Tag Archive: soft target

Children in Bihar appeal to Maoists not to target schools

Patna, Dec 21 (IANS) Hundreds of poor school children in Bihar’s Aurangabad district have appealed to Maoist guerrillas not to damage or target their schools as it impacts their education badly.

In an open letter to Maoists, the school children urged Maoists not to deprive them of education by damaging and blowing up the school buildings.

‘Maoist [...]

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I’m afraid Aishwarya and I will fall out: Vipul Shah

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Filmmaker Vipul Shah says he is worried about his friendship with Aishwarya Rai who is working in his film ‘Action Replay’ as people are making ’systematic attempts to destroy’ their relationship.

‘Aishwarya is a very respectable professional. It hurts to see how her sheer hard work is ridiculed to build one [...]

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‘Soft target’ Karachi Port next on terror hit list: Pak intelligence report

Karachi, Oct.22 (ANI): A Pakistani intelligence report has revealed that following the brazen terror attacks on the Army General Headquarters (GHQ) and other security installations, extremists are now on the lookout for a ’soft target and could attack the Karachi Port in near future.

Sources said intelligence agencies have also warned about a probable attack on [...]

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Centre reviews internal security of Northeast in Assam

Guwahati, Oct 18(ANI): In a daylong closed-door meeting, Joint Secretary (North East) of Union Home Ministry, Naveen Verma, recently reviewed the internal security and ways to tackle militancy in the north Eastern states with the Director General of Police and State Home Secretaries of the region.

The review was done against the backdrop of the killing [...]

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Terrorists shifting focus to ’soft’ targets

Washington, Sep.9 (ANI): Terrorists are aiming for hotels and other easier-to-hit targets as security measures at military and government facilities continue to improve, says STRATFOR, a global intelligence company.

According to STRATFOR, Al Qaeda is changing from a centralized organization with global goals to regional “franchises” with more parochial aims and strong grass-roots support.

Fox News quoted [...]

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