India: Digital University Kerala researchers develop mine-detection technology

A team of researchers from the Digital University Kerala (DUK) have come up with a technology to detect buried explosives with minimum human involvement. The technology can be put to use even in the most rugged and forested areas, thereby, Read More …

India: Over 150 injured in fireworks accident at Kerala temple

A tragic fireworks accident during the Moolamkuzhi Chamundi Theyyam festival at Anjootambalam Veerarkavu Temple near Neeleswaram left more than 150 people injured late Monday night. The police on Tuesday said that10 out of 150 injured people are in serious condition. Read More …

India: Kerala CPI(M) worker dies as crude bomb explodes in Kannur

A CPI(M) worker was killed and another seriously injured when a crude bomb, which they were allegedly making, went off in Kerala’s Kannur district early on Friday. The police have identified the deceased as Sherin, 26, and the injured as Read More …

India: Kerala’s Ernakulam district blast caused by IED or IID

The blast during a Christian prayer meeting in Kerala’s Ernakulam district on Sunday, which killed one person and injured 36 others, was caused by an improvised explosive device, or IED, said the state police chief. But, according to highly placed Read More …

India: High-capacity country-made bombs found at police station in Kerala’s Kannur

Eight high-capacity country-made bombs were found at Kizhakkal within Kannavam police station limits in Kannur district, police said on Monday. The bombs were tied in sacks and kept under the culvert. high capacity country made bombs found at police station Read More …

India: NIA raids in 3 States to probe Mangaluru cooker blast, Coimbatore terror cases

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka in connection with two terror cases and confiscated incriminating documents. Several teams of the NIA searched multiple locations in the three States on February 15 in Read More …

India: Kerala Police Introduces 4 Jack Russell Terrier Dogs In Its K9 Unit; Why It’s Significant

Kerala Police has introduced four Jack Russell terrier dogs to its K9 unit. This breed of dog is known for its excellent bomb-detecting and drug-sniffing abilities. They will undergo training for nine months before being inducted into service. Speaking to Read More …

India: Signs of trouble. On explosions in Coimbatore and Mangaluru

The blast in Mangaluru in Karnataka on November 19 is a troubling sign of the radicalisation among a section of Muslims. Mohammed Shariq, who was allegedly carrying the improvised explosive device (IED) in a pressure cooker in an autorickshaw, may Read More …

India: Bomb explodes in front of RSS worker’s house in Kerala’s Kannur

A crude bomb exploded in front of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker’s residence in the Chavassery area of Kannur district on Thursday night. As per police, the explosion took place about 50 meters away from Sudheesh’s house. Police along Read More …