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JAMMU, Apr 2: In a major police reshuffle, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha-led Union Territory administration has ordered the transfer and posting of 82 police officers, including 34 IPS and 48 JKPS officers. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp As per the order, Tejinder Singh, DIG Rajouri-Poonch Range, has been transferred and posted as IGP CID, Sarah Rizvi, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, has been transferred and posted as IGP Crime, J&K relieving Sujit Kumar of the additional charge of the post. Shahid Mehraj Rather, DIG Armed Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Director, Police Telecommunication, J&K vice Jatinder Singh Johar and Shridhar Patil Daulu, DIG Armed Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range vice Shiv Kumar Sharma. Haseeb-Ur-Rehman, DIG Railways, J&K, has been transferred and posted as DIG Traffic Kashmir relieving Sheikh Junaid Mehmood of the additional charge of the post and Nisha Nathyal, DIG (Headquarters) PHQ, has been transferred and posted as DIG IR Jammu vice Dr Vinod Kumar. Dr Vinod Kumar, DIG IR Jammu, has been transferred and posted as DIG North Kashmir Range vice Maqsood-ul-Zaman, who (Maqsood-ul-Zaman) has been transferred and posted as DIG Armed Kashmir vice Shahid Mehraj Rather. Shiv Kumar Sharma, DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range, has been transferred and posted as DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range vice Sarah Rizvi and Sargun, CO IR-15 Battalion, has been transferred and posted as DIG Doda Kishtwar Ramban Range vice Shridhar Patil Daulu. Sandeep Wazir, AIG Pers PHQ, has been transferred and posted as DIG Rajouri-Poonch Range vice Tejinder Singh and Anita Sharma, CO IR-1 Battalion, has been transferred and posted as DIG CD & SDRF Jammu relieving Mohammad Arshad of the additional charge of the post. Jatinder Singh Johar, Incharge Director Police Telecom, has been transferred and posted as DIG HQ vice Nisha Nathyal and Swarn Singh Kotwal, Director SSF J&K, has been transferred and posted as Director SSF J&K, with the post held by him declared equivalent in the rank and status to that of DIG till held by Kotwal. Zahid Naseem Manhas, CO SDRF 2nd Battalion, has been transferred and posted as DIG Railways J&K vice Haseeb-Ur-Rehman and Amod Nagpure Ashok, SSP Udhampur, has been transferred and posted as SSP Anantnag vice Amritpal Singh. Amritpal Singh, SSP Anantnag, has been transferred and posted as SSP Udhampur and Rajesh Kumar Sharma, SSP Security, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director SKPA Udhampur. Rajesh Bali, AD SKPA Udhampur, has been transferred and posted as SO to IG Armed Jammu and Mohammad Aslam, Commandant IRP-24, has been transferred and posted as Commandant SDRF 2 Battalion vice Zahid Naseem Manhas. Anuj Kumar, Commandant IR-11 Battalion, has been transferred and posted as SSP Samba vice Virinder Singh Manhas and Sudhanshu Dhama, awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted as SSP Ganderbal vice Khalil Ahmad Poswal. Bisma Qazi, CO 2 Women Battalion, has been transferred and posted as SSP Tech CID HQ and Deepika, awaiting posting at PHQ, has been transferred and posted as SSP CTFD CID HQ vice Perbeet Singh. Sukant Shalija Ballabh, awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted as SSP Security Jammu vice Rajesh Kumar Sharma and Kamal Pal Singh Malhotra, awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted as SSP Finger Print Bureau vice Mohammad Yousif. Sunny Gupta, awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Anantnag vice Kartik Shrotriya and Kartik Shrotriya, Additional SP Anantnag, has been transferred and posted as SSP Doda vice Sandeep Kumar Mehta. Mukund Tiberwal, SP Ops Border & Kandi Kathua, has been transferred and posted as SSP Reasi vice Paramvir Singh and Hariprasad KK, Additional SP Baramulla, has been transferred and posted as SSP Budgam vice Nikhil Borkar. Vaibhav Meena, SDPO Nehru Park, has been transferred and posted as SP Jammu South vice Dr Ajay Sharma and Anna Sinha, awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted as SP Headquarters Jammu vice Irshad Hussain Rather. Harshal Rajesh Mahajan, awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Baramulla vice Hariprasad KK and Neha Jain, awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted as SP East Srinagar vice Zoheb Tanveer. Shamsher Hussain, SO to IGP Jammu Zone, has been transferred and posted as SSP PCR Jammu and Randhir Singh, SSP CI CID Jammu, has been transferred and posted as SO to IG Railways vice Vinay Kumar. Virinder Singh Manhas, SSP Samba, has been transferred and posted as Commandant 4 JKAP and Sandeep Kumar Mehta, SSP Doda, has been transferred and posted as Commandant 24 IR vice Mohammad Aslam. Sheikh