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Omar Abdullah took to X saying that the family should be heard. "I believe the claim of the family should not be dismissed out of hand. At the very least this encounter needs a transparent and time bound probe with the facts made public. Any attempt to obfuscate or delay the announcement of a probe will only damage credibility & that is not in anyone's interest," Omar said. Army on Wednesday said that a joint search operation was launched by security forces in Arahama area of Ganderbal in which ...Read More >
CHENNAI: With about three weeks left until the Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India on Thursday ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu's Director General of Police in charge (Law and Order), G Venkataraman and appointed Sandeep Rai Rathore as head of the police force. Venkataraman, a 1994-batch IPS officer, is being replaced by Rathore, a 1992-batch officer, who will now oversee all election-related policing in the state. In a separate order, the ECI also effected several key police po ...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 >
The rejig saw 15 DIGs and several SSPs, SPs, and DSPs shifted to new postings. Among the key changes, DIG Tejinder Singh has been posted as IGP, CID, while DIG Udhamur-Reasi range, Sarah Rizvi, has been transferred and posted as IGP, Crime, relieving Sujit Kumar of the additional charge. DIG Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban range has been transferred and posted as DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua range, replacing Shiv Kumar Sharma, who has been shifted to Udhampur-Reasi range. Haseeb-ur-Rehman (IPS) has been appoi ...Read More >
Srinagar: The killing of a 29-year-old man in an alleged encounter with the Army in Ganderbal has led to concern in several quarters, including from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who asked for a transparent and time-bound probe. A day after the Army claimed to have killed a "local terrorist" during an overnight operation in Arahama village on the outskirts of Srinagar, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti also backed the chief minister's scepticism on the official narrative. The family of the killed man, R ...Read More >
Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL against Election Commission officer transfers, finds no public injury, upholds ECI authority, says aggrieved officers may file individual cases The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of officers by the Election Commission of India (ECI), holding that the petition lacked merit and failed to establish any violation of public interest. In its decision, the court pointed out that the petitioner could not p ...Read More >
Chennai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu to appoint Sandeep Rai Rathore, an IPS officer belonging to the 1992 batch, as the Director General of Police and Head of the State Police Force (HoPF) with immediate effect. An official communication from the ECI said that the officers posted out of their positions should not be assigned any election related work till the completion of polls. It may be noted that the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam of actor ...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 >
CHENNAI: The Election Commission of India on Thursday ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu's director general of police (law and order) G Venkataraman and appointed Sandeep Rai Rathore as the director general of police (Elections) ahead of the assembly polls. Rathore, a 1992-batch IPS officer, will oversee election-related policing in the state.In a separate order, the commission effected changes in key police postings across Tamil Nadu. Tambaram city police commissioner A Amalraj has been replace ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Election Commission of India on Thursday named Sandeep Rai Rathore as the Director-General of Police of Tamil Nadu, replacing G. Venkataraman as part of the poll preparedness in the state. Election Commission directed the Tamil Nadu government to implement the order with immediate effect, and a compliance report in respect of the joining of the officer to be sent by 11 am on April 3. Also Read | Assam Assembly Election 2026: Dry Days Announced Ahead of Polls. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The second half of the Budget session of Parliament that saw the passage of some key legislations despite opposition uproar got an unusual extension with the government reconvening both the houses on April 16. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned Thursday and will again meet on April 16 for three days for taking up key legislations to implement women's reservation by increasing Lok Sabha seats from the current 543 to 816. The second half of the budget session that st ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Election Commission of India on Thursday named Sandeep Rai Rathore as the Director-General of Police of Tamil Nadu, replacing G. Venkataraman as part of the poll preparedness in the state. Election Commission directed the Tamil Nadu government to implement the order with immediate effect, and a compliance report in respect of the joining of the officer to be sent by 11 am on April 3. The EC also directed that the transferred official will not be posted in any ...Read More >
