The long-pending proposal for a separate Thuraiyur police sub-division has gained fresh momentum, with rising population and regional complexity strengthening calls from residents and activists for dedicated law enforcement, particularly in remote and hilly areas like Pachamalai. At present, Thuraiyur falls under the jurisdiction of the Musiri police sub-division, which oversees eight police stations, including…
JAMMU: A gangster has been shot dead in an exchange of fire with police near Government Medical College (GMC) Kathua while Probationary Sub-Inspector (PSI) Deepak Sharma, who suffered head injuries during the encounter succumbed to injuries during treatment, officials said on Wednesday.Sharing details about encounter, Police said, “On Tuesday at about 2235 hrs, firing incident…
JAIPUR: A family of five, including three minors were burnt to death in Jaipur after an LPG cylinder exploded at their home on Thursday. Following the incident, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan Bhajan Lal Sharma expressed grief over the tragic incident.“It’s a heart-wrenching news of the untimely demise of 5 civilians due to the massive…
NEW DELHI: Two people were killed and one person was injured in a blast near Board Bazaar in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, early Sunday morning, as per officials cited by Dawn. The bodies of the deceased and the injured have been taken to Khyber Teaching Hospital. The blast site has been cordoned off, and the Counter…
CELAYA: A dead man lay on his back in the parking lot of a convenience store in late February when journalists rolled in to the north-central Mexico city of Celaya to interview police. A spray of bullet casings and spent projectiles lay around the corpse, a sight all too common in Guanajuato state, which has…
DUMKA/RANCHI: On a biking trip across India, a 35-year-old Spanish tourist was allegedly gang-raped, and her husband brutally assaulted by seven youths in Jharkhand’s Dumka district late on Friday. The incident in Kurumahat area under Hansdiha police station went viral on the internet as the survivor, along with her husband, took to Instagram to vent…
NEW DELHI: India’s rural children eye a career path in police, teaching, medicine, Army, and engineering, while the least preferred areas are sports, agriculture, bureaucracy and household work. However, professional aspirations are clearly driven by gender, with Army (13.8%) and police (13.6%) emerging as top two choices among the boys. Teachers (16%) and doctors (14.8%)…
YAMUNANAGAR: Police here used force to disperse protesting guest teachers when they proceeded to gherao Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal’s residence here on Sunday. The guest teachers are demanding regularisation of their services. Police said the teachers wanted to be gherao the residence of education minister when they were stopped as they had not taken…
JAMMU: Terrorism is alive in Jammu and Kashmir and it cannot be finished by the use of military or police, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday, urging the Centre to find ways to address the root cause of the menace. The former chief minister said the common people should also understand the futility…
