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missing kids: SC seeks additional affidavits

New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked all States and Union Territories to file additional affidavits in compliance of its earlier directions, including mandatory registration of FIRs in the case of missing kids. The SC sought additional affidavits from the states and UTs after an NGO alleged that the earlier replies have been incomplete as crucial information like the total number of missing children has not been provided by many states.

PM honours hockey legend dhyan chand

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary.

‘one-minute skill’ training by cisf

New Delhi: The CISF, which guards vital public installations like airports, nuclear and aerospace premises across the country, has begun training its troops in a new ‘one-minute’ skill which aims to enhance their reflex skills and sharpness to respond to a threat situation.

police reforms: SC seeks progress report

New Delhi: Separation of investigation and law and order is the core to police reforms, the Supreme Court said asking State Governments to respond as to what action it has taken in the last eight years since it passed the order on the issue.

union min felicitates civil service rankers

New Delhi: Some of the successful candidates of last year’s civil services examination were felicitated by Union Minister Jitendra Singh here. Fourteen candidates, including a physically challenged allocated IAS, who have occupied high ranks in the civil services examination-2013 were present during the function, a press release issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.

26/11 suspect in list of ‘spl global terrorists’

New Delhi: Muhammad Iqbal, whose name figures among the suspects behind the 26/11 Mumbai attack, has been put on the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) by the United States. The Pakistan-based Iqbal had made the payment for the Voice over Internet Protocol in Italy that was used by lashkar-e-Tayyeba terrorists in Mumbai to communicate with their handlers in Pakistan.

Senior citizen attacked in lajpat nagar

New Delhi: A senior citizen was allegedly thrashed and robbed by unknown assailants in South-East Delhi’s lajpat Nagar area on Thursday night. Her son and daughter-in law who were fast asleep in the adjacent room did not hear the commotion.

Man shot dead by bikers in Mehrauli

New Delhi: A 42-year-old man was shot dead by three bike-borne assailants in South Delhi’s Mehrauli area late on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Girish Chandra Aggarwal.