Prawesh Lama covers crime, policing, and issues of security in Delhi. Raised in Darjeeling, educated in Mumbai, he also looks at special features on social welfare in the National Capital.
Articles by Prawesh Lama
Assam police chief appointed as CRPF’s new director general
Gyanendra Pratap Singh will serve as the CRPF chief until further orders or until his superannuation on January 31, 2027
Updated on Jan 19, 2025 10:28 AM IST
India, Bangladesh farmers clash along border in West Bengal
The confrontation erupted after Indian farmers accused their Bangladeshi counterparts of crossing the border to steal crops, BSF officials said
Updated on Jan 19, 2025 02:54 AM IST
Bangladesh impedes border fence work at 7 points
Border Guard Bangladesh has halted BSF construction at “6-7 different places” in North and South Bengal frontiers, officials said on condition of anonymity.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 03:00 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Govt probing if Starlink used in Manipur
Central agencies are conducting a probe to check the potential usage of Starlink internet services in Manipur after forces recovered an antenna and router
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 04:00 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Bijapur Maoist attack: IED was likely planted a month before detonation
Nearly 50% of IEDs seized by all forces across the state was from Bijapur district alone in 2024, according to police data accessed by HT.
Published on Jan 08, 2025 08:47 AM IST
CRPF’s Z+ cover to continue for ex-PM Manmohan Singh’s wife: Officials
Singh and his wife were accorded CRPF Z+ security cover in 2019 after the Centre withdrew their Special Protection Group (SPG) cover.
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 04:34 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
India-Bangladesh yet to plan biannual border meet
The meeting between the two border guarding forces will be their first after the regime change in Bangladesh on August 5.
Updated on Dec 27, 2024 04:47 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Myanmarese living within 10km of Manipur border can enter state with a pass: MHA letter
The MHA has introduced a new scheme allowing Myanmar residents near the border to enter Manipur with a border pass, amid stricter regulations.
Updated on Dec 25, 2024 07:22 AM IST
Invisible hand seems at play in Manipur crisis: Former chief justice
No one appears to be in control in Manipur, where “an invisible hand” continues to fan violence, said former Manipur HC chief justice Siddharth Mridul.
Updated on Dec 25, 2024 04:49 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
In Manipur conflict, rise in Myanmar-made weapons
Officials said they have been recovering different types of Myanmar-manufactured weapons and other equipment from militants.
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 05:12 AM IST
Chhattisgarh CM looking to attract investments as LWE declines
Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai, along with a team of top state bureaucrats, are set to meet industrialists and investors in the Capital on Monday
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Priority is to ensure rebels give up arms: Shah to anti-Maoist op chiefs
The officer said that Shah has directed all agencies to list their requirements to ensure LWE is eliminated by the government’s tagetted deadline of March 2026.
Updated on Dec 18, 2024 06:20 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Peace process begins in Maoist-hit village
The new camp, officials said, is significant for the forces’ growing foothold in the region and will help in establish their presence in a hostile area.
Updated on Dec 15, 2024 04:45 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
After decades of bloodshed, two Chhattisgarh districts to shed LWE tag
The chief minister told Union home minister Amit Shah that two out of the seven districts in Bastar are finally free from left-wing extremism
Updated on Dec 14, 2024 04:45 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
At Delhi sit-in, Kuki-Zo MLAs question govt’s silence over Manipur
The MLAs also signed a memorandum, addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, listing their demands for the strife-torn state.
Updated on Dec 11, 2024 06:03 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Chandigarh shares data on three new laws
Chandigarh police have registered at least 1,179 first information reports, filed charge sheets in 245 cases and got four convictions since July 1.
Updated on Dec 09, 2024 05:54 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Chandigarh
Shah likely to spend night at forward base in Bastar next week
Shah’s proposed visit, from December 13 to December 15, comes against the backdrop of an uptick in anti-Left Wing Extremism (LWE) operations
Updated on Dec 05, 2024 08:08 AM IST
HT interview: Biren Singh a liability for party, state, says Mizo CM Lalduhoma
Lalduhoma, who heads the Zoram People’s Movement, also backed enforcing President’s Rule for now in the neighbouring stat
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 04:55 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Aizawl
All militias in Manipur must give up arms: Mizoram CM
Mizoram CM Lalduhoma said that Manipur CM N Biren Singh was a liability for the state, its people and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 06:04 AM IST
A Mizoram lifeline for 4 Myanmar Army rebels
Four Myanmar soldiers deserted their army, crossed into India seeking refuge in Mizoram, and shared their experiences of the ongoing civil war in Myanmar.
Updated on Nov 27, 2024 04:09 AM IST
MLAs under tight cordon as Manipur conflict rages on
Personnel from the CRPF and BSF have set up bunkers and placed barricades outside the homes of legislators, the officials said.
Updated on Nov 23, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Imphal
5 tribal villages at epicentre of the unending ethnic conflict
Authorities are convinced the five villages are home to militants who travelled almost 250km to Jiribam.
Updated on Nov 22, 2024 03:00 AM IST
Illegal migrants, drug mafia hit by BJP govt: Manipur CM
In an interview in Imphal, CM N. Biren Singh struck a defiant note, saying he was being targeted because he stopped the drug trade.
Updated on Nov 22, 2024 07:22 AM IST
‘CM for both Meiteis, Kukis’: Biren digs in amid clamour
The state government along with Centre will find these mischief-mongers, terrorists... and bring normalcy, Singh said
Updated on Nov 22, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Manipur’s 10 tribal MLAs plan joint protest in Delhi
Ten tribal MLAs from Manipur plan to hold a joint protest in Delhi in December, demanding the removal of chief minister N Biren Singh and separate administration for their community.
Updated on Nov 21, 2024 06:22 AM IST
Centre rushes more forces to Imphal after crisis meet
The Centre deployed 50 additional paramilitary companies to Manipur amid escalating ethnic violence, with the death toll surpassing 240 since May.
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 03:00 AM IST
As unrest rages, several MLAs skip Manipur CM-led meeting
A crucial meeting of the National Democratic Alliance called by Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday evening saw significant absences.
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
NIA takes over Manipur violence cases
The federal anti-terror probe agency has been roped in after a review by the Union home ministry, which is monitoring the situation in the state
Updated on Nov 18, 2024 12:17 PM IST
ITBP bolsters troop presence along the India-China border
The ITBP has deployed four new battalions along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh, enhancing security with over 5,300 personnel.
Updated on Nov 18, 2024 07:18 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting on Manipur as crisis intensifies
Amit Shah, who was in Maharashtra to campaign for elections in the state later in the week, cut short his visit to return to Delhi for the meeting.
Updated on Nov 18, 2024 07:07 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi