While addressing a public meeting in Hooghly, PM Modi asked the Special Protection Group (SPG) commandos to collect the portrait of his mother (brought as gifts) from two young people.
The Central government on Friday appointed 1991-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre Indian Police Service officer Alok Sharma as Director of the Special Protection Group (SPG)-- India's elite force entrusted with the task of providing proximate security to the Prime Minister of India and their immedia
The Special Protection Group (SPG) was raised in 1985 with the intention to provide proximate security cover to the Prime Minister, former Prime Ministers and their immediate family members.
According to the Delhi police, they received information at 5:30 am from the Special Protection Group (SPG) that an unidentified flying object was seen over the PM's residence at Lok Kalyan Marg area.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), law and Order, Alok Kumar said that the phone belonged to a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) worker and PM Modi was under the protection of the Special Protection Group (SPG).
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): 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.
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): A plea has been moved in 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.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 8 (ANI): Amid the row over the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Punjab visit, state minister Rajkumar Verka on Friday said that the route map was prepared by the Special Protection Group (SPG) and not by Punjab Police.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 6 (ANI): Following the recent security lapse incident of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Rajesh Thakur on Thursday said that safety and security are always the responsibility of the Special Protection Group (SPG
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 6 (ANI): While raising concerns over the lapse in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security during his Punjab visit, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly politicizing the issue and held the
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): To provide security to VIPs in Delhi, a new security battalion of Delhi Police is being formed, which will be trained by the Special Protection Group (SPG).
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Assistant commandant rank official of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died on Thursday night after he fainted during a pre-induction test for the Special Protection Group.