New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The busting of a spy ring in Ghaziabad has prompted the agencies to undertake an audit of the closed-circuit television (CCTV) feeds in various parts of the country. Officials say that the ISI has been relying heavily on CCTV cameras to get live feeds of sensitive locations.The audit would cover most parts of Delhi and Mumbai, where it has been found that the ISI has been fishing for maximum information.Gathering information using CCTV cameras has become the new norm f…
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Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, replying to the Last Week Resolution in the Legislative Council on Wednesday, said the state government is committed to all-round development, asserting that work is underway across sectors including agriculture, industry, infrastructure, and law and order.Marking the birth centenary of Balasaheb Thackeray, the state government has resolved to make Mumbai and its surrounding areas slum-free. For this, the ‘Hinduhridaysamr…
Patna, March 24 (IANS) In a major step toward easing urban congestion, authorities have launched a comprehensive initiative to decongest key traffic zones in Patna. The plan includes the installation of traffic signals and high-resolution CCTV cameras across critical points within the Patna Municipal Corporation limits, officials said on Monday.According to Sudhanshu Kumar, Additional Director General (Traffic, Modernisation, and State Crime Records Bureau), more than 20 major congestion hotspot…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Monday hit out at Mamata Banerjee over her recent remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging political leaders to maintain decorum during the election season.“It is election time, and care must be taken that the dignity of language is not violated. During the Bihar elections, we saw how even the Prime Minister’s mother was abused. The opposition, in its desperation to win elections, is willing to stoop to any level and lose…
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) In a major push to ensure free, fair, and seamless Assembly elections, the Tamil Nadu government has earmarked a substantial Rs 800 crore for election-related activities across the state. The allocation covers a wide range of requirements, with a significant share directed towards personnel management, infrastructure, and voter awareness initiatives.A key component of the expenditure is the remuneration of polling staff, particularly Booth Level Officers (BLOs), who form…
Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) Former Home Minister and BJP MLA Araga Jnanendra on Tuesday urged the Karnataka government to grant gun licences to residents of the Malnad region, citing a rise in theft and robbery cases in rural areas.Raising the issue in the Assembly during the Question and Answer session, Jnanendra said many people in the region live in isolated houses amid farms and plantations, which makes them vulnerable to crime. He also alleged that the police were refusing to issue gun licen…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Minor explosions were reported at a closed clubhouse in north Kolkata on Saturday morning, triggering panic in the area. However, no injuries have been reported, police officials said.According to police, a series of explosions spread panic at a closed clubhouse on 1/2 C Gangulipara Lane in Paikpara, north Kolkata, at around 7 a.m. The force of the explosion blew off the tin roof of the house, which landed on the roof of a multi-storey building next to it.Locals alleged t…
Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) The use of advanced surveillance and digital enforcement systems is helping authorities in Gujarat strengthen traffic discipline across major cities, with thousands of violations being detected and penalised through an expanding network of CCTV cameras and an electronic challan system, officials said on Friday. The initiative is part of the state government’s Surakshit Gujarat campaign, under which the police have installed a large number of CCTV cameras at busy interse…
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Friday, directed officials to prepare a Core Urban Act for three corporations within the Outer Ring Road (ORR) limits to replace the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Act. He suggested that this new Act should serve as the basis for permissions, fees, development works management, and all other related matters.The Chief Minister’s direction came two weeks after the state government divided the GHMC into three sep…
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Nearly 10 lakh students are appearing for the Intermediate Public Examinations that commenced across Telangana on Wednesday. Intermediate first-year (Class 11) exams began at 9 a.m. at 1,495 examination centres across all 33 districts.A total of 4,89,126 first-year students registered for the second language Paper-I examAccording to Telangana Board of Intermediate Education, 5,07,949 second-year intermediate students who registered for exams will be appearing for the sec…