Tag: Crackdown

Crackdown on Delhi schools monopolising sale of books, uniform

The Delhi education minister said complaints are pouring in from the parents who are being forced by private schools to buy expensive books and uniforms from specific shops or vendors.

April 7, 2023

Punjab Police releases 44 arrested during crackdown on Amritpal

The police maintained that they were taken into preventive arrest as part of the operation against those trying to disturb law and order in the state.

March 24, 2023

Crackdown on street crime in Delhi: Snatchers, robbers held

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police said they had received information that two pickpockets-cum-snatchers would come near Hansraj College.

June 27, 2022

42 vehicles seized by Jammu police in crackdown on illegal mining

According to Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Chandan Kohli, mining was being done by owners of the seized vehicles in violation of orders of High Court of J&K. In order to strictly implement the drive against illegal mining and to tighten noose against the violators of the law Jammu Police has initiated strict action.

May 30, 2022

Mumbai Police crackdown on 2 mosques for pre-dawn ‘azan’ on loudspeakers

The Noorani Masjid, Bandra west and Muslim Kabrastan Masjid in Santacruz west will face action under the Maharashtra Police Act and Indian Penal Code Section 188, and other laws for playing loudspeakers to blare out the morning 'azan' and prayers on Saturday.

May 8, 2022

Child protesters

The children were terrified as they were held for several hours before being released. Few will buy the Russian education ministry’s argument that it was organizing lessons to teach children about “the danger Nato poses in our country and help them to distinguish truth from lies”

March 8, 2022

Voice of Beijing

The government in Beijing, helmed by President Xi Jinping, has tightened the screws over the past year, leading to a crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, the closure of independent news outlets, the calculated removal of monuments to dissent, and an election in which people’s participation was pathetically poor. Small wonder the thoroughly contrived tryst with democracy is deemed laughable by many.

January 5, 2022

Hong Kong activists jailed over Tiananmen crackdown vigil

Last June, Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong that targets secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign collusion in the city’s affairs. Over 100 people have been arrested under the national security law.

September 15, 2021

Karnataka police raids houses of foreign nationals in Bengaluru

CCB Joint Commissioner Sandeep Patil said, "As many as 7 foreign nationals are found to be overstaying and two were found with Ganja. At least 90 ecstasy tablets were seized from a Nigerian national. So far, 38 people were found without valid documents."

July 15, 2021

Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at HK airport

The Hong Kong Journalists Association condemned the police for targeting journalists

June 28, 2021

Kashmir security: Amid crackdown on separatists, Centre rushes 10000 paramilitary personnel

The Centre has rushed 45 companies of CRPF, 35 companies of BSF and 10 companies each of ITBP and SSB to Srinagar to assist the authorities in maintaining law and order

February 23, 2019

HP CM orders crackdown on drug, mining mafias

With a view to deliver on the promise of eradicating drug and mining mafias, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday ordered crackdown on such activities in Himachal Pradesh. After a review meeting of state Home department, he sought reasons for less conviction rate under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Thakur ordered...

January 23, 2018

Australia flags crackdown on encrypted communication

Australia will be pushing its "Five Eyes" intelligence partners this month to crackdown on encrypted technology in the global fight against terrorism. Attorney-General George Brandis said Australia would list the issue as a top agenda item at a meeting of the "Five Eyes" alliance which comprises Australia, the US, the UK, Canada and New Zealand,...

June 7, 2017

UP Minister denies any ‘overzealous’ crackdown on abattoirs

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday denied any "overzealous" crackdown by authorities on abattoirs in the state and stated there would be no compromise on illegal slaughterhouses. Announcing the state cabinet's decisions, Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh said: "There will be no compromise on illegal slaughterhouses. The ones that have applied for renewal of licenses...

April 4, 2017

ED raids 300 shell companies across 16 states

 In one of its biggest crackdown on shell companies, the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday conducted simultaneous raids on around 110 premises and 300 shell companies across the country that were suspected to be involved in dubious and illegal transactions during demonetisation, officials said. The country-wide operation was carried out across 16 states with multiple teams...

April 1, 2017

Meat sellers continue protest against crackdown on slaughterhouses

In the wake of crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses, meat sellers across Uttar Pradesh, are continuing their protest for the second day on Tuesday. Reports suggested that goat meat was not available in many districts but chicken was being sold in few shops. Many shops selling mutton were closed in Lucknow. As per rough estimate there...

March 28, 2017