Officials need to use their “common sense” during seizure of cash from pilgrims and travellers: CEO

Officials need to use their “common sense” during seizure of cash from pilgrims and travellers: CEO

After the issue of tourists and pilgrims being stopped and their cash being confiscated by election officials was reported in Tamil Nadu and other States, several such instances have come to light in Karnataka too. Seizure of cash from travellers on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway has been reported. “After the Tamil Nadu incident, the Election Commission issued … Read more

Drugs seized off Kerala coast worth more than cumulative narcotics seizure value under UPA, says Amit Shah

Drugs seized off Kerala coast worth more than cumulative narcotics seizure value under UPA, says Amit Shah

Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah at the foundation stone laying of the campus of National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP), in Dwarka on May 21. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the value of the recent drug seizure off the Kerala coast was more than … Read more

SC dismisses ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea in 1996 drug seizure case

SC dismisses ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea in 1996 drug seizure case

Former IPS Sanjiv Bhatt interaction with The Hindu on 20th August 2015 at his residence in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt challenging a Gujarat High Court order which set a deadline for completion of trial in a 1996 drug … Read more