New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari submitted a notice for an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, seeking a discussion regarding the purported use of pellet guns by Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel during a student march to Parliament on July 20. He said the protest, organised in response to alleged examination paper leaks, resulted in injuries to over 80 people. In his notice addressed to the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament,…
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings to all CRPF personnel on the paramilitary force’s Raising Day, highlighting how it has distinguished itself through its unwavering courage and commitment to duty. “Greetings to all CRPF personnel on their Raising Day. The CRPF has distinguished itself through its unwavering courage and commitment to duty. From safeguarding internal security to serving citizens during challenging situations, CRPF personnel have al…
Imphal, July 21 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday said that the state had enjoyed peace and communal harmony before the ethnic violence erupted on May 3, 2023, with people living together peacefully in both the valley and hill regions. He said the strife fuelled gun culture in Manipur.Addressing a ‘Homecoming Ceremony’ organised for the surrender of militants at the Mantripukhri Garrison, the headquarters of Assam Rifles (South) in Imphal East district, the Chief Mi…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) A major breakthrough was achieved in Manipur, with 46 active cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) surrendering before Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh on Tuesday. The event took place at the Mantripukhri Garrison of the Assam Rifles (South) in Imphal East District. It is being treated as a major security development, poised to usher in a stable and development-oriented era for the state that has been gripped by ethnic violence for ov…
Imphal, July 18 (IANS) A joint team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Manipur Police on Saturday arrested two more accused from Manipur’s Kangpokpi district for their alleged involvement in the abduction and killing of six Naga civilians, police said. A senior police official said the latest arrests have taken the total number of accused apprehended in the case to four. All four are alleged to have been involved in the abduction and murder of s…
Jammu, July 17 (IANS) One person was killed, and three Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police were injured in firing after the man reportedly tried to snatch a service rifle in Doda district, officials said on Friday.A religious preacher has been detained in connection with the incident, which occurred late Thursday night, the police officials said.The detained person’s link to the incident was not immediately clear. An SOG team laid an ambush on Thursday along th…
Jammu, July 14 (IANS) Joint security forces launched a search operation in the Thanamandi area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday after local villagers claimed to have seen two terrorists.Officials said a massive search operation was launched across some villages in the Thanamandi area after CCTV footage purportedly captured the movement of two suspected terrorists.The suspected terrorists were caught on CCTV crossing a road late on Sunday night, prompting the Special Operations …
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Himachal Pradesh High Court verdict holding that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) had illegally invalided a constable after he lost vision during service, saying authorities were under a statutory duty to accommodate him instead of removing him from employment. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih dismissed an appeal filed by the Union government and the CRPF, while modifying the relief granted by the Himachal Pra…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) As part of the 88th Raising Day celebrations of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the government has called upon citizens to participate in a range of interactive activities aimed at paying tribute to the force’s personnel for their exceptional courage, unwavering dedication and selfless service to the nation. The initiative has been launched through the government’s citizen engagement platform, encouraging people from across the country to commemorate the occasi…
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) A day ahead of July 13, authorities on Sunday sealed all routes leading to the martyrs’ graveyard in the old city area of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. July 13 was observed as a state holiday in Jammu and Kashmir until 2019, when Article 370 was abrogated and the erstwhile state was bifurcated into two Union Territories.On July 13, 1931, protesters stormed the Srinagar Central Jail, where a Pathan butler, Abdul Qadeer, was being tried for allegedly making a provocative …