
New Delhi: Nearly 60,000 Punjab police personnel and 15 companies of para-military forces have been put on alert after a Chandigarh court ordered that Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh's killing, be hanged as scheduled on March 31. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 banning assembly of five or more persons were clamped at various places as a state wide bandh has been called on Wednesday...

07:40 AM, Mar 28, 2012

New Delhi: The Chandigarh Sessions court on Tuesday ordered execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana on March 31 and also issued a showcause notice and contempt of court against Patiala Jail Superintendent for not carrying out the orders. The Court has returned Rajoana's hanging order to Patiala Jail "for compliance" in the Beant Singh assassination case of 1995. Anupinder Singh Grewal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, said, "Court has asked to carry...

04:21 PM, Mar 27, 2012

Chandigarh: Punjab police and paramilitary forces on Tuesday conducted a flag march in various places apprehending violence in the wake of possible execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in the assassination of former Chief Minister Beant Singh. Security forces have been conducting repeated flag march at various places in the state including Moga, Jalandhar and Ludhiana, to instill a sense of confidence among residents. Punjab's DGP Sumedh Singh Saini...

01:13 PM, Mar 27, 2012

Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said that paramilitary forces will remain for 10 more days after the conclusion of the West Bengal assembly polls. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi said: "We have made sure that the central paramilitary forces continue to be in position for 10 more days even after the conclusion of poll process. This is a special measure." The poll panel order follows complaints...

11:58 AM, Apr 29, 2011

Govt is providing advance training in technology to officers in paramilitary forces to help them fight Naxals. ...

09:59 AM, Jun 30, 2010

The CRPF has been allocated Rs. 5,745.87 crore in the 2010-11 budget. ...

03:34 PM, Feb 26, 2010

The PM called Naxals as the gravest threat to country's internal security. ...

10:41 AM, Sep 24, 2009

Li Zhi presided over the city during the deadly unrest on July 5. ...

10:41 AM, Sep 06, 2009

Maoist stronghold in West Bengal not safe yet, says Minister. ...

04:54 PM, Jun 21, 2009

There has been a major shake-up in the security apparatus in J-K. ...

02:04 PM, Feb 05, 2009

The Capital is witnessing an unprecedented security set up. ...

02:08 PM, Jan 25, 2009

Dubai: Steve Davies and Stuart Broad shared a resolute seventh stand of 61 to help an unimpressive England to win the three-day tour opener against ICC Combined XI by three wickets here on Monday. It was a case of second batting failure for the tourists as, chasing 261 to win, England owed the win to captain Andrew Strauss (78), Ian Bell (39) and Jonathan Trott (35) on the final day...

08:42 AM, Apr 09, 2008

Two Paramilitary Forces have increased the intake of Muslim personnel this year. ...

12:37 PM, Oct 26, 2007