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…
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Gandhinagar, April 6 (IANS) With less than three weeks remaining for Gujarat’s extensive local body elections, the state’s top police leadership has directed an intensified crackdown on criminals and preventive action across districts to ensure a “free and fair” polling process. The directive was issued at a high-level review meeting chaired by Director General of Police (DGP) Dr K.L.N. Rao on Monday, who convened all Police Commissioners and District Police Chiefs via video conference f…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the probe into the incident in West Bengal’s Malda district, where seven judicial officers deputed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly held hostage for several hours at a BDO office in Kaliachowk.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, while hearing a suo motu writ petition regis…
Chandigarh, April 6 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of Punjab Police has busted an ISI-backed terror module being operated by Pakistan Intelligence Operatives by arresting three accused and recovering two Arges hand grenades along with a foreign-made Glock pistol from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Monday. Those arrested have been identified as Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Ammishah village in Tarn Taran, Bikramjit Sing…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) To further facilitate voter convenience in the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday approved the creation of 4,660 auxiliary polling stations in areas where the number of voters exceeds 1,200. The Commission has also approved the shifting of 321 polling stations to improve accessibility for voters.With these additions, the total number of polling stations, including auxiliary ones, has increased to 85,379 acro…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 (IANS) A controversy has erupted after R. Sreelekha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Vattiyoorkavu, made sharp remarks on Friday on women’s safety in Kerala, directly targeting the state government. Speaking at a “Brunch with Sreelekha” event in Sasthamangalam, she alleged that the Kerala government has “turned a blind eye” even to issues like “love jihad”, and claimed that this has resulted in a lack of safety for women in the state.Drawing from per…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious exception to an incident in West Bengal’s Malda district where judicial officers deputed for work relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly gheraoed and attacked, observing that it was a “brazen attempt” to browbeat the judiciary and a direct challenge to the authority of the apex court. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Panc…
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) A total of 18 persons, including an All India Secular Front (AISF) candidate from the Mothabari Assembly constituency in minority-dominated Malda district of West Bengal, Maulana Shahjan Ali, have been arrested till Thursday afternoon in connection with the harassment of seven judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in the same district on Wednesday night.All of them were produced before a district court in Malda on Thursday. However, while being presented in court, S…
Patna, April 2 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on April 10, according to sources from the Chief Minister’s residence.He is likely to travel to Delhi on April 8 or 9 to complete the formalities in the Upper House of Parliament.Following his return to Patna, Kumar is expected to resign from the post of Chief Minister any time after April 13.Political developments are likely to gather pace after April 14, when the ‘Kharmas’ period (an…
Kochi, March 31 (IANS) Film director Ranjith was arrested on Tuesday in connection with an alleged sexual assault complaint filed by a young actress, marking a significant development in a case that has been handled with unusual secrecy by the police. The Ernakulam Central Police registered the case, while a special squad led by Kochi’s Deputy Commissioner of Police carried out the arrest, reportedly acting on directives from senior officers, including the Ernakulam Range Inspector General …