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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicAssam Rifles

Topic: Assam Rifles

Govt orders 24,000-personnel deputation reserve in CAPF, Assam Rifles to ensure quality manpower

A senior CAPF officer said creation of deputation reserve will allow enhanced promotion avenues to personnel of these forces who undertake extremely hard duties in conflict zones.

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi appointed Army Vice Chief, set to take over from Gen Manoj Pande in May

Lt Gen Dwivedi is the senior-most to take over from Army chief Gen Manoj Pande when he retires in May this year.

Assam Rifles seize 90,000 Yaba tablets, also known as the crazy pill, worth Rs 13.5 crore in Manipur

In Myanmar, tablets are produced almost on industry scale & Manipur is preferred route for drug to be smuggled in, not only for demand in India but also Bangladesh & south-east Asia.

After Arambai Tenggol meet, Manipur MLAs & MPs vow NRC tweak, end of pact with Kuki insurgents in 2 wks

Meitei group had asked all MLAs from Imphal Valley to attend Wednesday meeting after which Metei lawmakers gave their word to pursue commitments in 15 days.

Assam Rifles jawan shoots himself after opening fire at colleagues in Manipur camp, injures 6

The jawan later succumbed to his injuries. Others stable, receiving treatment. Manipur Police say incident not connected to ongoing ethnic conflict in state.

Myanmar military plane to evacuate fleeing soldiers skids off runway at Mizoram airport, 8 injured

Aircraft, which was carrying 14 crew members apart from pilot, swerved off runway shortly after landing. Injured rushed to Lengpui hospital, four in serious condition.

‘You are not here to observe but to protect’ — Manipur CM Biren Singh slams central forces

Imphal/Guwahati: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh Sunday criticised the central security forces, saying that they had been deployed in the state “to protect...

Burnt houses, schools — Manipur commandos ‘led arson spree’ in Moreh, Myanmar fire dept ‘came to rescue’

CCTV footage matches version of Moreh residents who allege that Manipur Police commandos set fire to homes on 17 January as Assam Rifles personnel played mute spectators.

‘Hard to see countrymen fight’ — Assam Rifles, Army soldiers in Manipur on family & ethnic strife

Eight months since ethnic conflict erupted in Manipur, security personnel remain deployed there to maintain order in a state where peace remains fragile.

Banned insurgent group PLA claims responsibility for IED attack on Assam Rifles in Manipur

No soldier was injured in attack that took place Thursday morning when troops were out on routine patrol duty. IED blast was followed by ambush of their Casspir vehicle.

On Camera

Carnatic musicians indulged TM Krishna for too long. Boycott is just a start

Krishna has slandered an entire community in the name of freedom of speech. But Brahmin musicians numerically dominate the field due to a complex mix of socio-economic factors, not casteism.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.