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.
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Tribal woman killed, set ablaze in Manipur district
suspected members of the radical Metei organisation Arambai Tenggol, attacked the Zairawn village on Thursday night.
Updated on Nov 09, 2024 03:33 AM IST
Explosives for Myanmar rebel forces seized at Mizoram border
The army said the explosives were seized from a vehicle at a mobile vehicle check post set up by Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police
Updated on Nov 07, 2024 03:31 PM IST
Now, conflict erupts between Naga, Meitei groups
Security forces in Manipur are gearing up to deal with a new challenge – friction between Naga groups and Meitei radical group Arambai Tenggol (AT).
Updated on Nov 05, 2024 04:50 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
SSB chief gets additional charge as BCAS DG amid bomb threats to airlines
Senior IPS officer Amrit Mohan Prasad, currently, the chief of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), took additional charge as the BCAS director general (DG) on Friday
Updated on Nov 02, 2024 04:30 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
NCB busts meth lab in Greater Noida with links to Mexico drug cartel, 5 held
Officials said the arrested Mexican national was sent to India to set up the factory and ensure the purity of the manufactured drug before exporting it.
Updated on Oct 30, 2024 08:14 AM IST
NCB busts secret meth lab near Delhi, says it has Mexican cartel link
NCB is looking for a Mexican national, suspected to be a member of the Cartel De Jalisco Nueva Generacion, who had been living in Delhi.
Updated on Oct 29, 2024 05:08 PM IST
Amid rising hoax bomb threats, Centre yet to name civil aviation security chief
In October alone, airports, flight operators, police, and CISF units across different states received over 300 bomb threats, disrupting flight operations.
Updated on Oct 29, 2024 04:39 AM IST
Chhattisgarh: Security forces learn to fight off the wild amid anti-Maoist operations
During the September 3 gunfight in the Lohagaon-Purangel jungle, in which nine Maoists were killed, one jawan was bitten by snake, the officer said.
Updated on Oct 28, 2024 05:58 AM IST
Bangladesh postpones BSF-BGB DG level talks
Last week, the chiefs of the border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh had mutually agreed on the dates for the biannual DG level meeting next month
Updated on Oct 27, 2024 02:40 PM IST
Stricter law in works for flight threat calls: Civil aviation minister
Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said the government plans to place such perpetrators on the no-fly list.
Updated on Oct 22, 2024 02:14 AM IST
Assam Rifles alleges power outage at its bases after altercation with Mizoram min
Senior Assam Rifles (AR) officers have complained to the Mizoram chief minister about deliberate, hours-long power cuts at COBs near the India-Myanmar international border on October 17.
Updated on Oct 20, 2024 06:26 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
B’desh border guard chief to visit India in Nov for key meet
The meeting, though routine, is significant this time because it is the first one that will be held after the regime change in Bangladesh on August 5
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 08:52 AM IST
After Siddique killing, CRPF to approach Pawar over Z+ cover
Pawar, who is a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) and Nationalist Congress Party-SP (NCP-SP) chief, is yet to accept the CRPF’s Z plus security cover, nearly two months after the Centre approved this.
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 07:24 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Manipur MLAs’ peace meet in Capital today
This would be the first time that legislators from the two warring communities of Meitei and Kuki will meet under the same roof. CM N Biren Singh, a Meitei, will not attend the meet, a BJP legislator said.
Updated on Oct 15, 2024 07:20 AM IST
Manipur’s Meitei and Kuki MLAs to meet in Delhi tomorrow for peace talks
Since May 3, 2023, the day ethnic clashes broke out, the ten tribal MLAs, including ministers from Manipur have left the state Capital and are living in Delhi, Guwahati, and Kolkata
Updated on Oct 14, 2024 10:22 AM IST
New surrender policy for Maoists on anvil: Chhattisgarh CM
Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday said his government will soon come up with a surrender policy.
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 06:04 AM IST
Manipur: MP writes to Shah for release of Meitei men
The Lok Sabha MP said his fellow Congress leaders in Manipur, including former chief minister O Ibobi Singh, have met chief minister N Biren Singh over the issue.
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 06:28 AM IST
Security forces take on Maoists in terrain uncharted since British era
The most recent action against Left-wing insurgents in Chhattisgarh’s Abhujmad lasted between September 22 and 26, and led to the death of the three Maoist commanders
Published on Oct 02, 2024 04:30 PM IST
Manipur stable but tense: Army chief flags ‘incorrect narratives’
“There is a polarisation between the communities. The situation is stable today, but it is tense,” he said.
Updated on Oct 02, 2024 05:57 AM IST
Kuki militants seek release of ‘secessionist’ in Manipur
The militants have taken two Meitei men hostage and are demanding the release of Mark T Haokip, currently in the custody of the NIA.
Published on Sep 30, 2024 04:09 AM IST
House of Kuki priest demolished in Imphal
A Kuki priest's home in Imphal was demolished by militants after his family fled due to ongoing ethnic violence, highlighting ongoing tensions in Manipur.
Updated on Sep 26, 2024 06:04 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Physical, smart fencing to soon come up along Myanmar border
At the currently unfenced Indo-Myanmar border, Assam Rifles has so-called Company Operating Bases, from where its personnel fan out
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 05:00 AM IST
For Manipur’s displaced, home is just a memory
In Manipur, ethnic clashes have displaced families like Thoibi's, who now live in cramped conditions, struggling with loss and uncertainty.
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 05:05 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Bishnupur
Lay down weapons or face action, Shah tells Maoists
Union Home Minister Amit Shah aims to eradicate Left Wing Extremism by March 2026, urging Maoists to surrender as security forces gain ground in Chhattisgarh.
Updated on Sep 21, 2024 06:30 AM IST
Naxalism will be rooted out by March 31, 2026: Amit Shah tells LWE victims
Union home minister Amit Shah said March 31, 2026 will be the day Naxals will be given their aakhri salam (last salute)
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 12:37 PM IST
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Assam Rifles and a tale of two contrary protests in Manipur
In Manipur, protests erupt as Kuki and Meitei groups clash over the Assam Rifles' withdrawal, citing bias and security concerns amid rising violence.
Updated on Sep 16, 2024 01:10 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Imphal
Forces take up positions in new Manipur regions
The development comes in the backdrop of a significant rise in clashes in the conflict-ridden state this month, with militants turning to modern weaponry like drones and rockets
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 07:26 AM IST
in Manipur, conflict takes a new turn as militants pick up modern weapons
Documents seen by Manipur Police say the rocket was launched at 3.40 pm on September 6, travelled almost 5-6 km from the hills and landed near the house of the state’s first chief minister Mairembam Koireng Singh in Moirang.
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 08:56 AM IST
Police: Instigators hijacked students’ stir in Manipur
A tense calm rippled through Manipur on Wednesday, dotted by sporadic clashes as security forces fanned out in the thousands to keep people off the streets.
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Curfews, web curbs in Manipur amid clashes
Internet services were shut in five Manipur districts as protests escalated into violence, prompting curfews and school closures amid ethnic tensions.
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 05:41 AM IST