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Patiala/Moga, Apr 9 (PTI) Six schools in Patiala and three in Moga received bomb threat emails on Thursday, officials said, adding that nothing suspicious was found after checks. Bomb disposal squads, dog squads, and police teams rushed to the premises and conducted a thorough search and sanitisation operation, the officials said. Security was heightened around the educational institutions in response to the threats, the police said. A school staff member in Moga said that authorities were immediately informed, leading to the swift evacuation of all students and staff. A police official in Patiala said six schools in the district had received similar threats, and a search operation was conducted in the premises. The fresh scare comes close on the heels of similar threats reported in recent weeks from multiple places in Punjab and Haryana, where such emails later turned out to be hoaxes. A few days ago, several schools in Chandigarh had also received bomb threat emails, but nothing suspicious was found following the checks. PTI COR CHS SMV SMV APL APL
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) St Stephen's College and St Thomas School here received bomb threats through email on Tuesday, prompting authorities to launch a thorough search operation, with officials saying nothing suspicious has been found so far. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said St Stephen's College reported that they received the bomb threat at 7:15 am. "The mail claimed that four IEDs and two RDX bombs have been planted on the premises and in the library of the college. It further claimed that those would explode by 2 pm," the police officer was quoted as saying in a st ...Read More >
Lucknow, Aug 28 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Transport Department has introduced a new helpline were citizens can seek information regarding transport and vehicle-related matters, including driving licence and registration certificate, a statement said on Thursday. Transport Commissioner Brajesh Narayan Singh said that the state government had sought a short and easy-to-remember helpline, which has been approved and implemented by the Union Ministry of Telecommunications. Along with the existing toll-free number 1800-1800-151, the new helpline -- 149 -- aims to provide citizens with quick, reliab ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US consulate office in Chennai's Teynampet received a bomb threat on Tuesday, triggering a prompt response from security agencies. The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and the dog squad were immediately deployed to the site to conduct thorough checks and ensure the safety of the premises.Authorities carried out extensive checks across the consulate compound to ensure the safety of all personnel. As of now, no explosives have been found, and further investigation is under way to trace the source of the threat.Security around the consulate has been heightened, and official ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 14 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the state's health services must be made future-ready to keep pace with global advancements and effectively respond to emerging challenges. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various health projects worth Rs 1,000 crore at King George's Medical University (KGMU) here. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the Health portfolio, and Medical Education Minister Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh were present on the occasion. The chief minister said institutions like K ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) A bomb threat sent panic across two private schools in Delhi, prompting authorities to immediately evacuate the premises for a thorough check, officials said on Wednesday. This was the third consecutive day that education institutes in the national capital were targeted with bomb threats, which, in the past two days, turned out to be hoaxes. An email threatening to blow up St Thomas School in Dwarka was received at 5.26 am, while Vasant Valley School got a similar threat at 6.30 am, said the official. Staff staying in these schools overnight were immediately taken to ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails on Wednesday morning, marking the third consecutive day of such threats that have disrupted educational institutions across the national capital. The Delhi Police said that so far, no suspicious object has been found at any of the locations, though searches are still underway. As soon as the alerts were received, emergency response teams rushed to St. Thomas School in Dwarka, Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj, Richmond Global School in Paschim Vihar, and Mother International School in Hauz Khas. The fire ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) A bomb threat received through email triggered panic in five private schools of Delhi on Wednesday morning, prompting authorities to immediately evacuate the premises for a thorough check, officials said. This was the third consecutive day that education institutes in the national capital were targeted with bomb threats, which, in the past two days, turned out to be hoaxes. A call about the email threatening to blow up St Thomas School in Dwarka was received at 5.26 am by the fire control, Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj got it at 6.30 am, Mother International in ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra , HDFC Bank, Eternal (Zomato), HUL, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Titan and Bajaj Finserv ...Read More >
New Delhi: Panic gripped the national capital on Thursday morning as over 20 schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails, triggering a massive response from law enforcement and emergency services. According to police sources, several schools across different parts of Delhi received threatening emails claiming that bombs had been planted on their premises. School administrations immediately alerted the police, following which bomb disposal squads and dog squads were rushed to the locations. A senior police officer said, "We have not found anything suspicious so far. All necessary precautions ...Read More >
On Wednesday evening, 2 parked scooters exploded just seconds apart around 7:30 pm, injuring six people and damaging nearby shops A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to visit the site of the twin scooter blasts that took place in Kanpur on Wednesday evening, sources told News18. As part of its standard operating procedure, the NIA examines any suspected blast site, particularly when the motive or cause remains unclear. The agency is in contact with the Uttar Pradesh An ...Read More >
Delhi schools faced repeated bomb threats, causing panic. Delhi Police are investigating, finding the emails hard to trace due to encryption. Senders used VPNs and the dark web for anonymity. Directorate of Education issued safety guidelines. Schools increased security measures. Police are exploring all possible angles, including terror links. Parents expressed fear and anxiety over the disruptions. A fresh wave of bomb threats targeting schools and colleges has kept Delhi Police on its toes as ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a way to teach the ruling Congress party a lesson for its unfulfilled promises. Rao emphasized that t ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A wave of bomb threat emails targeting judicial institutions across Karnataka has triggered panic and heightened security measures. Anonymous emails claiming explosives had been planted were sent to multiple courts, forcing evacuations and intensive searches by police and bomb disposal squads. At the Madikeri court complex, an unidentified person sent an email claiming a bomb had been planted inside the premises. Acting swiftly, police evacuated lawyers, court staff and members of the public. The bomb detection and disposal squad, along with sniffer dogs, conducted a thorough searc ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Mar 2 (PTI) The regional passport office in Chandigarh received a bomb threat email on Monday, prompting authorities to carry out anti-sabotage checks after the evacuation of staff and applicants, police said. Nothing suspicious was found during the operation, they said. After receiving information about the threat mail, police and fire brigade personnel, bomb and dog squads and an ambulance were rushed to the passport office, the police said. The staff and passport applicants were evacuated, and extensive anti-sabotage checks carried out. Earlier in the day, two schools in Pun ...Read More >
Four schools in Delhi received bomb threats on Thursday morning, prompting police searches and brief panic among parents and students. The Delhi Fire Department said that similar threats sent to three other schools were later found to be hoaxes. The schools that received the threats include CRPF School in Dwarka Sector 16, Sant Darshan Public School in Najafgarh, Shanti Gyan Niketan near Goyal Dairy, and Andhra School in Prasad Nagar. "We've checked all the schools and nothing has been found. T ...Read More >
A private school in Rohini, Delhi, received a bomb threat via email on Friday, just a day after a blast in Prashant Vihar. The school promptly alerted the police, and a team from the Delhi Fire Services, along with the bomb disposal and dog squads, conducted a thorough search of the premises. No suspicious items were found, and the threat was declared a hoax. Despite this, the police have registered the statement from the school authorities and are investigating the matter. The swift response ensured the safety of students and staff. ...Read More >
Gurugram, Jul 11 (PTI) Around 2,500 police personnel will be deployed during the Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra on July 14, according to a statement issued on Friday. A holiday in government and private schools in Haryana's Nuh district has also been announced, it said. According to the statement, 14 DSPs have been deployed and 28 checkpoints set up at various locations along the route of the yatra. At the checkpoints, videography and thorough checking will be conducted to ensure the safety and security of participants. In addition, mounted police, sniffer dogs, a bomb squad, four drones, 21 ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani and MLA Yudhvir Sethi during the visit, the chief minister was briefed in detail on the multi-phas ...Read More >
Rayachoti (Andhra Pradesh), Jul 3 (PTI) Two alleged terrorists from Tamil Nadu nabbed here recently after 30 years lived under "fake identities," and nearly 20 kg of explosives were seized from them, police said on Thursday. Abubacker Siddique, allegedly involved in the 2011 pipe-bomb planting attempt during BJP veteran and former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani's rath yatra in Tamil Nadu's Madurai and his accomplice Mohammed Ali were arrested earlier from here. Siddique was involved in several bomb blasts in south India and was arrested by the Tamil Nadu's Anti Terrorism Squad from his hid ...Read More >
