Tag: IPS

The Army versus others

The army was aware that its officers and men acted in good faith and were maltreated by the police, and hence stood by them.

January 28, 2020

Jammu and Kashmir under pan-India rule on recruitment of IAS and IPS

The status of UT came after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution on August 5, which gave special status to the state.

November 26, 2019

Punjab Police come out in support of Delhi Police, demands strict action against assailants

A resolution was passed on Wednesday by the Punjab Police strongly condemning the attack and demanding justice, along with exemplary action against those responsible.

November 6, 2019

Rose Valley: CBI summons IPS officer Waqar Raza

The CBI source said he was summoned to get some clarifications over the alleged “laxity” at the behest of the state police in 2012 despite being tipped off about mushrooming growth of chit funds including Rose valley in the state.

November 5, 2019

I had given money to Mukul Roy: SMH Mirza

The video tapes that had surfaced ahead of the 2016 West Bengal assembly polls and persons resembling senior Trinamul Congress leaders and Mirza were seen accepting money from representatives of a fictitious company in return for favours.

October 1, 2019

Damayanti Sen back in Kolkata police

Sen, who was with the state police as Inspector General, Administration, has been appointed the Additional Commissioner of police (III) in Kolkata Police replacing Mr Supratim Sarkar, who was shifted to the post of Additional Commissioner (Iv).

September 11, 2019

Vivek Kumar Johri takes charge as new BSF DG

Johri will head country's largest border guarding force of 2.5 lakh personnel tasked to secure two of India's most important and sensitive borders with  Bangladesh and Pakistan.

August 31, 2019

India’s first woman DGP Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya passes away

In a first, 1973 batch woman IPS officer, Bhattacharya was appointed the DGP of Uttarakhand in the year 2004.

August 27, 2019

‘Fulfilled Sardar Patel’s dream’ of uniting nation: Amit Shah on Centre’s Kashmir move

Shah's address to the new IPS officers comes on a day when Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi are set to visit Srinagar weeks after the revocation of Article 370.

August 24, 2019

Faridabad DCP shoots self at home, names SHO in suicide note: Police

Police spokesman Sube Singh said a suicide note alleged that Station House Officer (SHO) Bhupani Abdul Shaheed and an associate were blackmailing Kapoor.

August 14, 2019

Nageswara Rao again takes over duties of CBI Director

Nageswara Rao had earlier been appointed as the interim Director of the premier investigating agency on October 23 after the then CBI Director Verma was divested of his powers and sent on leave.

January 11, 2019

Who is M Nageshwar Rao, the interim CBI Director?

Nageshwar Rao, a 1986 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Odisha cadre, has been serving as Joint Director in the investigating agency since he joined the CBI in 2016.

October 24, 2018

Arvind Saxena appointed new UPSC chief with effect from June 20

Saxena, a 1978-batch Indian Postal Service officer, will take over the charge from incumbent Vinay Mittal.

June 10, 2018

Celebratory firing at farewell party kills IPS officer’s CBI posting dream

The Katihar Superintendent of Police (SP) Siddharth Mohan Jain can be seen singing song from the Indian film, Sholay, and proceeding to fire rounds in the air from his pistol.

May 2, 2018

MHA told to publish data of IPS officers with criminal cases

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to publish data on criminal cases against Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, an RTI activist said on Friday. The direction was given by Information Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad in an RTI appeal filed by Lucknow-based activist Nutan Thakur. While the MHA had denied …

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March 23, 2018

Police should be seen with people not politicians: Naidu

Highlighting the “serious trust deficit” between the public and police, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said police officers should be seen “more with the people” and maintain a “safe distance” from politicians. Addressing young IPS officers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad, Telangana, Naidu said police must be a friend of …

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February 28, 2018

Arrest warrant issued against Bharati Ghosh, bodyguard

An arrest warrant order was on Saturday issued against former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh following her alleged skipping of several CID summons in connection with an extortion case at Daspur in West Midnapore. The warrant was issued by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (ACJM) court in Ghatal on a CID plea. Ms Ghosh allegedly ignored …

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February 11, 2018