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Bribery case: Dinakaran moves bail application

Bribery case: Dinakaran moves bail application

New Delhi: Ousted AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran on Wednesday moved a bail application in a Delhi Court. AIADMK general secretary TTV Dinakaran today moved Delhi Court for bail application He was produced before the Tis Hazari Court here earlier in the day. This comes after he was arrested by the Delhi Police last night in a bribery case. Dramatic developments unfolded on Tuesday midnight, as…

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CBI books its 'meritorious' officer on bribe charge

CBI books its ‘meritorious’ officer on bribe charge

New Delhi: A CBI officer, awarded only last year for his meritorious service, has been booked by the agency for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 50 lakh from a bank cashier to help him in a case.CBI Director Alok Verma Neeraj Agarwal, posted as DSP in the Mumbai unit of the agency, has been charged with criminal conspiracy and bribery, the FIR alleged. It said Agarwal was probing a case against…

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UP DGP's dos and don'ts on anti-Romeo drive, vigilantism

UP DGP’s dos and don’ts on anti-Romeo drive, vigilantism

Lucknow: Dos and don’ts have been issued for the UP Police on anti-Romeo squads, with the new police chief making it clear that those indulging in rowdy behaviour need not be arrested and instead their guardians be called and briefed.UP DGP Sulkhan Singh DGP Sulkhan Singh also said that stern action should be taken against vigilantes indulging in violence or creating anarchy by taking the law in…

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7th Pay Commission: Govt ready to implement 'higher allowances'

7th Pay Commission: Govt ready to implement ‘higher allowances’

New Delhi: Giving the hint that government is all set to implement higher allowances, Finance Ministry sources said that ‘higher allowances’ will have no impact on inflation.The Committee on Allowances has not yet set a date for the submission of the report on allowances to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Finance Ministry sources today said the government is ready to implement the higher…

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Gujarat government transfers 45 IAS officers

Gujarat government transfers 45 IAS officers

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government today transferred 45 IAS officers, including two principal secretaries and several district collectors. M K Das today has been transferred to the industries and mines department 1990-batch IAS officer M K Das, serving as principal secretary with the state food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department, has been transferred to the industries and mines…

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CBI registered FIR against its ex-chief Ranjit Sinha

CBI registered FIR against its ex-chief Ranjit Sinha

New Delhi: The CBI has registered an FIR against its former director Ranjit Sinha for allegedly trying to influence the coal scam probe as the agency’s chief. CBI has registered an FIR against its Former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha for allegedly trying to influence the coal scam. The action against Sinha came after the Supreme Court directed the agency to constitute a special investigation team to…

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UP govt cancels 15 holidays marking birth, death anniversaries

UP govt cancels 15 holidays marking birth, death anniversaries

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government today cancelled 15 public holidays marking the birth or death anniversary of eminent personalities.“The cabinet has cancelled 15 public holidays marking the anniversaries of great personalities,” Cabinet Minister Shrikant Sharma said. Instead, students in schools and colleges would now be taught about them on these days, the state Cabinet decided today in a…

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Haryana govt to redress grievances through Facebook, Twitter

Haryana govt to redress grievances through Facebook, Twitter

PANCHKULA: The Haryana government will launch on May 15 an integrated social media grievances tracker for Twitter and Facebook for faster and real-time redressal of grievances pertaining to different departments.“The online grievance redressal mechanism is being set up,” Additional principal secretary to the chief minister, Rakesh Gupta said. “The online grievance redressal mechanism is being set…

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CBI registers FIR against its ex-chief Ranjit Sinha

CBI registers FIR against its ex-chief Ranjit Sinha

New Delhi: The CBI has registered an FIR against its former director Ranjit Sinha for allegedly trying to influence the coal scam probe as the agency’s chief.Ranjit Sinha, an 1974-batch IPS officer, was the CBI director between 2012 and 2014. The action against Sinha came after the Supreme Court directed the agency to constitute a special investigation team to look into the allegations against…

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Kerala HC moved for probe into minister's 'anti-women remarks'

Kerala HC moved for probe into minister’s ‘anti-women remarks’

Kochi: A state native moved the Kerala High Court today seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged “sexually loaded statements” made by Power Minister M M Mani, who has strongly refuted the accusations.“I have not used the word woman even once in my 17-minute speech,” which Kerala Power Minister M M Mani claimed had been edited by the media, a section of which was against him. In his…

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Ex-customs official, wife get a year in jail in DA case

Ex-customs official, wife get a year in jail in DA case

Kochi: A former Customs and Central Excise official and his wife were sentenced here today to one year in jail and imposed a fine of Rs five lakh by a CBI court for possessing assets disproportionate to their income. The verdict was given by CBI Special Judge B Kamal Pasha. Customs and Central Excise Superintendent A C Thomas of the Customs Preventive Division and his wife Thressia were convicted…

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UP govt asks DMs, SPs to tone up information network

UP govt asks DMs, SPs to tone up information network

Lucknow: District magistrates and police chiefs in UP have been asked to activate their information network by the Yogi Adityanath government which has taken exception to their failure in getting prompt reports about incidents in their area. “Remaining vigilant and alert is most essential for the administration,” UP Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar said in his letter. In a letter to all the…

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Gayatri Prajapati gets bail in rape case

Gayatri Prajapati gets bail in rape case

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati was on Tuesday granted bail by a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in connection with a case of an alleged sexual assault of a minor girl. Gayatri Prajapati today got bail in connection with a case of an alleged sexual assault of a minor girl. Prajapati was arrested on March 15 from the Aashiyana…

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Amid oppn protest, Kerala Minister Mani says 'didn't insult women'

Amid oppn protest, Kerala Minister Mani says ‘didn’t insult women’

Thiruvananthapuram: After being cornered by a united Opposition in the Kerala Assembly over his alleged anti-women remarks, Electricity Minister M M Mani on Tuesday cried foul and said that he didn’t insult women. Kerala Electricity Minister M M Mani on April 22 allegedly said that women tea plantation workers were into “drinks and much else”. Mani, while addressing a public meeting in Idukki…

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CBSE scraps 'grace marks' policy to check high cut-offs in colleges

CBSE scraps ‘grace marks’ policy to check high cut-offs in colleges

New Delhi: Aiming to check high cut-offs in colleges, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has scrapped the moderation policy under which grace marks are given to the students in exams for difficult questions.Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said that proper marks should be given based on credit. The decision was taken at the Board’s high-level meeting. Union HRD Minister Prakash…

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18 IPS, 11 PPS officers transferred in Punjab

18 IPS, 11 PPS officers transferred in Punjab

Chandigarh: In a major reshuffle, the Punjab government has ordered transfer of 18 IPS officers and 11 PPS (Punjab Police Service) officers with immediate effect. Gurpreet Kaur Deo is currently holding the charge of IGP Provisioning today has been given the additional charge of IGP Litigation.   Officers who were transferred included a Director General of Police (DGP), 13 Inspector General of…

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Dancing with revolver at pvt event lands UP cop in soup

Dancing with revolver at pvt event lands UP cop in soup

“A probe has been ordered against sub-inspector Brijbhushan Yadav who was posted at Mankapur police station in Gonda after a video showing him dancing at a function with his service revolver on went viral on the social media. ,” SP of Gonda Sudhir Kumar Singh said. Lucknow: The video of a police sub-inspector dancing at a function while carrying his service revolver went viral online following…