Alwar, Jan 26 (IANS) The announcement of the prestigious Padma Shri award for renowned Bhapang player Gafruddin Mewati Jogi from Alwar has brought a wave of joy to his family and local community.Following the government’s announcement of the Padma Awards on the eve of Republic Day, congratulatory messages and visitors began pouring into his residence and continued late into the night.Originally from Kaithwada village in Bharatpur district, now part of Deeg, Gafruddin moved to Alwar in 1978.He sa…
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Raipur, Jan 25 (IANS) In a proud recognition of exemplary service, 11 police personnel from Chhattisgarh have been selected for the prestigious President’s Police Medals on the occasion of Republic Day 2026. These medals include the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) and 10 for Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM), a Union Home Ministry press release said.Governor Ramesh Deka will confer these honours upon the awardees during a special ceremony at the police grounds in the state …
Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has changed the name of Mohammadpura village in Digod tehsil of Kota district to Mohanpura, and issued a formal notification to this effect.According to the notification, the village, located under the Budhadit police station area, will now be known as Mohanpura in all government records, including revenue documents, schools, and administrative offices.The village has more than six dozen households and is inhabited entirely by members of the Hindu c…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted an interim protection from coercive police action to the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, in a case registered against him at Chandrakona Police Station in West Midnapore district.A single- judge bench of the Calcutta High Court granted interim protection to Adhikari.To recall, earlier this month, Adhikari’s convoy was attacked at Chandrakona, allegedly by the ruling Trinamool Congress acti…
Raipur/Bijapur, Jan 15 (IANS) In a major breakthrough for Chhattisgarh’s anti-Maoist campaign, 52 cadres of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) laid down arms and surrendered to security forces, marking a significant step toward peace in the Bastar region. The ceremony, held under the theme “Poona Margem: Rehabilitation to Rejuvenation – A New Beginning of Peace and Trust”, reflected the success of the state government’s rehabilitation policy coupled with development initiatives s…
Ranchi, Jan 15 (IANS) A major political controversy has erupted in Jharkhand after police started a probe into allegations of assault on Santosh Kumar, an accused in a money-laundering case at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Ranchi.A team of senior Jharkhand Police officers, accompanied by a large police force, reached the ED’s regional office on Airport Road as part of the investigation into an FIR lodged by Santosh Kumar in the matter.The police presence at the central agency’s …
Guwahati/Imphal, Jan 13 (IANS) A crucial meeting of Kuki-Zo community MLAs, leaders of the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), and representatives of Kuki-Zo armed groups under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) was held on Tuesday. The meeting urged the Central government to resolve its political demands before the Manipur Assembly elections scheduled for 2027. Since the outbreak of ethnic violence in Manipur in May 2023, all Kuki-Zo tribal organisations, including their apex body KZC, the ten MLAs belongin…
Aizawl, Jan 13 (IANS) The Central government has waived the requirement for the Mizoram government to pay for the depreciated cost of buildings and infrastructure vacated by the Assam Rifles in Aizawl, Chief Minister Lalduhoma said.The Chief Minister, in a Facebook post, said that Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai conveyed the decision through a letter, in response to a similar letter sent by the Mizoram government in May last year. As per the earlier Memorandum of Agreement…
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday, had filed a petition at a single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the alleged attack on his convoy at Chandrakona in West Midnapore district on the night of January 10. The single-judge Bench of Justice Suvra Ghosh has admitted the petition, though the date of the first hearing has not been scheduled as yet.The matter o…
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) After controversies over the raid and search operations by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC)’s office and residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain last week, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, on Monday, have now been deployed for security cover from the central probe agency’s office at the Central Government Office (CAG) complex at Salt Lake in Kolkata. As of now, personnel of a private security agency were re…