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Hyderabad: With the appointment of senior IPS officers as heads of some key wings in the Police department, the new bosses are set to make a big difference in policing in the state. According to sources, most of the new bosses of various wings are said to be the 'selected team' of the newly-appointed Director General of Police Battula Shivadhar Reddy. New Hyderabad City Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Charu Sinha, Additional Director General of Pol ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed that while the overall crime rate reduced in Mumbai between 2022 and 2023, it increased considerably in Pune and Nagpur during the same period. The number of crimes registered in Mumbai dropped from 69,289 in 2022 to 44,873 in 2023, while the other metro cities, Pune (12,542 cases in 2023 from 11,074 in 2022) and Nagpur (17,297 cases in 2023 from 12,889 in 2022) witnessed an upward spiral. Although the data show ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police played a commendable role in ensuring the safety in the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS)-2025, which concluded on Monday. With smart policing and advanced technology, the force set a new standard in security, traffic management, and public safety.The event, attended by foreign delegates, VIPs, and lakhs of daily visitors, was conducted as a zero-incident affair under round-the-clock monitoring from the Control Command Centre. Drones, CCTV cameras, ...Read More >
Nagpur: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2023 report positions Nagpur as a city navigating a complex crime landscape, ranking it fifth in murder rate, sixth in crimes against women, and seventh in juvenile involvement in cognizable IPC crimes among India's top 19 metropolitan cities. Earlier, Nagpur had tied with Patna for the highest crime rate in 2020 (3.9) and ranked second in 2021.These rankings reflect a stabilisation of crime trends amid urban growth, showcasing policing successes ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu treported the most murders of senior citizens in 2023 with 201, show statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Besides, 211 other deaths of elderly people were reported under various crime categories during 2023.Tamil Nadu also reported the second most number of cases of culpable homicide not amounting to murder with 11 cases -- behind Uttar Pradesh, which reported 15 such killings.Overall, Tamil Nadu reported 2,104 cases of crimes against senior citize ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana recorded the second-highest crime rate against women in the country in 2023, reporting 124.9 cases per lakh female population, behind only Delhi, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The state ranked ahead of Rajasthan, Odisha, Haryana and Kerala. Delhi remains the highest in terms of crime rate against women in the country. According to the report, a total of 23,678 cases of crimes against women were registered in Telangana in 2023, marking a 7 per cent r ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Former Hyderabad police commissioner C.V. Anand assumed charge as special chief secretary, home, at the Secretariat on Tuesday. Anand, a 1996-batch IPS officer of DG rank, previously served as Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and twice held the post of Hyderabad city police commissioner. He had also served as commissioner of Cyberabad. During his early career, Anand worked in several Maoist-affected districts, earning recognition for his leadership and service. He ...Read More >
Congress leader P Chidambaram attributed the Karur stampede, which killed 41 people at actor Vijay's rally, to "error on all sides," suggesting solutions to the TN Chief Secretary. Following the tragic incident, Vijay, Prime Minister Modi, and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK announced substantial financial compensation for the victims' families and the injured. Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said that "there is an error on all sides" regarding the stampede during a political rally in Karu ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Every week in 2023, Delhi reported nearly 88 new cases of economic offences on an average, adding up to 4,586 in the year, which was highest among Union territories, according to the latest NCRB data. The picture that emerges is one of a city grappling with a wide range of financial crimes, from everyday scams to high-value frauds running into crores of rupees. Of the total cases in the National Crime Records Bureau's (NCRB) data for the UT, about 93 per cent (4,286 case ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Senior IPS officer V.C. Sajjanar officially took up his role as the Commissioner of Police for Hyderabad at the Telangana Integrated Command and Control Centre (TGICCC) located in Banjara Hills on Tuesday. Sajjanar, who is a member of the 1996 batch of the IPS from the former Andhra Pradesh cadre and subsequently assigned to Telangana, has earned a reputation as a decisive leader, boasting nearly thirty years of experience in various important policing and administrative roles. He b ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Praveer Ranjan officially assumed charge as the Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Tuesday. Praveer's appointment is being seen as a significant leadership transition in one of India's premier security agencies. Prior to his appointment, Ranjan served as the Special Director General of CISF, where he was responsible for overseeing the Airport Security sector. Under his leadership, the force strengthened its aviation security protoco ...Read More >
