HYDERABAD: An Orange Alert for security has been sounded from August 13 to August 17 for the
Secunderabad Military Station
.
Defence officials said the highest level of vigilance and alert was being maintained by security forces for any suspicious activity with adequate traffic and movement control measures at the military station.
“All preparations for safe conduct of
Independence Day celebrations are being undertaken,” defence officials said.
Comprehensive security measures are being instituted against likely target strikes.
The roads on Defence Land at the military station will be closed temporarily with effect from 11.59pm on August 13 till 6am on August 16.
The military authorities sought the willing cooperation and support from the citizens “to thwart the evil designs of anti-national elements together.”
Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyde...
Read MoreSushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.
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