Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder and actor-politician Vijay appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at its headquarters in New Delhi on Monday in connection with the Karur stampede case, complying with a summons issued earlier this month.The party had requested police authorities in the national Capital to ensure security for its founder-leader during the appearance.Officials said the questioning began around noon, with a Superintendent of Police an…
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Agartala, Jan 10 (IANS) Prohibitory orders were imposed and a huge contingent of security forces deployed in Kumarghat subdivision of Tripura’s Unakoti district on Saturday after clashes broke out between two communities over the collection of subscription for a local fair, leaving at least five to six people injured and a few houses gutted, officials said. Internet services have also been suspended across the Kumarghat Sub-Division for 48 hours as a precautionary measure, while at least eight…
Patna, Jan 9 (IANS) The Bihar Home Department, on Friday, transferred 71 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in a major administrative reshuffle, officials said. The General Administration Department issued an official notification regarding the transfers.Among the key changes, 1991-batch IPS officer Preeta Verma has been appointed as the Director General of the Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation in Patna.She was earlier serving as the Director General (Training) of Bihar Police.The…
Rewa, Jan 8 (IANS) Panic gripped the Rewa district court in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday morning after a bomb threat was received via email, prompting swift action by the local administration and police.According to officials, the threatening email was received on the official mail of the Principal District Judge (PDJ), following which the court administration immediately alerted the district police headquarters.Superintendent of Police (SP) Vivek Singh, along with senior police officers, rushed t…
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) The Congress-led government in Karnataka on Wednesday appointed a new Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Superintendent of Police (SP) to Ballari, a region that has been in national news following banner-related violence that ended in a shootout resulting in the death of a Congress worker.The government transferred Ballari Division Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vartika Katiyar and appointed IGP P.S. Harsha in her place. It may be noted that the government had earlier …
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) Reacting to the alleged assault on a BJP worker by the Karnataka police, the Chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Women, Nagalakshmi Choudhary, said that the police officers arranged clothes for her and the BJP worker in question has many cases against her.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Wednesday she stated, “There is a complaint against the woman, and the police went to arrest her. She is facing multiple cases. When she was taken into the police veh…
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) The West Bengal Government on Monday announced a massive reshuffle in the state police ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.According to a notification issued by the West Bengal Police Directorate, as many as 26 senior police officials, both of the Indian Police Service (IPS) and West Bengal Police Service (WBPS), have been shifted.However, the maximum of the transferred officials — 23 — are of the IPS, while the remaining are of the state police service.Three of the …
Kathmandu, Jan 5 (IANS) The local administration in Nepal’s Parsa district on Monday imposed a curfew in parts of Birgunj city, which borders Raxaul in India, to prevent possible religious strife following the vandalism of a mosque in southern Dhanusha district on Saturday. After a video showing the vandalism of the mosque circulated on social media, members of Nepal’s Muslim community staged protests in Birgunj on Sunday, chanting slogans and burning tyres on the streets. Protests also erupted …
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) In a major development related to the January 1 incident of violence in Karnataka’s Ballari, the suspended Superintendent of Police (SP) has allegedly attempted suicide after being distressed by the Congress-led government’s decision to suspend him, citing negligence in connection with the clash that resulted in the shooting death of a Congress worker.Commenting on the development, the Karnataka BJP termed the Congress-led government a “murderous government”.Accordi…
Mysuru (Karnataka), Dec 29 (IANS) A staffer on Monday recounted the terrifying moments of a brazen daylight robbery in which an armed gang looted around 7 kg of gold and diamonds worth Rs 10 crore from a jewellery showroom in Hunsur town of Mysuru district. As reported earlier, in a daring daylight robbery, a seven-member gang barged into the Sky Gold and Diamonds showroom, located behind the Hunsur bus stand, at around 2.30 p.m. on Sunday (December 28). Armed with guns, the masked assailants th…