26/11 hero is Mumbai’s new joint police commissioner
August 30th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court verdict upheld Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab's death sentence, the state government Thursday transferred a 26/11 hero, Sadanand Date, as joint ... Read more...
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Kidnapped SBI cashier in Meghalaya still untraced
July 2nd, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jul 2 (IANS) The whereabouts of the State Bank of India (SBI) cashier kidnapped by Liberation Achik Elite Force (LAEF) rebels 10 days ago remain unknown, even as ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi journalists’ bodies exhumed after over two months
April 26th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 26 (IANS) Bodies of two popular TV journalists of Bangladesh who were murdered abut two-and-a-half months ago have been exhumed for fresh autopsies in search of clues to ... Read more...
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Sticky bomb a bigger threat: NSG chief
February 15th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 15 (IANS) The emerging trend of sticky bombs, as used in an attack on an Israel embassy car, is a bigger threat than improvised explosive devices (IED), the ... Read more...
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Four rebels surrender in Meghalaya
August 3rd, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 2 (IANS) Four rebels of Meghalaya's Liberation Achik Elite Force surrendered before the authorities Tuesday, police said.Zethus N. Marak, Salman R. Marak, Sengchar G. Momin and Sillang G.Momin ... Read more...
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Elite force to tackle Meghalaya rebels
July 10th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 10 (IANS) India's elite Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) commandos will soon be deployed in western Meghalaya to counter the growing threat from Garo National Liberation Army ... Read more...
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Top rebel leader in Bangladesh, say Meghalaya Police
July 7th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 6 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities have launched a manhunt to nab Champion R. Sangma, an Indian rebel leader, and Meghalaya Police confirmed he has shifted base to the ... Read more...
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Collaborate with us, Maharashtra urges US homeland security secretary (With image)
May 24th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Tuesday stressed the need for co-operation with the US Department of Homeland Security, including sharing intelligence and technological know-how, for enhancing ... Read more...
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Watertight security at Wankhede for World Cup final
April 2nd, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) A thick security cover was thrown in and around the Wankhede Stadium, as well as in the city, for the cricket World Cup final between ... Read more...
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Mumbai pads up for its first World Cup final (Lead)
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Enthusiastic cricket fans, vigilant security officers, giant screens at restaurants and bars, packed hotels, Mumbai was buzzing with uncontainable excitement before the start of the World ... Read more...
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Mumbai pads up for World Cup final
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Enthusiastic cricket fans, vigilant security officers, giants screens at restaurants and bars, packed hotels, Mumbai was buzzing with uncontainable excitement before the start of the World ... Read more...
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Chidambaram assures safe conduct of WC final
April 1st, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaramtoday said that all arrangements have been made for the safe and secure conduct of the 2011 World Cup final between India ... Read more...
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Mumbai eagerly awaits World Cup finale
April 1st, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) The excitement was palpable in air as cricket fans started landing at 'fortress' Mumbai for the Cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka scheduled ... Read more...
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Pawar urges spectators to cooperate with police on security for WC final
April 1st, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 1 (ANI): International Cricket Council (ICC) President Sharad Pawar on Friday urged the spectators to cooperate with the police in taking all security measures during the World Cup final ... Read more...
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Mumbai wrapped up in tight security for WC final
April 1st, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 1 (ANI): Ahead of Saturday's World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka, security officials took their final positions in and around the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday.Strict ... Read more...
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Lashkar accuses Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa legislators of supporting Taliban
March 5th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar 5(ANI): A tribal militia fighting the Taliban in the Adezai outskirts of Peshawar has accused local legislators of supporting the Taliban, and threatened to stop its fight if the ... Read more...
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Continued absence of public prosecutor may see Salman Taseer assassin walk free
February 5th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Feb 5(ANI): An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan hearing the Salmaan Taseer assassination case has expressed its concern over the continuous absence of the public prosecutor from the trial of Malik ... Read more...
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Pakistan policeman with Al Qaeda link on VIP security
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) A policeman assigned to protect top Pakistani politicians, including Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, is linked to Al Qaeda, a media report said Thursday.The Express Tribune newspaper ... Read more...
