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Jammu, Apr 7 (PTI) The Army is imparting counter-terrorism training to police personnel in Jammu, focusing on new-generation equipment and drone and counter-drone measures to enhance operational synergy and preparedness in the Union Territory, officials said. "Army's Tiger Division has commenced training of 108 police personnel for the next 12 days at the Miran Sahib Brigade," a defence spokesperson said. An inauguration ceremony marking the commencement of the "counter-terrorism refresher cou ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Nearly 50 people, including 40 security personnel, were injured in a clash with local tribals over the construction of a road to Sijimali bauxite mine in Odisha's Rayagada district on Tuesday, April 7. According to officials, the tribals strongly opposed the construction of the road at Shagabari village under the Kashipur block of the district. The protesters allegedly hurled stones and attacked the police and officials of the district administration with swords, axes and other sha ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 7 (PTI) AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Tuesday released an open letter addressed to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, raising a string of allegations and questions over the LDF government's functioning, on the day public campaigning is to be ended ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls. In the letter, Venugopal said that as Kerala stands at the threshold of another election, several questions remain in the minds of the people regarding Vijayan's 10-year tenur ...Read More >
In a significant reshuffle, Sharad Satya Chauhan has been appointed as the new Punjab vigilance chief, marking a change in leadership within the state's police force. IMAGE: Photograph: Kind courtesy SAS Nagar Police/X Key PointsSharad Satya Chauhan, a 1992-batch IPS officer, is the new Special DGP-cum-Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau in Punjab.The Punjab government reshuffled six IPS officers, leading to the appointment of the new vigilance chief.P K Sinha, the outgoing vigilance chief, has be ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 7 (ANI): In a significant administrative reshuffle in the Punjab Police, the Sharad Satya Chauhan government on Monday transferred six senior police officers with immediate effect. According to an order issued by the Department of Home Affairs, Dr. Sharad Satya Chauhan, IPS (1992 batch), who was serving as Special DGP-cum-Managing Director of Punjab Police Housing Corporation, has been appointed as Special DGP-cum-Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, SAS ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 7 (ANI): In a significant administrative reshuffle in the Punjab Police, the Sharad Satya Chauhan government on Monday transferred six senior police officers with immediate effect. According to an order issued by the Department of Home Affairs, Dr. Sharad Satya Chauhan, IPS (1992 batch), who was serving as Special DGP-cum-Managing Director of Punjab Police Housing Corporation, has been appointed as Special DGP-cum-Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, SAS ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Continuing its swift action in the Chandigarh grenade attack case amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence wing of Punjab Police in joint operation with Chandigarh Police and with the assistance of Haryana Police has successfully arrested the two main perpetrators -- who had lobbed hand grenade outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Sector 37, Chandigarh -- from Rewari in ...Read More >
MEERUT: Three people died under suspicious circumstances after consuming country liquor in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, with officials on Saturday saying preliminary investigations have not established whether the deaths were linked to the quality of alcohol. The three reportedly began vomiting and complained of abdominal pain after consuming the liquor on Friday evening. They were rushed to a hospital, where they were declared dead. Officials said a post-mortem examination will ascertain the exact c ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Malda violence has triggered a major political showdown, with the arrest of alleged mastermind All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Mofakkarul Islam by the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) drawing sharp reactions from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee defended her government. The West Bengal CID arrested advocate Mofakkarul Islam, identified as the alleged mastermind of ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Mofakkerul Islam, accused of leading the protests in Malda on April 1 that resulted in the gherao of seven Special Intensive Revision (SIR) judicial officers for over nine hours, was produced before the court on Friday. He was arrested by the West Bengal CID yesterday at Bagdogra airport in Darjeeling district. Also Read | Delhi Shocker: 18-Year-Old Arrested for Stabbing Man to Death in Shalimar ...Read More >
Sandeep Rai Rathore is a 1992 batch IPS officer. The ECI on Thursday appointed senior IPS official Sandeep Rai Rathore as the new DGP of Tamil Nadu, replacing G Venkataraman, hitherto serving as in-charge DGP and head of police force. Venkataraman has been serving as in-charge Director General of Police for Tamil Nadu and HoPF since September 2025 following the superannuation of Shankar Jiwal. Rathore, a 1992 batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the new DGP and HoPF ahead of the April 23 ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 2: In a move aimed at enhancing financial transparency and efficiency, Dr. Ajay Shanker Singh, ICAS, Principal Chief Controller of Accounts (CCA), Ministry of Home Affairs, today inaugurated the PHQ Budget Allocation Software (PBAS) at PCR Kashmir. Developed to streamline budget allocation, monitoring and utilization within Police Headquarters, the PBAS platform is expected to strengthen financial governance through technology-driven processes and real-time oversight. The inaugur ...Read More >
CHENNAI: As per orders of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Tamil Nadu Home Secretary Dheeraj Kumar on Thursday transferred the State's DGP (Head of Police Force) and three more senior IPS officers. Dr Sandeep Rai Rathore, DGP, Training, took charge as the DGP (HoPF), replacing G Venkataraman. ECI had directed all the new officers to take charge in their new roles latest by 11 am on Friday and added that those transferred out should not be involved in any election related work. ECI's di ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stayed an Assam government order proposing the deployment of 1,600 personnel from the Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) for election duty, days ahead of the Assembly polls scheduled for April 9. The development follows a report by Northeast Now that first flagged the issue, pointing to the large-scale deployment of frontline forest personnel from core duties such as anti-poaching patrols, prevention of illegal logging, ...Read More >
