150 companies of central forces to arrive in Bengal in first week of March

150 companies of central forces to arrive in Bengal in first week of March

Representational image of paramilitary personnel. Security personnel will be deployed in two phases in all parts of West Bengal by March 7 | Photo Credit: ANI Around 150 companies of central forces are likely to reach West Bengal in the first week of March primarily to conduct route marches ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, … Read more

Call for unity of secular forces to oppose Hindutva

Call for unity of secular forces to oppose Hindutva

P. Mohanan, CPI(M) Kozhikode district secretary, has called for the unity of secular forces against Hindutva politics. He was opening a seminar on ‘Resisting Hindutva’ here on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition on December 6. The event was organised by Keluettan Centre for Study and Research. P.A. Fazal Gafoor, president, … Read more

India-Nepal border forces’ talks to begin in Delhi tomorrow

India-Nepal border forces’ talks to begin in Delhi tomorrow

Border guarding forces of India and Nepal will hold a three-day bilateral meeting in New Delhi from November 6 and discuss measures to curb trans-frontier crimes and timely sharing of intelligence inputs, an official said. The seventh edition of the annual coordination talks between the two countries is led by India’s Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) director general … Read more

BJP’s ‘fake nationalism’ visible yet again: Kharge on new disability pension rules for armed forces

BJP’s ‘fake nationalism’ visible yet again: Kharge on new disability pension rules for armed forces

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. File | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on September 30 slammed the BJP over the new disability pension rules for armed forces personnel, alleging that its “fake nationalism” is yet again visible through the move. The Narendra Modi Government is a “habitual offender” in working against the welfare … Read more

Discipline hallmark of Armed Forces, says SC dismissing Army personnel’s plea who overstayed leave

Discipline hallmark of Armed Forces, says SC dismissing Army personnel’s plea who overstayed leave

One must be mindful of the fact that discipline is the implicit hallmark of the Armed Forces and a non-negotiable condition of service, the Supreme Court said. File. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD Discipline is the implicit hallmark of the Armed Forces and a non-negotiable condition of service, the Supreme Court said while turning down … Read more

Calcutta HC directs WBSEC to deploy more Central forces than 2013 panchayat elections

Calcutta HC directs WBSEC to deploy more Central forces than 2013 panchayat elections

Police personnel stand guard at violence-hit areas ahead of the panchayat elections, in South 24 Parganas, Saturday, June 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The Calcutta High Court on June 21 directed the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to deploy Central forces not less than the forces deployed in the 2013 panchayat elections in … Read more

Security forces conduct search operation in J&K village

Security forces conduct search operation in J&K village

Security personnel conduct a cordon and search operation, in Poonch district on Monday, May 29, 2023, following the movement of suspected people in the areas. | Photo Credit: PTI Security forces on May 29 carried out a search operation in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district following a tip-off about the movement of … Read more

Three CPI-M cadre gunned down in exchange of fire with security forces in Odisha

Three CPI-M cadre gunned down in exchange of fire with security forces in Odisha

Three CPI-M cadre were killed during exchange of fire with security forces in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on May 9.  Acting on intelligence input, security forces launched a combing operation in Taprang Reserve Forest under Madanpur Rampur Police Station limits of Kalahandi district early in the morning.  The left-wing extremists, who are believed to be part … Read more

Gunfight between security forces, KIA militants in Manipur, one injured

Gunfight between security forces, KIA militants in Manipur, one injured

A gunfight broke out between police personnel and suspected cadres of Kuki Independent Army (KIA) on Sunday, April 16, 2023 in Manipur’s Churachandpur district bordering Myanmar, a senior officer said. A civilian hailing from Kolchung was injured in the exchange of fire near Songphu village in Henglep sub-division, he said. Security forces managed to recover … Read more

Police forces told to keep themselves updated with the latest technology to face challenges in duties

Police forces told to keep themselves updated with the latest technology to face challenges in duties

Director-General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Pavanjeet Singh Sandhu has called upon police forces to keep themselves updated with the latest technology to face any kind of challenges in their duties. Addressing police personnel after inspecting a passing out parade of probationary trainees at Naganahalli Police Training Centre on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday, Mr. Sandhu … Read more