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Telangana Police unearths landmines planted by Naxals
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Khammam (Telangana) [India], February 8 (ANI): Telangana Police has unearthed and defused landmines in the forest area near Penugolu village of Wazeedu Mandal in Khammam District laid by Naxals "with an intention to kill police party."
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Over 1.8 mln square metres of land cleared of landmine in Angola's Lunda S
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Luanda [Angola], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 1.8 million square metres of land was cleared from landmines in 2021 in Lunda Sul province, Angola, the National Institute for Demining announced on Wednesday.
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Landmine casualties 'exceptionally high', Syria and Afghanistan worst-hit
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 11 (ANI): An UN-backed civil society report has revealed that global casualties from anti-personnel landmines were "exceptionally high" last year, with Syrians and Afghans worst-hit.
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Four Afghan children injured in landmine explosion
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] November 11 (ANI): Four Afghan children were injured in a landmine explosion in the western province of Ghor, as landmines and explosive remnants of war continued to pose a lingering threat to Afghans' lives, Xinhua reported citing local official as saying on Thursday.
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Landmines slow down Taliban offensive in Afghanistan's Panjshir
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 4 (ANI): The Taliban offensive against Panjshir resistance forces has slowed down due to the presence of land mines in the area.
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14 land mines planted by Naxals at Jharkhand's Dalma mountain disposed
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) [India], August 8 (ANI): Jamshedpur Police on Saturday disposed off 14 land mines planted by the Naxals at Jharkhand's Dalma mountain.
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Telangana police defuses landmines planted by Maoists
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mulugu (Telangana) [India], June 26 (ANI): Telangana police have defused landmines in the Koppusuru forest area planted by the leaders of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).
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UN condemns 'horrendous attack' on deminers in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI): The United Nations has called for an investigation into the attack in northern Afghanistan against the HALO Trust, a humanitarian group working to rid the country of landmines.
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India expresses support for UN's mine action efforts, calls for joint acti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI): India on Thursday expressed support for the mine action efforts of the United Nations (UN) agencies, adding that the UN Mine Action Service's (UNMAS) mine action has remained pivotal to the safety and security of peacekeepers around the world.
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Several naxal attacks foiled in last 10 days: Jharkhand DGP
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Arms, ammunition and landmines have been recovered in last 10 days besides the arrest of several Naxals in the state, Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP) MV Rao said on Friday.
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Trump administration eliminates restrictions on US military use of landmin
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Feb 01 (ANI): The Trump administration on Friday cancelled an Obama-era policy that prohibited the use of landmines outside of the Korean Peninsula and committed the US military to destroy stockpiles of the explosives.
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Andhra Pradesh: 6 landmines discovered in Donubai forest area
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 23 (ANI): An anti-Naxal force on Tuesday discovered six landmines in Donubai forest area here.
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