NEW DELHI: The Union government is likely to undertake a significant overhaul in the VIP security setup with the induction of new ministers, leading to the transfer of security duties for over a dozen high-risk individuals from the National Security Guard (NSG) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to other paramilitary forces.The ministry of home…
New Delhi: The Union government has initiated a process to dismiss Khajan Singh, a DIG-ranked former chief sports officer of CRPF, on charges of sexual harassment levelled against him by some women working in the force, official sources said Friday.Singh, an Arjuna awardee in 1984, had won a silver medal at the 1986 Seoul Asian…
JAMMU: Three ready-to-use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized from a suspected terrorist hideout in the border district of J&K’s Poonch early Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Anantnag-Rajouri segment on May 7, officials said.“Around 6am, a search operation based on a specific input was launched by Special Operation Group (SOG) of…
CRPF and district police recover 2 bombs in Maoist-hit Kujram forest, Chatra, Jharkhand. Joint operation led by assistant commandant Manish Kumar. Commandant Manoj Kumar defused bombs targeting polling parties for Lok Sabha election disruption. Source link
CHATRA: Security forces recovered two cylinder bombs from Maoist-hit Kujram forest in Chatra district of Jharkhand on Friday during a joint operation in the area by district police and 190 Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), led by CRPF assistant commandant Manish Kumar.Commandant Manoj Kumar of the CRPF battalion said: “The ultras planted two…
NEW DELHI: The home ministry has moved to upgrade the security of chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar in view of alleged threats from pro-Khalistan elements based abroad. Sources indicated that that CRPF is likely to take charge of his security, which will “be Z-category level” and shall be provided to him on an all-India basis.TOI…
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Tuesday provided chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar with a Z-category VIP security cover in the wake of potential threats, official sources said.The Union ministry of home affairs has entrusted the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) with the responsibility of deploying a contingent of approximately 40-45 armed commandos to ensure…
RAIPUR: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was talking about the fulfilment of a 500-year-old dream at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in a Bastar village on Monday, temple bells were ringing 180km away to celebrate the reopening of a Ram temple in one of the worst Maoist-hit areas of Sukma.Security forces have reopened the temple in…
