The security plan -- with high end technology -- has already been put in motion at Allahabad, in anticipation of the Kumbh Mela which begins this month and at Hoobly railway station in Karnataka
Amid heightened threat perceptions, the Indian Railways have decided large-scale commando training for their Railway Protection Force personnel apart from standardising and upgrading zonal RPF training centres and installing 'integrated security system' in the four metro cities.
Seeking to enhance strategic cooperation and help Afghanistan deal with key challenges of security and stability, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived on Wednesday on a crucial visit as the trouble-torn country approaches the first democratic transition of power after fall of the Taliban in 2001.
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