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Azaan Javaid

Azaan Javaid

Azaan Javaid reports on conflict, security and financial crimes. He covers investigative agencies such as Enforcement Directorate, National Investigation agency and Central Bureau of Investigation.

Articles by Azaan Javaid

Kashmir separatist leader Asiya Andrabi, 2 others sent to 10-day NIA custody

Asiya Andrabi, chief of Dukhtaran-e-Milat, was in a prison in Srinagar after the Jammu and Kashmir high court cancelled her bail last month.

Updated on Jul 7, 2018 03:41 IST

Home ministry seeks feedback on police harassment, bribery during recruitment verification

The post-recruitment verification process requires recruited individuals to produce a character certificate from the local police station, which is undertaken by a local cop.

Updated on Jun 15, 2018 10:29 IST

Rajnath to take call on Jammu and Kashmir ceasefire today

Union home minister Rajnath Singh.

Updated on Jun 13, 2018 18:31 IST

Ministry websites to sport banner promoting govt’s four-year achievements

The banner, on clicking, takes the viewer to the website 48months.my.gov.in (previously my.gov.in).

Updated on Jun 7, 2018 18:09 IST

Centre may use J-K local rail routes for moving troops to avoid stone pelters

J&K has a 345 km network of local rail routes, starting from Baramulla district of Kashmir and ending in Jammu. Of this, 120 km runs through the Valley. The Kashmir region has a total of 16 railway stations located in north, south and central Kashmir.

Updated on Jun 6, 2018 01:48 IST

Militants may shift focus to north Kashmir, say police

Security personnel stand guard during an encounter between security forces and militants at Drabgam in Pulwama District of South Kashmir.

Updated on May 25, 2018 01:40 IST

MHA advisor says Maoist insurgency in last stage, but Centre expects more IED attacks

The ministry of home affairs’ senior special advisor said India’s Maoist insurgency is in its “last stage”.

Updated on May 24, 2018 02:41 IST

Chilli bombs to tear gas, CRPF looks at alternatives to pellet guns in Kashmir

Many across the Valley, including girl students, took to pelting security personnel with stones after the encounter killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani in 2016.

Updated on Apr 25, 2018 08:38 IST

167% increase in civilian deaths in Kashmir: Home ministry report

Kashmiri students throw stones towards policemen during a protest in Srinagar.

Updated on Apr 19, 2018 04:51 IST

Criminals now using cigarette paper to make fake notes

BSF seized fake currency notes of Rs. 2000 denomination with a face value of Rs 4.4 lakh from international boundary under Dhubri district of Assam last year.

Updated on Apr 18, 2018 11:25 IST

Modi govt’s Act East policy boosts development, security but challenges lie ahead

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with general secretary of National Socialist Council of Nagaland, the (late) Isak Muivah at the signing ceremony of Nagaland peace accord in New Delhi on August 3, 2015.

Updated on Apr 17, 2018 02:29 IST

Red terror: New strategy puts a leash on Maoists

Maoist rebels train in a forest area in Bihar's Gaya district.

Updated on Apr 16, 2018 03:17 IST

J-K interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma says law should take its course in Kathua rape case

Centre's special representative for Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma on his way for a meeting with various delegations in Jammu.

Updated on Apr 11, 2018 19:29 IST

States, UTs yet to reply on ratifying UN convention against torture

The Law Commission recommended that the Centre ratify the United Nations Convention Against Torture and even proposed life in jail for public servants convicted of torture.

Updated on Apr 8, 2018 17:36 IST

Air Force stations in Punjab on Pakistan-based Jaish’s radar, forces on alert

Punjab has seen some major fidayeen attacks in recent years, including one at the Pathankot airbase, resulting in a four-day gun battle, and eight people, including one civilian, being killed.

Updated on Apr 8, 2018 02:08 IST

PM Modi, Oli to hold discussions about check posts on Indo-Nepal border

Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli shakes hands with PM Narendra Modi during his ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi.

