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Hello Jammu News at 4:48:00 PM 0

Kolkata, Oct 3: The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken over the probe into Tuesday's explosion in Nagerbazar area of the city that left a boy dead and nine others injured, an official of the agency said Wednesday.

The Barrackpore Police has already registered a suo motu case against unknown persons in connection with the case.

"We have taken over the investigations into the Dum Dum Nagerbazar explosion case. Our officers will soon reach the spot to carry out the probe," DIG, CID (Operations) Nishant Pervez told.

Samples have been collected from the spot and forensic tests are being conducted to ascertain what type of material was used in the blast in Nagerbazar.

An officer of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate told, "We have started a suo motu case against unknown persons in this case. Strict action will be taken as per law against those found guilty."

"CCTV footage from neighbouring shops as well as those from the traffic police are being checked. Locals of the neighbourhood have also been asked to come over for a round of questioning for our probe," the police official said.

Inputs from locals could be vital and help in identifying those behind the blast, the police officer said.

Asked if the explosion could have been a fallout of internal squabbles in the ruling Trinamool Congress, as has been alleged by the BJP, the police officer said it is difficult to infer such things at this stage since no arrests have been made so far.

"We have not been able to identify anybody responsible for this mishap. And it is very difficult to say whether he belongs to any particular political outfit or not. Our investigation is at a very early stage and nothing conclusive can be drawn now," the officer said.

Police have described Tuesday's blast as a low-intensity one that occurred outside a fruit shop on the ground floor of a building which houses the office of South Dum Dum Municipality chairman and Trinamool Congress leader Panchu Roy.

The ruling party has held the BJP responsible for the blast and alleged that it was targeted at Roy. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 4:46:00 PM 0

Jammu, Jul 31: An Army jawan was injured in a land mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today.

During patrolling, the jawan stepped on the mine, resulting in the blast in Laam belt of the Noushera sector yesterday.

He was injured and later admitted to a hospital, the officials said. (PTI)

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Hello Jammu News at 9:17:00 PM 0
Harare, June 23 : An explosion rocked a stadium where Zimbabwe's president was addressing a campaign rally today, state media reported, calling it an assassination attempt but saying he was not hurt and was evacuated from the scene. Witnesses said several people appeared to be injured.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa was whisked to a state house in Bulawayo, where he had been speaking ahead of next month's election, the state-run Zimbabwe Herald reported.

"Attempt on ED's life," the Herald's headline said, referring to the president by his initials.

Witnesses told The Associated Press that the blast occurred as Mnangagwa had just finished addressing the crowd and was leaving the podium.

Footage posted online showed Mnangagwa waving to the crowd, turning to step off the podium and walking into the open-sided VIP tent, where seconds later the explosion occurred. People ducked and screamed and smoke billowed.

State television immediately cut its broadcast.

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city, is traditionally an opposition stronghold.

The explosion came just hours after a similar attack in Ethiopia, where a blast killed at least one person and injured scores just after the new prime minister addressed a huge rally in the capital.

Presidential spokesman George Charamba told The Zimbabwe Herald that investigations were underway, and pointed out that there have been "multiple attempts" on Mnangagwa's life over the years.

The president himself has openly joked about the attempts, including during his campaigning.

Mnangagwa took power in November after his former ally, longtime leader Robert Mugabe, stepped down under military pressure. That dramatic transfer of power began when Mnangagwa was fired as Mugabe's deputy and said he had to immediately flee the country for his life.

The July 30 election will be the first without Mugabe in the southern African nation since independence in 1980. Mnangagwa has pledged to hold a free and fair election, inviting Western observers for the first time in almost two decades.

Past votes have been marked by allegations of violence and fraud, and the United States and others have said a credible vote is key to lifting international sanctions.  (AP)
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Hello Jammu News at 12:13:00 PM 0


Palghar, Mar 9: At least three industrial workers were charred to death and as many as 13 injured in a series of blasts, followed by fire, at a chemical factory in the industrial unit of Boisar MIDC, here late last night, the district police said.
According to Palghar DSP Manjunath Singe, a powerful explosion rocked the Palghar region and surrounding areas of around 30 km, shortly after midnight. Six chemical factories were affected by fire, including Novaphene, Unimax, Prachi, Arti, Bharat Rasayan and Darbar. 
He said during search operation, three bodies were found at the site of Arti Industries. The deceased were identified as Pintu Gautam, Jani Adaria and Alok Nath.
District Collector Prashant Narnavre and senior district officials have rushed to the spot, Mr Singhe added.
People residing in the peripheri of the blast came out of their houses, fearing it to be a tremor.
According to TMC RDMC Chief Santosh Kadam, at least 12 blasts took place in the industrial units of the cluster. As many as 10 fire engines from various places were pressed into service to douse the flames, which were visible from a distance, he added. UNI
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