65,000 Bihar Police constables stage sit-in
September 18th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 18 (IANS) At least 65,000 police constables in Bihar Tuesday staged a sit-in (dharna) to press for their 15-point charter of demands, including various allowances.All the police constables ... Read more...
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Provide list of corrupt officials: Himachal court
September 14th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 14 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state's chief secretary to furnish a list of government functionaries involved in corruption and moral turpitude cases over ... Read more...
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Blast in Imphal, two troopers injured (Lead)
September 5th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Sep 5 (IANS) Two security personnel were injured in a bomb blast triggered Wednesday by suspected militants in the Manipur capital, police said. A security alert has been sounded.The ... Read more...
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Bodo areas calm, rehabilitation starts
September 2nd, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 2 (IANS) With no fresh incidents reported from anywhere in Assam over the past few days, the state government has started the process for rehabilitation of the displaced ... Read more...
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Bihar to confiscate property of criminals
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) The Bihar government has initiated the process to confiscate the properties of criminals, police said Sunday.A police officer said that property of Ritlal Yadav, a notious ... Read more...
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Delhi Police assure security for northeast people
August 17th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Friday assured people from the northeastern states of their security in the national capital and said they need not panic ... Read more...
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High alert in Chhattisgarh
August 14th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 14 (IANS) In view of the warning issued by the union home ministry and a recent spurt in violence by the Maoists, the Chhatisgarh government has stepped up ... Read more...
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GNLA chief seek’s lawyer presence during interrogation
August 7th, 2012 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 7 (IANS) Detained Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma has sought the presence of his legal counsel during interrogation, his lawyer said."He (Champion) has written ... Read more...
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Maoists blow up CRPF vehicle, kill trooper in Chhattisgarh
August 6th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 6 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up an anti-landmine vehicle in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, killing a trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on ... Read more...
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12 killed in Baghdad bombings
July 31st, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 31 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 27 injured in two car bombing attacks in Iraq's capital city of Baghdad Tuesday, an interior ministry source said.The ... Read more...
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Policeman’s body found in Delhi canal
July 27th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The body of a Delhi Police head constable was found in a canal here Friday, said police. The official was missing since Wednesday.Police suspect it ... Read more...
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Ashok Prasad takes over as new Kashmir police chief
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) Ashok Prasad, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 1979 batch, Monday took over as the new director general of Jammu and Kashmir Police, ahead ... Read more...
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CAB joint secretary surrenders in court, gets bail
July 13th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Cricket Association of Bengal joint secretary Biswarup Dey Friday surrendered before a city court which had issued an arrest warrant against him on a complaint made ... Read more...
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Terrorism biggest challenge for Delhi Police: New chief (Lead)
June 30th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Terrorism is the biggest challenge for Delhi Police, its new chief Neeraj Kumar said Saturday and stressed on the need for better rapport between the ... Read more...
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Neeraj Kumar is new Delhi Police chief (Lead)
June 28th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Neeraj Kumar, a senior Delhi Police officer, was Thursday named the next chief of the national capital's police force.The 1976 batch Indian Police Service officer ... Read more...
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Four killed in Bengal wall collapse
June 9th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) Four people were killed and two others injured when a portion of a wall of an abandoned factory caved in on shanty dwellers in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Detonators, gelatin sticks seized in Jharkhand
June 8th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 8 (IANS) Police Friday claimed to have seized large quantities of detonators and gelatin sticks from two districts in Jharkhand.An official in the police headquarters here said 1,130 ... Read more...
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Bihar fears revenge attack after Ranvir Sena chief’s killing
June 7th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 7 (IANS) Fearing a revenge attack by supporters of slain Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', a fresh alert has been sounded in Bihar's Magadh region, police said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Ranvir Sena chief shot dead; Bihar put on alert (Second Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 1 (IANS) An indefinite curfew was imposed in Ara town and red alert was sounded across Bihar Friday, after unidentified gunmen shot dead Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', chief ... Read more...
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Ranvir Sena chief killed, curfew imposed on Bihar town (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 1 (IANS) An indefinite curfew was imposed in Ara town and red alert was sounded in Bihar's four districts Friday, after unidentified gunmen shot dead Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', ... Read more...
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Complete shutdown observed in Odisha (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 31 (IANS) A near-complete shutdown was observed across Odisha Thursday in response to the call by various political parties, including the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), against ... Read more...
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Stay off during Euro 2012, Polish PM tells protesters
May 19th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, May 18 (IANS) To make life easier for foreign and Polish fans during the upcoming Euro 2012 football championship, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk proposes to convince through talk ... Read more...
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50 percent voting in Bihar civic polls, 800 held
May 17th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 17 (IANS) Barring minor incidents of violence, the civic polls in Bihar Thursday were by and large peaceful with over 50 percent voting recorded, officials said. Over 800 ... Read more...
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UP’s record: 20,000 constables transferred
May 15th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 15 (IANS) In the biggest reshuffle till date on a single day, the Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday transferred a whopping 20,324 constables.Officials said the transfers were ordered following ... Read more...
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Terror grips NMDC miners a day after Maoist attack
May 15th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 14 (IANS) Dozens of miners at the public sector National Mining Development Corp (NMDC) Ltd. in Chhattisgarh skipped work Monday as more explosives were found at the mining ... Read more...
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No arrest in murder of teen who witnessed mother’s rape
May 14th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 14 (IANS) All the nine accused roamed free Monday, a day after they shockingly burnt alive a teenager who was the main witness in his mother's rape in ... Read more...
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Maoists kill cop in Chhattisgarh
May 13th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kanker, May 13 (IANS) A policeman was shot dead Sunday by Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kanker district, police said.The incident took place barely 150 metres away from a police ... Read more...
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Suicides in Gurgaon: Over 100 cases in four months
May 11th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 11 (IANS) When Dana Sangma, an MBA student and niece of Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, committed suicide in her hostel room April 24, she was following in ... Read more...
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Four Maoists killed in Assam
May 9th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 9 (IANS) Four suspected Maoist guerrillas were killed in a shootout with security forces in Assam's Tinsukia district Wednesday, police said.Three others escaped in the incident that took ... Read more...
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Alarm after 40 held on Indo-Nepal border
May 1st, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) The detention Monday of 40 people for trying to enter India from Nepal without valid identity papers through the border in Maharajganj has put the Uttar ... Read more...
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Sukma collector safe, say mediators after meeting Maoists
April 29th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 29 (IANS) Abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon is safe, two interlocutors who met Maoists in their jungle hideout said Sunday, adding the rebels had replied to the ... Read more...
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Abducted collector: Maoists’ mediators fly to Bastar
April 28th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 28 (IANS) Exactly a week after Maoists abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon at gun point, two interlocutors named by them Saturday flew in to Bastar ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh slows down anti-Maoist drive till Menon’s release
April 23rd, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 23 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has virtually called a halt to its anti-Maoist offensive till Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon is released from captivity, official sources ... Read more...
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Collector’s abduction: Maoists want eight cadres freed (Second Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 22 (IANS) The Maoist abductors of a Chhattisgarh district collector Sunday demanded the release of their eight jailed associates and a halt on security forces' action ... Read more...
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‘Chattisgarh clueless about collector’s whereabouts’ (Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 22 (IANS) The Chattisgarh Police is "totally clueless" about the whereabouts of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, who has been abducted by Maoists, while the state government ... Read more...
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