Updated on Apr 5, 2018 16:40 IST

Accept friend request? Paramilitary troopers warned Facebook profiles could be of Pak, China agents

Senior paramilitary officers say there has been an increase in the number of such ‘approaches’ over the past three years.

Updated on Mar 31, 2018 03:17 IST

Road to Bastar: At the heart of CRPF-Maoist fight is 172 kms of roads Centre needs built

Security personnel inspect the site of an IED blast where nine CRPF personnel were killed and two more were injured after Maoists ambushed them in Kistaram area of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on March 13, 2018. The government has been trying to build roads in the region to limit access of Maoists to potential recruits.

Updated on Mar 30, 2018 02:29 IST

People along LoC to be provided with sandbags

A view of a mud house destroyed by cross-border shelling between Indian and Pakistani along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sector of Poonch in Jammu on Sunday.

Updated on Mar 23, 2018 18:15 IST

Tech world of Maoists mined in Jharkhand

Internal security expert Ajai Sahni said while Maoists using internet is something that needed to be looked into, it was attacks like the one in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma, where an IED blast on March 13 killed nine CRPF men, which must be avoided as these incidents give the cadres “more firepower and confidence” to launch similar attacks.

Updated on Mar 18, 2018 17:32 IST

Vehicles likely to be linked to Aadhaar in attempt to boost highway safety

An Indian visitor gives a thumb impression to withdraw money from his bank account with his Aadhaar or Unique Identification (UID) card during a Digi Dhan Mela, held to promote digital payment, in Hyderabad on January 18, 2017. The Digi Dhan mela is a government initiative aimed at digital transformation in the country following the recent demonetization. / AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM

Updated on Mar 19, 2018 05:30 IST

IB warned of Sukma attack, change in Maoist strategy

CRPF personnel carry a coffin containing the mortal remains of CRPF constable Manoranjan Lenka, who was killed in an IED explosion at Sukma district allegedly triggered by Maoists, in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.

Updated on Mar 14, 2018 18:19 IST

INX Media case: Karti Chidambaram sent to judicial custody till March 24

Karti Chidambaram leaves Patiala House Court in New Delhi.

Updated on Mar 12, 2018 17:44 IST

MHA plans to launch software to boost Hindi content on web

The home ministry officials said although Hindi had one of the highest number of speakers in the world, its content on the web remained less than many foreign languages that had fewer speakers.

Updated on Mar 12, 2018 02:01 IST

Karti Chidambaram always kept under bright light, not allowed to sleep well: Singhvi

Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, arrives at Patiala House courts in connection with the INX Media money laundering case, in New Delhi, on Friday.

Updated on Mar 10, 2018 01:49 IST

INX Media case: CBI custody of Karti Chidambaram extended till March 12, ED not to arrest him till March 20

Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, arrives at Patiala House courts in connection with the INX Media case, in New Delhi on March 9.

Updated on Mar 9, 2018 17:39 IST

Tripura violence: Centre caught napping, Left govt had sought security anticipating trouble

Activists of Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) hold placards and shout anti-government slogans during a protest against what they say was the demolition of a statue of Vladimir Lenin in Tripura.

Updated on Mar 8, 2018 02:02 IST

Centre plans to launch Kashmir version of Kaun Banega Crorepati to promote peace

While the KBC show will solely focus on providing entertainment, the home ministry is also considering shows that will expose Kashmir’s audiences to ‘different cultures of India’.

Updated on Mar 6, 2018 02:44 IST

Beef is not an issue for us, focus is on development, says BJP leader Kiren Rijiju

Union minister Kiren Rijiju coming out after attending the Parliament in New Delhi.

Updated on Mar 4, 2018 01:57 IST

Indrani Mukerjea’s credibility and confession at heart of Karti Chidambaram case

Karti Chidambaram leaves Patiala House Courts after he was remanded to five-day CBI custody in the INX Media case, in New Delhi on Thursday.

Updated on Mar 2, 2018 03:16 IST

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