Prawesh Lama covers crime, policing, and issues of security in Delhi. Raised in Darjeeling, educated in Mumbai, he also looks at special features on social welfare in the National Capital.
Articles by Prawesh Lama
Did not hide marriage with Pakistani national, says dismissed CRPF constable
Ahmed was dismissed on Saturday over his marriage with Menal Khan, a resident of Sialkot in Pakistan
Published on May 05, 2025 07:04 AM IST
Jawan sacked for ‘concealing’ marriage to Pak woman
Ahmed, who was earlier posted in the sensitive J&K zone, was transferred to Bhopal earlier this week, after reports of his wedding to Khan came to light.
Published on May 04, 2025 07:50 AM IST
Neither dead nor alive: Search for Manipur’s missing haunts families
In the ongoing ethnic conflict, there are at least three dozen cases of people reported missing, feared killed and secretly buried
Published on May 04, 2025 04:45 AM IST
Jawan moved out of J&K for marrying Pak woman
The constable, identified as Muneer Ahmed from Jammu, had sought permission from the CRPF in 2023 to marry Menal Khan from Sialkot in Pakistan
Published on May 03, 2025 06:48 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Two years on, women who became tragic symbols of Manipur horror live in shadows
In Manipur, two years after violence killed 260, Kuki families live in fear, haunted by trauma, as protests and high security mark the anniversary.
Published on May 02, 2025 04:55 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Churachandpur
BSF jawan still in Pak custody as talks remain inconclusive
Shaw, who recently joined duty at the Indo-Punjab border in Punjab’s Ferozepur district, accidentally crossed the border while assisting border villagers.
Updated on Apr 26, 2025 04:26 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
No reply from Pakistan Rangers to BSF’s latest request for release of constable
BSF constable Purnab Kumar Shaw had accidentally crossed the border while assisting border villagers (farmers) working in the fields near the zero line on Wednesday
Published on Apr 25, 2025 01:14 PM IST
BSF jawan held in Pakistan after crossing border
“The jawan inadvertently entered Pakistan territory and was taken into custody. All efforts are on to ensure his safe and early return,” said BSF Punjab Frontier inspector general Atul Fulzele.
Published on Apr 25, 2025 08:42 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Ferozepur/new Delhi
Pahalgam attack: Beating retreat event at Attari scaled down
The ceremonial display by the BSF at the retreat ceremony along the India-Pakistan border at Attari, Hussainwala and Sadki in Punjab was scaled down.
Published on Apr 25, 2025 03:55 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Pahalgam terror attack: Beating Retreat at Attari Border likely to be suspended
BSF officials on the ground said they are yet to receive any communication from the Delhi headquarters will be cancelled
Published on Apr 24, 2025 11:51 AM IST
65 foreign terrorists from 3 outfits active in J&K, say officials
At least 65 foreign terrorists from three outfits are active in J&K, raising concerns over infiltration post-Pahalgam attack, say security officials.
Published on Apr 24, 2025 06:19 AM IST
At least 56 foreign terrorists active in J&K, LeT tops list: Security forces
At least 56 foreign terrorists currently active in J&K --- 18 from Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), 35 from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and three from Hizbul Mujahideen (HM)
Published on Apr 23, 2025 12:13 PM IST
Experts say Pahalgam attack points to a desperate shift in strategy
Former chief of J&K police SP Vaid said the purported owning of the attack by TRF (The Resistance Front) is an eyewash as the attack is the handiwork of LeT.
Published on Apr 23, 2025 04:43 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
UPSC results: Prayagraj woman Shakti Dubey tops UPSC exam, her twin misses out
Shakti Dubey topped the CSE 2024, while her twin sister Pragati did not qualify. Shakti thanked her parents and teachers for their support.