Zulfikar Azad, awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted as Commandant 6 JKAP and Amit Gupta, SSP HQ CID, has been transferred and posted as SSP CID SB Jammu vice Girdhari Lal. Mohammad Majid Malik, SSP (SS) CID HQ, has been transferred and posted as Commandant 10 IR vice Rajinder Singh Katoch and Mohammad Yousif, SSP Finger Print Bureau, has been transferred and posted as SSP Security Civil Secretariat J&K vice Sajad Khaliq Bhat. Ravinder Paul Singh, SSP Traffic Rural, Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Commadant 4 IR and Khalil Ahmad Poswal, SSP Ganderbal, has been transferred and posted as Commandant 12 IR. Poswal, however, shall join the new posting on retirement of Mumtaz Ahmad on April 30, 2026 and till April 30, 2026, he shall await posting in PHQ, J&K. Liaqat Ali, SSP PTWS Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as SSP Traffic Rural Kashmir vice Ravinder Paul Singh and Girdhari Lal, SSP CID SB Jammu, has been transferred and posted as SSP HQ CID vice Amit Gupta. Vinay Kumar, SO to IGP Railways, has been transferred and posted as AIG Provisions and Suneel Raj, CO JKAP-12th Security Battalion, has been transferred and posted as SSP APCR Jammu vice Rajinder Singh. Rajinder Singh Katoch, CO IR-10, has been transferred and posted as Commandant 1 IR vice Anita Sharma and Paramvir Singh, SSP Reasi, has been transferred and posted as Commandant 1 Border Battalion. Dushyant Sharma, CO JKAP-3, has been transferred and posted as Commandant 15 IR vice Sargun and Sajad Khaliq Bhat, SSP Security Civil Secretariat, has been transferred and posted as SSP Security Kashmir vice Sheikh Faisal Qayoom. Dawood Ayoub, SSP (TMG) CID Hqrs, has been transferred and posted as SSP CID CI Kashmir vice Tahir Ashraf Bhatti and Perbeet Singh, SSP (CTFD) CID HQ, has been transferred and posted as SSP CID CI Jammu. Tahir Ashraf Bhatti, SSP CID CI Kashmir with additional charge of SP SIA Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as SSP SIA Kashmir and Aftab Ahmed Sheikh, CO IR-17, has been transferred and asked to await postings in PHQ, J&K. Sheikh Faisal Qayoom, SSP Security Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Commandant 21 IR and Khalid Amin, awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted as SSP Security J&K. Rajinder Singh, SSP APCR Jammu, has been transferred and posted as SO to IGP Jammu vice Shamsher Hussain and Tariq Ahmad Wani, Deputy CO IR-23, has been transferred and posted as SP APCR Kashmir. Rahul Charak, Additional SP Kathua, has been transferred and posted as Deputy CO 22 IR and Feroz Ahmad, SP Operations, Baramulla, has been transferred and posted as SP TMG CID HQ. Irshad Hussain Rather, SP Headquarters Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Ops Baramulla and Zoheb Tanveer, SP City East Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Deputy CO 2 Women Battalion. Brijesh Kumar Sharma, SP (Rural) Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Ops Border Kathua and Kameshwar Puri, SP Ops Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Katra vice Vipan Chandran. Furqaan Qadir, Additional SP Ops Anantnag, has been transferred and posted as Deputy CO 6 IR and Dr Ajay Sharma, SP Jammu South, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Ops Poonch. Ruhail Mircha, Additional SP Bandipora, has been transferred and posted as Deputy CO 11 IR and Farhan Jahanzeb Naqash, awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP CID CI Kashmir. Sunil Kumar Kesar, Deputy CO IR-15, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Kathua vice Rahul Charak and Prithpal Singh, Deputy CO 1 Border Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Ops Upper Kathua vice Aumer Iqbal. Mir Murtaza Hussain Sohil, Additional SP Sopore, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Bandipora vice Ruhail Mirchal and Syed Javeed Ahmad, Additional SP Kupwara, has been transferred and posted as Deputy CO 11 JKAP. Peerzada Aijaz Ahmad, Deputy CO IR-4 Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP SIA Kashmir and Aumer Iqbal, Additional SP Ops Upper Kathua, has been transferred and posted as Deputy CO 9 JKAP. Altaf Ahmad Naik, Additional SP SIA Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Deputy CO 2 Women Battalion and Ravinder Singh, Aide-De-Camp with Lieutenant Governor, has been transferred and posted as SP Rural Jammu vice Brijesh Kumar Sharma. Mohan Lal, Additional SP Poonch, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Ops Jammu and Sarfaraz Bashir Ganai, Deputy CO IR-11, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Sopore. Shahzada Kabir Mattoo, Deputy CO JKAP-9, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Kupwara vice Syed Javeed Ahmad and Sourabh Prashar, Deputy SP CID SB Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Aide-De-Camp with Lieutenant Governor vice Ravinder Singh.
