Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday spoke to officials after the security forces neutralised Madvi Hidma, one of the most notorious Naxal commanders wanted in multiple cases of deadly attacks on security forces, top sources said.
Meanwhile, in Andhra Pradesh, an exchange of gunfire occurred between the police and Maoists in Maredumilli, located in the Alluri Sitarama Raju district.
Hundreds of Israeli Border Police and Civil Administration forces are currently working to evacuate the settlement point or "outpost" on Givat Tzur Misgavi, which is located north of the town of Metzad in eastern Gush Etzion, and is inhabited by 25 families and a number of boys and girls.
The area surrounding Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar has been sealed off by Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams and security forces as an investigation is underway following a blast that killed nine people and injured 32 others, officials said on Sunday.
A blast occurred near the Nowgam police station in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring several people. Security forces, along with sniffer dogs, rushed to the site to investigate.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that NDA's sweeping victory in Bihar has paved the way for BJP's victory in assembly polls next year and asserted that the party will end "jungle raj" in the state.
Israeli security forces have foiled a major Hamas terror network in the Bethlehem area, preventing planned attacks against civilians and soldiers, authorities said.
"The Maoists were identified as Divisional Committee member Kanna, who is in charge of the Central Area Committee, and other Area Committee member Jagat, and other party members, Mangali, and Bhagat; thus, a total of six Maoists have been identified...," IG Sundarraj briefed the reporters