Chairing a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners (DCs), SSPs, and senior officials of the civil and Police administration at Lok Bhavan, Jammu, LG Sinha emphasised a multi-pronged strategy of Jammu, Apr 1: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday directed for adopting a zero tolerance policy against the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir. Chairing a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners (DCs), SSPs, and senior officials of the civil and Police administration at Lok Bhavan, Jamm ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday criticised the government over the CAPF Amendment Bill and expressed full confidence in Mamata Banerjee's victory in West Bengal. Criticising the government over the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Amendment Bill, Yadav said, "On the strength of their majority, they (the government) are doing all sorts of wrong things, and the public is suffering the bad consequences. May God help them." Turning to elections in ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 01: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday directed the adoption of a 'Zero Tolerance' policy against the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir. Chairing a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners, SSPs, and senior officials of the civil and police administration at Lok Bhavan, Jammu, the LG called for a multi-pronged strategy, strengthening law enforcement to dismantle trafficking networks, intensifying mass awareness campaigns to deter potential users, and enhancing treatment, ...Read More >
Jammu: "Border villages are India's first line of defence, and the residents are the first face of India that any outsider sees. Border residents are not only first in courage, sacrifice, and patience, but they also stand first in the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Wednesday. The LG observed that the residents of border villages are serving the nation every single day. That service must not be honoured only in words, but reflected clearly i ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, by a voice vote after the Opposition staged a walkout. The bill was introduced in the Upper House on March 25 by MoS (home) Nityanand Rai. The bill deals with cadre management in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). It provides that 50% of the total posts at the inspector general rank, a minimum of 76% of posts at the additional director general rank and all posts of special di ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, with a voice vote amid an Opposition walkout. The bill seeks to create a unified legal framework governing personnel across different CAPF forces, replacing the current patchwork of separate service rule regimes for the five Central Armed Police Forces. Replying to the debate on the bill, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the purpose of the bill is to enhance t ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Wednesday alleged a conspiracy to prevent party president Vijay from carrying out his campaign across Tamil Nadu in the coming days, and demanded the immediate transfer of senior police officials, including the Chennai City Police Commissioner. Meanwhile, TVK president Vijay, in his representation to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, alleged serious security lapses during his campaign despite his "Y" category status, and has urged the Union Home Minis ...Read More >
A group of retired Indian Administrative Service and Indian Forest Service officials and wildlife conservationists has raised "serious concerns" over the Assam government deploying around 1,600 personnel of the Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) on election duty. An Assam government official confirmed to The Hindu that it was the "first time" forest personnel were requisitioned for election duty. Assam votes in a single phase on April 9. In a joint representation addressed to authorities on ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Two days after six former bureaucrats and wildlife conservationists opposed the deployment of 1,600 forest personnel for election duty in Assam, another group of 40 retired civil servants on Tuesday demanded retraction of the order by the state government. Issued on March 19, the order by Assam's environment department directed the deployment of Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) personnel to assist the state police for the elections, which are scheduled to take place ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Mar 31 (PTI) Asserting that Left Wing Extremism (LWE) no longer poses a threat in the state, Odisha Police on Tuesday said the surrender window for the remaining Maoists has been closed with the deadline ending on March 31. Additional Director General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) Sanjeeb Panda said only a handful of Maoists remain active in Kandhamal district, and security forces will now focus on eliminating them. "Only about eight to nine Maoists are left in Kandhamal distr ...Read More >
Sultanpur (UP), Mar 30 (PTI) Additional Director General of Police (Lucknow zone) Praveen Kumar visited the spot in Sultanpur where a police inspector suffered a gunshot injury, officials said on Monday. Inspector Arun Kumar Dwivedi, posted at Akhandnagar police station, sustained a gunshot injury while he was allegedly cleaning the licensed firearm inside his room on Sunday. Dwivedi was rushed to the Government Medical College in Sultanpur. However, given the critical nature of his condition, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A group of former bureaucrats and environmentalists has sent a letter to the Assam Government and Chief Election Officer opposing the deployment of over 1,600 forest personnel for election duty in Assam. They argue that this decision contravenes a clear directive from the Supreme Court and established administrative rules of Election Commission of Inida(ECI). The letter criticizes a March 19, 2026 order issued by MK Yadava, the Special Chief Secretary of Assam's Department of Environ ...Read More >
T'puram: The police are examining whether legal action can be initiated against a parody song that went viral during the local body election campaign, following a complaint that it misused an Ayyappa devotional song and hurt religious sentiments.Thiruvabharana Patha Samrakshana Samithi, which filed the complaint, alleged that the sacred 'Pallikettu Sabarimalakku' was distorted for political messaging. The state police chief forwarded the complaint to the ADGP (law and order) to examine whether a ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (PTI) The cyber crime wing of the Kerala police on Wednesday registered a case against unknown persons over a parody song titled 'Pottiye Kettiye', which circulated during the recent local body elections in the state and allegedly "hurt religious sentiments." The parody, based on a popular devotional song dedicated to lord Ayyappa, makes references to the Sabarimala gold loss case and the alleged role of prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty. The complaint was received on ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (PTI) The state police chief has received a complaint alleging that a parody song titled 'Pottiye Kettiye', which circulated during the recent local body elections in Kerala, "hurt religious sentiments", sources said on Wednesday. The parody, based on a popular devotional song dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, makes references to the Sabarimala gold loss case and the alleged role of the prime accused, Unnikrishnan Potty, they said. State Police Chief Ravada Chandrasekhar ha ...Read More >
A Special Investigation Team has filed a charge sheet in the Aland Assembly segment 'vote chori' case. Seven individuals, including a former BJP MLA and his son, are named. The case involves alleged efforts to remove thousands of voters' names. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar highlighted a campaign against vote theft, with a protest rally planned in Delhi. The SIT which is probing the alleged 'vote chori' (vote theft)' in the Aland Assembly segment in 2023 Assembly elections in ...Read More >
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