India

Security forces must be prepared for bigger challenges : Jaiswal

Sriprakash JaiswalNew Delhi, Dec. 1 : Sriprakash Jaiswal, Minister of State for Home Affairs, has asked security forces to be prepared for bigger challenges in the future.

Addresssing BSF personnels in New Delhi, Jaiswal described the present condition in the country as challenging for security forces.

He was speaking on the occasion of 43rd Raising Day celebrations of the Border Security Force (BSF) in New Delhi on Monday.

Referring to the sixty- hour- long Mumbai terror seige, Jaiswal assured the troops that his government would do the needful to address all concerns of the security forces.

Indian probe points to links with Pakistan; warnings ignored

India PakNew Delhi - Investigations have shown those behind Mumbai terrorist attacks that left 188 people dead were based in neighbouring Pakistan, Indian media reported Monday, adding that intelligence warnings about the strikes had been repeatedly ignored.

The findings are supported by the testimony of the only terrorist arrested during the three-day massacre in India's financial hub in which heavily armed men targeted two luxury hotels, a railway station, a hospital and a Jewish centre.

India's Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Pakistani High Commissioner Shahid Malik to lodge a protest related to the attacks, the NDTV network reported.

People of Bharatpur seek government support to promote tourism

rajasthanBharatpur (Rajasthan), Dec 1 : As the Assembly elections are approaching in Rajasthan, people of Bharatpur are demanding political support to promote tourism in the city, which is renowned for its World heritage site-Keoladeo National Park, formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.

Every year thousands of tourists visit this sanctuary to watch thousands of aquatic birds from all across the globe, especially from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, China and Siberia.

But, due to water scarcity, the lakes in the sanctuary are unable to attract the birds as well as the tourists.

NSG commando relives horror of being shot by Mumbai terrorists

Mumbai, NSGMumbai, Dec. 1 : An elite Indian commando has revealed how he was shot by terrorists as he searched for survivors at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel.

In an interview with Sky News, Sunil Kumar of the Black Cat Commandos said room-by-room searches took place in a bid to locate hostages.

He also told of the moment a gunman hit him with three rounds as he tried to drag a hotel employee to safety.

World AIDS Day celebrated in Tripura

tripura, aidsAgartala, Dec. 1 : Thousands of people in Tripura pledged Monday to step up the fight against HIV by spreading awareness about the dreaded virus.

School children, health workers, different non-government organizations, people from different walk of life, including sex workers marched through the streets in Agartala - to mark World AIDS Day and educate the public about prevention and treatment for the HIV-positive.

Pawar says R.R. Patil resigned, because he was feeling uneasy after Mumbai terror attacks

Vilasrao DeshmukhNew Delhi, Dec 1 : Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Monday said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister R. R. Patil resigned from his post as he was feeling uneasy in the wake of the terror attacks in the city.

Pawar said Patil had expressed his desire to step down three days ago, but was advised to stay on till the operation against the terrorists ends.

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