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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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How Much Elite Units Spend To Protect VIPs Explained: 10 Points
The Union Budget 2023 has substantially raised the allocation for VVIP protection. "On a rough average, Z-plus costs Rs 50 lakh and Z costs Rs 40 lakh per month," an officer told NDTV, asking not to be identified.
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Petition Linked To PM's Security To Be Heard By Delhi High Court In April
A plea was moved in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to declare that the Special Protection Group (SPG) shall have absolute power of superintendence for the purpose of discharging its functions in view of the provisions of the SPG Act, 1988.
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After PM's Security Breach, Questions Over Rules "Blue Book"
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent 20 minutes on a Punjab highway blocked by protesting farmers in a massive security breach, several questions have emerged around the "Blue Book" manual of the Special Protection Group (SPG).
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PM Modi Upgrades To This Rs. 12-Crore Car
The armoured Mercedes-Maybach S 650 Guard arrives as an upgrade from the Range Rover Vogue and the Toyota Land Cruiser that served as the Prime Minister's wheels over the past couple of years.
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Special Protection Group Gets Marginal Increase In Allocation In Budget
The Special Protection Group (SPG), the elite commando force protecting the Prime Minister, has been allocated Rs 429.05 crore in the Union Budget presented on Monday, an increase of Rs 2.78 crore from the revised estimates for 2020-21.
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Special Protection Group Only Covers PM Modi, Minister Tells Parliament
The Special Protection Group (SPG) only has the prime minister under its cover while the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) secures 56 important people in the country, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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SPG Protection For PM Modi Now Has A Budget Of Nearly Rs 600 Crore
The government has increased allocation for the Special Protection Group -- tasked with protecting the Prime Minister -- from Rs 540 crore to approximately Rs 600 crore. In last year's budget, it was increased from Rs 420 crore to approximately Rs 540 crore.
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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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"Cross Centre Has To Bear": P Chidambaram On Revoking SPG Cover To Gandhis
If the centre believes that the Gandhi family does not require SPG protection, then "that is a cross the government has to bear", senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said Thursday.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill To Amend SPG Act, Congress Walks Out
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Act governing the elite-Special Protection Group (SPG) with Home Minister Amit Shah rejecting the opposition's charge of political vendetta and asserting the government was concerned about security of all 130 crore Indians and not just the Gandhi family.
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"Unlikely Coincidence": Amit Shah On Priyanka Gandhi Security Breach
The security breach at Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's home last week was an "unlikely coincidence" of Congress workers arriving in the same car, at the same time Rahul Gandhi was expected, Home Minister Amit Shah said in parliament today.
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'They Lack SPG Training': Robert Vadra On Priyanka Gandhi Security Breach
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert Vadra said the Special Protection Group (SPG) cover should not have been removed for his wife after a security breach when a car drove into her home late last month.
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Parliament Highlights: SPG Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha After Congress Walkout
Parliament Winter Session: The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was moved today in Rajya Sabha. The Bill was passed in Lok Sabha on November 27. It was passed with a voice vote, while Congress MPs had walked out of the House in protest.
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"SPG Made Status Symbol": Giriraj Singh Hits Out At Congress
Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh hit out at Congress saying that the party is concerned only about the Gandhi family and said that the Special Protection Group force has been made a status symbol.
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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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How Much Elite Units Spend To Protect VIPs Explained: 10 Points
The Union Budget 2023 has substantially raised the allocation for VVIP protection. "On a rough average, Z-plus costs Rs 50 lakh and Z costs Rs 40 lakh per month," an officer told NDTV, asking not to be identified.
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Petition Linked To PM's Security To Be Heard By Delhi High Court In April
A plea was moved in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to declare that the Special Protection Group (SPG) shall have absolute power of superintendence for the purpose of discharging its functions in view of the provisions of the SPG Act, 1988.
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After PM's Security Breach, Questions Over Rules "Blue Book"
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent 20 minutes on a Punjab highway blocked by protesting farmers in a massive security breach, several questions have emerged around the "Blue Book" manual of the Special Protection Group (SPG).
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PM Modi Upgrades To This Rs. 12-Crore Car
The armoured Mercedes-Maybach S 650 Guard arrives as an upgrade from the Range Rover Vogue and the Toyota Land Cruiser that served as the Prime Minister's wheels over the past couple of years.
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Special Protection Group Gets Marginal Increase In Allocation In Budget
The Special Protection Group (SPG), the elite commando force protecting the Prime Minister, has been allocated Rs 429.05 crore in the Union Budget presented on Monday, an increase of Rs 2.78 crore from the revised estimates for 2020-21.
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Special Protection Group Only Covers PM Modi, Minister Tells Parliament
The Special Protection Group (SPG) only has the prime minister under its cover while the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) secures 56 important people in the country, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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SPG Protection For PM Modi Now Has A Budget Of Nearly Rs 600 Crore
The government has increased allocation for the Special Protection Group -- tasked with protecting the Prime Minister -- from Rs 540 crore to approximately Rs 600 crore. In last year's budget, it was increased from Rs 420 crore to approximately Rs 540 crore.
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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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"Cross Centre Has To Bear": P Chidambaram On Revoking SPG Cover To Gandhis
If the centre believes that the Gandhi family does not require SPG protection, then "that is a cross the government has to bear", senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said Thursday.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill To Amend SPG Act, Congress Walks Out
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Act governing the elite-Special Protection Group (SPG) with Home Minister Amit Shah rejecting the opposition's charge of political vendetta and asserting the government was concerned about security of all 130 crore Indians and not just the Gandhi family.
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"Unlikely Coincidence": Amit Shah On Priyanka Gandhi Security Breach
The security breach at Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's home last week was an "unlikely coincidence" of Congress workers arriving in the same car, at the same time Rahul Gandhi was expected, Home Minister Amit Shah said in parliament today.
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'They Lack SPG Training': Robert Vadra On Priyanka Gandhi Security Breach
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert Vadra said the Special Protection Group (SPG) cover should not have been removed for his wife after a security breach when a car drove into her home late last month.
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Parliament Highlights: SPG Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha After Congress Walkout
Parliament Winter Session: The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was moved today in Rajya Sabha. The Bill was passed in Lok Sabha on November 27. It was passed with a voice vote, while Congress MPs had walked out of the House in protest.
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"SPG Made Status Symbol": Giriraj Singh Hits Out At Congress
Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh hit out at Congress saying that the party is concerned only about the Gandhi family and said that the Special Protection Group force has been made a status symbol.
