New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Picture the forests of Bastar in 2013. No roads. No mobile signals. No banks. No schools worth the name. A parallel government, complete with its own courts, its own tax collectors and its own executioners, ruled these jungles by absolute terror. Tribal families buried their dead in silence, fearing that grief itself might draw suspicion. Security forces moved in convoys because moving alone meant dying. India, the world’s largest democracy, had effectively ceded sovere…
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New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) As the Naxalite movement that daunted India for decades comes to an end, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has already begun chalking out the roadmap to ensure that the menace does not resurface. Officials say that the ideology is officially dead today, but they are on guard to ensure that a new form of criminality does not emerge in certain zones where the Naxalite menace was at its highest.The MHA recognises that once the problem ends, the wise thing to do is to…
Kathmandu, Feb 22 (IANS) A meeting of stakeholders, including representatives of all political parties active in Nepal’s border district of Rautahat, on Sunday appealed for religious harmony after clashes erupted between Hindu and Muslim groups in the district headquarters, Gaur.Although the initial clashes broke out on Thursday, the situation worsened in the following days, prompting the local administration to impose a curfew in parts of the district headquarters from Saturday afternoon to p…
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Thursday granted conditional permission to resume cricket matches at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, months after the venue was barred from hosting events following the June 4, 2025, stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) maiden IPL title celebrations, in which 11 people lost their lives.Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced the decision while speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha.“In the interest of youth…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday issued fresh comprehensive guidelines establishing the official protocol for the rendition of India’s national song Vande Mataram, specifying how and when it should be performed at government functions and the expected conduct of the audience, especially concerning the national anthem.The new directives, issued by the Union Home Ministry, are intended to formalise the status and ceremonial role of the national song in public and official events ac…
Bengaluru, Jan 31 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday targeted the Congress-led government after the Narcotics Control Bureau busted a drug manufacturing unit in Mysuru, the home district of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.The party alleged that the government had failed to curb drug trafficking and was endangering the future of the youth.Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka warned that the BJP would launch a statewide agitation if the government did not act decisively….
Dublin/New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George held a meeting with Ireland’s Minister of State for Migration Colm Brophy on Friday, discussing various aspects of strengthening ties between two nations in various sectors, including trade and economy, education, healthcare and people-to-people ties. “Secretary (West) Sibi George received Minister of State for Migration at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration of Ireland, Mr. C…
Patna, Dec 24 (IANS) After assuming charge of the Home Ministry in the Nitish Kumar government, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has been in continuous action mode and has repeatedly asserted that strict action will be taken against criminals in Bihar. On Wednesday, Samrat Choudhary made a strong claim on the law-and-order situation, stating that most criminals have already fled the state, and the remaining ones will be driven out within the next three months.Samrat Choudhary made these re…