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GNLA member killed, camp busted
January 26th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 26 (IANS) Security forces Wednesday busted a training camp of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya, killing a guerrilla and arresting three others, police said. A special operation ... Read more...
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Pak ATC shocked over ‘absence of prosecution lawyer’ in Taseer murder case
January 25th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Jan 25(ANI): The anti-terrorism court hearing the Salmaan Taseer assassination case has expressed surprise over the absence of any prosecution lawyer in the case.Hearing the case in Pakistan's Adiala Jail, the ... Read more...
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Salman Taseer’s assassin unlikely to be prosecuted, says Qadri’s brother
January 16th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Jan 16(ANI): The brother of late Punjab Governor Salman Taseer's assassin, Mumtaz Qadri, has expressed confidence that the bodyguard will never be prosecuted.Taseer's bodyguard Qadri had shot him dead because ... Read more...
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Pak investigators searching for cleric who motivated Qadri to kill Salman Taseer
January 9th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 9 (ANI): Pakistani investigators are looking for a cleric who had motivated elite security force protector Malik Mumtaz Qadri to assassinate Punjab Governor Salman Taseer.Taseer's bodyguard Qadri had opened ... Read more...
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Bearded cops to be withdrawn from Pak VVIPs security fleet following Taseer’s killing
January 8th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 8 (ANI): In a major policy shift in the aftermath of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's assassination by one of his own elite security force protectors, the provincial government has ... Read more...
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Punjab governor, critic of Islamist militancy, killed by guard (Second Lead)
January 4th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, a vocal critic of Islamist militancy in Pakistan and a confidant of President Asif Ali Zardari, was shot dead in a posh area ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebel chief surrenders
December 17th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 17 (IANS) Dimrim N. Sangma, the chairman of Liberation A'chik Elite Force (LAEF), a separatist group operating in Meghalaya, has surrendered along with arms and ammunition, police said Friday.Four of ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebel group’s chief killed in gunfight
December 2nd, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 2 (IANS) The chief of a separatist group was killed in Meghalaya Thursday in a gun battle with the security forces, a police official said.Liberation Achik Elite Force (LAEF) ... Read more...
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Two rebels arrested in Meghalaya
November 1st, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 1 (IANS) Two rebels of the Liberation Achik Elite Force (LAEF) were arrested in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district while trying to extort money from truck drivers, police said Monday. ... Read more...
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Taliban responsible for Benazir’s killing, says probe (Lead)
October 26th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 26 (IANS) Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was responsible for the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, says a probe carried out by the Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency.The agency is ... Read more...
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Taliban killed Benazir Bhutto: Probe
October 26th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 26 (IANS) Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was responsible for the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, concluded a probe carried out by the country's Federal Investigation Agency.The agency is ... Read more...
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Indo Tibetan Border Police founder chief B.Chaterjee passes away
October 10th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.10 (ANI): Founder Chief of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Biswesar Chaterjee breathed his last on Sunday morning here at his Chitranjan park residence. He was 94.Chaterjee is survived by ... Read more...
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ITBP’s first chief Bisweswar Chatterjee dead
October 10th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Bisweswar Chatterjee, the first chief of the paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), died at his residence here Sunday morning following a brief illness. He was 95.He is ... Read more...
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Operation launched to nab fugitive Meghalaya militants
September 27th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 27 (IANS) Two top commanders of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya are on the run after security forces raided their headquarters, and efforts are on to nab ... Read more...
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Rogue Meghalaya cop dismissed
September 4th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 4 (IANS) Champion R. Sangma, a Meghalaya police officer-turned-militant who floated the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), has been sacked, an official said Saturday.
"The government has terminated Champion's service. He ... Read more...
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Andhra gets new police chief
August 31st, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Senior police officer K. Aravind Rao, considered an expert in tackling Maoists, Tuesday assumed office as the Andhra Pradesh police chief.
He succeeded R.R. Girish Kumar, who retired Tuesday ... Read more...
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Meghalaya CM expresses concern over activities of new militant outfits
August 15th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
Shillong, Aug.15 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Sunday unfurled the national flag at the Polo Grounds amidst tight security and said that though the State is peaceful there is a ... Read more...
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