Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday alleged that West Bengal is gradually moving out of constitutional control and claimed that the state is no longer safe under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, citing the Malda incident as an example. The remarks come amid intensifying political exchanges between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, scheduled for April 23 and 29.BJP leaders have been …
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Imphal, April 2 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, on Thursday, chaired a high-level meeting with senior officials, directing them to take firm action to contain disruptive and unruly elements while ensuring secure corridors and smooth transit across the state, officials said.According to an official from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the meeting was held at the Civil Secretariat, where the prevailing law and order situation was assessed and strategies were discussed to s…
Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) One unidentified terrorist was killed on Wednesday in an ongoing security operation against hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.Srinagar-headquartered Chinar Corps of the Army said on X, “OP ARAHAMA : Update: During the night of 31 Mar 26, the cordon was tactically reorganised amidst the intermittent firing underway. Own troops effectively retaliated with calibrated response resulting in one terrorist eliminated. Operation is in progress.”Un…
Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) A gunfight with hiding terrorists started in J&K’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday evening as the joint security forces cordoned off a village on specific intelligence inputs, officials said.Official sources told IANS that following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists, joint forces, including the army, J&K Police and the CRPF, cordoned off Arhama village in Ganderbal.The sources said that as the security forces closed in on the hiding t…
Jammu, March 30 (IANS) Two Border Security Force (BSF) officers were injured on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba during a raid on a drug hotspot in the district.Officials said two BSF junior-level officers — an inspector and a sub-inspector — were injured during the raid in Gujjar Basti village of the Supwal area of the district when locals attacked them.The injured officers have been identified as Inspector Imtiyaz and Sub-Inspector Devender Kumar. Reports added that the two officers wer…
Srinagar, March 29 (IANS) Three soldiers were injured in a fratricidal firing incident in J&K’s Kupwara district, official sources said on Sunday.The incident occurred at an army camp in the Trehgam area of Kupwara when a soldier allegedly opened fire on his colleagues last night.Three soldiers were injured in the incident before the erring soldier was overpowered, officials said, adding that the injured soldiers are undergoing treatment at a local military hospital. Further details of the…
Washington, March 25 (IANS) Senior Pentagon officials told lawmakers that the US military is accelerating efforts to build large stockpiles of low-cost weapons, even as it maintains reliance on high-end munitions for future conflicts.Appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Lt. Gen. Steve Whitney, Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment (J8) at the Joint Staff, said the push is aimed at creating a balanced arsenal.“Low-cost and developmental munitions can complement …
Srinagar, March 24 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district said on Tuesday that they have arrested a drug peddler and recovered 771 gms of contraband from his possession.A police spokesman said that in a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Pulwama Police apprehended a suspected drug peddler during a naka checking operation and recovered a substantial quantity of contraband substance, registering a formal case under the NDPS Act.”Pulwama Police apprehended a person during naka …
Jammu, March 23 (IANS) A mysterious blast took place on Monday outside a house in a village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district as officials said the exact nature of the blast was being ascertained.Officials said around 2 a.m., an explosion took place outside the house of a Sarpanch named Jai Ram Sharma in Gawala Talab village of Ghagwal sector of the international border in the district.“Gawala Talab village is around 10 kms from the international border. The gate and the compound wall of t…
Kutch, March 22 (IANS) The Khadir Bet region of Kutch in Gujarat is undergoing a major overhaul in terms of road transport and connectivity.The 22-kilometre-long road is in the final stages of construction and may soon be opened for the public. Once built, it will cut across the white desert and the sea, stretching from Ekal to Bambhanka.Modelled after Kutch’s ‘Road to Heaven’ and built at a cost ofRs 140 crore, this ‘Road to Infinity’ will benefit a population of over 12,000 across 12…