Gandhinagar, July 1 (IANS) With the monsoon advancing across Gujarat, the state police have intensified disaster preparedness measures by deploying 1,036 personnel from 11 companies of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) at vulnerable locations and directing all police units to strengthen emergency response systems ahead of heavy rainfall.The measures were reviewed during a video conference chaired by Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik from Police Bhavan on Wednesday. Senior police…
Latest Home Guards News & Updates
Patna, June 4 (IANS) Bihar’s Fire Services and Home Guards Director General Shobha Ahotkar on Thursday warned that both private and government hospitals, as well as hotels that do not comply with the fire safety norms, will be sealed. The DG also highlighted that private hospitals across the state have been asked to submit an ‘electrical load analysis’ certificate within a week.Her announcement came after at least five patients died in a tragic fire at Prasad Hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, wit…
Patna, May 27 (IANS) The Central Selection Board (CSB) of Constable Recruitment on Wednesday declared the final results for the Bihar Police Constable Recruitment 2025, with a total of 19,838 candidates selected for appointment in the Bihar Police and Bihar Special Armed Police. Board Chairman Jitendra Kumar announced that selected candidates can check their results on the Board’s official website.According to the Board, of the total selected candidates, 16,852 have been chosen for the Bihar Pol…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Security arrangements in various parts of the country has been beefed up for the Bakrid festival. While maintaining that police forces have been kept on high alert, they said that Muslims will not be allowed to offer namaz on roads. The police also underlined that slaughtering of banned animals will invite strict action.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Prayagraj Commissionerate), Manish Kumar Shandilya said: “There are around 400 mosques and Eidgahs in the city zone of the…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) The anti-encroachment demolition drive near Bandra East railway station resumed on Thursday with heavy security deployment, a day after tensions flared during the operation following a stone-pelting and lathi-charge incident linked to the demolition of a religious structure.Officials said nearly 85 per cent of the overall demolition work at the site has now been completed as authorities continue action against illegal encroachments in the area.According to officials associa…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Mumbai’s Bandra East area after an anti-encroachment demolition drive allegedly turned violent, leading to clashes, stone-pelting and injuries to several police personnel deployed at the site, officials said on Thursday.Following the violence that erupted on Wednesday, the Mumbai Police registered an FIR at Nirmal Nagar Police Station against 10 identified accused people and several others under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)…
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) The Punjab government on Tuesday decided to formulate a reservation policy for rehabilitating Agniveers in state government jobs after completion of their tenure under the Agnipath scheme. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has constituted a high-powered committee comprising civil and police officers to finalise the modalities and framework for extending reservation benefits to Agniveers.Chairing a high-level meeting here, Chief Minister Mann gave in-principle approval …
Jabalpur, May 2 (IANS) Two more bodies were recovered on Saturday evening in the Bargi Dam cruise accident, taking the death toll to 11, even as the Jabalpur district administration intensified efforts to trace the missing and manage the repatriation of victims. The Jabalpur district administration confirmed that the bodies of two children, four-year-old Viraj Soni and six-year-old Shritamil, were recovered near the accident site and sent for post-mortem.The administration said the focus h…
Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday approved the establishment of a world-class university named after Guru Teg Bahadur at Anandpur Sahib. The Cabinet also cleared the Industrial and Business Development Policy — 2026 and approved recruitment of 1,158 Assistant Professors and Librarians in government colleges at a meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by the Chief Minister.Sharing details, the Chief Minister’s Office said, “The Cab…
Gandhinagar, March 6 (IANS) The Gujarat government has carried out a major reshuffle in the state police administration, transferring 37 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and assigning them new responsibilities.The changes, implemented with immediate effect in public interest, include several upgrades and downgrades of posts to accommodate officers of the appropriate rank.The reshuffle also comes ahead of upcoming municipal corporation and district panchayat elections in major cities of the s…