NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Sunday criticized the Maharashtra government following the death of NCP leader Baba Siddique (Ajit Pawar faction), who was shot by unidentified assailants on Saturday night. In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi expressed his sorrow, saying, “The tragic demise of Baba Siddique ji is shocking and saddening. My thoughts are…
NEW DELHI: As polls in Jammu and Kashmir wound up with no major law and order incidents, higher participation by candidates and better turnouts as compared to 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Election Commission claimed to have delivered on its promise of ensuring democratic resurgence in the Union Territory.While the first phase of polling on Sept…
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) NEW DELHI: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa), which grants sweeping powers to the military in “disturbed areas,” has been extended in eight districts of Nagaland, three districts of Arunachal Pradesh, and several other regions for an additional six months. The decision comes after a review of the law…
Protests erupted in Mandi city over alleged illegal construction at a mosque on Jail Road. Mosque authorities claimed they demolished the unauthorised portion themselves. NEW DELHI: Massive protests broke out in Mandi city of Himanchal Pradesh on Friday against the alleged illegal construction at a mosque in the Jail Road area.The mosque authorities claimed that…
GUWAHATI: Manipur CM N Biren Singh led a delegation of about 20 MLAs to Raj Bhavan Sunday and handed governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya a memorandum that purportedly recommends revoking the 2008 tripartite agreement on suspension of operations against tribal militant groups suspected to be behind the resurgence of violence in the state.Late in the evening,…
NEW DELHI: The NHAI will have “no option but to cancel/ terminate” eight more “severely affected” highway projects in Punjab costing Rs 14,288 crore, if the law and order situation doesn’t improve, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari wrote to Punjab CM Bhawant Mann on Friday.The minister’s ultimatum comes amid reports of untoward incidents on the…
GURGAON: Traffic police in the city have decided to not issue challans at night barring exceptional situations. The cops, however, will continue their drive against drunk driving.The move, police said, followed a number of complaints against arbitrary checking of vehicles, causing “harassment” to commuters at night.A letter issued by DCP (traffic) Virender Vij to all…
BENGALURU: Congress in Karnataka finds itself on the back foot, with opposition BJP ratcheting up law and order as an election issue amidst claims of “love jihad” following the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old MCA student Neha Hiremath in Hubballi this Thursday and the killing of four members of the Bakale family in Gadag early Friday.Of…
BENGALURU/HUBBALLI: The murder of a corporator’s daughter on a college campus in Hubballi sparked a row between Congress and opposition BJP in Karnataka, leading to heated responses from the victim’s father, who is a member of Congress.Neha Hiremath, 23, daughter of Congress Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation corporator Niranjan Hiremath, was stabbed to death on the campus…
LUCKNOW: Yogi Adityanath government’s ‘experiments’ with law and order, starting with bulldozer action, law against love jihad and cow protection, has been replicated across other BJP-ruled states as well.UP government has been regularly harping on its success in improving the state’s law and order by eliminating mafia, which has resulted in greater employment and investment…
