According to officials, the incident took place around 7am. The body of the deceased jawan, Shahre Kishore, was recovered from near the X-ray baggage scanner.
Maharishi Valmiki International Airport was inaugurated by PM Modi on 30 December. Nearly 150 CISF personnel deployed as part of an 'emergency' security measure.
The Bihar-born officer, who has been appointed as chief of Central Industrial Security Force, also headed CBI’s special crime zone in the past, when her unit cracked several cases.
CISF was already on alert in wake of Israel-Hamas war & has taken ‘cognizance’ of threat issued by SFJ founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, with ‘utmost seriousness’, it is learnt.
Inaugurated in July, Aviation Security Control Centre was envisioned by ADG, Airport Security, Pramod Phalnikar, who brought experience & tech together for overhauling monitoring apparatus.
Annual 'marginal increase' in budget allocation goes in salaries & allowances, leaving little for development & modernisation, say officers part of forces that make up the CAPF.
The aviation body also said airport operators must increase announcements & surveillance to ensure passengers follow Covid-appropriate behaviour at all times.
The social safety net for the Indian population is adequate, though improvements in health and education infrastructure are necessary and can be achieved through reallocating capital expenditure.
The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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