Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
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Topic: Police officers

28 posts, 78 DGs & ADGs in UP — why experts are calling top-heavy IPS ‘worst-managed cadre’

Madhuparna Das -
Both central and state police agencies suffer from acute crunch of mid-level officers like IGs, DIGs, and SPs. But states, especially UP, have more top-ranked officers than they need.

How Congress is trying to get Himachal DGP who’s ‘close to CM’ transferred before polls

Shanker Arnimesh -
Himachal DGP Sanjay Kundu has come under fire from Congress over 'lack of neutrality' & a police recruitment paper leak 'scam'. EC has asked state govt for report, it is learnt.

An Unlikely Police Chief—Ex-DGP BL Vohra’s new book raises key questions on policing in India

Dishha Bagchi -
Journalist Vijay Kranti, who grew up with Vohra in refugee camps, summed up the latter’s journey: ’He grew up from the son of Bharatnagar to the son of Bharat’.

Gone are Singham & Chulbul Pandey – On Netflix, Amazon, cops are less masala, more material

+TFP Nidhima Taneja -
From She to Paatal Lok and Delhi Crime, police officers on OTT are much more than their uniform. They are ordinary people, who just happen to be cops.

Viral video of Muslim man and woman beating police officer with slippers is from 2018

Pia Krishnankutty -
A 25-second video has been doing the rounds on social media with the claim that a Muslim man and woman beat a police officer in Bareilly for issuing them a fine.

Former IPS officer’s tell-all memoir unveils ‘real-life Singham’ behind the khaki uniform

ThePrint Team -
Published by Bloomsbury, 'Stepping Beyond Khaki : Revelations of a Real-Life Singham' by K. Annamalai is due to be released on 25 January on ThePrint's SoftCover.

Covid lockdown shows Indian police isn’t all brutal. Some officers can sing for us, feed poor

Jyoti Yadav -
India’s police officers are more feared and hardly trusted by common citizens. But coronavirus lockdown has brought out a less seen, compassionate side of them.

Rani Mukerji’s Mardaani 2 has got its timing right – India wants instant & bloody justice

Kaveree Bamzai -
When a police officer is violent, she is giving vent to people’s helplessness. Bollywood movies such as Mardaani dish out rough justice as feminism.

New study finds 72% of India’s police officers have felt political pressure during probes

Apoorva Mandhani -
Ex-SC judge Jasti Chelameswar, chief guest at the release of the study by Common Cause & CSDS, also alluded to political pressure on the justice system.

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Opinion

File photo of smog in Delhi. Some doctors have called air pollution a bigger threat than Covid-19.| Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Air quality is better but not enough to banish air purifiers. Here are options for your room & car

Sahil Mohan Gupta -
What’s the solution for people who cannot leave Delhi? Air purifiers from Dyson's expensive range to Xiaomi's affordable ones can be of help.
File photo of UP CM Yogi Adityanath | ANI

BJP star campaigner in Himachal, Yogi Adityanath is avoiding Gujarat poll rallies

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Economy

NFRA to conduct audit quality inspections of five audit firms

Manoj Rammohan -
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) will carry out audit quality inspections of five audit firms, including the...

Defence

The Defence Services Staff College in Wellington | Image credit: dssc.gov.in

In a first, six women officers to enter prestigious Defence Services Staff College

Snehesh Alex Philip -
As many as 15 women appeared for the examination, out of which six were selected, including one who has made it to the course along with her husband. 

National Interest

Why military is more for asserting political will, not just about controlling territory

Shekhar Gupta -
No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.

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