SP's MAI Issue No. 15 | August 01-15, 2014 - Internal Security Updates
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Sandra Bullock and other stars beef up securityThe man found hiding in Sandra Bullock’s Hollywood home last month and charged with stalking the Oscar-winning actress allegedly owns an arsenal...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Tackling Naxal menace in a coordinated wayThe Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has said in Parliament that the weapon holding of Left Wing Extremists is not superior to the weaponry used by the security forces in the LWE affected area.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Inter-State Joint Force to tackle Maoist attacksDuring the current year (upto July 11, 2014) 620 incidents of left wing extremist (LWE) violence took place which resulted in casualties of 61 Security Forces personnel and 127 civilians.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Homeland security spend increases in IndiaThe budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for the year 2013-14 was just under $11 billion and is expected to near the $20 billion mark by 2017-18.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
US mulls strengthening chemical securityRecently, the Department of Homeland Security co-hosted the 8th Annual Chemical Sector Security Summit in Baltimore, Maryland with focused on strengthening chemical security and resilience across the country.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Security lapses in Gujarat jailsThe Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the State Legislature has indicated security lapses and mismanagement by the jail staff in the Gujarat prisons.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Depressed man barges into Andhra AssemblyA man in his late 20s, who was undergoing treatment for depression, walked inside the Andhra Pradesh Assembly by breaking open a wooden door, laying bare security lapses on the highly protected...