New Delhi: A day after bomb threats to three city schools, St Stephen's College in Delhi University's North Campus and St Thomas School in Dwarka Sector 19 received similar hoax emails on Tuesday morning. The threats prompted immediate evacuation and extensive searches by Delhi Police, including bomb disposal and dog squads, but no suspicious object was found at either location.According to police, St Stephen's College received the email around 7.15am. "The message claimed that four IEDs and two RDX explosives were planted on the college premises and in the library, warning that the devices wo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) More than 45 schools and three colleges in Delhi received bomb threats via emails on Friday, triggering panic among the students and their parents. The threats, however, later turned out to be hoaxes. This was the fourth day this week that schools and colleges in the national capital were targets of bomb threats. Although the threats turned out to be hoaxes, many panic-gripped parents chose not to send their children to school on Friday. "I did not send my son (to school) today. It is not that we are panicking, but after repeated incidents, it feels safer to wait thi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sep 13: Bomb threats received through e-mail on Saturday sent Taj Palace and Max Hospital staffers into tizzy which were later declared "hoax" following extensive searches by Delhi Police, an official said. The Taj Palace hotel in Shalimar Bagh received a bomb threat via e-mail on Saturday morning, while Max Hospital in Dwarka was sent a similar threat in the afternoon. Both threats were declared hoaxes after extensive searches in the premises, he said. "After a through security check authorities have declared the threat a hoax. The safety and security of our guests and employees i ...Read More >
Delhi Police confirmed bomb threat emails were sent. Targets included Delhi airport, schools, and institutions. CRPF Public School and a Sarvodaya Vidyalaya received threats. Jammu airport also got a bomb threat email. Police teams and bomb disposal units responded promptly. Search operations at all sites found no suspicious items. Officials later declared these threats hoaxes. Delhi Police on Sunday said bomb threat emails had been sent to Delhi airport, a few schools and several other institut ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chennai Police on Friday received a bomb threat targeting the residence of Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan in the city, which subsequently turned out to be a hoax. The Estate Police Station in the city received an email claiming that a bomb had been planted at the Vice President's residence in the Mylapore area. Senior police officials, along with the sniffer dog squad and bomb detection experts, immediately mobilised in response to the high-security alert. Police sources confirmed that C. P. Radhakrishnan, who assumed the office of Vice President in ...Read More >
Special security measures have been implemented at key markets, crowded public places, and commercial hubs with high foot traffic. Delhi Police has deployed an adequate number of personnel across all districts, assisted by Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) as force multipliers to strengthen on-ground security. To manage heavy vehicular movement during the festive rush, the Delhi Traffic Police has deployed maximum manpower to regulate traffic, ensure pedestrian safety, and maintain public conve ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam), Mar 31 (PTI) Two World War-II era bombs recovered from Tinsukia district of Assam were defused on Tuesday, officials said. According to Defence Spokesperson Lt Col Mahender Rawat, a set of unexploded ordnance comprising a World War II-era general-purpose bomb and an incendiary bomb was reported at Ledo's Burma Camp area of Lekhapani. "The munitions were discovered by a civilian while digging a pit, posing a serious threat to life and property," he added. The Red Shield Division of the Indian Army mobilised a bomb disposal team to the site for necessary action, he added. C ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Panic gripped the Hyderabad City Civil Courts in Purani Haveli, Old City on Tuesday after a bomb threat email was received at 3:15 AM, noticed by officials at 11:00 AM. The threat, claiming explosives including RDX and IEDs were planted on the premises, led to an immediate evacuation of judges, lawyers, clients, and staff. Court proceedings were halted, and the area was cordoned off by the Mirchowk police. Bomb disposal squads, dog squads, and security teams are conducting a thorough search of the court premises, with no suspicious items found so far. The email also referenced an e ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A bomb threat received through an email, warning of RDX-based IEDs planted in several public places, including the City Civil Court and Raj Bhavan, put the entire police wing on the edge in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The security teams along with dog squads and bomb squads conducted thorough searches for more than 3 hours and found the threat was a hoax. The city Civil Court was gripped with panic following the email sent at 3:53 am warning that the RDX-based IEDs had been planted on the court premises. Court officials noticed the email at 11 am, which led to the suspension of work for ...Read More >
New Delhi: At least three schools in the national capital received bomb threats on Monday morning, prompting the emergency services to be called in, a Delhi Police official said. He said that around 8 am, police received calls regarding the bomb threats from CRPF Schools in Prashant Vihar and Dwarka Sector 16, as well as another school in Chanakyapuri. "Police teams immediately moved in to check the school premises," he said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said, "Early on Monday morning, Dwarka North police station received a PCR call informing about a bomb threat at the C ...Read More >
Amritsar, Jul 14 (PTI) The SGPC on Monday received an email threatening to "blow up" the Golden Temple, prompting authorities to beef up police deployment around the gurdwara, officials said. A bomb disposal squad was pressed into service, they said. Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, while confirming the email threat, said an FIR has been lodged on the complaint of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The email received by the SGPC mentioned that the Golden Temple will be "blown up" with explosive material. Bhullar said the cybercrime wing of the Punjab Po ...Read More >