IMPHAL, Nov 17: The NPP on Sunday withdrew support from the BJP-led Government in Manipur, even as violence continued to rock the state as offices of the Congress and the saffron party were ransacked in the hill district of Jiribam where an unidentified body was found earlier in the day, officials said. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp A BJP MLA's ancestral house was vandalised in Imphal Valley while a building owned by Ashab Uddin, the Independent legislator of Jiribam, was ransacked, officials said. The incidents occurred a day after irate mobs set fire to the residences of ...Read More >
Srinagar, Nov 27 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir's Road Transport Corporation (RTC), a crucial backbone of public transportation, has raised serious concerns over the barring of its buses from entering Srinagar city limits. The move has triggered alarm within the Corporation, with officials cautioning about significant disruptions to public transport services and daily commutes, alongside substantial financial losses for the RTC. The restriction, in effect since November 4 when the maiden session of the Assembly commenced, is causing a daily revenue loss of Rs. 4 lakh to the Corporation. In a lette ...Read More >
Bengaluru, June 5 (PTI) In a major development, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday suspended Bengaluru police commissioner B Dayananda and several other senior police officials in connection with the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people. He also ordered the arrest of representatives of the RCB team, the event management firm DNA Entertainment Private Limited, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), hours after an FIR was registered against them under various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The state government ...Read More >
Mumbai: The birth of three penguin chicks at Mumbai's Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo has sparked an unexpected row not over their care, but their names. BJP functionary Nitin Bankar from the Byculla Assembly constituency has objected to the chicks being given English names, insisting they be named in Marathi instead. The BMC is expected to respond by June 10, after which Bankar will decide his next move. Speaking to The Free Press Journal, Bankar said, "When penguins were brought from abroad, we accepted that their names would be in English. But these chicks were born on the soil of M ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Centre on Tuesday announced new reservation and domicile policies for Ladakh, reserving 85% jobs for locals and one-third of the total number of seats in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils for women. Both Kargil Democratic Alliance (KBL) and Apex Body Leh (ABL), which are fighting for implementation of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution in the Union Territory (UT), statehood, a separate public service commission and two Lok Sabha seats for Ladakh, welcomed the noti ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana government will introduce a facial recognition-based attendance system at the State Secretariat starting December 12. A total of 60 devices will be installed on each floor near every lift and at the entrance of each department housed in the building. Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari issued official orders mandating the new system's implementation. According to the directive, the system will apply to all officers and staff working across various departments within the Secret ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 12 (VOICE) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that no fresh suits would be registered under the Places of Worship Act in the country, and in the pending cases, no final or effective orders would be passed till further orders of the Apex Court. A Special Bench headed by CJI Sajiv Khanna asked the Union government to file within four weeks its reply to the clutch of petitions challenging the validity of the 1991 Act, which prohibits the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947. The Bench, also c ...Read More >
Chennai, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three men have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of an elderly couple in Tamil Nadu's Erode district on April 28, said police on Monday. The accused also allegedly confessed to their involvement in a triple murder that occurred in Tiruppur district in November 2024, currently under investigation by the CB-CID. The arrested have been identified as P. Aachiappan (48), N. Madeswaran (52), and R. Ramesh (54), all residents of Arachalur in Erode district. The victims, Ramasamy (72) and his wife Bakkiyam (63) of Megaraiyan Thottam, Uchimedu near S ...Read More >
Katra/Jammu, Jun 5 (PTI) Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ensuring a speedy completion of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) project after taking office in 2014 and said it marks the beginning of a historic journey in setting up the world's highest railway bridge in Jammu and Kashmir. On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the world's highest railway bridge over the Chenab river and the Anji Khad bridge, India's first cable-stayed bridge, before flagging off Vande Bharat trains to mark the completio ...Read More >
Thrissur: The deaths of a mother and daughter in their rented home in Padiyur have been confirmed as homicides, with the postmortem report confirming that both victims were strangled to death. The police have launched a manhunt for the accused, Premkumar (45), a native of Ithithanam, Kottayam. Premkumar was out on bail for murdering his first wife, Vidya, in 2019. He allegedly killed Vidya to pursue a relationship with an old lover. In the current incident, Mani (74) and her daughter Rekha (43), natives of Vellani in Karalam, were found dead in their home near the Padiyur panchayat office. T ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 5 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday ordered the suspension of Bengaluru police commissioner and several senior police officials in connection with the stampede in front of Chinnaswamy Stadium here, which left 11 people dead. He has also ordered the arrest of representatives of RCB, DNA event managers and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), while handing over the probe to the one-man judicial commission headed by retired High Court judge of Karnataka Justice Michael Cunha. The stampede occurred on Wednesday evening in front of the stadium, where a ...Read More >
