Chennai, June 3 (IANS) Senior IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal assumed charge as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning, becoming the 34th officer to head the state police force.He took charge at 10.45 A.M. at the DGP Headquarters on Kamarajar Salai in Chennai.Aggarwal’s appointment comes in the aftermath of the recently-concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, which were held in a single phase on April 23.Following directives issued by the Election Commission…
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Chennai, May 28 (IANS) PMK founder Dr S. Ramadoss on Thursday urged the Tamil Nadu government to immediately appoint a permanent Director General of Police (DGP), stressing that prolonged interim leadership in the police force could affect administrative stability and law-and-order management in the state.In a statement, Ramadoss said Tamil Nadu has been functioning for several months without a full-time DGP, with the police department continuing under temporary leadership.He said the delay in a…
Gandhinagar, May 26 (IANS) Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) K. L. N. Rao on Tuesday appeared before a Kutch court through video conferencing from Gandhinagar to give testimony in a 2021 Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) case, marking what officials described as a practical example of the expanding use of digital systems in judicial proceedings across the state. Rao attended the proceedings from the Formal Witness Deposition Centre at the Gandhinagar District Court, while the case hearing was …
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Quad members on Tuesday condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and called for decisive and sustained efforts to combat it. During the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, the member states — India, the US, Japan and Australia, stated that Quad remains concerned about the proliferation of online scam centres in Southeast Asia and surrounding regions which are connected to the spread of other transnational crime, including traffick…
Seoul, May 26 (IANS) Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin said on Tuesday he would like to “ask for forgiveness” over the controversial promotional event by Starbucks Korea that evoked painful memories of a brutal military crackdown against the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy movement.”I take very seriously the fact that many people have felt deep pain and anger due to Starbucks Korea’s inappropriate marketing,” the retail company chief said at a press conference held in southern Seoul, reports Yo…
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district have said that property worth around Rs 5 crore belonging to drug peddlers has been attached in Srinagar and adjoining districts during the ongoing 100-day long ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan’. Police added on Saturday that it has attached multiple immovable properties worth around Rs 5 crore belonging to alleged drug peddlers in Srinagar and adjoining districts under the ongoing ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaa…
Patna, May 23 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the Bihar AI Summit-2026 on Saturday at the Urja Auditorium in Patna, highlighting the growing role of technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in governance and law enforcement. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that Bihar is undergoing rapid transformation and asserted that the time has come for people from Bihar living outside the state to return home and contribute to its development.Speaking on the use…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi government issued a set of guidelines on Friday ahead of the upcoming festival of Bakrid, warning that the sacrifice of prohibited animals and violations of public hygiene rules will invite strict legal action. Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra said the directions have been issued by the Development Department to ensure that the festival is observed in accordance with the law and civic regulations.Addressing the issue through a post on X, Mishra said the sacrifice of…
Jammu, May 21 (IANS) Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Rajouri-Poonch range in Jammu and Kashmir, Sandeep Wazir, on Thursday, chaired a high-level meeting to review security, cybercrime and modern policing.Police said a comprehensive DGP/IGP Conference was organised at the District Police Office, Poonch, under the chairmanship of Sandeep Wazir.The conference was attended by Shafket Hussain, SSP Poonch; Additional SP (ops) Poonch; all supervisory officers, Station House Officers and other…
Rome, May 20 (IANS) India and Italy on Wednesday jointly condemned terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross border terrorism, urging all the nations to continue work towards eliminating terrorist safe havens and infrastructure, disrupting terrorist networks and combating terror financing. During their meeting in Rome, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni welcomed the first meeting of the Permanent Task Force between I…