Spg Chief

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  Arun Kumar, Special Protection Group's Longest Serving Chief, Dies At 61

  Director of the Special Protection Group (SPG), Arun Kumar Sinha, passed away at a hospital in Gurugram early Wednesday, an official said.

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  Special Protection Group Chief Arun Kumar Sinha Gets 1 Year Tenure Extension

  Senior IPS officer Arun Kumar Sinha was on Monday given over one-year extension as the Director of Special Protection Group (SPG), mandated to guard the prime minister and former PMs, an order by the Personnel Ministry stated.

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  "Can You Guess...": BJP Turns Amit Shah Dig On SPG Row Into Twitter Quiz

  The BJP put out a question on Twitter on Wednesday, shortly after Home Minister and party chief Amit Shah's charge in parliament during a debate on top-level protection to VVIPs, alleging that some had been misusing the security cover given by the Special Protection Group or SPG.

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  "Thank You For Protecting Our Family": Sonia Gandhi Writes To SPG Chief

  A day after the centre withdrew Special Protection Group (SPG) cover for the Gandhi family, Sonia Gandhi has written to SPG chief Arun Sinha to thank the agency for protecting the family with "dedication and discretion"

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  "Baseless": Centre Denies Rahul Gandhi's Allegations On Officer's Removal

  The Home Ministry Monday dismissed as "baseless" and "devoid of fact" Congress president Rahul Gandhi's statement that a former SPG chief had to quit because he refused to accept a list of officers handpicked by the RSS.

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  "All-Time High" Threat To PM, Agencies Advise Against Road Shows: Sources

  Sending out a warning to states about an "all-time high" threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the home ministry has put out rules in which no one can come too close to PM Modi, not even ministers and officers, if not cleared by his special security. The home ministry has written to all state police chiefs about an "unknown threat" to the PM.

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  Before Red Rose Welcome For PM, Nitish Kumar's Hold-Up Triggers Red Faces

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed to the state by a smiling Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with a red rose may have been the most publicised sight at the Patna airport on Saturday. But minutes before PM Modi landed at the airport, there were red faces in the Bihar government when PM Modi's special security team refused to allow the bullet-pr...

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  Missing Special Protection Group Personnel Found Roaming In Lutyens' Delhi

  A 31-year-old Special Protection Group or SPG personnel posted at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's residence, who had gone missing on September 1, was found roaming in Lutyens' Delhi on Wednesday, the police said.

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  Estranged Wife Of Omar Abdullah Can't Get Government House: Centre To High Court

  Payal Abdullah, the estranged spouse of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, cannot be given government accommodation on security grounds, which is available to SPG protectees only, the centre today told the Delhi High Court.

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  Quota Agitation Leader Lalji Patel Arrested

  Sardar Patel Group (SPG) chief and quota agitation leader Lalji Patel has been arrested by Mehsana police in connection with the "jail bharo" agitation which had turned violent on April 17, police said today.

• Act against official who misbehaved with Tamil Nadu's top cop: Jayalalithaa to PM

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that state DGP K Ramanujam was "rudely accosted and prevented" from approaching the PM's aircraft by an SPG official during his visit to the state and demanded appropriate action against those responsible for it.

• Former SPG chief BV Wanchoo is new Goa Governor; Narasimhan continues in Andhra Pradesh

  Former chief of the Special Protection Group (SPG), B V Wanchoo, was on Saturday named as the new Governor of Goa while E S L Narasimhan and K Sankaranarayanan will have fresh terms as Governors of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra respectively.