Singh, who is the first Mumbai commissioner of police to quit, said he put in his papers to do something big for the nation. He, however, declined to reveal his plans.
Irked over Digvijaya Singh's remark comparing her to Arvind Kejriwal, Bollywood item girl Rakhi Sawant has issued letters to Mumbai police commissioner and Maharashtra home secretary asking them to book the Congress general secretary for "outraging" her modesty.
Welcoming the transfer of Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik following the August 11 violence in south Mumbai, MNS president Raj Thackeray on Thursday again demanded resignation of Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil, who he said was "ignorant" about his department.
Maharashtra Home Department has proposed the transfer of Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik who is facing flak over handling of the August 11 violence at Azad Maidan.
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Saturday got some stick for the "maximum" bomb blasts in the state from Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar who said it reflected poorly on the state administration and aroused suspicions about a "particular community".
"Earlier, the hangman used to get Rs 10. Now it is Rs 5,000. Although we had received several applications from persons expressing their willingness to do the job for free, the government felt it would be best if an authorised person does it," Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil said.
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Tuesday said a decision on withdrawing charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi will be taken only after the investigation was over. Patil told reporters that he had asked the Mumbai police commissioner to find out what action could be taken against the cartoonist, who was arrested for allegedly objectionable cartoons of the national emblem and the Parliament.
The police as well as the Maharashtra home department had "credible" information about possibility of violence at Azad Maidan during the August 11 protest organised by minority community groups, but they failed to take any step to prevent it, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party claimed on Saturday.
Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil came down heavily upon the Congress on Sunday and said the party has become "a pain" for the NCP.
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Thursday said investigating agencies were probing all angles to determine whether any terror outfit was behind the low intensity serial bomb blasts that rocked Pune on Wednesday night.
Admitting to presence of 'rogue' elements at toll plazas in the state, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Wednesday said such unauthorised workers will be booked for 'extortion' if they continue fleecing commuters.
Ejaz Naqvi, advocate for Laila father Nadir Hussain Patel, told rediff.com that they have written to Home Minister R R Patil seeking his intervention in the matter. He also sought Patil's intervention to probe those officers who had negligently branded Laila Khan and her family as Pakistani terrorists
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Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday came to the defence of Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil, saying that he could not be blamed for the arrest of two girls by the Palghar police over a Facebook comment.
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has confirmed the execution.
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Friday said in the legislative assembly that records did not show that terror suspect Syed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, arrested last month in Delhi, had stayed in the MLA hostel rooms of state Minister Fauzia Khan in 2006.
Under the NSA, people can be detained without a charge for up to 12 months if the authorities are satisfied that the person is a threat to the national security or law and order.
Under attack from the opposition for the police handling of the August 11 violence in Mumbai, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil received firm support from the Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar, who certified him as a "capable" minister doing a good job.
The fourth accused, Kasim Bangali, is the eldest of the five accused and was the one who sexually assaulted the victim twice, the police said
'They are all worried about one thing -- what about tomorrow?'
In the wake of recent violent incidents in Pune and elsewhere over some objectionable posts on Facebook, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Tuesday announced that Cyber Crime Investigation Cells would be set up at five places in the state soon.
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Wednesday said there should be a timeframe to award punishment in terror cases and sought to know for how long the government should take care of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, facing death penalty in the 26/11 case.
Maharashtra Home Secretary Umesh Chandra Sarangi on Saturday said the state government had implemented over 70 per cent of recommendations of the Ram Pradhan Committee, which was appointed after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Tuesday said top police officials would be held responsible if the dance bars and hookah parlors are found functioning in areas under their jurisdiction.
On the second anniversary of the 26/11 attacks, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram pays tribute to those killed in the Mumbai carnage.
Three days after dacoits gang raped two women in Veergaon village of Akole district in Maharashtra, Home Minister R R Patil, who visited the place on Tuesday, announced the suspension of two policemen for dereliction of duty.
The yesteryear actress was spotted on her way to meet RR Patil, over a dispute between builder Yusuf Lakdawala and her.
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Thursday said the government would disclose the information on the investigation into journalist J Dey murder case at an appropriate time.
In a new twist, the Mumbai police on Wednesday claimed that fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar was not present when gunmen opened fire on his car in a south Mumbai locality, killing his bodyguard. "Kaskar was not there at the place of firing last night. But this does not mean that he was not targeted," said Joint Police Commissioner (Law and Order) Rajnish Seth.
The Maharashtra government for the first time has revealed the 'real motive' behind ace crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey being killed by gangsters on the orders of underworld don Chhota Rajan.
Despite being a well-organised crime syndicate, the state police department has not been successful in booking even one adulteration criminal under the MCOCA
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Thursday presented a reward of Rs 10 lakh to the 55-member team of Mumbai police who cracked the journalist Jyotirmoy Dey murder case, arresting seven persons.
Ahead of US President Barack Obama's arrival in Mumbai next week, officials of the Maharashtra home department and city police held another closed-door meeting on Tuesday with American officials over the security arrangements for the high-profile visit.
A week after the killing of senior crime reporter J Dey, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Friday admitted that the police were still clueless about the perpetrators.
In an embarrassment to Digvijay Singh, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Thursday said there was existence of any record of the purported telephonic conversation between the Congress general secretary and slain Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare.
Outgoing Pune Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh has rejected suggestions that he has been transferred following a deteriorating law and order situation, leading to a rising crime rate in the city.
After questions were raised over his claim, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday produced record of the call slain Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare made to him on 26/11 terror attacks and demanded apology from Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil
Ever heard of Mohaamed Iqbal Memon, Rajendra Nikalje and Salim Kuttanelur? Probably not, because these men are more popularly (or notoriously) known as Iqbal Mirchi, Chhota Rajan and Salim Kutta respectively. All of them are dreaded gangsters of the Mumbai underworld. All of them are better known by the funny or strange monikers they have acquired over the course of their criminal careers.
'Such a serious threat -- to assassinate the prime minister of India, no less -- was not handed over to the Maharashtra Anti Terrorist Squad for investigation, but to the Pune crime branch.' 'So much for seriousness in tackling such a grave issue,' says N Suresh.
The Nationalist Congress Party is at a loss to explain the turn of events after the meeting Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil had with some alleged underworld elements at his party colleague Naseem Siddiqui's residence.
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