Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT legislator Ambadas Danve on Thursday launched a fierce attack on the Maharashtra government, alleging that corruption has run rampant across the Revenue and Urban Development departments in the state. Speaking during the discussion on the Last Week Resolution in the State Legislative Council, Danve criticised the state administration, asserting that the government’s claim of ‘zero tolerance’ toward corruption exists only on paper.Danve cornered the state gover…
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New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India recorded 58.86 lakh cognisable crimes in 2024, down 6 per cent from the previous year with the all-India crime rate falling from 448.3 to 418.9 per lakh population, a report said on Monday.The report from SBI Research said crimes against women declined 1.5 per cent, from 4.48 lakh cases in 2023 to 4.41 lakh in 2024, but cybercrime rose 17 per cent, crossing 1 lakh cases from 86,420 in 2023. The report attributed the overall decline in conventional crime to stronger…
Bhubaneswar, June 4 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), highlighting 24 alleged failures of the BJP-led state government. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty outlined the alleged failures on the occasion of the completion of two years of the historic mandate that brought the party to power in Odisha. He said, “Today, 4 June, marks two years of your government in Odisha. Although the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) secured more vo…
Pune, June 2 (IANS) A public spat has erupted between political leaders and the police in Pune over the city’s crime situation, after Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule termed it the “capital of criminals” and sought that Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar be sent on forced leave.Responding to Sule’s allegations, Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar issued a detailed 9-page letter, offering a point-by-point rebuttal. In the letter, Kumar presented official statistics to back his c…
Gandhinagar, May 25 (IANS) Gujarat recorded crime rates significantly below the national average in several major categories in 2024, including offences against women, violent crimes and property-related offences, according to the latest “Crime in India – 2024” report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).The report showed Gujarat’s overall crime rate at 227.7 against the national average of 252.3, placing the state 12th among the country’s 36 states and union territories….
Guwahati, May 8 (IANS) Assam Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on Friday said the state had witnessed one of the sharpest declines in crime rates in the country, citing the latest “Crime in India 2024” report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).Sharing details in a post on X, the minister said Assam registered 49,552 criminal cases in 2024, a significant decline from 64,959 cases recorded in 2023 and 68,937 cases in 2022.According to the data highlighted by the minister, the stat…
Bengaluru, May 8 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly R. Ashoka on Friday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress government over the rising number of farmer suicides in the state, alleging that the government was indulging in “guarantee politics over the bodies of farmers”.In a statement, Ashoka questioned the reasons behind the reported 22.61 per cent increase in farmer suicides in Karnataka a…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, the Delhi Police on Monday busted a cyber fraud racket where unsuspecting individuals were duped through fake online trading schemes. Two accused persons have been arrested in Shahdara, and two mobile phones used in committing the offence have been recovered. According to officials of the Cyber Police Station in Shahdara, the case came to light on March 15, when complainant Puneet Grover, a resident of Delhi, filed a complaint on the NCRB…
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Addressing a massive gathering at Shivtirth on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, marking 20 years of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), party chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the state’s law and order situation, specifically targeting the Home Department held by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He expressed grave concern over the proliferation of narcotics, stating that drugs have now infiltrated schools.“Young men and women are falling into…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Taking note of media reports on missing person cases, the NHRC has issued notices to the Chief Secretaries and Director Generals of Police of Bihar, Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks, an official said on Friday. The report is expected to include the steps taken/ proposed to deal with the increasing number of missing persons, especially children, said the official in a statement.The National Human …