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…
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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…
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) The Haryana government on Wednesday appointed senior IPS officer Ajay Singhal as the new Director General of Police (DGP), replacing O.P. Singh on superannuation. A 1992-batch IPS officer, Singhal hails from Rewari district and is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. With over three decades of service career, Singhal has made significant contributions across a wide range of critical and sensiti…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) As the Supreme Court stayed the operation of the Delhi High Court order that had suspended the life sentence and granted bail to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case, former IPS officer and former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi, on Monday said that the verdict amounted to “major justice” for the victim. Speaking to IANS, Kiran Bedi said the Supreme Court’s decision was not a setback for the convict but a reaffirmation …
Jaipur, Dec 26 (IANS) As 2025 draws to a close, Rajasthan’s political story remains incomplete without mentioning the unprecedented churn in its bureaucracy. Under Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, the year emerged as one of the most decisive and disruptive periods for the state’s administrative machinery, marked by rapid transfers, the rise of new power centres, and a clear assertion of authority by the new government.From the Secretariat to the sub-divisional level, no chair appeared perma…