Shimla, May 21 (IANS) In a hill town defined by its steep slopes, colonial-era charm and constant tourist footfall, the heaviest traffic in Shimla often moves on foot.And standing guard over this slow-moving human river at Scandal Point, the famous promenade where the Ridge and the Mall (road) converge, are tall men and women of Himachal Pradesh Police in ceremonial attire — immaculate turban, polished presence, and a job description that expands dramatically with the tourist season.This unique…
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New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday sent five Youth Congress workers arrested in connection with the protest during the India AI Impact Summit to three days’ police custody. The Patiala House Court sent the accused – Saurabh, Arbaaz, Siddharth, Ajay and Raja Gurjar – to police custody and directed that they be produced before the court again on March 1. Among the five accused, Saurabh, Arbaaz and Siddharth were recently brought to Delhi after being arrested from Himachal Pradesh…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) After the Delhi–Himachal Pradesh Police standoff in connection with the shirtless protest at the AI Summit, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday slammed the Congress, alleging that it has adopted a new scheme to protect the accused. Speaking to IANS, Tarun Chugh claimed, “During the International AI Summit in Delhi, the incident in which Congress youth leaders took off their shirts to protest, was not merely political opposition. This was not a simp…
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh BJP President Rajeev Bindal on Thursday criticised the Congress-led state government, terming developments relating to the standoff between the police of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh over the custody of three Youth Congress activists as “unprecedented and deeply disturbing”. The three activists were arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the “shirtless protest” at the AI Summit in the national capital.State BJP chief Bindal said what has unfo…
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) In its first reaction over alleged detaining of Delhi Police personnel after the arrest of three Youth Congress activists on charges of staging shirtless protest at the AI summit, Himachal Pradesh Police on Thursday said they received information regarding an incident wherein individuals, in civilian clothes in vehicles bearing outside state registration numbers, had reportedly forcibly taken away three people staying at a resort in Chirgaon. The policemen had also removed …
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Delhi Police on Thursday revealed that three Youth Congress workers arrested in the AI Summit shirtless protest case are not the residents of Himachal Pradesh. This comes after a 24-hour-long standoff between the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh Police ended on Thursday, with the latter allowing Delhi Police to take custody of three Youth Congress activists arrested in connection with the protest and bring them to the national capital.According to Delhi Police sources, the You…
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) The 24-hour-long standoff between the police of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh ended on Thursday, with the latter allowing its counterpart to take three Youth Congress activists arrested in connection with the “shirtless protest” at the AI Summit to the national capital. A day earlier, the Himachal Police registered a kidnapping case against its Delhi counterparts and “detained” their vehicles at the Shogi border near Shimla along with the three Youth Congress activists…
Shimla, Feb 25 (IANS) At least 20 Delhi police personnel were detained by the Himachal Pradesh Police on Wednesday for arresting three Youth Congress leaders from Rohru town, Shimla district. The leaders were arrested in connection with a protest staged by Youth Congress leaders at the AI summit in New Delhi. A Delhi Police team reached Rohru, arrested the leaders, and was heading back to Delhi when it was stopped near Dharampur town in Solan district by the state police, which detained t…
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Punjab Police have achieved a major breakthrough in the investigation relating to the Nalagarh police station blast in Himachal Pradesh by uncovering the involvement of a narco-terror module linked to Pakistan’s ISI-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror network by arresting two of its operatives, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday. The operation was conducted in coordination with the Himachal Pradesh Police and Central agenci…
Shimla, Jan 26 (IANS) Amidst biting cold, Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Monday unfurled the national flag at the state-level celebrations of the 77th Republic Day at the historic Ridge here. After unfurling the Tricolour, the Governor inspected the parade led by Additional Superintendent of Police (Shimla) Mehar Panwar and took the salute from an impressive march past commanded by Lt. Shashwat Tiwari of 1 J&K Rifles.Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, along with his Cabi…