Prawesh Lama covers crime, policing, and issues of security in Delhi. Raised in Darjeeling, educated in Mumbai, he also looks at special features on social welfare in the National Capital.
Articles by Prawesh Lama
Bangladesh border force refuses to return five Indians who strayed across
The Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) has so far refused to return five Indian nationals whose boat strayed into Bangladesh’s territorial waters
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 06:52 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
In villages abutting B’desh, upheaval across the border sparks uncertainty
Student protests in Bangladesh disrupt peaceful life of Purbandar Jodi village
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 06:39 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Jalpaiguri
Bangladesh turmoil upends lives in border village
The political turmoil in Bangladesh and the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina regime have led to a high alert across the India-Bangladesh border
Published on Aug 14, 2024 10:11 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Nekkipara (new Jalpaiguri)
At India-Bangladesh border, helpless villagers seek pathways to escape
In Bengal's border village, nearly 3,000 residents, where every third family has a relative settled in Bangladesh, the villagers are getting calls for help.
Updated on Aug 10, 2024 04:18 AM IST
Bangladesh crisis: BSF says 1,200 escaped prisoners could enter India
Senior BSF officials said the heightened security risks have prompted border forces of both countries to open communication channels at different levels.
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 11:38 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Kolkata
‘Living on puffed rice’: Indian truckers stuck at Indo-Bangladesh border
Even as PM Sheikh Hasina has fled, and a new interim government is beginning to take shape, officials said that as many as 500 Indian truck drivers are stuck.
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 05:23 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Petrapole
BSF on high alert on India-Bangladesh border
MHA is closely monitoring the developments in Bangladesh and acting director general of BSF, Daljit Chawdhary, has reached Kolkata to review the security
Published on Aug 05, 2024 03:49 PM IST
PM Modi meets Manipur CM in first meeting since clashes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Sunday, marking their first one-on-one encounter in the 18 months since the ethnic tensions in the northeastern state erupted, people aware of the matter said on Sunday.
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 03:00 AM IST
Delhi coaching centre deaths: ‘Rescue ops complicated by 12-foot-high water’
The only door that was an exit from the basement was locked, but NDRF personnel managed to enter the basement by breaking open a glass enclosure
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 04:57 AM IST
BSF personnel sent to Jammu
Government orders 2 battalions of Border Security Force to move to terror-hit Jammu region after recent attacks, one of the largest deployments in J&K.
Updated on Jul 28, 2024 06:18 AM IST
Amid civil unrest, over 900 students escape to India from Bangladesh
At least 905 students from Bangladesh colleges, who are fleeing the country amid the civil unrest, crossed the border into India on Sunday at various integrated border check posts in West Bengal and Tripura, officials from the Border Security Force (BSF) said.
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 06:56 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
‘Solvers’ who can crack tests at the core of paper leaks
Talented former students in India, now known as "solvers," illegally crack and leak exam papers, revealing flaws in the education system.
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 06:19 AM IST
CISF personnel underwent familiarisation exercise to help them recognise new MPs
The exercise was important as members of Parliament are exempted from frisking or showing their identity cards within the House complex
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 10:52 AM IST
Walkie talkie made by Chinese firm link militants across groups
Baofeng walkie talkie sets are common among Maoists, insurgent groups, and anti-military forces in India and Myanmar, aiding communication in remote areas.
Updated on Jul 08, 2024 04:26 AM IST
Rashid, Amritpal sworn-in as Lok Sabha MPs
Jailed Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid and radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh were sworn in as members of Lok Sabha on Friday, amid heavy deployment of security personnel in and around the Parliament complex.
Updated on Jul 06, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
After Hazaribagh, CBI shifts its focus to Patna
Seven suspects, including three arrested from Hazaribagh, will now be taken to CBI’s Delhi headquarters for further questioning.
Updated on Jun 30, 2024 05:55 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Hazaribagh
Technical assistant, suspected kingpin: Man at the centre of NEET-UG paper leak
Police believe Sanjeev Kumar, alias Sanjeev Mukhia, alias Lutan Mukhiya, is the mastermind behind the alleged leak of the NEET-UG in Bihar
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 08:21 AM IST
‘Source of NEET leak likely courier, transport firm staff’
After a month of investigations in states like Bihar and Gujarat, the first FIR by CBI in the paper leak case was registered on Sunday.
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 04:20 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Patna
Maoists trained for 6 months in Bastar: Probe into fake notes case
The Maoists were trained in printing fake currency in Chhattisgarh's jungles. Police seized machines and notes used for trading in local markets.
Updated on Jun 25, 2024 04:58 AM IST
Forest fires vs shrubs: Archaic tools, no training exacerbate Uttarakhand crisis
For the past two months, as the temperature has soared, the mountains in Uttarakhand have been on fire, spirals of smoke visible in the day.
Updated on Jun 21, 2024 12:28 AM IST
Bengal train accident: Teams faced desperate scramble to rescue trapped victims
While village residents were the first responders, the site of the accident was soon besieged by personnel from different agencies
Updated on Jun 18, 2024 07:42 AM IST
CISF, Parliament security service to provide security cover at oath-taking
CISF and PSS are coordinating security measures for the upcoming oath-taking ceremony for new parliamentarians, with PSS assisting at each gate.
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 08:42 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Advance security convoy of Manipur CM ambushed
Armed militants ambushed the convoy of Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh’s advanced security team in Kangpokpi district on Monday, leaving a civilian driver and a security officer injured, police said.
Updated on Jun 11, 2024 08:26 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Imphal/new Delhi
HT interview: Vajpayee knew how to take Opp along, says Kirti Azad
The people in Bengal saw the empty promises that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leaders made (earlier), Kirti Azad said.
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 10:15 AM IST
Professor from JNU elected MP from Manipur seat
JNU professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, a Congress MP, wins Inner Manipur seat with a massive mandate, vows to represent Manipur in Parliament.
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:42 AM IST
Engineer Rashid, Amritpal will need court order to attend Parliament: Experts
Engineer Rashid and Amritpal Singh won their seats in the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls while remaining behind bars
Published on Jun 05, 2024 01:55 PM IST
Strife-torn Manipur slips away from BJP, Cong bags both seats
The opposition Indian National Congress won both parliamentary seats in the restive northeastern state of Manipur, defeating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally, the Naga People’s Front (NPF), amid ongoing ethnic violence
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 08:38 AM IST
NDRF, U'khand forest dept teams work overnight to stop fire in Varunavat hills
This came as the state continues to grapple with instances of forest fires, which has been the deadliest this year since 2021, when eight people died.
Updated on May 31, 2024 02:48 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
16 of 28 charred bodies found in a corner in Rajkot gaming zone: NDRF official
Inside the gaming zone, the management had multiple steel structures where different gaming activities were set up within the complex.
Updated on May 28, 2024 01:55 AM IST
Parl security: Armed team, frisking by specialists to be part of cover
Earlier, there were 1,400 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force posted to deal with forced intrusion or terror attacks
Updated on May 27, 2024 07:04 AM IST