The Supreme Court halted new temple-mosque legal battles. The court will review the 1991 law impacting religious site status. This law froze the status of religious sites as of August 15, 1947. Several cases, including Gyanvapi and Shahi Idgah, challenge this law. The law's validity is being questioned. The court's decision impacts ongoing and future disputes.In its ruling on the keenly-watched Place of Worship Act case, the Supreme Court said on December 12 that no new Mandir-Masjid suits are to ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jan 31 (VOICE) The Maharashtra government on Friday formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the conspiracy allegedly hatched to frame Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (who was then the leader of opposition in the state assembly) and his current deputy Eknath Shinde in a false case during the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was in power. Fadnavis was then Leader of Opposition in the assembly while Shinde was a member of the Uddhav Thackeray Cabinet holding the urban development ministry. Shinde, however, rebelled against Thackeray, and after the collapse of the MVA governm ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested three fraudsters from Rajasthan's Mewat for running a sextortion racket that extorted Rs 14 lakh from a man in the capital. The accused posed as Crime Branch officers, manipulated the victim into a compromising situation during a WhatsApp video call, and then used the footage to blackmail him over several days.According to police, the accused contacted the complainant via WhatsApp video call and played a pre-recorded obscene video featuring a woman. "The complainant told police officers that he was manipulated into getting nude, and subsequently, his video ...Read More >
Srinagar, June 05: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday said that the inauguration of the Vande Bharat train service from Katra to Srinagar by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be a historic moment, as it marks the realising of a long-cherished dream. In a statement issued here, Bukhari said, "The Vande Bharat train service from Katra to Srinagar will not only reduce travel time by several hours, but also ensure all-weather connectivity for Kashmir with the rest of the country. Moreover, this improved connectivity has the potential to boost our ...Read More >
KATRA, Jun 5: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha inspected arrangements in Katra on Thursday ahead of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's scheduled Public Meeting on 06th June. The Lieutenant Governor reviewed the preparations to ensure the smooth conduct of the event and directed the officials for strict security, safety measures and seamless coordination among all departments. Hon'ble Prime Minister will dedicate the iconic Chenab Bridge, the tallest railway bridge in the world, Country's first cable-stayed Anji rail bridge and Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project ...Read More >
Haridwar: A woman politician has been arrested for allegedly letting her boyfriend and others repeatedly rape her 13-year-old daughter in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The horrifying crime, which occurred between January and March, was exposed when the minor bravely confided in her father, prompting a police investigation that led to the arrest of the accused. The accused was arrested with her boyfriend and one more. According to police reports, the minor was gang-raped multiple times, often in the presence of her mother. The minor, who had been living with her father following her parents' separat ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 5 (ANI): A day after the tragic stampede during the IPL victory celebration event of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Bengaluru that left 11 dead and dozens injured, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that a one-member commission has been formed to probe the incident. CM Siddaramaiah also announced that the state government has decided to suspend top police department officials, including the Commissioner of Bengaluru City Police. Speaking to the media, the Karnataka CM stated, 'Under the chairmanship of Justice Michael D'Cunha, ...Read More >
Parbhani Violence: Violent protests took place in the city of Parbhani in central Maharashtra on Wednesday for the second day in protest against the damage to a replica of the Indian Constitution. Prohibitory orders were imposed there after the violence and internet was shut down. Meanwhile, Parbhani District Magistrate Raghunath Khandu has given information about the situation there. He also said that 50 people have been arrested so far in this case. Parbhani DM Raghunath Khandu Gavde said, "The SP and I went there and explained to the workers there and paid homage to the statue of Babasaheb ...Read More >
