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No decision yet on Patnaik's transfer, says Chavan

No decision yet on Patnaik's transfer, says Chavan

Rediff.com23 Aug 2012

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday said no decision had been taken on the proposal to transfer Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik.

Pix: At Mumbai rally, Raj asks RR Patil, top cop to quit

Pix: At Mumbai rally, Raj asks RR Patil, top cop to quit

Rediff.com21 Aug 2012

Thumbing his nose at Mumbai police, a defiant Raj Thackeray on Tuesday led thousands of MNS supporters in a march before holding a public meeting where he pitched for immediate ouster of the state home minister and city police chief for the August 11 violence at Azad Maidan.

Kashmir to unblock YouTube, Facebook

Kashmir to unblock YouTube, Facebook

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Internet users in Kashmir will be able to access social networking websites without any problem soon, a senior officer of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited said on Thursday.

Kashmir to unblock YouTube, Facebook

Kashmir to unblock YouTube, Facebook

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Internet users in Kashmir will be able to access social networking websites without any problem soon, a senior officer of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited said on Thursday.

ATS to seek Jundal's custody

ATS to seek Jundal's custody

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad would seek the custody of 26/11 Mumbai attacks handler Abu Jundal after Delhi police finish their probe, State Home Minister R R Patil said on Thursday.

Army asked to vacate 262 acres of land in Ladakh

Army asked to vacate 262 acres of land in Ladakh

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

The army has been asked by the Jammu and Kashmir government to vacate lands in Khurbathang Plateau of Ladakh which it had been using for firing, operational and logistic needs.

Remembering 26/11: How Kasab and others were trained by LeT, ISI

Remembering 26/11: How Kasab and others were trained by LeT, ISI

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

The sea training also included 'how to fish', something that made Kasab think that 'he had got a job and he could earn a respectable living'.

AFSPA extended for six months in Tripura

AFSPA extended for six months in Tripura

Rediff.com9 Sep 2012

The Tripura government has extended implementation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act for another six months to take stringent action against militancy in the state, official sources said on Sunday.

'Human rights only for terrorists, jawans don't matter?' Harsh Vardhan's jibe at Opposition

'Human rights only for terrorists, jawans don't matter?' Harsh Vardhan's jibe at Opposition

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

"For Afzal, Yakub, Ishrat, Burhan, Batla (House encounter) they'll cry foul and chatter. Human rights are for terrorists only, lives of soldiers don't matter," Harsh Vardhan, minister for science and technology, tweeted.

Olympian Yadav likely to be made Dy SP

Olympian Yadav likely to be made Dy SP

Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

Commonwealth games gold medalist wrestler Narsing Yadav is likely to be made the deputy superintendent of police (Dy SP) by Maharashtra government in recognition of his achievement.

After Durga, Rajasthan cop transferred under political pressure

After Durga, Rajasthan cop transferred under political pressure

Rediff.com4 Aug 2013

Days after the suspension of Indian Administrative Service officer Durga Shakti Nagal, an Indian Police Service officer was transferred two days after he reopened the history-sheet of the father of a Congress member of Legislative Assembly in Rajasthan, who had allegedly been involved in smuggling and other anti-social activities.

Make Padmavati with some other name: Rajput outfits to Bhansali

Make Padmavati with some other name: Rajput outfits to Bhansali

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

Founder and patron of the Karni Sena Lokendra Singh Kalvi clarified that the change of the movie's title was only a suggestion.

Centre 'satisfied' with Amarnath yatra security arrangements

Centre 'satisfied' with Amarnath yatra security arrangements

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

Several measure have been taken to beef up security for the pilgrimage.

Centre will respond early on Telangana: Chidambaram

Centre will respond early on Telangana: Chidambaram

Rediff.com30 Apr 2012

The Centre will respond as soon as possible on the demand for separate Telangana state, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday.

Pipili gangrape case: Odisha govt transfers Puri SP

Pipili gangrape case: Odisha govt transfers Puri SP

Rediff.com24 Jan 2012

Odisha government on Tuesday transferred Puri SP, A N Sinha, under fire from the Opposition and women's organisations for failing to register complaints in connection with the Pipili gangrape case.

Bedlam in Guj assembly: 2 MLAs suspended; minister hurt

Bedlam in Guj assembly: 2 MLAs suspended; minister hurt

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

Assembly Speaker Ramanlal Vora suspended Congress MLAs Paresh Dhanani and Baldevji Thakor on the charges of trying to attack BJP MLAs and two ministers -- Vallabh Kakadiya and Nirmala Wadhwani.

SC allows CBI plea in Haren Pandya murder case

SC allows CBI plea in Haren Pandya murder case

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

The Supreme Court on Thursday admitted the appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Gujarat government challenging the high court's acquittal of 12 convicts in the sensational murder of former state Home Minister Haren Pandya.

Separate probes into jailbreak, encounter begin

Separate probes into jailbreak, encounter begin

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

A Special Investigation Team formed by Madhya Pradesh Police on Wednesday inspected the site of alleged encounter where eight SIMI men were gunned down on Monday while a separate investigation began into the jailbreak by extremists by recreating the scene.

Odisha to take call on rescuing hostages using force: HM

Odisha to take call on rescuing hostages using force: HM

Rediff.com31 Mar 2012

The Centre on Saturday said the Odisha government was rightly talking to the Maoists for the safe release of an abducted Italian and a member of Legislative Assembly and any decision on using force to rescue them has to be taken by the state.

Mining scam: CBI names IAS officer as 6th accused

Mining scam: CBI names IAS officer as 6th accused

Rediff.com31 Mar 2012

The CBI has booked cases under Section 420 as well as many sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the IAS officer, who as the then principal secretary in the mining department and had played a crucial role in issuing a government order allotting the land in Anantapur district to Obulapuram Mining Company of the former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy.