Srinagar- The killing of a 29-year-old man in an alleged encounter with the Army in Ganderbal has led to concern in several quarters, including from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who asked for a transparent and time-bound probe. A day after the Army claimed to have killed a local terrorist during an overnight operation in Arahama village on the outskirts of Srinagar, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti also backed the chief minister's scepticism on the official narrative. The family of ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 2 (PTI) The killing of a 29-year-old man in an alleged encounter with the Army in Ganderbal has led to concern in several quarters, including from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who asked for a transparent and time bound probe. A day after the Army claimed to have killed a local terrorist during an overnight operation in Arahama village on the outskirts of Srinagar, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti also backed the chief minister's scepticism on the official narrative. The ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) 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 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Opposition MPs in Lok Sabha on Thursday demanded sending the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, to a parliamentary panel for comprehensive discussion and deliberation. As soon as the Bill was taken up for discussion in the House, Mahua Moitra (TMC) moved an amendment seeking to send it to the select committee for greater scrutiny. Opposing the Bill, Harish Chandra Meena (Congress) demanded that the government send the Bill to joint parliamen ...Read More >
New Delhi (IANS): Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, criticized the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 on Thursday. He cited the case of CRPF Assistant Commandant Ajay Malik of Jharkhand to highlight stalled career progression and the denial of leadership roles for non-IPS officers within the CAPF. Assistant Commandant Ajay Malik, an officer of the elite 209 CoBRA Battalion, lost a leg in a Maoist IED blast in Jharkhand after more than 15 yea ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday said if Congress is voted to power in the next general elections, then the CAPF Bill 2026, which seeks to reserve top leadership roles in the Central Armed police forces for IPS officers, will be repealed. In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi highlighted the "stagnancy" in CAPF promotions. "These soldiers are deployed along our borders, battling terrorism and Naxalism, and ensuring the security of our dem ...Read More >
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, on Thursday drew attention to the sacrifice of CRPF Assistant Commandant Ajay Malik, who lost a leg in a Maoist IED blast in Jharkhand after more than 15 years of service, using the case to highlight what he described as stalled career progression and denial of leadership roles for non-IPS officers in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). Malik, an officer of the elite 209 CoBRA Battalion, lost his leg in an improvised explosiv ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the government is bent on legally perpetuating the injustice of discrimination against Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) jawans through a bill, and asserted that his party will repeal such a "discriminatory law" when it comes to power. The Leader of Opposition said he wanted to speak on the bill in Lok Sabha and had requested the government to make adjustments as he was touring Assam but it refused as it "does not want me to ...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 >
Jaipur, Apr 1 (UNI) The Rajasthan Government has effected another major administrative reshuffle - the fourth within one and a quarter months, transferring 65 officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). This fourth list of transfers, ordered late on Tuesday night, effected change in collectors in 25 of the total 41 districts, including the capital district of Jaipur. Jaipur Collector Dr Jitendra Kumar Soni has been posted in the CMO as Secretary to the Chief Minister. Besides the post ...Read More >
She cited credible reports indicating that BJP agents submitted a large number of Form 6 applications for the enrolment across districts. "These do not seem to be routine applications for voter inclusion but a mischievous ploy to include non-residents in the electoral roll," Banerjee wrote to Kumar. "There are serious concerns that these applications may pertain to individuals who are not genuine residents of Bengal and have no legitimate connection to the state. Similar patterns were reportedl ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 by a voice vote, marking a significant step towards unifying administrative and service rules for India's five major paramilitary forces -- the CRPF, the BSF, the CISF, the ITBP, and the SSB. The Bill seeks to create a single overarching legal framework for recruitment, promotions, deputation, and conditions of service of Group A officers in the Central Armed Police Forces ...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 ...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 >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) 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 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Ruling NDA members on Wednesday lauded the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, calling it a long-pending reform, while the opposition slammed it as "discriminatory" and a "threat' to institutional autonomy. Participating in the debate on the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, BJP members argued that the legislation would bring much-needed uniformity across paramiltary forces such as the CRPF, BSF, CISF and ITBP. Nominated member supporting the BJP, Ghulam Al ...Read More >
Nashik: The lavish wedding ceremony of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat's daughter was held in February this year, and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) is now likely to trace the VIP guests who attended the event. According to information available with the SIT, prominent leaders from both the ruling and opposition parties, along with senior officials, were present at the ceremony. Apart from influential personalities from major cities, some foreign guests were also reportedly in attendance. ...Read More >
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