Gandhinagar, June 23 (IANS) Enhanced security measures have been prioritised across 919 identified sensitive locations in the state in view of the Muharram festival, with authorities directing intensified surveillance, risk assessment and coordinated deployment to ensure peace during the festival period. On Tuesday, a video conference was held from Police Bhavan under the chairmanship of the Director General of Police (DGP), G. S. Malik, to review law and order arrangements ahead of Muharram pro…
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New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) A major overhaul of the intelligence-gathering mechanism is on the cards, with a unified structure being put in place for Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeastern states. The move comes amid growing concerns over the increasing use of drones by terror operatives and their handlers to conduct reconnaissance missions in both regions.National security planners have recommended a balanced blend of technological surveillance and human intelligence to maintain an edge over terr…
Amaravati, June 14 (IANS) The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel on Sunday joined the operation to search for a two-year-old girl who has been missing since June 6 from a palm oil plantation in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district.Following the directions of Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, the NDRF entered the fray to trace Sunkara Gnaneswari.State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) is already participating in the search operation. A 40-member SDRF team along with police, revenue, f…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren raised several long-pending issues concerning his state and sought the Centre’s support at the meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here on Thursday.Soren urged the Centre to release pending funds under the Jal Jeevan Mission and clear outstanding dues of around Rs 1.36 lakh crore owed by coal companies to the state.He also called for simplification of land acquisition procedures an…
Srinagar, June 10 (IANS) Two soldiers were killed in an accidental blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of J&K’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, officials said.Official sources said that the incident occurred in the Kamalkote area of the Uri sector.The two soldiers had sustained critical injuries during the accidental explosion.“They have been identified as Arjun Jadhav and Vikram Balakrishna, both of whom belonged to Maharashtra. They were shifted after sustaining cri…
Chennai, June 9 (IANS) In a major effort to strengthen security and curb criminal activities at one of the city’s busiest transport hubs, the Chennai City Police have intensified surveillance measures at the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) in Koyambedu by deploying drones and conducting round-the-clock CCTV monitoring as part of a special anti-crime and anti-drug operation.The initiative, launched under the directions of Chennai Commissioner of Police A. Amalraj, aims to deter offences su…
Kuwait City, June 8 (IANS) The Indian Ambassador to Kuwait on Monday visited the Indian nationals at the hospital who were injured during the attack on Kuwait International Airport. “Ambassador Paramita Tripathi visited the Indian nationals, who were injured during the attack on Kuwait International Airport on 3 June 2026, at Jaber Hospital today,” the Indian Embassy in Kuwait wrote on X.According to the embassy, out of the 13 Indian nationals admitted to various hospitals, all have been dis…
Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) Telangana Director General of Police C.V. Anand on Monday directed officials to collect comprehensive data on domestic servants from Nepal and other countries across the state. Expressing concern over recent incidents involving individuals from other states, particularly Nepalese employed as domestic workers, he emphasised maintaining a structured database containing details regarding their residence and employment.Last month, a domestic help from Nepal, along with her a…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Former Indian Army chief, General (Retired) M.M. Naravane, on Saturday said that Pakistan is hardly an interlocutor and is merely acting as a “courier service” amid its attempts to position itself as a mediator between the United States and Iran. His remarks come at a time when Pakistan has been trying continuously to project itself as a mediator in the US-Iran war and had facilitated interactions between the two countries a few months ago.Speaking to reporters, Gen (Ret…
Tehran, June 6 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that it attacked US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain earlier in the day in retaliation for US attacks on Qeshm Island and Sirik County in southern Iran. In a statement on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC identified the targeted US bases as the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain.At 1:30 a.m. local time on Saturday (2200 GMT Friday), four oil tankers, gui…