Helicopter search for YSR called off: ChidambaramSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Police and paramilitary forces are moving towards a forested area where Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's missing helicopter was last spotted but the helicopter search has been called off, Home Minister P.
Centre announces special allowances for paramilitary personnel fighting NaxalsJuly 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has announced special allowances for paramilitary forces fighting the Maoist insurgency on par with the Army.
Buddhadeb to meet PM, Chidambaram todayJune 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P. Chidambaram here to discuss Lalgarh issue today.
Chidambaram says West Bengal's law and order situation deteriorating fastJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the law and order situation in West Bengal is deteriorating fast because of the Maoists violence in that state's West Midnapore District. Stating that the Centre has dispatched enough paramilitary forces to the troubled areas, he lashed out at the Left Front government in the state for not acting in a timely manner.
Centre wants CRPF to play secondary role in Jammu and Kashmir: ChidambaramJune 11th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that the Central Government wants the paramilitary forces to play only a secondary role in Jammu and Kashmir State.
Chidambaram to visit SrinagarJune 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram is likely to visit Srinagar on June 11 to review overall security situation in the State, according to sources.
Chidambaram assures additional security forces for Orissa during pollsMarch 21st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday promised additional security forces to Orissa during Lok Sabha elections.
Decision on IPL schedule only after report from states: ChidambaramMarch 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A decision on the schedule of IPL matches will be taken only after concerned state governments give their responses to the revised schedule, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Wednesday.
India is more secure now than three months ago: ChidambaramMarch 16th, 2009 SIVAGANGA - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday said that India was more secured now than it was three months ago.
Chidambaram slaps legal notice against CPI MLAMarch 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P Chidambaram has issued a legal notice against CPI MLA Gunasekaran for alleging that he had supported allocation of 500 acres of government land to a private company in his constituency Sivaganga. "It is a total lie to say that 500 acres of land has been gifted to a private company.
Cricket in India is completely safe: ChidambaramMarch 6th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Friday that no cricketer should worry about security while playing in India as the sport is 'completely safe' in the country.
Shortfall of IPS officers worrying, says ChidambaramFebruary 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said urgent and imaginative steps were needed to bridge the shortfall in Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in various police organisations.
Left-wing extremism will be put down firmly: ChidambaramJanuary 18th, 2009 RAIPUR - Holding that the Maoists' armed struggle in Chhattisgarh was 'unacceptable', Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Monday this would be 'firmly and decisively' dealt with.
Chidambaram discusses establishing new NSG hubs with army chiefJanuary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday discussed setting up of four new regional hubs of the National Security Guard (NSG) with its Director General J.K.
Paramilitary forces on poll duty leave Jammu and KashmirDecember 25th, 2008 JAMMU - Of the 450 companies of paramilitary forces that were deployed in Jammu and Kashmir for the recently concluded assembly elections, 100 companies will leave the state Saturday, a police official said Friday. 'A hundred companies will leave tomorrow (Saturday), while the rest will leave by mid-January,' the official told IANS.