New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday led greetings on the 87th Raising Day of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), paying tribute to the force’s courage, sacrifice and unwavering commitment to safeguarding the nation’s internal security. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also extended their wishes, praising the CRPF’s outstanding service and contributions to national security.In …
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Imphal, July 11 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government is taking all necessary steps to ensure justice in connection with the abduction and killing of six Naga civilians in Kangpokpi district nearly two months ago. The Chief Minister said the state government is committed to ensuring justice in the case involving the abduction and killing of the six Naga civilians at Leilon Vaiphei village in Manipur’s Kang…
Imphal, June 10 (IANS) The bodies of six Naga community members, who were abducted by armed groups belonging to different tribal communities on May 13, were recovered on Wednesday from a forested area in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, officials said. A police official said that after nearly 24 hours of extensive search operations conducted jointly by central and state security forces, the six bodies were found in a forest area near Kharam Vaiphei village, a predominantly Kuki-Zo tribal settleme…
Jammu, May 28 (IANS) The anti-terrorist operation in J&K’s Rajouri district, code-named ‘Operation Sheruwali’, entered its sixth day on Thursday as the joint forces launched a fresh assault on terrorist hideouts in the cordoned-off area. Reports earlier said three Pakistani terrorists, including two hardcore most-wanted terrorists identified as Hamza and Iliyas Fauzi, are trapped in the cordoned-off Dorimal-Gambhir Mughlan forests.Thursday’s assault came a day after the GOC-in-C of N…
Imphal, May 20 (IANS) The Central and state security forces on Wednesday continued joint search operations in Manipur’s Kangpokpi, Senapati and adjoining districts for the eighth consecutive day to rescue those still being held hostage by armed groups, officials said.A senior police official said that rigorous combing and search operations are being continued by the security forces to rescue the missing persons at the hill ranges surrounding Leilon Vaiphei village, Songtun village, Khunkho vil…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) As the West Bengal Assembly election results indicate a change of power with the BJP heading to victory, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the deployment of Central forces in government offices, including Nabanna, the current state secretariat.This is being done to protect government documents, said officials on Monday.CRPF teams were deployed at several government offices in the state in the afternoon to “protect government documents from being destroyed”,…
Agartala, May 4 (IANS) The ruling BJP candidate Jahar Chakraborti has surged ahead in the Dharmanagar Assembly bypoll, leading by around 18,300 votes over his nearest rival, CPI(M)’s Amitabha Datta. The bye-election was held on April 9 and the vote counting is currently underway at the North Tripura district headquarters in Dharmanagar amid tight security arrangements.According to Election Commission data, Chakraborti has established a significant lead over both Datta and Congress candidate Ch…
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) In the aftermath of a large-scale surrender by Maoists in the Bastar division, security forces have intensified search operations across the region to uncover hidden dumps and contraband left behind by the insurgents. One such operation in Dantewada district has yielded a significant breakthrough, with a massive cache of explosives and materials recovered from the dense forest area of village Todma under Barsur Police Station limits.Acting on precise intelligence received on…
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress has filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against the Central forces, accusing the personnel of beating and intimidating villagers in Nandigram in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district. The party has submitted a letter to the ECI in this regard, said a Trinamool leader on Wednesday.In the letter, Trinamool claimed that the CRPF is working at the “behest of the BJP”, and the Central forces are being “used for political gain”. The…
Imphal, April 7 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, on Tuesday night, chaired an all-party meeting to review the prevailing situation in the state following a deadly bomb attack in Bishnupur district that claimed the lives of two children and injured their mother. An official from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said the meeting discussed in detail the tragic incident at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai village in Bishnupur district and strongly condemned the “cowardly act”.Repr…