Pvt security outfits will be allowed to buy arms
The Centre is planning to allow private security agencies to buy weapons “directly” to equip their guards deployed at sensitive locations.
Money Games: Even the PSUs raked in CWG cash, says CAG
It isn’t just the politicians and government departments who allegedly raked in the money from the 2011 Delhi Commonwealth Games. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said even PSUs appointed by the government made “exorbitant profits” during the CWG.
CAG: Broadcast contract flawed
The CAG report on the Commonwealth Games, expected to be tabled in Parliament on Friday, terms as “flawed” the broadcasting services contract for CWG awarded by Prasar Bharati to SIS Live.
Intel shows split in Maoist rebel ranks
The Maoist insurgency is facing its biggest challenge — a “degeneration of ideology” and a “split” within its ranks. Killings by Naxals over the last three months show that the violence is no longer aimed only at the security forces but at civilians too, and that there are also caste battles.
Naxals facing ‘split’ within their ranks
The Maoist insurgency is facing its biggest challenge — a “degeneration of ideology” and a “split” within its ranks. The killings by Naxals over the last three months show that the violence is no longer aimed only at security forces but at innocent civilians too, and that there are also caste battles.
Govt fears threat to life of ex-militants
India is concerned about the security of former militants and their families who are living in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and are seeking its help to return to the Valley.
From 2012, a special exam to allow state cops join IPS
The Prime Minister’s Office has cleared the holding of special examinations by the Union Public Service Commission beginning next year to induct serving government officials into the elite Indian Poli
IPS lobby not happy with UPSC
Beginning 2012, the UPSC will hold a “limited competitive’’ examination annually for young officers belonging to Central paramilitary and state police forces exclusively into the IPS.
Blasts real test for MHA ‘control room’
The crisis management centre instituted in the Union home ministry after the 26/11 terror attack has been put to a real test with serial bombings ripping Mumbai on Wednesday. Officers upto the level of joint secretaries have been put on 3-6 hourly shifts to get constant updates on the developments related to the blasts. Officers of various divisions, including Naxal division and Jammu and Kashmir have been roped in the process.
India will let UK vet state of jails before an extradition
In the second major embarrassment for India after the Kim Davy episode, a British court has sought India’s consent to depute a human rights expert to visit Gujarat jails to examine the conditions there before it grants extradition of Mohammad Hanif Umerji Patel, alias Tiger Hanif, the alleged mastermind of the 1993 bomb blast in Surat. Hanif has cited India’s poor human rights records and fear of torture in his plea to a British court which is hearing the Indian government’s application for his extradition.