Patna, Dec 21 (IANS) The Bihar Police which comes under the Home Department on Friday claimed a decline in crime rates across the state for 2024. Principal Secretary of the Home Department, Arvind Kumar Chaudhary shared key statistics, revealing significant reductions in major crimes: dacoity decreased by 15.36 per cent, theft by 5.93 per cent, … Read more
Bengaluru, Dec 20 (IANS) Welcoming the High Court relief to BJP MLC C.T. Ravi, Karnataka BJP on Friday demanded apologies from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister G. Parameshwara, saying democracy has prevailed in the state. Ravi was arrested on Thursday over his alleged derogatory remark against Minister for Women and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar. … Read more
Jaipur, Dec 21 (IANS) Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday chaired the pre-budget consultations with Finance Ministers of States and Union Territories (with Legislature) at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. The participants gave several valuable suggestions to the Union Finance Minister for consideration in the Union Budget for FY 2025-26. Sitharaman remarked … Read more
Imphal, Dec 20 (IANS) The Manipur High Court has directed the enquiry committee formed in connection with the missing or abducted 56-year-old Meitei community man to submit the report on the case once every two weeks. The division bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui, hearing the … Read more
Kochi, Dec 20 (IANS) Navya Haridas, the BJP candidate who lost to Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi in the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll held on November 13, filed a petition on Friday before the Kerala High Court, challenging her election. Haridas in her complaint alleges that Priyanka has not given the correct statement of assets that … Read more
Davanagere (Karnataka), Dec 20 (IANS) BJP MLA C.T. Ravi, arrested for allegedly using a ‘derogatory remark’ against Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, was released in Davanagere by the Karnataka Police on Friday night following the High Court order. A large number of party workers extended a grand welcome and shouted slogans against the Congress government. State BJP … Read more
Raipur, Dec 20 (IANS) Subodh Kumar Singh, an IAS officer of the 1997 batch, has been appointed as the Principal Secretary (PS) to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai. The appointment comes after Singh returned from his central deputation. Singh has served as the District Collector in several districts of the state, including Raipur. Recently, … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) IPS officer Gautam Cheema, then IGP of Punjab Police, and five others were on Friday sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment by a Special CBI court in a case of wrongful detention of a person picked up from the lawful custody of a police station in Mohali, said a statement from … Read more
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) Just six days after it revoked the suspension of veteran leader and former party legislator Tanmoy Bhattacharya, accused of sexual harassment of a woman journalist, the CPI-M’s West Bengal state Committee suspended him again and this time for six months. As per the party protocol, the decision of the state Committee … Read more