NCP, not Shiv Sainiks to blame for attack: Thackeray

NCP, not Shiv Sainiks to blame for attack: Thackeray

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Monday came in defence of his party workers and blamed the attack on the 'Maharashtra Times' office on Nationalist Congress Party's state president Madhukar Pichad.

Bihar officials rule out sabotage in Rajdhani Express derailment

Bihar officials rule out sabotage in Rajdhani Express derailment

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

Following the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailment, the Bihar government has ordered an inquiry into the incident.

No funds for flood victims, but J&K MLAs get SUVs

No funds for flood victims, but J&K MLAs get SUVs

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

Legislators in Jammu and Kashmir will soon be travelling in brand new sports vehicles following the PDP-BJP government ordered 100 new Mahindra Scorpio S10 BS4s for them at a whopping cost of over Rs 11 crore.

'Vasundhara Raje is going against the Constitution'

'Vasundhara Raje is going against the Constitution'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

'This bill is to relieve the government of accountability and to cover up its corruption.'

304 cases against security personnel in JK: Govt

304 cases against security personnel in JK: Govt

Rediff.com5 Mar 2012

Jammu and Kashmir government said Monday that 304 cases of various nature have been registered across the state against personnel of the security forces including those from the local police during the last three years.

FIR against five policemen in custodial death of youth

FIR against five policemen in custodial death of youth

Rediff.com16 Jan 2012

An FIR has been lodged against five policemen on Monday in the alleged custodial death of a youth that triggered violent protest by angry people in Nawada district in Bihar, officials said.

HC bans reporting on controversial army movement

HC bans reporting on controversial army movement

Rediff.com10 Apr 2012

The court order came following a PIL filed by a social activist who felt that such news could be harmful to security matters relating to the Indian Army and the nation, reports Sharat Pradhan.

IN PIX: Naxal target CRPF bus; 12 jawans killed

IN PIX: Naxal target CRPF bus; 12 jawans killed

Rediff.com27 Mar 2012

In a major Naxal attack, 12 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were on Tuesday killed and 28 others injured when the ultras triggered a landmine blast in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.

Life convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case gets parole

Life convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case gets parole

Rediff.com21 Dec 2011

The Madras high court bench in Madurai on Wednesday granted two weeks parole to Ravi alias Ravichandran, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

Centre puts off meet on NCTC to March 12

Centre puts off meet on NCTC to March 12

Rediff.com3 Mar 2012

The home ministry has postponed a meeting of top police and civil officials of all states scheduled for March 9 to end the logjam on the National Counter Terrorism Centre and it will now be held on March 12.

70 students hospitalised after gas leak in Kerala factory

70 students hospitalised after gas leak in Kerala factory

Rediff.com7 Aug 2014

Seventy children were on Thursday hospitalised as they took ill after allegedly inhaling 'smoke' emanating from a plant of state-owned Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited at Chavara near Kollam in Kerala, prompting authorities to temporarily shut it down.

IB alert: Human bomb may target Modi in Bihar

IB alert: Human bomb may target Modi in Bihar

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

The Intelligence Bureau has issued an alert about a possible attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi using a human bomb either during his visit to Patna or at the public rally he is scheduled to attend in Muzaffarpur on July 25.

Gujarat cop Sanjiv Bhatt chargesheeted

Gujarat cop Sanjiv Bhatt chargesheeted

Rediff.com19 Sep 2011

Suspended Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who had implicated Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots, was on Sunday served a chargesheet by the state home department in connection with his alleged unauthorised absence from duty for the last ten months. "This is how Modi government shows its sadbhavana," Bhatt said reacting to the development and referring to Modi's ongoing fast.

UP govt refuses sanction to prosecute Adityanath in 2007 riots case

UP govt refuses sanction to prosecute Adityanath in 2007 riots case

Rediff.com11 May 2017

In his affidavit, the chief secy also stated that the CB-CID, which has been investigating the case registered in connection with the riots, has proposed to submit its closure report.

Mizoram: 802 Bru militants surrender

Mizoram: 802 Bru militants surrender

Rediff.com26 Oct 2006

The Reang tribes left Mizoram and took shelter in six camps at Kanchanpur subdivision in North Tripura following fierce ethnic violence between the minority Reangs and majority Lushais (Mizos) in October 1997.

Sena praise cops for saying no to Owaisi Pune rally

Sena praise cops for saying no to Owaisi Pune rally

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

Pune cops denied Asaduddin Owaisi permission to carry rally in Pune

Keralite nurse, toddler killed in Libya bombing

Keralite nurse, toddler killed in Libya bombing

Rediff.com26 Mar 2016

The victim was working as a nurse in Zawia Medical centre AZ Zawiya, Libya. Her husband Vipin Kumar, who is a male nurse in Libya, was away on duty.

Bulandshahr rape victims move SC for FIR against Azam Khan, cops

Bulandshahr rape victims move SC for FIR against Azam Khan, cops

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

The mother-daughter duo has moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the case to Delhi besides registration of FIR against UP minister Azam Khan for his remarks.

Bihar: CRPF astt commandant held for leaking info to Maoists

Bihar: CRPF astt commandant held for leaking info to Maoists

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

The Bihar police have arrested a Central Reserve Police Force assistant commandant in Gaya district on Thursday night, on charges of leaking information to Maoist guerillas and for his nexus with them, police sources have said.

Maha: Relaxation for liquor shops on Eid; oppn slams move

Maha: Relaxation for liquor shops on Eid; oppn slams move

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

A circular issued by the state home department grants relaxation in timings to shops, beer bars and other establishments selling liquor, alcohol, beer, wine and country liquor on December 24 (Eid-e-Milad), December 25 (Christmas) and December 31 (New Year's Eve).