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Ahmedabad, Apr 9 (PTI) Former Gujarat-cadre Indian Police Service officer M L Ninama and ex-AAP leader Raju Karpada joined the ruling BJP on Thursday, ahead of the upcoming local body elections in the state. Ninama, who recently took voluntary retirement three months before his scheduled superannuation, joined the BJP in Shamlaji in the Aravalli district. He was welcomed into the party by Minister of State P C Baranda, who handles the Tribal Development, Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Af ...Read More >
The Karreguttalu hillocks in the forests of Telangana's Mulugi district will soon become a eco-tourism hub, senior officials said on Tuesday. The area lies on the border with Chattisgarh and was, till recently, a Communist Party of India (Maoist) bastion. State director general of police B Shivadhar Reddy, who visited the area with other senior officials to oversee ongoing developmental projects, inaugurated the site of a planned police outpost and an Intelligence Coordination Centre near the C ...Read More >
Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], April 6 (ANI): Inspector General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Manu Maharaj, on Monday announced that the 25th All India Water Sports Cluster will be held from April 8 to 12, with 19 teams from across the country participating in 52 events, including canoeing, rowing, and kayaking, involving over 440 personnel from state police and paramilitary forces. Speaking to ANI, Manu Maharaj said, "The 25th All India Water Sports Cluster is being held from April ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 8: Campaigning for the high-stakes Assam Assembly elections concluded, with political parties making their final push before the 48-hour silence period ahead of the April 9 polling for 126 constituencies. The curtain fell on a high-decibel campaign at 5 pm, as mandated by the Election Commission, bringing to a halt rallies, roadshows and all forms of canvassing across the State on Tuesday evening. The last day witnessed an intense flurry of activity, with top leaders across par ...Read More >
Jaipur, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major crackdown on cross-border narcotics trafficking, the Rajasthan Police, in a joint operation with Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Barmer Police, seized nearly five kg of methamphetamine smuggled from Pakistan and arrested two accused on Tuesday. The consignment, valued at nearly Rs 25 crore in the international market (Rs 5 crore per kg), was being transported for delivery when intercepted. The operation was carried out based on intelligence in ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A delegation of the Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday lodged a formal complaint against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with the State Director General and Inspector General of Police M.A. Saleem, alleging that he made a provocative speech during an election campaign in Assam. In their submission, the BJP leaders demanded the immediate arrest of Kharge for allegedly inciting violence and called for enhanced security arrangements ...Read More >
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 7 (ANI): A memorial was inaugurated at Tadmetla in Sukma district on Monday to honour the 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who lost their lives in the 2010 Tadmetla Naxal attack. The ceremony was attended by CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Chhattisgarh Police ADG Vivekananda Sinha, Bastar Inspector General (IG) P. Sundarraj, Sukma District Collector Amit Kumar, and other senior officials. District Collector Amit Kumar outlined de ...Read More >
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 7 (ANI): A memorial was inaugurated at Tadmetla in Sukma district on Monday to honour the 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who lost their lives in the 2010 Tadmetla Naxal attack. The ceremony was attended by CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Chhattisgarh Police ADG Vivekananda Sinha, Bastar Inspector General (IG) P. Sundarraj, Sukma District Collector Amit Kumar, and other senior officials. District Collector Amit Kumar outlined de ...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: 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 >
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 >
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 >
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, Apr 5 (PTI) Two men, allegedly the main perpetrators of the blast outside Punjab BJP headquarters here, have been arrested, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday. They were arrested in Haryana's Rewari on Saturday night, he said. "They are Gurtej Singh and Amanpreet Singh. Both are residents of village Ratangarh under Morinda Police Station in Punjab's Rupar," the police chief said at a press conference here. On April 1, around 5 pm, a blast occurred outsid ...Read More >
Nashik: State Chief Secretary Rajesh Agrawal has directed that all works undertaken for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, which is scheduled to be held next year at Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, should be accorded the highest administrative priority. A review meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Agrawal was held on Saturday at the Smart City office to assess the progress of various development works currently underway for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela. He was speaking during the meeting. The meeting was attended ...Read More >
