Patna, May 10 (IANS) Samrat Choudhary-led NDA government effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle in Bihar on Sunday, by transferring more than a dozen IPS (Indian Police Service) officers. According to the notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Paresh Saxena, who previously held the post of ADG-cum-Additional Commissioner of Civil Defence, has been appointed as Director General-cum-Commissioner of Civil Defence, while Nirmal Kumar Azad— the ADG of Technical Service…
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Bhopal, May 3 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Home Department has reshuffled 62 IPS officers, affecting senior ranks and district postings across the state. The orders were issued late Saturday night.Ravi Kumar Gupta has been given charge as Special DGP Training and Director of the Police Academy, Bhouri, Bhopal.Rajababu Singh has been appointed ADGP Rail, Bhopal.D.P. Gupta will now oversee community policing, RTI, public service guarantee, cooperative fraud, police manual, R&D and police reforms….
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Kolkata Police has taken several stringent steps to strengthen security in the city ahead of the second phase of Assembly elections on April 29. This time, Lalbazar (city police headquarters) has ordered that all big and small hotels and lodges in the city be brought under surveillance, with emphasis on collecting detailed information about guests — who is coming from where, why they are coming and how long they are staying.According to the police, Kolkata Police Commi…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has removed the Inspector In-Charge (IC) of Beldanga police station in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, a poll panel official said on Tuesday. On April 11, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Beldanga was also removed. This time the IC of the Beldanga police station has been removed by the EC.The Commission said that Ashutosh Rai is being made the new IC of Beldanga police station. He was an Inspector of Howrah Police Commissionerate.Anim…
Dehradun, April 3 (IANS) The Uttarakhand government, on Friday, ordered the transfer and posting of four Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, assigning them new responsibilities with immediate effect in the interest of public administration.According to an order issued by the Home Department, the reshuffle includes key appointments linked to the upcoming Kumbh Mela as well as district-level policing changes.As per the order, Amit Singh Rawat, who was serving as Inspector General of Police (Pers…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday attended a mass wedding ceremony at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, where she blessed 51 newly married couples, an official said. Addressing the gathering, she said the event was not merely about solemnising marriages but an inspiring effort to strengthen the values of equality, dignity and social cooperation.The Delhi government will continue to support efforts that promote inclusivity, sensitivity and equal opportunity, she said.T…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Haryana Police over its handling of a sexual assault case involving a 3.8-year-old child in Gurugram, observing that there appeared to be a “concerted and unwarranted attempt” to discredit the minor victim and dilute the gravity of the offence. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of…
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the recent reshuffle of senior police officers in West Bengal, alleging that the poll body is acting “very whimsically” and that such functioning had never been witnessed before. His comments come after the ECI transferred more than one and a half dozen IPS officers in the state as part of a fresh administrative reshuffle ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. Th…
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Election Commission of India has partially rolled back its decision to shift a group of IPS officers out of West Bengal, deciding to retain two officers in the state for the time being, ahead of the assembly elections in the state.According to officials in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, two IPS officers, namely Murali Dhar and Syed Waquar Raza, will not be deputed to other states as observers for now and will continue to serve in West Bengal …
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) In a late-night development on Wednesday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) cancelled the rehabilitation of several Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in West Bengal who had been given alternative postings by the state government after being removed by the Commission from their earlier posts and barred from election-related duties in the state, which is heading for crucial two-phase Assembly polls next month.On Wednesday night, the ECI issued a fresh notification …