Amritsar: Condemning the defacement and vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in London ahead of Gandhi Jayanti, the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) has called for a thorough investigation to identify and expose the forces behind the act.The IOC believed that it was aimed at inciting unrest and urged a public discourse across the UK on the values of peace and non-violence as espoused by Mahatma Gandhi.Kamal Dhaliwal, president, IOC, UK, said the vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi's statue was not merely ...Read More >
CHENNAI, (India): Three days after 41 people died and nearly 60 others were injured in a stampede at his rally in Tamil Nadu's Karur on Saturday (Sept 27), Tamilaga Vettri Kazgham chief Vijay on Tuesday (Sept 30) broke his silence and said he was deeply pained by the incident, which should not have happened. Explaining why he had not visited Karur yet after the stampede incident, Vijay said his visit would have led to an unusual situation. Vijay further stressed that he left Karur hastily afte ...Read More >
Dehradun Sept 30 (UNI) The Uttarakhand police have ruled out any foul play in the death of Uttarkashi journalist Rajiv Pratap, whose body was recovered from Joshiyada Barrage on the Bhagirathi river on September 18, 10 days after he went missing. According to the postmortem report, the 36-year-old journalist died due to internal injuries sustained in an accident. "Internal injuries due to the accident have been inferred as the main cause of the death of journalist Rajiv Pratap in the postmorte ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sept 30 (Maxim News): Telangana DGP Dr. Jitender will retire today. On this occasion, the police department organized a parade and farewell program for the DGP at the Telangana Police Academy. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Speaking at the program, DGP Jitender got very emotional. Talking about his family, he burst into tears. 'My mother passed away recently.. I am grateful to my wife and children who understood me and supported me. I lost both my mother and father.. I had to stay away ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the Karur stampede. Joining BJP, PMK and AMMK, which had already sought a CBI probe into the tragedy, Palaniswami said the people of Tamil Nadu had no faith in the State government's inquiry into the incident and insisted on the need for a central agency's investigation to throw light on what happened that led to the death of innocent lives. He pointed to questi ...Read More >
At least 29 people were killed and about 50 were injured at a rally held by Tamil actor and politician Vijay in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Hindu newspaper reported on Saturday, citing the state's Health Minister Ma. Subramanian. Large crowds had gathered for the meeting, part of Vijay's ongoing state tour for his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, the report said. Vijay, who goes by only one name, is campaigning ahead of state elections that are to be held early next y ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Sep 29: The recent reports of possible resurgence of militant groups in Garo Hills have prompted the Meghalaya Police to establish an Anti Terror Squad (ATS) to specifically deal with cases of terrorism in the state. Speaking to media persons here after the inauguration of the ATS office, Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home, Prestone Tynsong said this dedicate police team will deal with instances of terrorism such as bomb threats and suspicious elements and ensure that no terror a ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Director General of Police, Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, said on Monday that security measures have been stepped up across the state, especially along the districts bordering Pakistan, ahead of the ensuing festival season following intelligence inputs indicating possible attempts to disturb the peace in the region. Interacting with newspersons after chairing a high level meeting with senior officers in Amritsar, DPG Yadav said that there are intelligence inputs indicating that Inter-Servic ...Read More >
Tens of thousands of people were gathered in sweltering heat in Tamil Nadu state's Karur for a political rally by Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, popularly known as Vijay, when the stampede began. Vijay, one of India's most successful actors, launched his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, in 2024. He's running for office in the state election scheduled to be held in early 2026. A 65-year-old woman, identified as Suguna, was the latest victim to succumb at the Karur Government Medical Coll ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 30 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday called upon all urban local bodies to strive to build a developed India by 2047. Adityanth made the remark while addressing via a video link over 13,800 elected representatives, including mayors and chairpersons of 17 municipal corporations, 200 municipal councils, and 545 town panchayats. "The Panch Pran outlined by the Prime Minister during the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav include pride in our heritage, ending the mindse ...Read More >
