Updated On: 25 January, 2024 03:01 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, over 8,000 security personnel have been deployed and security has been beefed up with the help of technology and human intelligence surveillance in the national capital, said an official on Wednesday (Pics/PTI and AFP)

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Speaking to ANI on Republic Day security arrangements, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Devesh Kumar Mahla said, "All arrangements are being made to stop any nuisance. Repeated rehearsals and training of the team are being done. Around 8,000 forces have been deployed for the event"
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"Security has been beefed up with the help of technology and human intelligence surveillance. Multiple ways of communicating have been established so that if one way fails, the other could be used," the official told ANI

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DCP Mahla also requested the general public not to carry small bag packs and bring children under 5 years old to the Republic Day event
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"I request that people coming here not carry small bag packs and bring children under 5 years old," the official told ANI

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Meanwhile, security has been tightened across the country ahead of Republic Day
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The Indian Army deployed snipers and conducted night patrols with the latest technology to guard the Line of Control in Gurez, Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir

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Security has also beefed up in Odisha, especially in naxal-affected areas, ahead of the Republic Day celebrations
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Earlier on Tuesday, Major General Sumit Mehta said that in the Republic Day Parade, for the first time, an all-women tri-services contingent will take part, which will include women troops of the Army`s military police along with women from the other two services

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The 75th Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path is women-centric; `Viksit Bharat` and `Bharat-Loktantra ki Matruka` are the main themes
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The iconic Lalbaugcha Raja idol was shifted onto a raft on Sunday afternoon after delays since morning due to high tide and technical challenges, with final immersion, delayed by several hours, expected to take place around 11 pm, officials said.