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Agartala, April 11 – After more than a month-long intense political campaign marked by intense political activity and sporadic clashes among party workers, the politically significant Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is set to go to polls on Sunday, officials said on...

Agartala, April 10 The Union home ministry has sanctioned 24 companies of central paramilitary forces for the April 12 elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council, an official said on Friday.Four companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have already arrived in...

April 9, Thiruvananthapuram/Guwahati/Puducherry – Voting in the Thursday assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry saw record voter turnout, with women participating in greater numbers than men.The election process was largely peaceful, despite heavy security deployment, with only...

Kolkata, April 8 – The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the West Bengal government on Wednesday that, following the direction of the Election Commission of India (ECI), it has decided to deploy 150 companies of additional forces, including personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)...

Gandhinagar, April 6 – With less than three weeks remaining for Gujarat's extensive local body elections, the state's top police leadership has directed an intensified crackdown on criminals and preventive action across districts to ensure a "free and fair" polling process.The directive was...

Kolkata, April 3 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken serious note of the large number of police personnel deployed by the West Bengal Police and the Kolkata Police to provide personal security to Trinamool Congress leaders at various levels in the state.The Commission has also...

Kolkata, April 3 Around 500 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will continue to be deployed in West Bengal even after the vote counting on May 4 for post-poll law and order duties, an Election Commission official said on Friday.An additional 200 CAPF companies will be...

New Delhi, April 3 Amid concerns about law and order in poll-bound West Bengal, the Election Commission on Friday decided to continue deploying 500 companies of central forces in the state even after vote counting on May 4.The state will go to assembly elections in two phases on May 23 and 29...

New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi Police is on high alert as several Hindu organizations are scheduled to hold processions in Uttam Nagar and Jahangirpuri on Thursday to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti.Heavy security forces have been deployed in both areas to maintain law and order, according to a senior...

Kolkata, April 1 – Clashes erupted at the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters, 'Bidhan Bhavan', on Wednesday, as party workers clashed over the nomination of Rohan Mitra, the son of former state Congress president Somen Mitra. The situation quickly became chaotic within the...

Bhubaneswar, March 31 Asserting that Left Wing Extremism (LWE) no longer poses a threat in the state, the Odisha Police said on Tuesday that the surrender window for the remaining Maoists has been closed, with the deadline ending on March 31.Additional Director General of Police (Anti-Naxal...

March 28, New Delhi: Following the arrest of UML party Chairman KP Sharma Oli, members of the CPN-UML staged protests across the Kathmandu Valley. In protest against the arrest, affiliated organizations demonstrated by burning tires outside the District Court in Babar Mahal. Several groups also...

Ranchi, March 27 Devotees flocked to temples across Jharkhand on Friday to celebrate Ram Navami, with Chief Minister Hemant Soren offering prayers at a temple in the state capital, Ranchi.The CM, along with his wife, Kalpana Soren, visited the Shri Ram Janaki Tapovan Temple in Nivaranpur to...

Gadag (Karnataka), March 24 – At least 24 people were injured in a violent clash between members of the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities in the village of Chikkavaddatti, located in the Mundargi taluk of Gadag district, following a dispute over a water-related issue...

New Delhi, March 21 Muslims offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in Uttam Nagar, West Delhi, on Saturday under heavy security, with the area witnessing a subdued celebration days after a localized clash left a man dead and triggered tensions.A video circulating on social media shows two men carrying a...

New Delhi, March 21 Eid al-Fitr was celebrated across India on Saturday with special prayers for peace, progress, and brotherhood at large gatherings in mosques and eidgahs, followed by peaceful protests in several parts of the country condemning the US-Israel attacks on Iran and seeking an...

New Delhi, March 21 Uttam Nagar in Delhi, where a localized clash resulted in a death and sparked communal tensions in the area, is observing Eid-ul-Fitr in a subdued manner on Saturday, amidst tight security.A heavy deployment of Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel has been put in place...

Kolkata, March 20 – A record number of 2,400 companies, comprising personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), India Reserve Battalions (IRB), and armed police from other states, will be deployed in each of the two phases of the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.The first...

Lucknow, March 20 Extensive police arrangements have been made in Lucknow ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to ensure that the various programs and events associated with the festival are conducted in a safe, orderly, and dignified manner, the Lucknow Police said on Friday.Based on the sighting of the moon...

Ranchi, March 20 Security has been increased across Jharkhand in view of Eid, Sarhul, and Ram Navami, officials said on Friday.CCTV cameras, drones, and security personnel equipped with video cameras are being deployed at key locations to monitor gatherings, they said.Eid al-Fitr and the...