Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of maintaining a deliberate silence at his election campaign rally in Cooch Behar district on Sunday regarding the threat issued by Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who said that Pakistan would retaliate with a strike on Kolkata if India tried to stage any false-flag operation against Pakistan in the future.“How could a Pakistani minister speak about targeting Kolkata? Why…
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Raipur, March 30 (IANS) When Pallavi Payeng’s daughter was just six months old, the weightlifter had to make a difficult choice to either leave the sport she loved so much or sacrifice her time with her daughter and go back to training. Her husband Sukhawon Thouwmung then agreed to pursue her dream while her mother offered to take care of the infant. Pallavi made all those sacrifice count as she bagged the silver medal in the women’s 69kg category at the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games he…
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…
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in West Bengal after the two-phase Assembly polls in the state next month, land required for border fencing will be arranged within 45 days after the new government takes charge of the administration, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday. “The Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, often blames the Border Security Force (BSF) for illegal infiltration. What will the BSF do if the state government does not provi…
Guwahati/Agartala, March 26 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Independence Day and National Day were celebrated with enthusiasm and cultural vibrancy across Assam and Tripura on Thursday, marking the 55th anniversary of the historic occasion. The Assistant High Commissions (AHCs) of Bangladesh in Guwahati and Agartala organised a series of programmes to commemorate the day. The events featured cultural performances by renowned artists and singers, along with discussions highlighting the historical and contemp…
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) In a joint operation conducted by the police and the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC) in Mumbai’s Vakola area, two Ugandan women have been taken into custody for allegedly residing in India without valid documentation. The arrested women have been identified as Nakayondo Rose (37) and Kemigisa Proscovia (26).According to police officials, both women had been living in Mumbai’s Kalina area for the past several years. However, they neither possessed valid visas nor the necessa…
Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF) has busted a Pakistan-backed smuggling module with the arrest of three masterminds and recovered 24.5 kg heroin and Rs 21 lakh drug money from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said here on Sunday. Those arrested have been identified as Jagjit Singh, alias Rana, a resident of Noorwal village in Amritsa…
Bhopal, March 18 (IANS) Additional Director General of Police, Raja Babu Singh, who heads the training wing of the Madhya Pradesh Police, has written a detailed complaint to the Bhopal Police Commissioner highlighting an early morning intrusion and threat outside his official residence. The letter dated March 17 describes how two unknown four-wheelers stopped near his house in sectors 1 and 2 of Boudharm Fountain Pride in the Trilanga area of Bhopal between 6.02 a.m. and 6.08 a.m.Some individual…
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) A massive search operation was launched on Saturday in forward areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district soon after a Pakistani drone crossed the International Border to enter into the Indian side.Officials said, “A massive search operation was launched by security forces today in several forward villages of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district after a Pakistani drone crossed the International Border and entered the Indian territory.“The enemy drone movement was noti…
Jammu, March 10 (IANS) Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Rajouri district on Tuesday, killing one terrorist and launching a hunt to track down the second.Officials said that the terrorist was killed in an anti-Infiltration operation in the Jhangar area of the Nowshera sector of the LoC in Rajouri.”Acting on credible intelligence inputs by Intelligence Agencies, movement of two terrorists was detected in the general area of Jhangar, Nowshera along t…