Haryana to recruit 11,000 constables
September 10th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 10 (IANS) Haryana has decided to expand its police force and has sanctioned 11,000 new posts of constables for the purpose, the state police chief said Monday.Applications for ... Read more...
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Goa cop booked for circulating obscene video
May 4th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 4 (IANS) A Goa constable has been booked for filming a pornographic video of a 21-year-old girl and circulating it on the internet, police said Friday.A first information ... Read more...
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No plans for new women’s battalions in paramilitary forces
March 13th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) There are no plans for raising new women's battalions or reserve battalions in the central armed police forces (CAPFs), parlaiment was informed Tuesday."At present, there ... Read more...
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Gurgaon hooliganism due to lack of cops: Residents
January 2nd, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 2 (IANS) The drunken hooliganism witnessed here during New Year celebrations, when hundreds of revellers created ruckus on the Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road and even molested a woman, occurred due ... Read more...
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Maoists call Junglemahal shutdown Oct 22
October 19th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) Maoist guerillas have called a 24-hour shutdown in West Bengal's Junglemahal region on Saturday to protest against alleged atrocities of the joint security forces and ... Read more...
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IVRCL bags orders worth Rs.552.31 crore
October 19th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Infrastructure firm IVRCL Ltd Wednesday said its buildings, transportation and water divisions have bagged orders worth Rs.552.31 crore.The building division won orders worth Rs.418.51 crore, which ... Read more...
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Seven special police men suspended in West Bengal
October 14th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 14 (IANS) Seven India Reserve Battalion personnel, who had gone on an indefinite fast last month in camps in various parts of West Bengal against "marathon postings" ... Read more...
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Guard at Bansal’s house shoots himself accidentally
August 23rd, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) A security guard deployed at Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's official residence here shot himself accidentally Tuesday, police said.Constable Don Kuper of the ... Read more...
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Six security personnel killed in Manipur mudslide
July 6th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, July 6 (IANS) Six security personnel were killed and 10 injured Wednesday when mounds of earth caved in when the vehicle they were travelling in was trying to cross ... Read more...
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Three cops suspended for vandalism in Chandigarh
June 23rd, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 23 (IANS) Three constables of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) have been suspended after they were found guilty of damaging public and private property during a clash, Chandigarh ... Read more...
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Chandigarh citizens haul up errant cops on Facebook
June 11th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 11 (IANS) Chandigarh Police created its Facebook account earlier this week to enhance public participation in maintaining law and order. And its laudable efforts to harness social ... Read more...
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Orissa steps up combing after trooper killed in ambush (Lead)
May 3rd, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) Security personnel and police Tuesday intensified combing operation in Orissa's Kandhamal district a day after a paramilitary trooper was killed in a gunfight with Maoists in ... Read more...
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Paramilitary trooper killed in gunfight with Maoists
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) A paramilitary trooper was killed and another injured in a gunfight with Maoists in Orissa's Kandhamal district, police said Tuesday.The exchange of fire took place in ... Read more...
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Ghising returns to Darjeeling after three years
April 8th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, April 8 (IANS) Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) supremo Subash Ghising Friday returned to the Darjeeling hills after almost three years, sans the pomp seen during his heyday.There were ... Read more...
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Naga trooper guns down officer, West Bengal policeman (Lead)
December 2nd, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) A trooper of Nagaland India Reserve Battalion (NIRB), deployed for anti-Maoist operations in West Bengal's Purulia district, gunned down his officer and a State Armed Police constable, police ... Read more...
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Naga paratrooper kills officer, West Bengal policeman
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) A Naga paratrooper deployed for anti-Maoist operations in West Bengal's Purulia district gunned down his superior and a state armed police constable, police said. He was arrested ... Read more...
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Angry cop fires at senior in Himachal
November 6th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 6 (IANS) A head constable was injured when his colleague fired at him in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, police said Saturday."Constable Shamsher Kumar opened fire at his senior Surjit ... Read more...
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Security guard at Bansal’s house commits suicide
October 17th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) A security guard posted at the residence of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal committed suicide, police said Sunday.Thirty five-year-old Parishan Marak from the Indian Reserve ... Read more...
