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Imphal, March 28 Security forces have arrested seven militants belonging to four banned groups in Manipur for their alleged involvement in bomb blasts and several illegal activities across the state, police said on Saturday.An active member of the banned People's Liberation Army was...

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...

Nashik (Maharashtra), March 24 A court in Nashik on Tuesday extended the police custody of self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, who was arrested in a rape case, until March 29.A man attempted to attack Kharat outside the court, but the police stopped him in time and took him into...

New Delhi, March 24 In an effort to strengthen electoral preparedness, the Election Commission held an inter-state border meeting on Tuesday with top administration and police officials from five states going to polls and their neighboring states.The election authority also met with the...

Shimla, March 23 The Himachal Pradesh government will soon formulate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to streamline and monitor spa operations in the state, Industry Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said on Monday.Responding to a question from Congress MLA from Manali Bhuvneshwar Gaur in the...

Patna, March 20 – A surprising incident at Katihar Railway Station has exposed serious coordination gaps between enforcement agencies in Bihar, where prohibition laws are strictly enforced.A team from the Excise Department, acting on a tip-off about liquor being transported via the Haate...

Imphal, March 19 Security forces have arrested three militants, including a female cadre, belonging to different outlawed groups, allegedly involved in extortion in Manipur, a police statement said on Thursday.An active member of the KCP (PWG) was apprehended in Kongba Laishram Leikai in...

Jammu, March 18 A house belonging to a notorious drug peddler was seized in the Samba district on Wednesday, police said.The house of Masoom Ali, also known as 'Kala', was seized in Rakh Barotian, Vijaypur tehsil, under Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act...

Mumbai, March 17 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that the state government has initiated a mechanism to reconcile immigration records in order to track down foreign nationals who are overstaying their visas or violating the terms of their stay.Speaking in the state...

Chandigarh, March 15 Punjab Police announced on Sunday that they have arrested six individuals allegedly involved in a cross-border arms and drug smuggling operation with links to Pakistani smugglers.The Amritsar police also recovered six sophisticated pistols, 60 live cartridges, and 3.51 kg...

Gangtok, March 14 – Amidst the panic buying of LPG cylinders in Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, in the backdrop of the war situation in West Asia, Gangtok District Superintendent of Police Mahendra Subba appealed to residents on Saturday not to believe rumors about a possible shortage of LPG...

Beed, March 11 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested the in-charge of a police station and a constable in the Beed district of Maharashtra for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to facilitate illegal sand transportation, officials said on Wednesday.The ACB took action against...

Patna, March 10 – The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Patna Zonal Office has filed a charge sheet before the Special Court here under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in Patna, in connection with a money laundering case linked to illegal sand mining and corruption, ED...

Hyderabad, March 9 A retired district judge fell victim to the "digital arrest" scam and lost over Rs 1 crore, police said on Monday.The cyber criminals threatened the 69-year-old retired judge about a week ago, claiming that his mobile number was involved in women trafficking and other...

Ahmedabad, March 7 The Ahmedabad police have arrested two individuals for allegedly engaging in the illegal resale of tickets for the high-stakes T20 World Cup final, scheduled for Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium here, officials said.During surveillance in the Usmanpura area, the two...

Jammu, March 7 The Jammu and Kashmir Police rescued three girls after busting a prostitution racket allegedly operating in Jammu, and arrested three persons, including a woman.The action followed information about immoral activities allegedly being carried out at a house owned by Amreek Singh...

Nahan (HP), March 6 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said he has sought a report on the felling of hundreds of trees in Shillai, a district in Himachal Pradesh.Speaking to the media, the chief minister said he had seen reports on social media regarding the...

Bhubaneswar, March 2 The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police on Monday seized 12 illegal SIM boxes along with over 100 SIM cards and detained two persons allegedly involved in the racket, officials said.Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a special team of the commissionerate police...

Aizawl, March 2 Mizoram Home Minister K Sapdanga told the state Assembly on Monday that some refugees taking shelter in the northeastern state are engaging in illegal commercial activities, with some individuals already facing serious legal charges.He said that the government is taking a stern...

Bengaluru, February 26 In a coordinated effort to verify the visa status, details, and credentials of foreign nationals residing in the city, police said on Thursday that inspections are being conducted across all areas of the city.All Deputy Commissioners of Police and police personnel are...