.37 AM IST
- Chhattisgarh's entire forest area a minefield?
Security forces battling Maoists in the deep jungles may be facing another novel challenge.
10 May, 2010, 06.19 AM IST
- Security forces capture Maoist stronghold of Ramgarh
Security forces on Saturday captured key Maoist stronghold of Ramgarh.
27 Jun, 2009, 07.55 PM IST
- West Bengal police may have failed to conduct drill
The centre has sought a report from the West Bengal government on the landmine blast on a VIP convoy.
04 Nov, 2008, 03.39 AM IST
- 2 officials killed in landmine explosion in WB
Two officials of the bomb disposal squad of West Bengal police were killed and a few others, including some newspersons, were injured at Ma...
21 Sep, 2006, 09.00 PM IST