Raipur, May 16 (IANS) The Government of Chhattisgarh has officially appointed Senior Indian Police Service officer Arun Dev Gautam as the full-time Director General of Police for the state. According to an official order issued by the Home Department from the Mahanadi Bhawan in Nava Raipur, this appointment comes following the recommendations of a panel constituted by the Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi.Arun Dev Gautam, a highly regarded officer belonging to the 1992 batch of the Indi…
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Raipur, May 16 (IANS) The upcoming 26th meeting of the Central Zonal Council, scheduled to take place in the historic region of Bastar, represents a major milestone in regional governance, development and also reflects the successful restoration of peace in the area. Set for May 19, the high-profile gathering will be held under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.The event will see the convergence of the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and the host st…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The ED arrested two men who fraudulently sold immovable properties belonging to a charitable society in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, among others, and used the proceeds for money laundering, an official said Friday.The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) arrested G. Ram Chandra Mohan and Akash Malviya following extensive search proceedings conducted on May 14-15 over the sale of properties belonging to the Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation of India, said an off…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court has ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the supervision of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary to probe alleged fraudulent sale and transfer of properties belonging to the Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation of India, a society founded under the guidance of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar passed the directions while setting aside an interim order of the Allahabad Hig…
Raipur/Bijapur, May 13 (IANS) The security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur District have delivered a staggering blow to the logistical and financial backbone of the Naxalite movement following a series of high-stakes joint operations. In a coordinated effort involving the Bijapur Police, District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, CoBRA, and the CRPF, teams successfully uncovered hidden Maoist dumps containing massive quantities of cash, lethal weaponry, and explosives.During the most recent …
Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) Telangana Director General of Police C.V. Anand said on Wednesday that the police department was taking stringent measures to ensure peace, public order and communal harmony during the forthcoming Bakrid festival across the state.The DGP, along with senior officials from various departments, conducted a video conference with Police Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of all districts.The conference was attended by Special Chief Secretary, Municipal Administration…
Bengaluru, May 13 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of doing “great injustice” to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community by ‘reducing reservation percentages and betraying’ Dalit communities.Speaking to reporters at the BJP state office ‘Jagannath Bhavan’ in Bengaluru, Ashoka said the previous BJP government had increased Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation from 15 per cent to…
Raipur/Durg, May 12 (IANS) Four members of a single family, including a toddler, were charred to death in a domestic cooking gas cylinder blast in Durg district of Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred on Tuesday in ward number four of the Kumhari area, sending shockwaves through the local community and leaving the entire village in a state of mourning.According to police officials, the explosion took place suddenly inside a residential house. The force of the blast was so powerful that the buildi…
Raipur, May 12 (IANS) Three labourers were killed in an accident on Tuesday in Rajhara town, located in the Balod district of Chhattisgarh. The tragedy occurred during an ongoing project to lay pipes for the Bhilai Steel Plant sewerage line near the busy “Das Pan Thela Chowk”.The victims, who were working deep inside an excavation pit, were buried alive when a sudden landslide caused the surrounding earth to collapse upon them.The labourers were working in a trench approximately 10 …
Raipur/Narayanpur, May 12 (IANS) Security forces in Naxal-hit Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh) have recovered over Rs 1 crore in cash and a staggering quantity of sophisticated weaponry during a high-intensity joint operation. The success was achieved under the banner of the “Mad Bachao Abhiyan” (Save Maad Campaign). The breakthrough marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing efforts to eradicate Naxalism from the region. This operation, fuelled by a robust intelligence network and the active cooperatio…