Agartala, May 4 (IANS) The ruling BJP candidate Jahar Chakraborti has surged ahead in the Dharmanagar Assembly bypoll, leading by around 18,300 votes over his nearest rival, CPI(M)’s Amitabha Datta. The bye-election was held on April 9 and the vote counting is currently underway at the North Tripura district headquarters in Dharmanagar amid tight security arrangements.According to Election Commission data, Chakraborti has established a significant lead over both Datta and Congress candidate Ch…
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Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police’s Amritsar Rural and Gurdaspur forces, and the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) of Counter Intelligence Wing, in a joint operation with central agencies, busted an ISI-sponsored Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module with the arrest of its two operatives, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Akash Masih and Jablaun, both residents of Dulla Nangal in Gurdas…
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Monday, held protests at the district headquarters across Punjab, demanding the investigation against former Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Laljit Singh Bhullar be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). During this, under the leadership of State BJP President Sunil Jakhar, an effigy of Bhullar was burnt in Patiala city.Speaking to journalists, Jakhar said the arrest of Bhullar took place after the Unio…
Jammu, March 19 (IANS) In view of the Chaitra Navratri rush at the Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Udhampur-Reasi range held a crime review meeting on Thursday.A police statement said that DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, Sarah Rizvi, held a crime review of the district Reasi at Katra. The meeting was attended by SSP Reasi Paramvir Singh, SP Katra, and Additional SP Reasi and other police officers.During the meeting, SSP Rea…
Kochi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday modified its earlier interim order in the Suraj Lama case, directing that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the matter be headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) instead of a Commissioner of Police.In its interim order dated February 11, a division bench had directed that the SIT be led by the Commissioner of Police or an officer of equivalent rank.However, on a request made by the government pleader, the bench of Justi…
Gandhinagar, Jan 30 (IANS) The Gujarat Police Recruitment Board (GPRB), on Saturday, launched a large-scale recruitment drive for 13,591 posts in the Police Sub-Inspector and Lokrakshak Dal cadres, with a strong focus on technology-driven transparency and a “zero-error” approach, police officials said. More than 10 lakh candidates are competing for the posts across 15 designated cities and State Reserve Police training centres in the state.GPRB Chairperson Neerja Gotru said the recruitment proce…
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Amritsar Rural Police have busted a major cross-border narco-terror network with the support of Village Defence Committee (VDC) and recovered 42.9 kg heroin, four hand grenades and one Star-mark pistol along with 46 cartridges, said Punjab’s Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday. This operation is a direct outcome of actionable and credible intelligence generated through the VDCs, a flagship initiative of the state government aimed at institut…
Bhopal, Dec 31 (IANS) As the year drew to a close, the Madhya Pradesh Home Department on Wednesday issued a series of orders announcing large-scale promotions of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers across ranks, effective January 1, 2026.The promotions cover appointments to the ranks of Special Director General of Police (Special DGP), Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Inspector General of Police (IGP), Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Senior Scale and Junior Administrative…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 (IANS) The Bhadrak Police in Odisha have arrested the accused involved in the alleged brutal murder of a minor girl following sexual assault in the Chandbali area of the district within 12 hours of the incident, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP), Eastern Range, Pinak Mishra, informed on Wednesday. As per reports, the 11-year-old girl who had gone missing on Tuesday morning was found dead behind the Panchayat Office in the Chandbali area on the same evening. She was re…