Mumbai may soon get women commandos Mumbai may soon get its own group of elite women commandos whose primary responsibility would be to fight crimes against women in the city. "These commandos will be deployed only in the East Region which consists of 18 police stations", said Additional Commissioner of Police (East Region) Quaiser Khalid who mooted the idea. ...  
09:20 PM, Jan 09, 2013

India has a culture of using people: Kiran Bedi on NSG commandos

A day after Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab was hanged for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, an NSG commando, who had fought against the terrorists in the carnage, hit out claiming he was not paid his dues by the government. ...
09:51 AM, Nov 23, 2012

Are our war heroes victims of red tapism?

Former NSG commandos Surender Singh and PV Manesh, who fought Mumbai attackers, say that the government has not paid their dues. ...
11:42 PM, Nov 22, 2012

26/11 heroes say govt ignoring them; Army, NSG deny New Delhi: A day after Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab was hanged at Pune's Yerwada Jail, a former Army soldier and National Security Guard (NSG) commando Naik Surender Singh, who had fought to eliminate the terrorists in the 2008 Mumbai carnage, has hit out claiming he has not paid his dues by the government and the Indian Army. Naik Surender Singh on Thursday addressed a press conference with Arvind Kejriwal and...  
09:05 PM, Nov 22, 2012

I am fighting for honour, not money: ex-NSG commando

Sources say Surender Singh has been paid PF of Rs 6.48 lakh, group insurance of Rs 1.18 lakh and disability pension of Rs 10 lakh. ...
07:39 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Govt's refutes ex-NSG commando's allegations The Government of India on Thursday dismissed the allegations by a former Armyman and National Security Guard commando Naik Surender Singh that he was not paid his dues. The Ministry of Defence issued a press release and countered the allegations levelled by Singh as well as Arvind Kejriwal that the government was ignoring soldiers who eliminated the Pakistani terrorists involved in the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Here is the...  
06:02 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Army says ex-NSG commando got his dues New Delhi: The Indian Army has refuted claims by 26/11 hero and former National Security Guard (NSG) Commando Naik Surender Singh of that he has not received bulk of his dues after social activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal took up his case. The Ministry of Defence in a press release said that commando Surender Singh, who was from 2 Grenadiers, had received bulk of his dues. According to the Ministry Singh has...  
05:21 PM, Nov 22, 2012

NSG commando claims non-payment of financial benefits

At a press conference on Thursday, Kejriwal presented an NSG commando Surender Singh who has allegedly not been paid his dues. ...
03:50 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Kejriwal, govt lock horns over NSG commandos New Delhi: After a brief period of silence, another round of war of words has erupted between the government and activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal. Ahead of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks anniversary and just a day after Ajmal Kasab was executed, Kejriwal has taken up the cause of NSG commandos who fought terrorists during the 26/11 operation. Kejriwal claimed that commandos who risked their lives to counter the terrorists are victims...  
03:15 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Live: Govt says it gave ex-NSG commando Rs 31 lakh
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New Delhi: 2.25 pm: Arvind Kejriwal slammed the government over Surendra Singh's claims, saying the government is shamelessly misleading the nation. He said on twitter, "31 lakhs given to 11 injured, not to Surinder Singh. Out of 31 lakhs, surinder got jst 2.5 lakh. Can govt prove that surinder getting Rs 25 thousand per month? If it is not proved, who wud resign in govt for misleading nation? (sic)". 2.01...  
01:24 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Kejriwal claims 26/11 NSG commandos living a pitiable life New Delhi: A day after Mumbai terror attack accused Ajmal Kasab was hanged in Pune's Yerwada jail, activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal is taking up the cause of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos who fought the terrorists during the massacre. Kejriwal is set to bring up an NSG Commando at a press conference on Thursday at 1 pm to expose the government's apathy towards 26/11 heroes. Kejriwal claims that the NSG commandos...  
08:55 AM, Nov 22, 2012

