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Security beefed at Vaishno Devi shrine, Jammu city after Red Fort blast

Security has been beefed at the Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine, its base camp Katra, and Jammu city following the Red Fort blast in the national capital Monday evening, officials said. A high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort Metro Station, killing at least eight people and gutting several vehicles. Twenty-four people were injured in the blast that occurred during peak evening hours when the area was crowded, officials said. "Security has been beefed up in vital areas of the Jammu region. Security measures have been immediately strengthened at the Vaishno Devi cave shrine and the base camp in Katra," a police officer told PTI. Security has also been enhanced in and around Jammu city, he said, adding that vigilance has been increased along railway tracks and the JammuSrinagar National Highway. A high alert has been sounded across the region. Top police officers conducted security checks in Katra on Monday night. DIG Jammu-Ka

High alert sounded in Bengaluru after explosion near Red Fort in Delhi

In the wake of a car explosion near the Red Fort in Delhi on Monday evening, Bengaluru Police have issued a citywide alert and directed all deputy commissioners of police (DCPs) to intensify security measures across the city. In a memorandum, the Commissioner of Police instructed that Nakabandis (checkposts) be set up across all police station limits and thorough checks of suspicious persons and vehicles be conducted. Inspections at hotels, lodges, PG accommodations, and other places of stay within police limits must be conducted; surveillance should be kept and identities of suspicious persons verified, the memorandum said. It directed that vigilance be maintained near residences and offices of dignitaries and at embassies and that police remain alert for suspiciously parked cars, vehicles or objects. Heightened patrolling has been ordered around key sensitive installations, prohibited and restricted areas, government offices, metro stations, railway stations, bus stations, shoppi

Red Fort blast: Avoid rumours, rely only on official word, says Delhi CM

Red Fort blast: The explosion was so powerful that it shattered the windows of vehicles parked several metres away and was heard in nearby buildings of the congested area

All possible angles being explored in Red Fort blast investigation: Shah

At least 8 people have died and several others were injured when a slow-moving Hyundai i20 exploded at the Subhash Marg traffic signal near the Red Fort

8 dead, several injured in Red Fort blast; Shah visits spot, PM condoles

Security has been beefed up in the city and red alert has been sounded. Several other cities, including Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, and states like UP, Bihar and Rajasthan have been put on high alert

8 dead in Red Fort car blast, Delhi on high alert. All we know so far

A van explosion near Red Fort Metro's Gate 1 on Monday evening killed one and injured four. Authorities have sounded high alert across the city

Video | Red alert sounded in Delhi as car bursts into flames near Red Fort; 8 dead

A van burst into flames near the Red Fort Metro Station Gate 1 on Monday evening. According to TV reports, a blast was reported in one van and subsequently three more cars caught fire.

Serial explosions: The day in 2005 when 3 blasts shattered Delhi's peace

It was a busy Saturday evening in Delhi, just two days before Diwali, when three blasts shattered the peace of the national capital on October 29, 2005, claiming the lives of 67 and leaving over 210 people injured.