Sourav Ganguly has responded to Sachin Tendulkar’s comment that he would hate giving away two points to Pakistan as calls to boycott the ICC Cricket World Cup clash in Manchester on June 16 grows.
During the meeting, top security officials briefed the home minister about the prevailing situation in the country, including along the Indo-Pak border.
Apr 05, 2021, 15:13 IST
AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Government has announced Rs 30 lakh each to the families of martyred soldiers Routhu Jagadeesh and Shakamuri Murali Krishna who laid down their lives in Bijapur encounter at Chattisgarh.
The Chief Minister offered his heartfelt condolences to members of the bereaved families and prayed to God to give strength for the families to overcome the grief.
At least 22 security personnel were killed and 31 suffered serious injuries following an exchange of fire between forces and Naxals in Chhattisgarh s Bijapur. Chhattisgarh Police said in a statement that at least 12 Maoists were killed and 16 injured in the gun battle following the ambush. The security forces were ambushed by around 400 Naxals, who surrounded the jawans from three sides and opened fire.
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Chhattisgarh Encounter: All you need to know about the Naxal attack that left 22 jawans martyred
Director-General of CRPF Kuldiep Singh said that there was absolutely no intelligence or operational failure in the operation.
DNA Web Team
Apr 5, 2021, 04:56 PM IST
Tragedy struck our security forces on Saturday (April 3) when atleast 22 jawans got martyred and 31 were wounded in deadly four-hour encounter with Naxals along the border between Bijapur and Sukma districts in Chhattisgarh.
A “U-type” ambush was carried out by maoists in Bijapur district after luring security personnel into a trap with the input of the possible presence of a top Maoist commander, an official by quoted as saying by HT.