NEW DELHI: As counter-Naxal forces brace to meet the March 2026 deadline set by home minister Amit Shah for ending Left-wing extremist (LWE) violence, the CRPF has augmented its strength in the Maoist bastions of south Bastar (Chhattisgarh) by deploying an additional 4,000 personnel.The force’s four battalions, comprising 4,000 troops, were recently ordered to leave…
SRINAGAR:National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday said his party would keep Article 370 issue alive until it is restored. He also accused the UT administration of failing to curb militancy.“We can’t predict if Article 370 will be restored tomorrow or during this assembly, but we will keep the issue alive, just as BJP…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah, in a big charge on Saturday, said the Congress and National Conference (NC) alliance wants to release the separatists and terrorist sympathisers to destabalise Jammu and Kashmir.The home minister also claimed that the three parties, Congress, NC and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP, “want to push J&K into the fire…
JAMMU/NEW DELHI: Taking a hardline stand on abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A with a pledge to ensure it remains part of history, BJP on Friday released its manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, announcing 25 promises, including a slew of freebies, increase in ‘Kisan Samman Nidhi’ from Rs 6,000 per year to Rs…
NEW DELHI: A day ahead of the launch of party manifesto by Union minister Amit Shah, BJP on Thursday released its list of star campaigners for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls.The list of star campaigners includes the party’s prominent faces, including PM Modi, Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh. The party has also named Union…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah assured militant organistaions National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) to follow the peace agreement signed with them by every word.The peace deal was signed between the Centre and government of Tripura with NLFT and ATTF on Wednesday.“We will follow deal by full stop…
NEW DELHI: Manipur BJP MLA and son-in-law of chief minister N Biren Singh, Rajkumar Imo Singh, in a letter on Monday requested the centre to withdraw central forces from the state if they are unable to effectively halt the ongoing violence on Monday. Singh, who wrote the letter to union minister Amit Shah, argued that…
NEW DELHI: The Kolkata doctor rape-murder case has snowballed into a political showdown between the ruling TMC and the Bengal unit of the BJP, which has accused CM Mamata Banerjee of “endorsing” revenge politics.Highlighting it before Union home minister Amit Shah, West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar, who also happens to be a Union minister,…
RAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve of a drug-free India is now becoming the vow of every citizen of the country, Union home minister Amit Shah said in Raipur on Sunday.Illegal trade of narcotics is a threat to the nation, and the money earned from this crime is used to promote terrorism and Naxalism, and…
RAIPUR: The time has come to deal a “ruthless final blow” to left-wing extremism and liberate the country from this scourge by March 2026, Union home minister Amit Shah said in Raipur on Saturday.Shah, who arrived here on a two-day tour to review security operations and development strategy in Maoist-affected states, said: “Between 2019 and…
