police action

Kolkata, April 3 – With the National Investigation Agency (NIA) starting an investigation into the case of harassment of judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in West Bengal's Malda on the night of April 1, the total number of arrests made by the state police by Friday afternoon has...

Gorakhpur, April 2 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday assured hundreds of "disadvantaged" residents of the state that their housing needs would be met and that financial assistance would also be provided to cover their medical expenses.The Chief Minister made these...

New Delhi, March 26 A total of 154 vehicles were prosecuted and four impounded during a special drive against tinted windows in the Najafgarh area of Delhi, police said on Thursday.The action was carried out on Wednesday under the jurisdiction of the Najafgarh traffic circle, amid growing...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sharply criticised the Election Commission on Thursday over the circulation of a document bearing the seal of the ruling party at the Centre to other political parties, calling it a serious breach of neutrality.In a strongly...

Kolkata, March 26 – Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said here on Thursday, "Even the pillars of state administration in West Bengal have now started realizing that a change in the political landscape of the state is inevitable, and therefore they have started behaving...

Kochi, March 26 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday that the Election Commission's direction to the police to take action against alleged misleading news on social media about its letter carrying the BJP seal, shows "intolerance towards criticism" by the poll panel.Vijayan...

Lahore, March 25 Police in several districts of Pakistan's Punjab province have prevented the Ahmadi minority community from performing their religious rituals during Eid, the Jamaat Ahmadiyya Pakistan (JAP) said on Wednesday.In a statement issued here, the JAP cited purported government...

New Delhi, March 24 A man wanted in an 85 lakh armed robbery case in Shastri Park and linked to a previous murder case was arrested after a brief exchange of fire in central Delhi's IP Estate area, police said on Tuesday.Ajay alias Kaliya (34), a resident of Usmanpur, allegedly led a small...

Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Monday termed the alleged police action against some elected members of the Satara Zilla Parishad last week as a "murder of democracy", accusing authorities of misusing power to influence the local body...

Mathura/Varanasi (UP), March 21 A vigilante known as "Farsa wale Baba" was killed after he was hit by a truck on a highway near the Haryana border early Saturday when he, along with his associates, stopped another vehicle on suspicion of cattle smuggling, officials said.The incident triggered...

Mathura, March 21 A vigilante known as 'Farsa wale Baba' was killed after he was hit by a truck on a highway near the Haryana border early Saturday when he, along with his associates, stopped another vehicle, suspecting it was involved in cattle smuggling, officials said.The incident triggered...

New Delhi, March 21 Left leaders on Saturday condemned the Delhi Police's sealing of the UNI news agency's office, alleging that the move reflected intimidation of the press and high-handedness by authorities.CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby, in a post on X, said a free press cannot function...

New Delhi, March 20 – The office of United News of India (UNI), located in central Delhi, was the scene of a commotion on Friday evening as police officials, accompanied by lawyers and female personnel, moved to enforce a Delhi High Court order restricting the use of the premises in anticipation...

New Delhi, March 20 CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar on Friday condemned the sealing of the office of news agency UNI and called it an assault on press freedom.In a statement issued here, Kumar said the incident was "unprecedented"."The forcible takeover of the Rafi Marg office of United News of India...

Baripada (Odisha) March 20 Normal life was disrupted in the Rairangpur area of Odisha on Friday due to a bandh called by the Mayurbhanj Adivasi Ekata Manch (Tribal Unity Forum) in protest against the arrest of 34 tribal people following a clash with police personnel during a protest on March 13...

New Delhi, March 20 Delhi Police on Friday sealed the office of news agency UNI here, citing a high court order, even as the media organization termed the action an "unprecedented atrocity and attack on freedom of the media".The news agency also alleged that their female staff members were...

New Delhi, March 19 A civil society group comprising prominent Muslim leaders wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday regarding "open threats" to the Muslim community in Uttam Nagar here, and urged him to issue specific instructions to the police to take strict action.The letter by...

Jammu, March 18 Police have fitted GPS-enabled tracking anklets on three overground workers of the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad in the Kathua district after they were released on interim bail, officials said.The action followed an order by the principal district and sessions judge in...

New Delhi, March 18 The Students' Federation of India (SFI) on Wednesday condemned the police action against its members who protested at the Ministry of Education last month as "disproportionate".According to the FIR copy accessed by

Patna, March 18 – Amid rising tensions in Uttam Nagar, a neighborhood in West Delhi, Congress MP from Kishanganj, Mohammad Jawed, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting immediate intervention and enhanced security measures.In his letter, Jawed expressed serious concerns about...