Raipur: More than a week after 10 police personnel and a civilian were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, state Director General of Police Ashok Juneja reviewed anti-Naxal operations in Bastar division during special meetings, and directed the police and paramilitary officials to intensify action against Naxalites. The review meetings were held at…
Benaulim (Goa): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang the importance of resolving the eastern Ladakh border row and ensuring peace and tranquillity along the frontier for development of bilateral ties. Jaishankar held bilateral talks with Qin at a beach resort in Benaulim on the sidelines of a meeting…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday field a fresh charge sheet in the Delhi excise policy linked money laundering case naming AAP leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, sources said. Sisodia was arrested by the ED in this case on March 9 from Tihar Jail and he is currently in judicial…
Imphal: Manipur government on Thursday issued ‘shoot at sight’ order in “extreme cases” to contain spiralling violence in the state between tribals and the majority Meitei community which has displaced over 9,000 people from their villages. Fifty-five columns of the Army and Assam Rifles had to be deployed to contain widespread rioting that broke out…
Meerut: Gangster Anil Dujana was gunned down by a team of Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Police in an encounter in Meerut on Thursday, police officials said. Additional Director General of UP STF Amitabh Yash said, “Anil Dujana, a wanted criminal, was surrounded by our team in a village in Meerut on Thursday afternoon….
Chandigarh: Punjab Police on Thursday said they have busted an international gang involved in the cross-border smuggling of arms and narcotics with the arrest of 13 people and recovery of heroin worth over Rs 34 lakh. “In a major breakthrough Gurdaspur police busted an international gang of cross border arms and narcotic smugglers while making…
Bengaluru: The BJP on Thursday dropped plans to have an eight-hour road-show by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday following concerns expressed by Bengalureans over difficulties that they will face with such a day-long programme.. Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje said the Prime Minister would now hold a road-show on two days — 10 am…
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Thursday denied allegations that its personnel were drunk or used force against protesting wrestlers during a late-night ruckus at Jantar Mantar between police and some grapplers. The deputy commissioner of police (DCP), New Delhi, said five police personnel were injured in the Wednesday night ruckus. The wrestlers, on the other hand,…
Bengaluru: Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal activists staged protests in several parts of the state on Thursday against the Congress election manifesto which proposed banning of the latter in the event of the party coming to power in Karnataka. At some places, “Hanuman Chalisa” were also chanted. The protestors are slated to chant…
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) founder Bhim Singh’s son has been removed from a blacklist and issued an emergency visa to attend his mother’s funeral after he apologised to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for participating in an anti-government protest in London last year. Ankit Love (39), who is based in London, was…