Silchar (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): In a major anti-narcotics success, Assam Rifles Battalion on Saturday, in coordination with the police, carried out a swift, intelligence-based operation in the general area of Meharpur. During the operation, suspect movement was detected, and the vehicle attempted to evade the security forces, leading to a brief chase before being intercepted. The swift response by the joint team resulted in the recovery of 30 soap cases of heroin weighing approximately ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 4 (PTI) Five individuals, part of a module backed by Pakistan's ISI, have been arrested in connection with the blast incident outside the Punjab BJP headquarters in Chandigarh, said Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Saturday. The Counter-Intelligence wing of Punjab Police, in a joint operation with Chandigarh Police, solved the Chandigarh grenade attack case, DGP Yadav said. Police recovered one hand grenade and one .30 bore Zigana pistol along with ammuni ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence Wing, in a joint operation with the Chandigarh Police, have solved the Chandigarh grenade attack case on the BJP office with the arrest of five accused involved in the incident and recovered one hand grenade and one .30 bore Zigana pistol along with ammunition from their possession, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Saturday. Those arrested have been identified as Balwinder Lal alias Shami, ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government on Friday issued a transfer list in view of the 2027 Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. Inspector General of Police (IG) Yogendra Singh Rawat has been appointed as Inspector General (Kumbh Mela), while Ayush Agrawal has been posted as Senior Superintendent of Police (Kumbh Mela). Also Read | Global Food Prices Set to Surge Further if West Asia Conflict Persists Beyond 40 Days, Warns FAO. Additionally, Indian Police Service (IPS) o ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government on Friday issued a transfer list in view of the 2027 Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. Inspector General of Police (IG) Yogendra Singh Rawat has been appointed as Inspector General (Kumbh Mela), while Ayush Agrawal has been posted as Senior Superintendent of Police (Kumbh Mela). Additionally, Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Shweta Chaubey has been appointed as Senior Superintendent of Police, Tehri Garhwal. Earlier, Uttarakha ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Police Flag Day ceremony for Karnataka was observed on Thursday at the KSRP 3rd Battalion Ground in Koramangala, Bengaluru. The event brought together senior state leaders and police officials to honour the service and contributions of the Karnataka Police force. Chief Minister Shri Siddaramaiah, Home Minister Dr. G Parameshwara, and Additional Chief Secretary (Home Department) Tushar Girinath participated in the ceremony, joined by senior police officers. The announcement from ...Read More >
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 ...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 >
Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday handed over a government job letter to the wife of a police sub-inspector, who was killed in a gunfight with gangsters two years ago. The appointment letter under the J&K Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme 2022 was given to Alka Sharma, wife of martyr Sub-Inspector Deepak Sharma, at the Lok Bhavan here, an official said. Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, Bhim Sen Tuti was also present on the occasion. The LG also assured all possible assistance ...Read More >
Expressing serious concern over gangs using women to 'honeytrap' men and extorting money through blackmail, a division bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought a thorough investigation to trace such gangs operating and targeting innocent people. "If offences like these are permitted to continue, it would become difficult to live in a decent world," the bench of Justices J J Munir and Tarun Saxena observed on March 30 while issuing the direction to the Uttar Pradesh government; Additional Ch ...Read More >
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 2 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court has taken a strict stance in a case involving an alleged honey-trap gang operating in the Meerut zone of Uttar Pradesh and directed the police to conduct a thorough investigation and maintain strict surveillance. A division bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena directed the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Meerut Zone, to get the entire matter investigated. The court observed that the existence of s ...Read More >
New Delhi: A day after the central government passed the controversial CAPF (General Administration) Bill, 2026, in the Rajya Sabha, the Ex-Paramilitary Forces Welfare Association decided on Thursday to launch a vigorous nationwide movement protesting the bill. To start with, the families and members of the Ex-Paramilitary Forces Welfare Association will stage a sit-in demonstration on April 9 at Delhi's Rajghat, coinciding with the CRPF's Shaurya Diwas (Valour Day). They will also initiate a s ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Thursday ordered a major reshuffle in police, transferring chiefs of several districts across the Union Territory. The Home Department order stated that these transfers were effected in the interest of administration. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Rajouri-Poonch Range, Tejinder Singh, has been posted as Inspector General of Police (IGP) CID, and DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, Sarah Rizvi, has been appointed as IGP Crime, J&K. DIG A ...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 >
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