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Ranchi/Palamu, March 31 – Jharkhand Police have seized over 700 kg of illicit “doda” – a raw material used in the production of opium – in coordinated raids across Ranchi and Palamu, officials said on Tuesday.The police also arrested three alleged smugglers and recovered cash and a vehicle...

Ranchi, March 30 – The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Ranchi Zonal Office has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the special PMLA court against Santosh Kumar, his wife Lalita Sinha, and a shell firm, M/s Rockdrill Constructions (OPC) Private Limited, under the Prevention of Money...

Ranchi, March 30 – The ED filed a fourth supplementary chargesheet in the Special Court (PMLA), Ranchi, against five accused in connection with the embezzlement of government funds from development schemes, including MNREGA, in the Khunti district of Jharkhand, an official said on Monday.The...

Patna, March 28 – In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, the Patna Police has busted a large-scale drug racket and arrested two accused, seizing over 21 kg of smack, estimated to have a market value of around Rs 25 crore.The operation was carried out under the jurisdiction of the Alamganj...

Bhubaneswar, March 27 Odisha Vigilance officers arrested an irrigation department engineer on Friday, a day after uncovering assets allegedly disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said.Acting on a tip-off, vigilance officers conducted simultaneous raids at five locations...

Bengaluru, March 26 According to the Karnataka CEO's office, as many as 34 candidates are contesting the by-elections for the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies.Official data shows that Bagalkot received 26 nominations, of which 14 were found valid after scrutiny. On the...

Panaji, March 25 – A 22-year-old man was arrested in Quepem, Goa, for the illegal possession of suspected ganja worth approximately Rs. 30,000, officials said on Wednesday.The Quepem Police have registered a case against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)...

Chennai, March 24 Election officials have seized cash, liquor, drugs, and other goods valued at ₹178.78 crore across Tamil Nadu.The surveillance and enforcement teams of the Election Commission deployed to monitor and curb illegal inducements seized ₹112.37 crore worth of precious metals...

Chennai, March 24 – As the election date approaches, election observers in Tamil Nadu have recommended the use of drones to intensify surveillance against practices of exchanging money for votes, particularly in urban areas where monitoring remains a challenge.The suggestion emerged during a...

Chennai, March 23 The Election Commission's surveillance and enforcement teams seized a total of ₹151.93 crore worth of cash, liquor, drugs, and other goods in Tamil Nadu.The teams, deployed across Tamil Nadu to monitor and curb illegal inducements, seized ₹30.53 crore in cash and...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 23 Three individuals were arrested and 26 grams of the banned narcotic substance, MDMA, worth approximately Rs 2.5 lakh, were seized during a raid by the City Crime Branch police, the police said on Monday.The raid was conducted in the Pumpwell-Ekkur area here on...

Kolkata, March 23 The model code of conduct (MCC) is being strictly enforced across all 294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, with authorities seizing cash, liquor, drugs, and freebies worth over Rs 181 crore, officials said.Elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly will be held...

Imphal, March 23 The Manipur Police have arrested 14 members of a banned group from the Thoubal district and seized weapons and ammunition from their possession, according to an official statement released on Monday.The militants, belonging to the United National Liberation Front (Koireng)...

Chennai, March 21 Seizures across Tamil Nadu so far are worth approximately Rs 75 crore, given the intensified enforcement measures ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, CEO Archana Patnaik said on Saturday.The Election Commission is implementing robust mechanisms for monitoring election...

Kolkata, March 20 – The Kolkata Police recovered a large sum of cash from the trunk of a vehicle in New Town, a northern suburb of Kolkata, on Friday.Following instructions from the new Commissioner of the Kolkata Police, security arrangements have been tightened in the run-up to the Assembly...

Kolkata, March 18 Police on Wednesday apprehended a man and seized over Rs 1 lakh in cash from him during a vehicle checking drive in the South 24 Parganas district ahead of the assembly elections, an officer said.The incident took place in the Jayatala area under the Baruipur police station...

Hyderabad, March 18 – Telangana's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a Prohibition & Excise Inspector and a Secondary Grade Teacher in a corruption case.The anti-graft agency arrested Gundeti Ramu, Prohibition & Excise Inspector, Karimnagar Urban, and Jakkani Venu, Secondary Grade...

Chennai, March 18 Authorities seized a total of ₹2.37 crore in cash as part of ongoing election expenditure monitoring, Tamil Nadu CEO Archana Patnaik said on Wednesday.In addition to the ₹2.37 crore in cash, precious metals and other items were also seized, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)...

Shimla, March 18 A married couple was arrested with 21.01 grams of 'chitta' (adulterated heroin) from a hotel in Sundernagar in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Arun Bhatti and Parul Guleria, both residents of Mandi who had recently gotten...

Chennai, March 18 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has seized unaccounted cash and goods worth ₹23.28 crore across Tamil Nadu in just two days, as intensified surveillance measures come into effect ahead of the Assembly elections.According to a statement issued by Chief Electoral...