'Kasab's hanging will increase morale of soldiers' Sabarimala: Former NSG Commando PV Maneesh, who had suffered serious head injuries in the Mumbai 26/11 terror attack, said Ajmal Kasab's hanging will increase the "morale and courage" of soldiers who risk their lives to protect the Nation's interests. "Like all Indians, I also feel very happy hearing about his hanging," he said when contacted from Kochi. "This verdict will increase the morale and courage of each soldier as Kasab...  
05:43 PM, Nov 21, 2012

Vidyut Jamwal's 'Commando' to release in 2013 Mumbai: Actor Vidyut Jamwal's next action-packed thriller 'Commando-The War Within' will hit theatres in March 2013. Produced by Reliance Entertainment and Vipul Shah's Sunshine Pictures and directed by ad filmmaker-turned-director Dilip Ghosh, the film will also launch Miss India- 2009 Pooja Chopra. In 'Commando- The War Within', Jamwal will essay the role of a special-operations secret agent of the Indian Armed Services. He will be seen flaunting his mixed martial...  
03:09 PM, Nov 21, 2012

Commando: Vidyut Jamwal trains hard for the film
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Mumbai: In his second Hindi film 'Commando', Vidyut Jamwal takes action to next level by combinig Indian and Brazilian martial art forms - kalaripayattu and jiu jitsu respectively. He has done action scenes himself as the filmmakers couldn't find a duplicate to do the fight scenes that involves hand to hand fight. "The highlight of the film is that I have done the stunt scenes on my own. There are...  
07:00 PM, Nov 04, 2012

Now women 'black cats' for special operations Manesar (Haryana): In a first for country's elite counter-terror force NSG, a squad of woman 'black cat' commandos have been trained for deployment in specialist operations like hostage situations and VIP security. The woman, dressed in black combat overalls worn by commandos, displayed their skills in sharp shooting and conducting special assault attacks during the NSG raising day at the forces' garrison here on Tuesday. Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar...  
09:44 PM, Oct 16, 2012

NSG shifts 900 commandos from VIP security New Delhi: NSG has shifted around 900 of its commandos rendering VIP security duties for training in specialist counter-terror operations as part of its original charter. The commando force, for the first time in many years, has de-inducted these 'black cats' from one of its three VIP security units - the '11 Special Rangers Group (SRG)' " from its existing duties. The formations of the National Security Guard (NSG) are...  
04:49 PM, Oct 15, 2012

'Bad blood' led US ex-SEAL to write Osama book New York: A former Navy Seals commando, against whom the Pentagon has threatened legal action for writing a first-person account of the Osama bin Laden raid, breached the military's non-disclosure agreements because of "bad blood" with his unit from which he had been "ostracised." A new e-book written by other Special Operations veterans reveals that Matt Bissonnette, author of the book on the May 2, 2011, raid that killed Bin...  
12:34 PM, Sep 03, 2012

NSG to pull out 900 commandos from VIP security New Delhi: For the first time in many years, the country's elite counter-terror force NSG has decided to pull out its over 900 commandos rendering VIP security duties and put them to perform specialist counter-terror and counter-hijack operations. The 'black cat' commandos of the National Security Guard (NSG) are segregated into five units, two Special Action Groups (SAGs) manned by officers and jawans from the Army and three SRGs (Special...  
05:52 PM, Jul 01, 2012

Satyamev Jayate: Meet the Love Commandos New Delhi: Thanks to Aamir Khan's TV show 'Satyamev Jayate', Love Commandos has become a familiar term for thousands of television viewers. Fifth episode of 'Satyamev Jayate' talked about the issue of honour killing in India. Sanjay Sachdev, chairman of Love Commandos was interviewed by Aamir during the show. The name of this organisation sounds like a Bollywood film and they are the real heroes for many couples. In a...  
06:37 PM, Jun 03, 2012