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Money no constraint for rescue, rehab works, says Chidambaram

November 30, 2009 India

The central government Monday assured the states hit by natural calamities that money was not a constraint for carrying out rescue and rehabilitation works as the country’s economy is strong.
International lending institutions will help India carry out the rescue and rehabilitation as the country has reported 7.9 percent growth in the second quarter – a [...]

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Chidambaram approves 8,800 new houses for CRPF personnel

November 27, 2009 India

Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the government was committed to providing housing facilities to personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and has approved the construction of over 8,800 new houses for them.
“We have approved 8,826 separate housings for the CRPF personnel,” Chidambaram said while addressing the personnel of the central paramilitary force [...]

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Case registered against Headley

November 12, 2009 India

New Delhi: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has registered a case against suspected terrorist David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana.

Headley had visited India “several times before 26/11 and once after” the Mumbai terror strikes which left about 180 people dead.
Now their role in various terror strikes in the country, would be probed, including [...]

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On Headley plot Chidambaram says, there is an obvious Pak link

November 7, 2009 India

New Delhi: On the Headley plot, Home Minister P Chidambaram said “There is an obvious Pakistan link. Headley visited Pakistan a number of times and I think on the advice of the FBI, two or perhaps more people have been arrested in Pakistan.”

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said Pakistan did not share any information [...]

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Chindambaram says, Maoists get arms from outside

October 24, 2009 India

New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram says that Maoists are acquiring weapons through Bangladesh, Myanmar and possibly Nepal.

In a wide-ranging interview to today, Chidambaram said the government is practical enough to understand that the Naxals would not not lay down arms.
Naxalism remains the biggest internal security threat to India, he said and hit out at [...]

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Chidambaram defends closing cases against Quattrocchi

October 1, 2009 India

Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday defended the government decision to close all cases against fugitive Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, accused of receiving illegal kickbacks in the Bofors gun purchase scandal of the mid-1980s.
Responding to a question on Solicitor General Gopal Subramanian’s intimation to the Supreme Court Tuesday about the government’s decision, Chidambaram said he agreed [...]

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Fight against Maoists long drawn, no army involvement: Chidambaram

September 25, 2009 India

Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the central government would extend all support to states to counter and defeat leftwing extremism in what would be a “long-drawn” fight and ruled out the involvement of the army in anti-Maoist operations.
On a whirlwind tour of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to review the internal security situation and the preparedness [...]

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Chidambaram visits homes of cops killed by Maoists

September 25, 2009 India

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday visited the homes of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and a police constable who were killed in an attack by Maoist guerrillas rebels in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district.
Chidambaram made an unscheduled visit to the homes here of Rajnandgaon superintendent of police (SP) V.K. Choubey and constable Sanjay Yadav with [...]

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Chidambaram visits homes of police officials killed by Maoists

September 25, 2009 India

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday visited the homes of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and a police constable who were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district.
Chidambaram made an unscheduled visit to the homes of Rajnandgaon superintendent of police V.K. Choubey in E.A.C. Colony and constable Sanjay Yadav in Tikrapara area [...]

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Delhiites need behavioural change before Commonwealth Games: Chidambaram

September 22, 2009 India

Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday asked Delhiites to change their behaviour in order to play good hosts during the Commonwealth Games to be held in the capital next year.
“The behaviour of Delhiites must be changed,” Chidambaram said at an event here.
Emphasising the importance for an attitude change in the general public before the games, the [...]

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