Imphal, April 12 (IANS) Thousands of people, including a large number of women, continued their protest rallies in Imphal on Sunday, condemning the April 7 bomb attack in Manipur’s Bishnupur district that claimed the lives of two young children. The rally was organised by women-led organisations, including Uripok Apunba Lup and Uripok Nupi Apunba Lup, an umbrella body representing multiple local groups from the Uripok constituency. The protest march began at Lamboikhongnangkhong and covered a …
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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 …
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A day after a security breach at the Delhi Assembly complex, Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday reviewed the security arrangements and suggested installation of hydraulic road blockers and a unified security command structure, an official said. “The security of the Delhi Legislative Assembly cannot allow the slightest lapse. It must rest on vigilance, clarity of command and seamless coordination at every level,” said Gupta, while chairing a high-level review meeting….
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday strongly criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after she claimed at a public gathering, that 200 cars carrying the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are on their way to poll-bound Bengal, “from Uttar Pradesh via Ayodhya to attack you”.West Bengal is scheduled to vote in the two-phase Assembly election, on April 23 and 29.Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini accused CM Banerjee of going even beyond the pre…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) In a major security scare at the Delhi Assembly, a masked man rammed through the high-security boundary gates of the complex on Monday and also managed to flee without being challenged, thereby exposing the ill-preparedness of security arrangements. However, within hours of the search operation, the Delhi Police tracked down the accused and took him into custody from North Delhi. The car he used to enter the Assembly premises by breaking through Gate No 2 has also be…
Chaibasa/Ranchi, April 6 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was critically injured on Monday after he stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during an anti-Naxal operation in the dense Saranda forest of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, officials said. The incident occurred amid an ongoing search operation being carried out by security forces to flush out Maoist cadres hiding in the forest in Chaibasa. The jawan reportedly stepped on a pressure-activated IED planted…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, on Thursday drew attention to the sacrifice of CRPF Assistant Commandant Ajay Malik, who lost a leg in a Maoist IED blast in Jharkhand after more than 15 years of service, using the case to highlight what he described as stalled career progression and denial of leadership roles for non-IPS officers in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). Malik, an officer of the elite 209 CoBRA Battalion, lost his leg in an impro…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 by a voice vote, marking a significant step towards unifying administrative and service rules for India’s five major paramilitary forces — the CRPF, the BSF, the CISF, the ITBP, and the SSB. The Bill seeks to create a single overarching legal framework for recruitment, promotions, deputation, and conditions of service of Group A officers in the Central Armed Police F…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivered on his promise of a ‘Naxal Mukt Bharat’. The Home Minister announced that all members of the Naxal central and state committees have been killed, arrested or have surrendered. Talks are on with the last active CPI (Maoist) central committee member, he said, signalling the near-complete end of the Maoist leadership.The Red Corridor, once stretched from Tirupati to Nepal, has shrunk to just two districts from its peak of 126. Whil…
Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) One unidentified terrorist was killed on Wednesday in an ongoing security operation against hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.Srinagar-headquartered Chinar Corps of the Army said on X, “OP ARAHAMA : Update: During the night of 31 Mar 26, the cordon was tactically reorganised amidst the intermittent firing underway. Own troops effectively retaliated with calibrated response resulting in one terrorist eliminated. Operation is in progress.”Un…