Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) Amid a statewide special drive by the Odisha Police against criminals and illegal trade, Director General of Police (DGP) Y.B. Khurania on Sunday issued a stern warning, stating that individuals involved in criminal activities have no place in the state.“The Odisha Police have launched a massive statewide crackdown over the past five days, targeting to arrest absconding criminals, individuals involved in the illegal narcotics and arms trade, and habitual offenders. E…
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Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) In a major statewide crackdown on crime and illegal activities, the Odisha Police arrested 1,771 persons and seized huge quantities of ganja, illegal arms, and vehicles during a five-day special enforcement drive conducted across the state from May 12 to May 16, officials said on Sunday.The special drive was launched under the direction of Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania and carried out across all police ranges under the supervision of district…
Dewas, May 16 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh administration on Saturday suspended two revenue officials for alleged negligence in connection with the deadly firecracker factory explosion in Dewas district that killed five workers and left several others seriously injured. Ujjain Divisional Commissioner Ashish Singh suspended Tonkhurd SDM Sanjeev Saxena and Naib Tehsildar Ravi Sharma under provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Civil Services Rules, citing serious lapses in inspection and monitoring of the …
Dewas/Indore, May 15 (IANS) The death toll in the firecracker factory explosion in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district has risen to five after two more severely injured workers died during treatment, officials said on Friday.The two victims succumbed to their injuries late on Thursday night.Chief Minister Mohan Yadav travelled directly from New Delhi to Indore late Thursday night and visited hospitals to meet the injured. He first reached Choithram Hospital, where he interacted with victims of the…
Dewas, May 14 (IANS) The district administration in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district has invoked the National Security Act against Anil Malviya, owner of the firecracker manufacturing unit in Tonkkala village, where a powerful explosion killed three persons and injured more than 15 others, officials said on Thursday. Malviya has been arrested, and the factory has been sealed following the incident.Dewas District Collector Rituraj Singh said stringent action was taken on the basis of a pol…
Noida, May 14 (IANS) Days after Noida workers’ protest brought bad name to the metropolitan city, more discomforting truths continue to surface, signaling a brazen attempt by the ‘external forces’ to instigate violence and create disturbance. According to the SIT investigations into recent Noida unrest, transactions of more than one crore rupees were reported in one of the accused’s bank accounts. The illicit funds were received in the form of US dollars, British pounds, and euros, said …
London, April 28 (IANS) The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has summoned the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Kingdom on Tuesday. The Iranian ambassador was summoned by Hamish Falconer, the Minister for the Middle East, in response to the Iranian embassy’s unacceptable and inflammatory comments on social media.Falconer made it clear that these actions and comments were completely unacceptable and that the Embassy must cease any form of …
Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) Lieutenant Governor (L-G), V.K. Saxena on Monday announced creation of five new districts in Ladakh, raising the number of districts in the Union Territory to seven from the original two.Officials said that the LG of Ladakh has announced the creation of five new districts, Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar, and Drass, increasing the total districts from two, i.e. Leh and Kargil, to seven.This move aims to decentralise administration, boost development in remote border ar…
Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday dismissed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh’s plea challenging the legality of the third successive detention order issued against him under the National Security Act (NSA).”It is clear as daylight that the impugned order of preventive detention passed against the petitioner is immune from the powers of judicial review. Consequently, the petition stands dismissed,” a Bench headed by Chief Justice Sheel Nagu observed while …
Srinagar, April 13 (IANS) Climate activist and prominent Ladakhi rights activist, Sonam Wangchuk, on Monday, expressed dismay at the slow pace of progress in the ongoing dialogue between the representatives of the Ladakh union territory and the Centre.Sonam Wangchuk said on X, “Today marks exactly one month since the unconditional revocation of my detention under the NSA, 1980. The revocation order gave us hope that the Centre was willing to correct past mistakes, as it spoke of “building mu…