The country has just 5.33 per cent women in police forces despite growing demands for more representation in law enforcement agencies. According to Home Ministry statistics, out of 15,85,117 personnel working in state police forces, only 84,479 or just 5.33 per cent are women. ...
11:24 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Two police officers shot and wounded during a gun battle on a New York City subway train have been released from the hospital, as authorities identified the man who opened fire and was later killed. The subway shooting was the second of two Thursday involving New York City police officers, prompting Mayor Michael Bloomberg to criticise the top US gun lobbying group. ...
09:50 AM, Jan 05, 2013
Cyberabad is all set to get a Women Help Desk at every police station from 2013, police said on Friday. "Deputy Commissioners of Police have been asked to create help desks for women at all the police stations to curb the crime against women," Police Commissioner Ch Dwarka Tirumala Rao said at his year-end press conference. ...
07:49 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Lucknow: From monitoring bloating waistlines to logging on to Facebook to leveraging the benefits of IT, the 125,000-strong Uttar Pradesh Police, hitherto infamous for its acts of omission rather than commission, is attempting a complete makeover - on orders from the top. Senior officers have been asked to not only get their "act together" in the wake of a poor law and order situation but to also ensure that the...
08:47 AM, Jun 24, 2012
New Delhi: Accepting a key recommendation of the Sachar Committee, the Centre has asked the states to appoint at least one Muslim officer in police stations in areas having high concentration of Muslim population. In a communication to Chief Secretaries of all states, Union Home Secretary RK Singh asked them to send a status report on it by the end of June. The missive was sent after the Home Ministry...
02:03 PM, Jun 07, 2012
Hyderabad: Gabbar Singh, the Telugu remake of 'Dabangg' ran into a controversy after the Andhra Pradesh Police Officers' Association raised an objection to Pawan Kalyan dancing with scantily-dressed women in the film, with his khaki clothes on. The Association said that it is objectionable and is a gross misuse of a police uniform. Since the khaki uniform is respected for its symbolic significance, disrespecting it in the name of entertainment...
12:33 PM, May 11, 2012
London: At least two police officers in Britain were sacked while disciplinary action has been taken against 150 others for posting inappropriate photos or comments that included racist language on social network Facebook. Seven police officers resigned in the last four years following complaints over their use of the website, The Sun reported citing information obtained through a Freedom of Information request. The police officers used the site to harass...
11:43 AM, Dec 31, 2011
New Delhi: The battle between the Gujarat government and some IPS officers over the post-Godhra riots and Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter cases may snowball into a showdown between the Narendra Modi government and the Centre. Home Minister P Chidambaram said if the aggrieved officers approach the Centre, the Union Government can take action. However, the BJP said the statement undermines the powers of the state. In July 2010 Gangster Sohrabuddin...
08:44 PM, Aug 12, 2011
This was the fifth naxal attacks in Chattisgarh in last one month. ...
11:29 AM, Jun 10, 2011
Raipur: In the second brazen attack in as many days, Naxals today blew up an anti-landmine vehicle, killing 10 security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. The anti-landmine vehicle of the security forces was approaching a bridge near Gatan village when the Naxals triggered a powerful blast and opened indiscriminate fire on them, police said. Seven Special Police Officers (SPO) and three police jawans were killed when their vehicle was tossed...
07:40 AM, Jun 10, 2011
Melbourne: Four Australian police officers were sacked and disciplinary action initiated against 15 others in connection with the circulation of racist emails wherein they joked about the electrocution of an Indian. While four have been sacked, one has been demoted, another five have been fined up to $ 3000 and placed on 12-month good behaviour bonds for their involvement in the case. Nine officers will front the disciplinary panel on...
09:29 AM, Oct 10, 2010
Chidambaram also slammed predecessors in ministry for lax measures. ...
11:33 PM, Sep 14, 2009
SP Shopian Javid Iqbal Mattoo, Dy SP Rohit Baskotra were suspended. ...
02:41 PM, Jul 15, 2009
The HC has accused CBI of not carrying out a proper probe into the sex scandal. ...
04:24 PM, Oct 08, 2007
A record holding letter writer has gone on an indefinite hunger strike in Mumbai demanding the closure of a police station. ...
10:47 PM, Jun 15, 2007
In Bihar, the state government has a new concern: the increasing number of HIV cases in the police force. ...
07:42 AM, Oct 24, 2006
