Vimala Chandra Sidam alias Tarakka was inducted into the Naxalism movement as a local squad member in 1986 and climbed ranks over 38 years to become a Dandkaranya special zonal committee member, participating in 35 encounters with security personnel. Tarakka, 62, carrying a Rs 25 lakh reward on her head, turned herself in before CM…
NAGPUR: With a historic 2km bus ride through Maoist heartland of Gadchiroli via Tadguda’s newly inaugurated bridge, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday launched a 120km bus service from Aheri to Wangeturi, declaring the reclamation of the ‘liberated zone’ from guerrilla control after over four decades.The bus service, starting from the crossing point for interstate…
NAGPUR: In a New Year gift, Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited (LMEL), the sole company with an operational iron-ore mine and an upcoming steel complex in Maoist-affected Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, allotted the company’s shares, which closed at over Rs 1,260 in the stock market on Wednesday, for a nominal value of Rs 4 each…
SRINAGAR: Three decades after it was constructed, one of the oldest security bunkers in Srinagar city has been dismantled – underlining the improvement in Kashmir Valley’s security situation. The security bunker, constructed by Border Security Force (BSF) in the early 1990s, at Braripora in the city’s Safakadal area, is in the process of being removed.“CRPF…
BENGALURU: Forty-eight of the 49 witnesses in former BJP corporator Rekha Kadiresh’s murder 3.5 years ago turned hostile during trial, but a video shot by a girl on her mobile phone that showed the fatal attack proved crucial, helping a Bengaluru sessions court convict seven men and sentence them to imprisonment for the rest of…
BENGALURU: Karnataka high court has stayed further proceedings against Telugu actor Kolla Hema in drug abuse case registered against her following a raid on a rave party in Bengaluru in May last year.Allowing the interlocutory application filed by Hema seeking a stay on proceedings, high court observed the petitioner was chargesheeted for offences punishable under…
NEW DELHI: Violence within the confines of home continues to remain a serious concern with 24% (6,237) of the total 25,743 complaints received by the National Commission for Women over 2024 pertaining to domestic violence. Largely keeping with trends noticed in previous years, complaints from women seeking “right to live with dignity” continue to top…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday declared 2025 as the year of defence reforms and that the focus will be to roll out integrated theatre commands to boost tri-services synergy and ensure simpler and time-sensitive military procurement with a broader aim to transform the military into a technologically-advanced force.The overall aim of the nine-point reforms planned…
CUTTACK: A candidate who conceals criminal antecedents or provides false declarations forfeits the right to seek appointment, Orissa high court has ruled.Justice S K Panigrahi issued the ruling recently while dismissing a petition challenging the cancellation of a candidate’s application for the post of junior overman (trainee) at NLC India Limited. The candidate had failed…
NEW DELHI: ‘Toolkit’, which acquired a negative connotation with political parties associating its use for mainly spreading fake narratives, has become a potent instrument for the country’s supreme auditor, CAG, for bringing transparency in public spends and accountability in delivery of govt schemes.Called the ODK (Open Data Kit) platform, which is CAG’s own end-to-end encrypted…
