Unified Command Meeting

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  Need UAVs, Connectivity, Development In Maoist-Hit Areas: Rajnath Singh

  While there is "no silver bullet" to obliterate the Maoist problem, it is necessary to find a permanent solution, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said today while chairing a meeting to tackle the issue. To this end, he said a strategic and unified command should be formed - as a first step to which, the command headquarters of the CRPF has been s...

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  Rajnath Singh Meets Chief Ministers, Asks To Firm Up Anti-Maoist Strategy

  Calling for "unity of purpose" amongst all Maoist-affected states, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today advocated the formation of a strategic and unified command to foil attempts to "stall development and throttle democracy at gunpoint".

• High-Level Meet to Curb Militant Activities Held in Tezpur

  Chief Secretaries of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh along with other senior officials from police and Army today participated in a high-level security meeting of the Unified Command in Tezpur to curb militant activities in the region.

• AFSPA meet inconclusive; Omar, Army talk tough

  A crucial meeting of the Unified Command was held at Srinagar today to discuss the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir. Headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the Unified Command is the top decision-making body on matters concerning security in the state.

• Omar vs Army: Crucial meeting on partial lifting of AFSPA

  A crucial meeting of the Unified Command has begun to discuss the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) .Headed by the Chief Minister, the Unified Command is the top decision-making body on matters concerning security in the state. Today's meeting is being attended by representatives from the Army.

• J&K: Formal consultations over AFSPA to begin next week

  The Jammu and Kashmir government has convened a crucial meeting of the Unified Command on November 9 to discuss the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).

• Confidence building measures in Valley: Unified command meets

  In Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held a high level meeting on Wednesday where a series of measures have been decided to follow up on the all-party delegation's visit.In the meeting, it was decided that the state government will set up two groups of senior police and Army officers in Srinagar and Jammu to identify areas where the government ...

• Unified command, more choppers for Naxal-hit states

  Finally, states dealing with Naxalism have arrived at a consensus on how to tackle the insurgency. At a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, it was decided to set up a Unified Command for the worst-hit states: Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.Dr Singh was clear in his message to the Home Ministry and Naxal-affected states -- a coll...