Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Congress’s Punjab unit President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday lashed out at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for not taking any action following two back-to-back explosions in Jalandhar and Amritsar, despite “knowing” who is responsible for the act.His reaction came after CM Mann claimed: “Investigations into these minor blasts are underway. This is part of the BJP’s preparations for the elections in Punjab… In whatever state they have to fight elections, they…
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Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Punjab BJP President, Sunil Jakhar, on Wednesday termed the Bhagwant Mann-led state government a complete failure in maintaining law and order and condemned the Chief Minister’s irresponsible statement regarding the twin bomb blasts.He demanded that the Chief Minister accept responsibility for his failure and resign immediately.In a message posted on social media, he wrote: “The bomb blasts that took place last night in Jalandhar and Amritsar are a matter of grave co…
Amritsar, May 6 (IANS) After Punjab witnessed two back-to-back explosions in Jalandhar and Amritsar, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Wednesday said that Pakistan’s ISI appears to be attempting to disturb the situation in the state ahead of Operation Sindoor’s first anniversary. Addressing a press conference, DGP Yadav said, “Today I visited Amritsar to inspect the scene of the low-intensity explosion that occurred in the army area yesterday. Following my visit to the crime scene…
Ahmedabad, April 23 (IANS) Inter-agency coordination through real-time intelligence sharing and regular data exchange was in focus as NCB Deputy Director General (Western Region) Maneesh Kumar chaired a meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) for Gujarat with officials of other drug law enforcement agencies, an official said on Thursday.During the meeting, focus was placed on comprehensive investigations in drug cases, including financial probes and terror linkages, along with the iden…
New Delhi/Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Top officials of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have finalised a robust, technology-driven security architecture for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections 2026 — Phase 1 on April 23 and Phase 2 on April 29, an official said on Sunday.The high-level meeting at Salt Lake on Saturday was attended by the Directors General (DGs) of the CRPF, BSF, CISF, SSB and ITBP, who focused on inter-agency synergy to ensure a free, fair and transparent election, t…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) West Bengal Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday mounted a sharp attack on the BJP, alleging that electoral politics has shifted from ideological contest to “fake narratives, social media misinformation and agency pressure”, while strongly defending his Trinamool Congress government’s development record and governance model.Hakim said that earlier elections were fought as clear political battles, particularly during the era of the Left Front, but claimed tha…
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed in a fire at the camp of the force’s 77th Battalion at Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district on Thursday, officials said.The deceased was identified as ASI Jyotiram Singh.The ASI had entered the fuel storage room of the camp on Thursday morning when the fire broke out and spread so quickly that he could not escape and was badly burnt. Other BSF personnel and locals tried to rescue him, but could not.According to the p…
Imphal, April 15 (IANS) The Opposition Congress in Manipur on Wednesday called for the deferment of the upcoming census exercise in the state, insisting that it should be postponed until normality is fully restored and all ethnic violence-affected Internally Displaced Persons can return to their native places. According to an earlier announcement by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, the processes of self-enumeration and the House Listing and Hous…
Imphal, April 12 (IANS) Security forces on Sunday continued their joint combing operations for the third consecutive day on Sunday to nab militants following the killing of a BSF constable in Manipur’s Ukhrul district. During the ongoing operations, forces also destroyed 21 illegally constructed bunkers in the district, officials said.A police official in Imphal stated that the Central and state security forces have intensified search operations across Ukhrul and adjoining districts to track d…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Polling for the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) General Election 2026 is scheduled for Sunday, across all 28 constituencies in Tripura, with authorities putting extensive arrangements in place to ensure a smooth and peaceful voting process.A total of 1,257 polling stations have been set up across 16 subdivisions to facilitate voting. According to official data, 9,62,547 voters are eligible to cast their votes, including 4,81,959 men, 4,80,582 …