Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) As the tenure of the current West Bengal Director General of Police, Rajeev Kumar, is scheduled to end on January 31, complications surfaced over the appointment of his successor.The Director (All India Service) of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Nand Kishor Kumar, advised the West Bengal Chief Secretary, Nandini Chakraborty, to approach the Supreme Court and get the necessary clearance for the appointment of Rajeev Kumar’s successor.The UPSC had also returned t…
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Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) The West Bengal Government on Monday announced a massive reshuffle in the state police ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.According to a notification issued by the West Bengal Police Directorate, as many as 26 senior police officials, both of the Indian Police Service (IPS) and West Bengal Police Service (WBPS), have been shifted.However, the maximum of the transferred officials — 23 — are of the IPS, while the remaining are of the state police service.Three of the …
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday exuded confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would form the government in Tamil Nadu after the 2026 Assembly elections, asserting that the ruling DMK would be decisively voted out by the people.Addressing the valedictory meeting of the ‘Tamilagam Thalai Nimir Tamilan Payanam’ yatra at Pudukottai, led by Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran, HM Shah called upon the people of the State to “march together und…
Hyderabad, Jan 4 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the Telangana phone tapping case, summoned BRS MLC K. Naveen Rao for questioning.The Member of Legislative Council (MLC) appeared before SIT officials at Jubilee Hills Police Station on Sunday.The SIT notice to Naveen Rao has come amid reports that the SIT is likely to summon former Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and BRS Working President K. T. Rama Rao for questioning.Ther…
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Sadanand Date, an IPS officer from the 1990 batch, on Saturday took over the Maharashtra Director General of Police from the incumbent Rashmi Shukla, whose tenure concluded on January 3. Date will have been appointed to the post for two years, irrespective of his retirement date. He will turn 60 in December next year. “The Maharashtra Police Force will become even more capable with his leadership and experience,” said the DGP office in a post on X.The state government on…
Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Mukesh Singh was on Friday posted as the new DGP of Ladakh, replacing S.D.Singh Jamwal who has been posted as DGP Arunachal Pradesh. An order issued by the Union Home Ministry said, “With the approval of the competent authority, posting of the following IPS officers of AGMUT cadre is ordered with immediate effect and until further orders”.Mukesh Singh IPS (AGMUT: 1996) on repatriation from central deputation is posted as DGP Ladakh. S.D. Singh Jamwal IPS (AGMUT:1995), …
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) In a significant achievement during the past year, the Delhi Police traced a total of 1,303 missing people in 2025, including 434 minors and 869 adults. The South-West District Police traced the people as part of their sustained efforts under ‘Operation Milap,’ an initiative aimed at finding missing individuals and reuniting them with their families.In December alone, the South-West District Police successfully traced 102 missing people, comprising 35 missing or kidnapped…
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The 1992-batch IPS officer Ajay Singhal on Thursday took charge as the 42nd Director General of Police (DGP) of Haryana from the outgoing DGP O.P. Singh.His father, Om Prakash Singhal, was present when he assumed charge.DGP Singhal said policing “is a dynamic and challenging responsibility that continuously evolves with changing crime patterns, technology, and public expectations”.He emphasised that Haryana Police “is fully prepared, alert, and committed to dealing…
Gandhinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Thursday announced a major reshuffle and promotion exercise in the state administration, granting promotions to senior IAS and IPS officers across multiple batches. The decision, taken on the very first day of 2026, was formalised through an official notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD).As per the notification, five senior IAS officers of the 1996 batch have been promoted from the rank of Principal Secretary to Add…
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Former National Investigation Agency (NIA) director general Sadanand Date has been appointed as Maharashtra’s director general of police (DGP) for a two-year term, the state government announced on Wednesday. Date, a 1990 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, will take over from incumbent Rashmi Shukla when she completes her tenure on January 3.According to the government order, Date has been appointed to the post for two years, irrespective of his retirement date. H…