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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Adding to her list of fallouts with the BJP, R Sreelekha, the party's candidate in the high-profile Vattiyoorkkavu constituency, on Monday walked out of her own campaign event following a lack of acknowledgement of her name by the chief guest, Union Minister S Jaishankar. After reconciliation talks made by the party's state leaders, Sreelekha returned to the stage and attended the event. In an apparent damage control move, she later told the media that she had no such issue ...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 >
News Live: Punjab sends 14 IPS officers panel to UPSC for selection of regular DGP The Punjab government has forwarded a list of 14 senior IPS officers to the Union Public Service Commission for shortlisting candidates for the state's Director General of Police post, sources told PTI. Currently, Gaurav Yadav is serving as acting DGP. His name figures among the officers sent, along with Sharad Satya Chauhan, Kuldeep Singh and Harpreet Singh Sidhu, among others holding senior ranks. The move co ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation in the alleged blockade (gherao) of judicial officers deployed in the Election Commission's (ECI) special intensive revision (SIR) of voter roll exercise in West Bengal's Malda district. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi examined a status report filed by the National Investigation Agency. It noted that three FI ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation in the alleged blockade (gherao) of judicial officers deployed in the Election Commission's (ECI) special intensive revision (SIR) of voter roll exercise in West Bengal's Malda district. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi examined a status report filed by the National Investigation Agency. It noted that three FI ...Read More >
The grenades bore markings of Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF), indicating cross-border linkages, said Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Monday. The DGP said preliminary investigation had revealed that the module was plotting systematic attacks on police establishments across multiple states, which had been successfully averted. "Efforts are ongoing to identify, track and apprehend other members of the module," he added. Those arrested have been identified as Sarabjit Sing ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Nearly four years after appointing an acting police chief, the Punjab govt on Monday finally sent a panel of 14 IPS officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the appointment of a regular director general of police (DGP), setting in motion the long-delayed process.The move follows the Supreme Court's Feb 5 directions pulling up states, including Punjab, for continuing with "acting" DGPs and reiterating compliance with the UPSC-led appointment process laid down in the ...Read More >
Mumbai: Social Activist Anjali Damania met Sadanand Date, Director General of Police of Maharashtra, on Monday afternoon and held a detailed discussion for nearly 45 minutes regarding an ongoing controversy. Political figures targeting her Speaking to the media after the meeting, Damania said she had been out of Mumbai for the past five days and raised concerns that instead of questioning the accused, Kharat, political figures were targeting her. She stated that all issues, including how she o ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) The Punjab government is learnt to have sent a panel of 14 senior IPS officers to the Union Public Service Commission for shortlisting three candidates for the post of regular Director General of Police in the state, sources said on Monday. At present, IPS officer Gaurav Yadav is the acting DGP (head of the state police force). In the list sent to the UPSC, senior IPS officers having the rank of DGP figured in it. The list comprised names of 1992-batch IPS officer Gaur ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police have completed all security arrangements for the smooth conduct of the Assembly elections, which will take place on April 9, State Police Chief Ravada A Chandrasekhar said on Monday. The entire state has been divided into special security zones, with forces deployed under the leadership of senior officers. Police stations across the state have been reorganised into 154 election subdivisions, with district police chiefs overseeing the security arrangements. ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) Under fire from the Opposition, activist Anjali Damania on Monday claimed that she had used AI-based large language model (LLM) Claude to analyse call data records (CDR) of arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat. Addressing a news conference here, Damania said she would never do anything illegal and slammed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for indulging in "politics of convenience". Damania, who claimed to have received the CDR on WhatsApp from a person claiming to be a p ...Read More >
Chandigarh: In a major success in its drive to make Punjab a safe state, the Counter Intelligence (CI) Wing of Punjab Police has busted an ISI-backed terror module run by Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIO) by arresting three accused along with 2 Argus hand grenades and a foreign Glock pistol, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said. The arrested persons have been identified as Sarabjit Singh, a resident of village Ammeeshah in Tarn Taran, Bikramjit Singh, a resident of vil ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Social activist Anjali Damania reinforced self-styled godman Ashok Kharat's links with the rich and powerful on Friday a she presented call records between Kharat and several key political figures in the state, apart from former state women's commission chief Rupali Chakankar, who resigned from the post after her association with Kharat came to light. She claimed deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde received 17 calls from the rape-accused last year and made 7 calls; one of the calls last ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 6: Punjab Police on Monday claimed to have busted an ISI-backed terror module being operated by Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIOs) with the arrest of three accused and recovered two Arges hand grenades along with a foreign-made Glock pistol from their possession. Accused identified The accused were identified as Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran, and Bikramjit Singh and Amandeep Singh of Amritsar. Cross-border links suspected Stating that the recovered grenades ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Counter Intelligence Wing of the Punjab Police busted a Pakistan's ISI-backed terror module, arresting three persons and recovering two hand grenades along with a Glock pistol from them, said a senior police officer on Monday. The grenades bear markings of POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factory), indicating cross-border linkages, said Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav. Those arrested have been identified as Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Ammishah village in Tarn Taran, Bikramjit S ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the West Bengal chief secretary for "not taking calls of Calcutta high court chief justice" over the Malda incident and asked him to apologise.Taking strong exception to the attack on judicial officers adjudicating objections to voter list exclusions in West Bengal's Malda district, the Supreme Court on Thursday said there was a breakdown of law and order in the state and issued show-cause notices to the chief secretary, DGP, district magistrate a ...Read More >
