Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) The Janata Dal (United), led by Bihar’s former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Saturday announced its political expansion into Punjab and unveiled its roadmap for the forthcoming Assembly elections.The party’s state in-charge, Sanjay Kumar, told the media here that the JD(U) had decided to enter Punjab with a vision of providing a credible, development-oriented and people-centric political alternative.He said Punjab deserved clean, transparent and accountable govern…
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Bhopal, July 4 (IANS) A week after the murder of an elderly couple in Bhopal’s Aishbagh area sent shockwaves across the city, the police on Saturday announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for information leading to the arrest of the accused, with investigators admitting that the high-profile case has so far yielded no breakthrough. The reward was announced by Bhopal Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar after a high-level review meeting of the investigation. He said the reward would be given to anyone…
Patna, June 13 (IANS) In a major coordinated crackdown on alleged illegal land transactions and arms smuggling, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) and the Patna STF conducted simultaneous raids across multiple locations in Patna and Nalanda districts on Saturday. The operation targeted properties linked to alleged land mafia figure Sanjay Kumar, popularly known as Santosh Don, and his associates.With assistance from the Nalanda police, the STF and EOU teams carried out raids at nearly 25 locations…
Patna, June 13 (IANS) A criminal injured in a police encounter in Bihar’s Patna district succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, while two policemen were wounded during the exchange of fire, officials said.According to the police, a criminal identified as Mohammad Haider was shot and injured during retaliatory firing late on Friday night. He was admitted to Paras Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries during treatment.Patna (East) City SP Parichay Kumar stated that the incident was …
Bhagalpur (Bihar), June 7 (IANS) A month after a portion of the ‘Vikramshila Setu’ collapsed in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, a Bailey bridge, constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), was inaugurated on Sunday to restore the connectivity in the area.After the inauguration of the bridge, Bihar Minister Kumar Shailendra expressed his gratitude to Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.Talking to IANS, the minister said: “The Chief Minister spoke to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and fulfilled th…
Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C. Sudharsan Reddy said on Tuesday that 68.30 per cent of the mapping has been completed across the state under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He assessed the preparedness for Phase III of the SIR at a review meeting attended by senior officials from the Election Commission of India (ECI), including Principal Secretary Avinash Kumar and Under Secretary Sanjay Kumar.Commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municip…
Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IANS) Odisha Police has intensified its statewide crackdown on crime and criminal activities under a special enforcement drive launched on May 12 following directions from Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Y.B. Khurania.According to a statement issued by the state police, the drive is being conducted across all police ranges under the supervision of district Superintendents of Police and the Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack.The operation is aimed at executin…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, on Saturday discussed strategies to reintegrate dropouts into formal schooling, highlighting that over two crore children in the 14-18 age group are currently out of school. At a meeting to review strategies and proposed initiatives to check school dropout rate, Sanjay Kumar said that, as per available data, out of every 100 children entering Class I, only 62 reach Class …
Bhopal, May 14 (IANS) Police have arrested all seven accused in connection with the assault on a Muslim youth in Bhopal that triggered communal tension and protests in the Old City area. Assistant Police Commissioner Govindpura Aditi B. Saxena said all seven accused named in the First Information Report have now been arrested.“All seven persons named in the First Information Report, including main accused Vijendra Prajapati, have been arrested. Five were arrested on Tuesday night and two on Th…
Bhopal, May 13 (IANS) A day after communal tension gripped Bhopal’s Old City after protests over the assault and public humiliation of a Muslim youth at a hotel turned violent, prompting authorities to impose Section 144 and intensify security arrangements across sensitive localities, officials said on Wednesday. The unrest broke out hours after hundreds of members of the Muslim community staged demonstrations demanding the arrest of persons accused of assaulting Arif Khan, a Muslim youth who wa…