Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Tuesday directed the state govt to continue the bomb resistant vehicle (BRV) allotted to former IPS officer and BRS general secretary RS Praveen Kumar.Questioning why notice was not issued to Praveen Kumar before the decision to withdraw the BRV was taken, the court remarked that though the authorities concerned have…
Bhubaneswar: Director general of police Y B Khurania on Saturday presented chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi a letter of appreciation from Union home minister Amit Shah recognising Odisha Police’s success in combating Left-wing extremism (LWE) in the state.He congratulated the police force and security personnel engaged in anti-Maoist operations, saying the recognition reflected their sustained…
Satyanarayan PattnaikKoraput: Rayagada Police recovered a cache of firearms, ammunition and Maoist logistics from a concealed dump inside the Raghubari Reserve Forest under Ambadala police limits, dealing another blow to the banned CPI (Maoist)’s efforts to regroup in the region.“Our sustained anti-Maoist operations, backed by actionable intelligence obtained from recently surrendered Maoist cadres, have once…
The petition was filed on Tuesday by the People’s Union of Civil Liberties and the Forum Against Oppression of Women Mumbai: Civil rights activist groups on Tuesday moved Bombay high court challenging the constitutional validity of the Maharashtra Special Public Safety Act (MSPSA) enacted last year to control “the menace of naxalism”.The petition by the…
Daltonganj: Fifty-five chowkidars in Latehar district were confirmed in service after waiting for more than 20 years, officials said.Deputy commissioner Sandip Kumar said the decision was taken at a recent meeting of the district establishment committee chaired by him. “There are in all 76 chowkidars in this district. Services of 55 of them have been…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha police have revived the practice of district-level inspections by senior IPS officers, a system that had been shelved since 2019.According to an order issued by the state police headquarters on June 6, 15 officers in the ranks of DGP, ADGP and IGP have been tasked with inspecting police-related activities in 17 districts starting…
Ranchi: A senior operative of the banned left-wing terror outfit People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), Amit Horo, was reportedly arrested by a police team in Lapung area in Ranchi district late on Wednesday, police sources said on Thursday.When contacted, Ranchi SSP Rakesh Ranjan refused to comment on the matter. Sources claimed Horo had been…
The Union Home Minister’s announcement on achieving the goal of “Naxal Mukt Bharat” by March 31, 2026, signalled more than political intent. It reflected the confidence and willingness to take one of its longest and largest internal security challenges headlong. This goal has been nearly achieved, largely because of security measures. The challenge now is…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday declared that India has become free from Naxalism, saying the decades-long insurgency had finally been defeated after immense sacrifices by security forces. “I can say with my chest puffed out that India is now free of Naxals,” Shah said while addressing an event in Jagdalpur, once considered the…
