New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has reconstituted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana was hearing a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged irregularities. Appear…
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Puri, July 16 (IANS) The world-famous Jagannath Rath Yatra, one of India’s largest and most revered religious festivals, commenced on Thursday in Odisha’s Puri, drawing lakhs of devotees from across the country to witness the grand annual procession of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra. The centuries-old festival holds immense religious significance as it is the only occasion when the presiding deities of the Jagannath Temple leave the sanctum and travel through the streets of…
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) After a clean chit to three senior IPS officers in the 2025 Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede tragedy, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress government, alleging that it was trying to shield those responsible for the deaths of 11 people.Reacting to the Karnataka government’s decision to drop departmental inquiries against senior IPS officers in connection with the June 4, 2025, stampede, Ashoka questi…
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) The West Bengal government is set to initiate the process of withdrawing cases registered during the previous Trinamool Congress regime against doctors and civil society members who participated in what it describes as “peaceful and democratic” protests following the RG Kar rape and murder in 2024.According to sources at the state secretariat, the move will be based on recommendations from a newly constituted judicial commission headed by retired Calcutta High Court j…
Jaipur, July 15 (IANS) In a major revamp of the police administration, the Rajasthan government transferred 18 IPS officers late Tuesday night.Along with two officers of Director General (DG) rank, the Jodhpur Police Commissioner and the Inspectors General (IGs) of the Ajmer and Bharatpur ranges have been replaced.Four districts will now have new Superintendents of Police (SPs). The Balotra SP, who came into the spotlight during a refinery accident, has also been transferred; he has been removed…
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Tuesday exonerated senior IPS officers B. Dayananda, Vikash Kumar Vikash and Shekhar H. Tekkannavar in connection with the June 4, 2025, Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede case in which 11 people were killed, bringing an end to the departmental proceedings initiated against them under the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969. Separate orders issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (Services-IV) stated that…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) A major reshuffle took place in the state police administration on Tuesday, with the Suvendu Adhikari government transferring 33 IPS officers and appointing a new state intelligence chief. The most notable of them is the transfer of IPS officer Supratim Sarkar. He has been transferred from the post of ADG, Criminal Investigation Department (CID), i.e., the state’s intelligence chief, to the relatively less responsible post of ADG, Telecommunications.Natarajan Ramesh Babu …
Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) Kerala State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar has returned the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on the alleged 2023 assault on Youth Congress workers by the gunmen of the then Chief Minister in Alappuzha, directing investigators to provide greater clarity on certain findings and conduct further investigation before resubmitting the report.While the police security officials attached to the then Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan have been suspended, the…
Bhubaneswar, July 10 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday reviewed the preparations for the annual Ratha Yatra during a high-level meeting at Lok Seva Bhawan here and stressed better coordination, communication and safety measures to ensure the smooth conduct of the festival. The review came days after the Chief Minister held a similar high-level meeting in Puri on July 6.During the review meeting on Friday, the Chief Minister assessed the overall arrangements and directed o…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The suspension period of three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers accused of dereliction of duty in connection with the rape and murder of a woman doctor at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, within the hospital premises in August 2024, on Monday was extended by another 120 days.West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the suspension of the three accused IPS officers in the case, namely the-then Commissioner of Kolkata Police, Vineet…