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  Anti-poll posters seized in Odisha

  India | March 25, 2014 7:21 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Police have seized two anti-election posters allegedly put up by Maoists in Odisha's Rayagada district, an official said on Monday.One poster was found near a proposed polling booth at Kurli village and the second

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  Maoist leader held, huge ammunition seized in Jharkhand

  India | March 10, 2014 21:22 IST

  Medininagar (Jharkhand): A CPI (Maoist) sub-zonal commander and his associate were arrested and a huge quantity of arms and ammunition was seized from them in the jungle area under Panki police station in Palamau district

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  Rs 29 lakh cash, ammunition seized from Naxal hideouts

  India | March 04, 2014 16:09 IST

  Rajnandgaon: In a major haul, a whopping Rs 29 lakh were seized from a Maoist dump in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, police said today.  Besides, ammunition and electronic gadgets were also recovered from two separate Naxal

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  1,950 illegal pistols seized, three held

  India | March 02, 2014 20:43 IST

  Munger: In a major drive against illegal weapons, police seized 1,950 pistols from Bihar's Munger district and West Bengal's Howrah district, a police officer said here today.While 450 pistols were seized from Kasim Bazar in

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  28 Indian fishermen captured by Pakistan agency; 5 boats seized

  India | February 14, 2014 7:45 IST

  Ahmedabad: In fifth such incident since August, Pakistan coastal authorities have apprehended 28 Indian fishermen and seized five boats, a Gujarat-based fishermen's association said today.The fishermen were captured by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) off

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  Red sanders wood worth Rs 10 crore seized at Mumbai port

  India | February 14, 2014 7:27 IST

  Mumbai: The Customs officials today seized 10 tonnes of red sanders wood at the Jawharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).The contraband was headed for South Asian countries.  Special Investigation and Intelligence Branch, acting on a tip-off,

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  22 satellite phones seized from European tourists in north Bengal

  India | February 09, 2014 8:28 IST

  Siliguri: Twenty-two satellite phones were seized from a group of European tourists in northern West Bengal's Jalpiguri district Saturday, a police officer said.Following a tip off from the army, police raided a hotel at Chalsa

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  500 pistols seized, man held in Bihar

  India | February 06, 2014 22:05 IST

  Patna: At least 500 locally-made pistols were seized in Bihar's Munger district and a man was arrested Thursday in this connection, police said."A police team raided a village on a tip-off that a large number

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  Explosive-laden vehicle seized in Durgapur

  India | January 24, 2014 7:59 IST

  Kolkata: Ahead of the Republic Day celebrations in West Bengal, a vehicle laden with explosives and bearing Chhatisgarh registration number was seized in Durgapur area of Burdwan district yesterday. The MUV packed with detonators and

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  Over 281 kg heroin seized along Punjab border this year

  India | December 02, 2013 9:00 IST

  Jalandhar: Heroin smuggling along the international border in Punjab has been on the rise with over 281 kg of the contraband seized from the state's border belt adjoining Pakistan this year.At an average, 25.5 kg

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  Three Pak smugglers shot dead; drug worth Rs 120 cr seized

  India | October 26, 2013 14:53 IST

  Attari: Three Pakistani smugglers, carrying 24 kg of heroin worth Rs 120 crore in the international market, were shot dead by BSF on the Indo-Pak border as they were trying to sneak into Indian territory,

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  15 tonnes illegal sandalwood seized in Karnataka

  India | October 16, 2013 7:08 IST

  Bangalore: Around 15 tonnes of rare red sandalwood, valued at Rs.7 crore, were seized yesterday from a truck in Karnataka's Koppal district when it was being transported illegally to Mumbai from Andhra Pradesh, an official

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  42 crude bombs seized from train in Jharkhand

  India | October 10, 2013 22:04 IST

  Dhanbad, (Jharkhand):  Forty-two crude bombs were today found in a sleeper coach of Ganga Damodar Express train at the Railway yard here.The bombs, kept in a plastic sack, was spotted by a cleaner in S5

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  12 kg of gold bars worth over Rs 3 cr seized in Chennai

  India | August 23, 2013 18:50 IST

  Chennai:  Smugglers have been adopting novel means to sneak in gold into the country, custom officials said here today after three persons were arrested with 12 kg of gold bars hidden in specially-made pockets and

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  $5.3 million worth ivory, rhino horns, leopard skins seized in Hong Kong

  World | August 07, 2013 18:00 IST

  Hong Kong, Aug 7: A shipment of illegal ivory, rhino horns and leopard skins worth $5.3 million was seized in Hong Kong's second big bust of endangered species products in a month.The haul is also

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  2.3 tonnes of 'Ganja' seized along Bangla border

  India | July 15, 2013 19:09 IST

  Kolkata, July 15: In one of the major drug seizures along Indo-Bangladesh border in recent times, security agencies recovered 2.3 tonnes of 'Ganja' suspected to be a consignment for smuggling.The incident occurred yesterday afternoon when

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  35 kg gold ornaments seized by police in Nellore

  India | July 13, 2013 18:54 IST

  Hyderabd, Jul 13: Government Railway Police personnel today seized 35 kg gold ornaments stuffed inside suitcases at Nellore railway station. Two youths hailing from Rajasthan, and working with a Nellore-based jewellery firm have been arrested.They

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  20 sacks of ammonium nitrate seized in Jharkhand

  India | July 12, 2013 7:48 IST

  Ranchi, Jul 12 : Twenty sacks of ammonium nitrate were seized on Thursday by police fro a pickup van in Domchanch bazaar in Koderma district. Nobody has been arrested as people who were inside the

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  Jewellery, diamond, stones worth Rs 135 cr were seized in Mumba: I-T

  India | July 05, 2013 6:51 IST

  Mumbai, July 5 : The Income Tax authorities on Thursday  said they have completed the valuation of gems and jewellery found on Monday during a search operation outside Mumbai Central railway station here."Our valuation is

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  Cash, properties of over Rs 5 cr seized in raids on 2 officers in Bihar

  India | June 28, 2013 20:48 IST

  Patna, Jun 28: The Economic Offence wing of Bihar Police today conducted raids on premises of two officers and discovered cash and properties worth over Rs 5 crore from them disproportionate to their known sources