Internal security News

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday congratulated the elite National Security Guard (NSG) force on its 37th Raising Day, saying it is "a world-class trained force to deal with all facets of terrorism" and the country is proud of its soldiers.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh reviewed the state's internal security and law-and-order situation with senior officials here on Tuesday.

An earlier attempt to ban SIMI was allowed to fail.

The RSS chief made these remarks while delivering his annual Vijyadashmi speech at the outfit's headquarters in Nagpur.  

The Home Ministry has projected budgetary requirement of more than Rs 3,50,000 crore for the period 2020-2025 for internal security, central armed police forces, police modernisation, border security, disaster management and Union Territories.

Top Army commanders have carried out a detailed analysis of India's internal and external security threats and decided to push for modernisation of the force, besides advocating a tri-service doctrine to deal with major security challenges.

Army Chief, Gen Dalbir Singh visited the Gajraj (4) Corps headquarters here on Tuesday and reviewed the operational readiness of the forces as well as the internal security situation in Assam, an army spokesman said.

The maintenance of internal security and public order is extremely important for border guarding, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra said here on Tuesday.

Calling upon states to be vigilant and updated and to focus on intelligence sharing for strengthening internal security of the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked them to hold discussions on challenges and how to deal with them.

Army Chief General Dalbir Singh on Sunday took first hand assessment of internal security situation specifically in view of recent incidents at Handwara and Nutnusa, as per reports.