Agartala, June 14 (IANS) The CPI-M, the main Opposition party in Tripura, on Sunday demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe or a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge into the mysterious death of a 24-year-old woman employed at a private medical college in the state.Leader of the Opposition in the Tripura Assembly and CPI(M) state Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury visited the victim’s residence on Sunday and met her family members.Several senior CPI(M) leaders, including the party’s youth…
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Agartala, June 11 (IANS) In an incident that has triggered widespread concern, a 24-year-old woman employee of a private medical college and hospital in Tripura was found dead under mysterious circumstances on the institution’s campus, prompting both police and administrative investigations.The Tripura government’s Home Department on Thursday night ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident and directed that a report be submitted within 15 days.In an official order, Additional Secretary of …
Gandhinagar, June 9 (IANS) Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik on Tuesday said the state government is working to ensure that citizens’ grievances are resolved at the district level, reducing the need for people to travel to Gandhinagar to seek redressal. During a surprise visit to the Home Department’s Public Relations Centre and the Public Relations Office at Police Bhavan in Gandhinagar, Malik reviewed the functioning of the citizen grievance mechanism and interacted directly …
Bhopal, June 5 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has issued fresh transfer orders for eight Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, reshaping postings across several districts and city police units. The Home Department’s directive, released on Friday, has reassigned officers from the 2022 batch to new responsibilities, reflecting the administration’s ongoing effort to balance law enforcement leadership across the state.Among the notable changes, Ayush Jakhar has been appointed as Additional…
Patna, June 1 (IANS) In a significant administrative reshuffle aimed at strengthening policing and ensuring transparency in law enforcement, the office of the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Patna, has transferred 31 police officers posted across various police stations and specialised branches of the district.According to the official order, the transferred officers had completed the prescribed tenure of three years at their respective police stations or units.In view of administrative r…
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday said the hooch tragedy in Pune, which claimed 16 lives after consumption of spurious liquor, reflects a failure of the administrative and law enforcement system, alleging that it is a “product of a corrupt system”.In an editorial published in its mouthpiece, Saamana, the party said the tragedy cannot be treated as an accident, claiming that such illegal trade cannot operate without the collusion of the police and the State Excise Department.T…
Quetta, May 24 (IANS) At least 24 people were killed and 82 others injured in a blast targeting a shuttle of the Jaffar Express in the country’s southwest Balochistan province on Sunday, police sources said.The shuttle, carrying law enforcement personnel heading home for Eid holidays, had departed from Quetta Cantonment when the explosion occurred around 8:05 a.m. local time, sources told Xinhua news agency on the condition of anonymity.Multiple bogies derailed and two caught fire following the …
Gandhinagar, May 23 (IANS) A total of 44 inmates lodged in various prisons across Gujarat have successfully cleared the Class 10 and Class 12 examinations conducted by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB), marking a significant outcome of education-based rehabilitation efforts within the state’s correctional system.According to the Prison Department, the results this year include 22 inmates who passed the Class 10 examination and another 22 who cleared the Class 12 e…
Prayagraj, May 22 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has expressed serious concern over widespread violations of arms licensing norms in Uttar Pradesh, observing that district administrations and police authorities in all 75 districts were not adhering to government orders and statutory provisions governing the grant and renewal of firearm licences. A single-judge Bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar, while hearing a writ petition filed by Jai Shankar alias Bairistar, directed the state government to fur…
Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has taken a serious view of allegations of sexual exploitation of a woman inmate by the jail superintendent at Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar, Ranchi.Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports and concerns raised by Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi, a vacation bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava on Friday converted the matter into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for hearing.During the proceedings…