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Enquiry ordered into police firing death in West Bengal
October 1st, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) The West Bengal government Friday ordered an enquiry into the death of a man in firing by personnel of the Nagaland India Reserve Battalion (NIRB) in Purulia district."This ... Read more...
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Man dies in Bengal in police firing
October 1st, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) A man was killed and another injured in firing by security forces in West Bengal's Purulia district early Friday, triggering protests and a 12-hour shutdown in the area, ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana on alert ahead of Ayodhya verdict
September 29th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) High alert has been sounded in Punjab and Haryana ahead of the Allahabad High Court's Ayodhya verdict Thursday.Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Ranjiv Singh Dalal Wednesday said ... Read more...
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Top Maoist incites Naga security personnel to defy orders in Bengal
September 29th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) A top Maoist leader Wednesday appealed to Naga troopers of the Indian Reserve Battalion to defy orders and not take part in the ongoing security operations against the ... Read more...
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British troops hand over Sangin to US forces in Afghanistan
September 20th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 20 (ANI):British troops have handed over Sangin to US and Afghan forces, after losing more than 100 lives in the district during the past four years.The Sangin area of ... Read more...
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Maoists lift eight- month long ban in Jharkhand villages, want children to join cause
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaChuck (Jharkhand), Aug 23 (ANI): Maoists lifted the eight-month long economic and transport ban from 18 villages in Jharkhand's Palamu district.However villagers are concerned over the efforts of ... Read more...
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Madan Tamang murder accused flees custody (Lead)
August 22nd, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, Aug 22 (IANS) Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leader Nicol Tamang, one of the main accused in Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) chief Madan Tamang's murder, Sunday escaped from police custody in ... Read more...
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Madan Tamang murder: prime accused flees police custody
August 22nd, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, Aug 22 (IANS) Gorkha Janamukti Morhca central committee member Nicol Tamang, one of the prime accused in the murder of Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) chief Madan Taman, fled from ... Read more...
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Economic blockade hits normal life in Manipur
August 18th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Aug 18 (ANI): Manipur is continue to suffer from the after effects of an economic blockade called by the United Naga Council (UNC).Though paramilitary forces have started bringing in essential ... Read more...
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Naga leaders snub talks offer in Manipur
August 8th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Senapati (Manipur), Aug 8 (ANI): Leaders of the United Naga Council (UNC) and the All Naga Students Association (ANSAM) did not turn up for scheduled tripartite talks with the Manipur government and ... Read more...
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Naga group announces resumption of Manipur blockade
August 2nd, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The United Naga Council announced Sunday it will be resume an economic blockade of Manipur for 20 days from Wednesday as the central government had failed to ... Read more...
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Elite Tripura troopers to provide security during CWG
August 1st, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 1 (IANS) Tripura State Rifles (TSR) troopers, specialised in combat actions, will help in providing security during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi following a request from the union home ... Read more...
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Naxal-affected States agree to set up Unified Command to deal with Left-wing extremism
July 14th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): The Chief Ministers of the Naxal-affected States, who attended a meeting convened by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday, agreed to set up a ... Read more...
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Chandigarh police to increase quick reaction team’s strength
June 27th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 27 (IANS) The Chandigarh police will increase to 100 the strength of its Quick Reaction Team (QRT) commandos -- trained on the lines of the National Security Guard (NSG) to ... Read more...
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Gorkha group threatens indefinite Darjeeling shutdown
June 18th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Siliguri, June 17 (IANS) The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) Thursday threatened to call an indefinite shutdown in the three hill subdivisions of Darjeeling district from June 19 if the police did not ... Read more...
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15 security men killed in Manipur accidents
May 30th, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, May 30 (IANS) At least 15 security personnel, including 12 troopers of the Territorial Army, were killed and three injured Sunday in two separate road accidents in northeastern state of Manipur, ... Read more...
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India not setting up more NSG hubs
March 7th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) After having set up National Security Guard (NSG) hubs, one each in four metros, the government has no plans to establish more centres of the elite ... Read more...
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