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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.

The Hindu · Oct 1, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Sep 30, 2023

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.

The Hindu · Sep 28, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Sep 8, 2023

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.

The Times of India · Sep 8, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Sep 7, 2023

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

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

The Hindu · Sep 7, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Sep 6, 2023

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.

The Hindu · Sep 5, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Sep 1, 2023