Updated on Apr 23, 2025 01:02 AM IST
Generalist civil servants cannot perform every task: Cabinet secretary TV Somanathan
The comments came months after the government in August urged the Union Public Service Commission to cancel an advertisement for the lateral entry of 46 bureaucrats
Published on Apr 22, 2025 02:12 PM IST
Shah, Chhattisgarh CM meet over implementation of new criminal laws
During the meeting, Shah told the CM and other top state officials that Chhattisgarh should become an ideal state by implementing the new criminal laws soon
Published on Apr 22, 2025 07:16 AM IST
PM calls on bureaucrats to follow principle of ‘Nagrik Devo Bhava’
PM Modi urged civil servants to embrace "Nagrik Devo Bhava," pushing for tech-savvy, impactful governance for a "Viksit Bharat" and holistic development.
Published on Apr 22, 2025 07:04 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Fleeing a crackdown by security forces, Maoists leave behind unexploded IEDs
Chhattisgarh's anti-Maoist campaign has led to the recovery of 155 IEDs in early 2024, surpassing previous years, as extremists flee and plant explosives.
Published on Apr 21, 2025 07:22 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Key departments get new heads in bureaucratic rejig
An order, issued by the department of personnel and training (DoPT), said that the appointments committee of the cabinet (ACC) approved the appointments and transfers of 18 senior bureaucrats.
Published on Apr 19, 2025 08:38 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
CRPF ‘backbone’ of mission to end Maoism by march 2026: Shah
Shah said that in the last five years, CRPF has established more than 400 forward operating bases(FOBs) in Maoist-affected areas, and due to this, the violence has reduced by more than 70% in the last 10 years.
Published on Apr 18, 2025 07:24 AM IST
Key drug dealers held from Punjab and Bengal, moved to prisons in Assam, Jharkhand
Officials said NCB is working on similar proposals in different states to detain habitual drug traffickers in prisons across Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, among other states
Published on Apr 07, 2025 07:10 AM IST
Meitei, Kuki groups in first joint peace talks
The five-hour meeting, chaired by ministry of home affairs’s (MHA) advisor for the northeast AK Mishra in the national capital, aimed to find a resolution to the ethnic conflict
Published on Apr 06, 2025 07:12 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
MHA calls meeting of Kuki, Meitei groups in Delhi today
Over the last two years, the government’s efforts to have joint meetings with representatives of both groups have failed
Published on Apr 05, 2025 07:04 AM IST
Rajya Sabha passes statutory resolution confirming President’s rule in Manipur
The resolution was passed in the Upper House, a day after the Lok Sabha approved it at 2.40 am on Thursday.
Updated on Apr 04, 2025 07:27 AM IST
Shah to move statutory resolution in Rajya Sabha on President’s rule in Manipur
The Union government on February 13 imposed President’s rule in Manipur under the Constitution’s Article 356, four days after chief minister Biren Singh resigned
Published on Apr 03, 2025 12:53 PM IST
Naxals won’t be a major topic of discussion post March 2026: IG Bastar
With the Centre’s target to eliminate Maoism from the country less than a year away, Sundarraj P, inspector general (IG) of Bastar range sounded confident of meeting the March 31, 2026 deadline
Published on Apr 01, 2025 05:28 AM IST
NDRF retrieves 9 bodies from building debris in earthquake-affected Myanmar
NDRF rescuers are working at 13 different sites which include housing complexes, where multiple buildings have collapsed, the officer said.
Published on Apr 01, 2025 04:50 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
The battle for Maoist stronghold Abujhmad
The govt wants to wipe out Maoist extremism by March 31, 2026. With a year to go, HT explores the contours of this battle
Published on Apr 01, 2025 04:50 AM IST
India to send 80-member NDRF team for rescue in earthquake-hit Myanmar
A 7.7-magnitude quake struck northwest of Sagaing city in central Myanmar on Friday afternoon, followed by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock
Published on Mar 29, 2025 12:28 PM IST
Maoist-turned-jawan who died in line of duty fighting his former abductors
Since his village is still under Naxal control, Oyam was given a guard of honour by his colleagues, but his family were warned not to bring his body home
Published on Mar 25, 2025 05:55 AM IST