october 16, 2024

NSG Raising Day: All about Black Cats

The NSG Raising Day celebrated on October 16, 2024, marked the 40th year since the founding of the National Security Guard (NSG) in 1984. 

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Also known as the ‘Black Cats’, NSG is a “world-class zero-error force” that deals with terrorist activities in all its manifestations. 

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Black Cat commandos have received specialised training and equipment to prevent serious acts of terrorism.

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Following an ethos of pursuing excellence, leading from the front and having a zero error approach, the NSG commandos are all about their speed, surprise, stealth, precision and accuracy.

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The NSG has a mission to train, equip and keep in readiness a special force capable of swiftly and effectively combating terrorism to live up to its motto, 'Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha'.

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The NSG follows a vision of a world-class zero-error force.

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On November 29, 2008, the NSG was deployed to the Taj and Oberoi hotels in a 60 hour long “Operation Black Tornado” to neutralise the remainder of the terrorists in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

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