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], December 17 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini on Tuesday welcomed the 'One Nation, One Election' bill stating that One Nation One Election will create a balance between speed of work and finances. He also dismissed opposition protests over the bill saying that Congress opposes every good initiative, that's their only agenda. Speaking to mediapersons, the Haryana Chief Minister said, "Continuous elections cost a lot and slow down development and progress. One Nation One Election will create a balance between speed of work and finances. This bill should be ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 26 (VOICE) Karnataka BJP has slammed Congress over the display of posters depicting a distorted map of India at the venue of the centenary celebrations of the INC's 1924 session in Belagavi, saying that it shows utter disrespect for India's sovereignty and is shameful.Taking to social media handle X on Thursday, the BJP said, "Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has been handed over to Pakistan by the Indian National Congress - Karnataka! It is truly an act of treason that Congress members have distorted India's map in the name of Gandhi Bharat. The banners displayed in B ...Read More >
The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is a long-term project by the Indian Railways aimed at transforming more than 1,300 railway stations across the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inaugurating 103 redeveloped Amrit stations across India on Thursday via video conferencing from Bikaner. The redeveloped stations are spread across 86 districts in 18 States and Union Territories and have been built at a cumulative cost of over Rs 1,100 crore, according to a release by the ministry of railways. ...Read More >
Bengaluru Stampede: Following the tragic stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives and injured 47 others, Karnataka IPS officer Seemanth Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new Bengaluru Police Commissioner. The appointment came just hours after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ordered the suspension of Commissioner B Dayananda and several other senior police officials. Singh, a 1996-batch IPS officer, was serving as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force. He will now assume the role of ADGP and Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru Cit ...Read More >
Bengaluru stampede: Coming down heavily on lax policing in the aftermath of the stampede that took place during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory parade, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Thursday suspended senior Bengaluru police officers including city Police Commissioner 'with immediate effect'. Informing of the steps taken after 11 people were killed in the stampede on Wednesday, the chief minister said, "Cubbon Park Police Station Police Inspector, Station House Master, Station House Officer, ACP, Central Division DCP, Cricket Stadium in-charge, Additional Commissioner of Police, ...Read More >
Following a stampede at an IPL victory celebration in Bengaluru that resulted in 11 fatalities, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has suspended several top police officials for negligence. A judicial inquiry, led by Justice John Michael D'Cunha, will investigate the incident, along with a CID probe into RCB, KSCA, and DNA Entertainment Networks.Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced the suspension of Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B Dayanand, Additional Commissioner ( ...Read More >
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar expressed grief over the stampede near Chinnaswamy Stadium, lamenting the loss of lives and the damage to Bengaluru's reputation. He dismissed opposition allegations and accusations of playing politics, emphasizing the government's responsibility.Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday turned emotional over the loss of lives due to the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium and said that Bengaluru has lost its image due to the incid ...Read More >
JAMMU, Nov 17: Maharashtra police along with Military Intelligence and Army have arrested nine persons hailing from the border district of Rajouri for taking up jobs as security guards in different cities in Maharashtra and carrying weapons with fake licenses. Nine 12-bore rifles and 58 bullets have been recovered from their possession. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The arrests were made during a joint operation of Ahilyanagar (formerly Ahmednagar) police in Maharashtra, Southern Command and Military Intelligence on the basis of tip off that some persons from Rajouri distric ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 3 (PTI) Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday visited a private hospital in Thane for a "check-up," two days before a new CM is sworn in at an open ground ceremony in south Mumbai. Even as it is not known yet who would take oath as chief minister at Azad Maidan on the evening of December 5, preparations are in full swing for the ceremony, to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, about 2,000 VVIPs and some 40,000 supporters. Shinde, who had been staying at his private residence in Thane for the last few days, visited the hospital in the morning. "I ...Read More >
NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule is consulting experts on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) following Maharashtra's assembly poll results. The opposition questions EVM credibility after the Mahayuti coalition's significant win. Sule advocates for ballot papers, citing other countries' adoption, and will announce a final decision soon.NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Saturday said the opinion of experts is being sought over the "EVM issue" in the wake of the Maharashtra assembly polls' mandate as she b ...Read More >
The Bihar government on Thursday (June 5, 2025) sanctioned compensation of ₹8.25 lakh under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, to the family members of the 11-year-old Dalit girl who was raped and brutally assaulted with a knife, and later succumbed to her injuries at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on June 1. The State also announced a monthly pension of ₹7,700 for the victim's family, in addition to the allotment of a house under the Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana. According to officials, the girl, who was transferred from Muzaffarpu ...Read More >