Imphal, July 27 (IANS) Demonstrating a coordinated approach to national security and the protection of critical infrastructure, the Indian Army’s Spear Corps has launched a comprehensive two-week specialised training programme for personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed at the Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport in Agartala. A defence spokesman said the training programme, which began on Monday at the Agartala Military Station, has been organised under the broader fram…
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Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a full-fledged probe into an excise duty irregularities case by conducting a raid and search operation at two locations in West Bengal on Friday.The two places where the ED raid and search operations are being conducted are in Kolkata and Purulia town in Purulia district.In Kolkata, the operation is being conducted at the office of a liquor sales company.Another team of ED officials is conducting a raid and search operation a…
Chennai, July 21 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out search operations at two locations in Chennai as part of an ongoing investigation, continuing its recent crackdown in Tamil Nadu through a series of money laundering probes involving government officials, businessmen and political figures. The searches were conducted at the residence of a retired Deputy Commissioner of the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Teynampet and at the house of a businessman in Padmanabha Co…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Various teams of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, accompanied by personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), were carrying out raids and search operations at eight sites in West Bengal as part of an ongoing investigation into a case involving financial corruption and forgery.Sources aware of the developments said the main charge in the case is that large amounts of money were collected from people on the pretext of providing them with benefits under diff…
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) The demolition work of the five-storey party office of Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee at Amtala in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal continued on Sunday.During the course of demolition, which started from Saturday afternoon, the members of the joint demolition team of officers and staff from the South 24 Parganas district administration, fire services department, district police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) ha…
Imphal, July 18 (IANS) The Assam Rifles on Saturday organised a series of sustained civil‑military engagement programmes across Manipur to strengthen community confidence, promote youth empowerment, and foster greater public cooperation with the security forces. Held in Imphal valley and hilly areas, Bishnupur, Thoubal, and Tengnoupal districts, as part of the broader objective of nation‑building and grassroots stabilisation, the structured outreach initiatives provided a direct platform for…
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Prohibitory orders have been issued under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 prohibiting assembly of four or more people around the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata from Friday morning and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel have also been deployed there to avoid any violations of the order.The actions have been taken following the announcement by former West Bengal Minister, Siddiqullah Chowdhury, fo…
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth, who is on a visit to the Eastern Command, reviewed the operational preparedness of the Tezpur-based IV Corps, also known as the Gajraj Corps, on Thursday.Over the last two days, he has visited the headquarters of the XXXIII Corps, or Trishakti Corps, in Sukna and the III Corps (Spear Corps) in Dimapur.The Gajraj Corps is entrusted with the security of Assam and parts of Arunachal Pradesh. Gen Seth met top commanders and …
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) Torrential rain failed to dampen the spirit of lakhs of devotees who remained immersed in devotion during the annual Rath Yatra festival in Odisha’s holy town of Puri on Thursday.Devotees gathered along the Bada Danda (Grand Road) were seen holding a sea of umbrellas while chanting ‘Jai Jagannath’ and ‘Hari Bol’ and dancing in ecstasy despite the incessant downpour.On Thursday, the world-famous annual Rath Yatra festival began with the commencement of the Pahandi Bije…
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Sleuths of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), accompanied by personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), on Thursday conducted raids at the residence of a local Trinamool Congress leader and a madrasa in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district in connection with an alleged terror-funding case.The search operations began in the historic Rameswarpur village under the Hasnabad block of the North 24 Parganas district and targeted the residence of local …