Z-plus security to Karma’s family
New Delhi: The Centre has decided to provide ‘Z-plus’ security to the family of Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who was killed by Maoists in an attack in Chhattisgarh last month. Under Z-plus category, the VIP concerned is covered by at least 20 personnel at any given point of time besides guards at home. The Home Ministry has asked the CRPF to ensure security to the family by taking the services of two companies (around 200 personnel) of the force present in and around Faraspal village in Dantewada district where Karma’s family stays.
C-17 Globemaster lands in hindan base
New Delhi: The first giant transport aircraft C-17 Globemaster manufactured by Boeing landed at the Hindan airbase, Ghaziabad, on Tuesday. The remaining nine aircraft procured from the US through the foreign military sale (FMS) route will join the IAF in the next one and half years. All the ten C-17s will be based at Hindan and Air Marshal S Sukumar, Deputy Chief of air staff, received the first plane.
Custodial death: SC to hear bengal plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear West Bengal Government’s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order for a CBI investigation into the alleged custodial death of a Trinamool Congress worker in Dhaniakhali police station area in Hooghly district. A Bench of justices
AK Patnaik and Ranjan Gogoi posted the case for hearing on June 24 on the plea of the State Government that the case be heard urgently as CBI will soon take over the case.