One killed, two injured in firing incident at Ludhiana rly stationAugust 25th, 2009 LUDHIANA - One person was killed and two security personnel injured when an unidentified person opened fire at Ludhiana Railway Station on Tuesday morning. The accused has been arrested.
Kerala Tourism wins international, national awardsAugust 3rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Tourism has been awarded the 2009 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award in the marketing destination category and has been selected as "best in class" from amongst 236 entries worldwide. The award ceremony will take place Sep 25 during the PATA Travel Mart 2009 in Hangzhou, China, according to a Kerala Tourism release issued here Monday.
NHRC recommends 3 lakh as compensation in fake UP encounterJuly 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The National Human Rights Commission has recommended an amount of three lakhs rupees to be paid as monetary relief to the next of kin of Manisha, 40, who was killed in a fake police encounter in Tajgang Police station area of Agra in Uttar Pradesh on September 8, 2000. The Commission has also asked the Uttar Pradesh's Chief Secretary to submit the compliance report along with proof of payment within eight weeks from the receipt of Commission's recommendations.
Centre approves revised Scheme for recruitment of constables in central police forcesJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Centre has approved a revised scheme for recruitment of constables in Central Para Military Forces. The new scheme aims at making the process of recruitment more objective and maximizing the use of technology in recruitment.
Kerala to recruit 6,000 police constablesMay 29th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Friday announced a number of steps to modernise the state's police force including recruitment of nearly 6,000 constables by September. "Apart from this, another 1,007 vacancies in the India Reserve Battalion will also be filled up.
Punjabi girls redefining their role by joining police forceApril 17th, 2009 JALANDHAR - A growing number of Punjabi girls are taking to unconventional career streams and there is a growing interest among them to join the Punjab police force. Hundreds of girls from across Punjab converged recently at the Sainik Welfare Office here to join the Punjab Police force.
Former Kerala speaker's son detained for mother's murderFebruary 11th, 2009 KALLOOPPARA - The police here have taken into custody Josekutty, the only son of former Kerala speaker T.S. John, for his suspected involvement in the murder of his mother Wednesday night.
Uttar Pradesh police shoot at youth for refusing moneyFebruary 4th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Two Uttar Pradesh policemen have been accused of shooting at a youth who refused to give them extortion money, officials said Thursday. Arun Kumar Mishra, who received bullet injuries in a shoulder and a leg, alleged that he was fired by the policemen in Kanpur Dehat (rural) district Wednesday night, deputy superintendent of police D.K.
Mobiles phones help fight Maoists in JharkhandFebruary 4th, 2009 RANCHI - Police in Jharkhand are taking on gun-toting Maoists by equipping villagers with mobile phones - and the move is sure helping strengthen the information network against the rebels. Ever since they started distributing mobile phones free of cost in the West Singhbhum district last month, police say they have received valuable information from villagers about the whereabouts and movements of Maoists.
Kerala okays new 2,400 MW thermal power plantFebruary 3rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government Wednesday gave its nod to set up a 2,400 MW thermal power plant in the state facing shortages of electricity supply. Chief Minister V.S.
Andhra hands over terror suspect to Bangalore policeJanuary 20th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh police Wednesday handed over terror suspect Abdul Sattar, a native of Kerala, to the Bangalore police that are investigating the bomb blasts in that city. Sattar, 57, a suspected key operative of the Indian Mujahideen, was produced in a city court, which remanded him to the custody of the Bangalore police for 14 days.
Six policemen among seven held for abducting schoolgirlJanuary 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Seven people, including six policemen, have been arrested for abducting a schoolgirl in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday. 'A case has been filed against seven people, including a sub-inspector and five constables, who this morning (Monday) abducted a schoolgirl,' Bareilly district police chief Piyush Mordiya told IANS on phone.
Two policemen booked for tribal's murder in Madhya PradeshJanuary 14th, 2009 BHOPAL - Two police constables accused of beating a tribal to death in Madhya Pradesh have been suspended and booked for murder, the police said Thursday. 'The incident occurred late Wednesday evening in Jhabua town when the constables, Kartar Singh and Ishwarlal, who were allegedly in an inebriated state, picked up a fight with a tribal Kallu Thanwaria Medha, 40, who too was under influence of alcohol and beat him till he fell unconscious.
Each police station in Delhi to have 10 commandosJanuary 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The sight of slothful, pot-bellied policemen in the Indian capital hardly makes the public feel safe. But now at least 10 constables at each police station here will be turned into commandos and equipped with AK-47 assault rifles to counter terror strikes.
Kerala police to rely more on computersJanuary 1st, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Blakrishnan Friday said the police force has been directed to use computers extensively so that law and order issues can be tackled more efficiently. The decision to use computers at all police stations was taken at a meeting between Balakrishnan and the top brass of the state police.
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