Former Kerala director general of police (DGP) Jacob Thomas, who joined the BJP post-retirement and contested unsuccessfully in the 2021 Assembly elections, said on Sunday he is set to become a full-time worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Thomas, who retired in 2017 after a controversial 34-year police career defined by the image of a rebel cop, told local media that he was attracted to the "nationalist and community service" ideals of the RSS and wants to devote his time fully to ...Read More >
The lawmaker representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gagdi, has reiterated his opposition to the creation of state police, but insisted he is in support of state policing. Gagdi, last Sunday, while interacting with his constituents in Kanam following another wave of attacks by bandits, disagreed with the clamour for the creation of state police which has been championed by Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang. While kicking aga ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: People can now get several citizen-centric services, including birth and income certificates, inter-caste marriage benefits, incentives from government schemes and apply for driving and fertiliser licences through WhatsApp. The Odisha government on Friday unveiled 'Ama Sathi', a unified WhatsApp chatbot that will make 120 services accessible to more than 4.5 crore people across the state. Developed by Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI) in collaboration with Meta, t ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday launched 'Ama Sathi', a unified WhatsApp chatbot, to offer citizens easy access to over 100 essential public services. Odisha became the second State in the country, after Andhra Pradesh, to partner with Meta for launching 'Ama Sathi', a WhatsApp chatbot for citizen services. The Ama Sathi Unified WhatsApp BOT has been developed by the Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI) in collaboration with Meta India. The Unified WhatsApp Chatbot i ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The people of Odisha can now access a range of citizen-centric services, including birth and income certificates, inter-caste marriage benefits, government scheme incentives, and applications for driving and fertiliser licences, through WhatsApp. On Friday, the state government unveiled 'Ama Sathi', a unified WhatsApp chatbot that will make 120 services available to more than 4.5 crore residents across the state. Developed by the Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI) ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The people of Odisha can now access a range of citizen-centric services, including birth and income certificates, inter-caste marriage benefits, government scheme incentives, and applications for driving and fertiliser licences, through WhatsApp. On Friday, the state government unveiled 'Ama Sathi', a unified WhatsApp chatbot that will make 120 services available to more than 4.5 crore residents across the state. Developed by the Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI) ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 26 (PTI) The Odisha government on Friday launched a unified WhatsApp chatbot that will make 120 services accessible like obtaining birth and income certificates to the people across the state. People can also apply for driving and fertilizer licenses, and access incentives such as the National Family Benefits Scheme using the chatbot named 'Ama Sathi' (my companion) which was launched by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, according to an official statement. Available in Odia and Eng ...Read More >
DCP West Division S. Girish stated on Thursday, "The incident occurred on September 21 within the limits of City Market police station. A 1.54-minute video of the assault has gone viral on social media, sparking widespread concern. Karnataka Police arrested two persons for beating a woman from Andhra Pradesh, who was accused of stealing sarees in Bengaluru. The arrested persons have been identified as shopkeeper Umedram and his 25-year-old assistant, Mahendra Sirvi. The cops have also arrested ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a step toward citizen-centric governance, the Odisha government, in partnership with Meta, Friday launched 'Ama Sathi', a WhatsApp chatbot providing access to more than 120 citizen services for residents across the state. Odisha became the second state in India, after Andhra Pradesh, to adopt this initiative. Unveiled in the presence of Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, the initiative aims to provide convenient, last-mile access to essential public services. Through the chatbot, cit ...Read More >
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