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Journalists' body calls for law to protect scribes, tackle fake news

IJU's seminar discussed challenges facing media & called for central law to protect truth-seeking journalists & censure fake news. Attendees proposed setting up media commission, as PCI is strong constitutionally but lacks authority. IJU has fought for press freedom & journalists' rights & now demands media protection act & commission.

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Tamil Nadu’s senior-most DGP Braj Kishore Ravi quits

DGP Braj Kishore Ravi retires to join Congress party & contest Lok Sabha election from Bihar. He stood 2nd in UPSC empanelment of DGPs. Karuna Sagar, a 1991-batch IPS officer, recently joined RJD & is national spokesperson.

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Shivashankarappa’s statement sets off murmurs over postings to Veerashaiva-Lingayats

Are Congress Ministers and MLAs divided over providing prominent postings to officials belonging to Lingayat-Veerashaiva community in the government? Speculation around this question has been set off after veteran Congress leader and All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha president Shamanur Shivashankarappa claimed at a function in Bengaluru that civil servants belonging to…

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Manipur violence | Centre repatriates Pulwama probe IPS officer to State

Rakesh Balwal also worked with the American intelligence agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to look into the role of the Jaish-e-Muhammad in the Pulwama attack.

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High Court of Karnataka grants bail to IPS officer Amrit Paul in PSI scam

Bail granted to suspended IPS officer Amrit Paul in PSI scam case; court orders him not to intimidate/influence investigating officers. Must execute personal bond of ₹5 lakh, not leave country without trial court permission, not induce/tamper with prosecution witnesses, cooperate in further investigation, attend trial on all dates. Court protects…

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High Court relief to IPS officer Alok Kumar in 8-year-old bribery case

The High Court of Karnataka has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against senior IPS officer Alok Kumar by a special court in 2022 without sanction for prosecuting him in a bribery complaint linked to a criminal case registered on the incident of a quarrel between the managing staff of Orange Bar…

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Bengaluru City Police adopts Kannada commands for march past events

City Police Commissioner B. Dayananda accorded guard of honour in Kannada, drawing praise from all. 2016 Belagavi experiment, 2019 letter to state govt & 2021 order led to Kannada commands becoming norm in police events. Kannada commands now prevail across state.

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Officer who arrested Naidu handled Balakrishna shooting case in 2004 when YSR was CM

Sanjay, a 1996 batch IPS officer, arrested Balakrishna in 2004 and now arrested Naidu in 2020. Balakrishna is Naidu's brother-in-law and Lokesh is Balakrishna's son-in-law. Sanjay, as ADGP of APCID, arrested Naidu for misappropriation of ₹371 crore. He was key officer in Balakrishna's arrest in 2004 when Naidu was Leader…

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Belagavi district gets new Superintendent of Police

Belagavi IPS officer Bheemashankar Guled took charge as new SP. He is MBBS grad & 2012 batch officer. He has served as DCP in Bengaluru & SP in Davangere. He promised to continue public helpline prog. Dr. Sanjeev Patil is now DCP, Whitefield, Bengaluru & Rohan Jagadeesh, 2019 batch IPS…

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Bombay HC quashes FIRs against ex-intel chief Rashmi Shukla

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday quashed two FIRs registered in Pune and Mumbai against senior IPS officer and former state intel chief Rashmi Shukla in connection with alleged tapping of Opposition leaders’ phones during the Devendra Fadnavis-led government in Maharashtra.

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IPS officer stresses need to understand risks of AI, evolve counter-measures

IPS officer Brijesh Singh warns of potential risks of AI, urging open information sharing and proactive defences to ensure trustworthiness. He highlights law enforcement's role in mitigating harms, such as new reporting frameworks and cross-industry task forces. ISB Institute of Data Science organised the talk at Hyderabad campus, attended by…

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Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Karnataka Today newsletter: Congress celebrates one year of Bharat Jodo Yatra, and more

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Mohammad Sujeetha takes charge as SP of Hassan

Shivamogga's Mohammad Sujeetha M.S., IPS officer from 2014 batch, took charge as SP of Hassan district. Outgoing SP Hariram Shankar handed over charge & has been posted as SP of Intelligence. During his tenure, he oversaw assembly elections & cracked murder cases. He also resolved long-pending missing women & children…

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Eleven IPS officers and 35 Deputy Collectors transferred in Andhra Pradesh

While Ravi Shankar is posted as Visakhapatnam Commissioner of Police, Thrivikrama Varma is transferred as Inspector General of Police, Special Protection Force. Siddharth Kaushal, Superintendent of Police, Octopus, transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Kadapa district.

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Interlinking of rivers mooted as a solution to water dispute

Former IPS officer C. Chandrashekar suggests inter-linking of rivers as a possible solution to the Cauvery water sharing dispute. He argues that India's 4% water resources and growing population make it necessary to address food security. He also suggests that farmers of the Cauvery basin should approach the issue as…

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Will cooperate with Bengal Government on what it does, not whatever it does: Governor Anand Bose

Gov. Bose says, respect Chief Minister, but each must stay within constitutional provisions; cooperation with State Govt on what it does, not whatever it does; universities belong to students, must realize duty to them.

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Retired IAS,IPS, IFS officers seek action against IIMB faculty members for writing letter to corporate leaders

In a counter to a section of current and retired faculty members of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIMB) asking corporate leaders to “de-fund the spread of misinformation and hate speech”, a group of 23 retired IAS, IPS, IFS, and Defence Services of Karnataka have written to Devi Prasad Shetty,…

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Gurugram top cop says it’s ‘far-fetched’ that her transfer is tied to Sudarshan News FIR

Hours after the BJP government in Haryana transferred Gurugram police commissioner Kala Ramachandran, she told Newslaundry it was a “routine” transfer and not linked to an FIR registered against an editor of right-wing propaganda channel Sudarshan News.

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Madhu Bangarappa hoists national flag, addresses gathering in Shivamogga

State govt. to resolve land issue of Sharavathi project & bagair-hukum cultivators in Shivamogga. CM & Dy CM show special interest. Govt. to upgrade rural libraries to advanced e-libraries. Govt. has set records & implemented 5 guarantees. Over 1.45 crore families registered for Gruha Jyothi scheme. 1.28 crore women to…

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Dravidar Kazhagam president Veeramani receives ‘Thagaisal Thamizhar’ Award from Stalin

Veeramani receives ‘Thagaisal Thamizhar’ Award from Stalin

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Kurnool-born IPS officer to receive his fifth gallantry medal in New Delhi tomorrow

G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy, a senior IPS officer hailing from Kurnool district, will be receiving his fifth Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) from the President of India in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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Political representatives rooted, ought to run govt: KTR

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IPS officer facing molestation allegation relieved of charge as DIG in Goa

Goa DGP orders A. Koan, IPS officer, to report to DGP after woman accuses him of molesting her at night club. CM Pramod Sawant promises strict action. GFP MLA Vijai Sardesai alleges officer has track record of misbehaving with women.

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Governor overstepping his jurisdiction, should approve bills appointing CM as Chancellor says Mamata

CM Mamata Banerjee accuses Governor of overstepping constitutional jurisdiction, urges him to sign Bill replacing her as Chancellor of universities. She also speaks of three language policy, initiatives for tribal communities & demand for ST status by Kurmi community.

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BJP-AIADMK alliance: A marriage on the rocks. Can it last till next year?

In the world of rom-coms, can anything beat the enemies-to-lovers trope? Snarky banter, sizzling chemistry, strange bedfellows forced together by destiny and circumstance. It’s Pride and Prejudice and 10 Things I Hate About You, Sweet Home Alabama and You’ve Got Mail.

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