SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government will reduce the strength of the Special Security Group (SSG) protecting former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad. Officials said the decision was taken by the Security Review Coordination Committee, a group that oversees the threat perception of […]
NEW DELHI — Congress on Wednesday hit back at the BJP for accusing it of playing “dirty tricks” and endangering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s life, claiming that around 10,000 security personnel were deployed for his rally and arrangements were made in tandem with Special Protection Group and other agencies. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also […]
CHANDIGARH — Terming the incident of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “security breach” as unfortunate, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said political colour should not be given to the incident. In a press briefing, Channi said it was wrong to link the farmers’ agitation with the threat to PM’s security. He clarified that the plan of […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was traveling by road in Punjab on Wednesday, was stuck on a flyover for 15-20 minutes due to blockade by some protesters, an incident the Union Home Ministry described as a “major lapse” in his security. In a statement, the Home Ministry said that after the “major […]
CHANDIGARH — In a shot in the arm of the BJP in the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, newly elected Congress councillor Harpreet Kaur Babla and her husband Devinder Singh Babla on Sunday joined the saffron party. Now BJP’s count of councillors rose to 13 in the 35-member house, one count less than 14 councillors of the […]