Maulana Muhammad Shahjahan Ali Qadri, the Indian Secular Front (ISF) candidate from the Mothabari assembly seat in Malda district, was arrested along with 17 others, including his two sons, on charges of disturbing peace, obstructing government staff from discharging duty, destroying public property, among other charges. Seven judicial officers, two of whom were women, were trapped inside the office of the Mothabari 2 block development officer from 4 pm to 10 pm, until police escorted them out. ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 5 (RAHNUMA): Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy stated that the new High Court of Telangana will serve as a symbol and a vital support for both society and democracy. It is envisioned as a venue where the marginalised and disadvantaged can seek justice, he said. During the foundation-laying ceremony for High Court Zone-II in Rajendranagar, located in the Rangareddy district on Sunday, the Chief Minister emphasised that over the next century, individuals who are impoverished, vulne ...Read More >
Chennai: For the first time in 35 years of Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, neither the DMK nor the AIADMK has announced a single candidate from the Brahmin community. Even the BJP, which secured 27 constituencies as part of the AIADMK-led NDA alliance, has not fielded any Brahmin candidate in this election. AIADMK breaks from Jayalalithaa era During the era of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who herself belonged to the Brahmin community, opportunities were consistently provided to members o ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) Activist Anjali Damania on Monday claimed she used Artificial Intelligence-based large language model (LLM) Claude to analyse call data records (CDR) of arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat. Addressing a press conference here, Damania, while asserting that she would never do anything illegal, slammed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for indulging in "politics of convenience". Damania, who claimed she got the CDR on WhatsApp from a person claiming to be a private detecti ...Read More >
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 74th BN Mullick Memorial All India Police Football Championship 2026 at Gachibowli Stadium here, Reddy stressed the need for collective responsibility in guiding youth towards constructive pursuits. He warned that increasing drug menace and cyber crimes posed the biggest challenge before police. The Chief Minister emphasized that the responsibility of curbing emerging crimes lies with police force. "The nature of crime has now undergone a transformation ...Read More >
Chaibasa (Jharkhand) [India], April 6 (ANI): A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan has sustained injuries in an IED blast during an anti-naxal operation in the forests of Saranda in Jharkhand, the police said. According to the police, the injured jawan has been airlifted to Ranchi for better medical assessment and treatment after the blast. Also Read | Student Confronts Nikhil Kamath Over His Anti-MBA Stance at Columbia Business School, His Response Goes Viral (Watch Video). Further det ...Read More >
Chaibasa (Jharkhand) [India], April 6 (ANI): A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan has sustained injuries in an IED blast during an anti-naxal operation in the forests of Saranda in Jharkhand, the police said. According to the police, the injured jawan has been airlifted to Ranchi for better medical assessment and treatment after the blast. Further details regarding the incident are awaited. Meanwhile, Naxalite leader Prashant Bose, who carried a bounty of one crore rupees on his head a ...Read More >
Chaibasa (Jharkhand) [India], April 6 (ANI): A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan has sustained injuries in an IED blast during an anti-naxal operation in the forests of Saranda in Jharkhand, the police said. According to the police, the injured jawan has been airlifted to Ranchi for better medical assessment and treatment after the blast. Further details regarding the incident are awaited. Meanwhile, Naxalite leader Prashant Bose, who carried a bounty of one crore rupees on his head a ...Read More >
The counter-intelligence wing of the Punjab Police, in coordination with the Chandigarh Police, on Saturday solved the April 1 grenade attack on the BJP headquarters in Sector 37 on Saturday. "Five members of a terror module have been arrested, while the two primary perpetrators have been identified," said director general of police Gaurav Yadav. The arrested individuals have been identified as Balwinder Lal alias Shami of Majari village in SBS Nagar, Jasvir Singh alias Jassi of Bharapur villa ...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 >
Saraogi said Nitish Kumar, who resigned as a legislative council member last week after his election to the Rajya Sabha, will take the oath on April 10. "After that, the central leadership of the BJP and the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) will elect the leader. Nitish Kumar will also be part of the process," he told reporters on Sunday. Also Read: How Bihar fortunes changed in two decades of Nitish Kumar's rule Kumar has called a meeting of the state cabinet on April 9, possibly the last ...Read More >
Srinagar: Prominent climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday said that India was respected for its nationalistic border population unlike China and Pakistan, and labelling people of Ladakh as "anti-national" was a "self-goal" that needed introspection. Wangchuk addressed a huge gathering at Gandhi Park in Kargil, where Kargil Democratic Alliance organised a welcome programme for him after his release from jail. The members of Apex Body Leh, KDA members, Lok Sabha MP from Ladakh and LAHDC (Karg ...Read More >
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