Panchkula (Haryana) [India], August 4 (ANI): Haryana Additional Director General of Police, Ambala Range, Shrikant Jadhav on Thursday handed over a cheque of Rs 65 lakh to Kaushalya Devi, wife of late Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Surender Singh in Kurukshetra.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 31 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday lauded the state police and termed it the "best police" in the country, while addressing an event in Chennai to mark 160 years of the state police department.

Shillong (Meghalaya), July 13 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday announced that his government will create the Police Infrastructure Renovation Fund for repair, renovation and improvement of police infrastructure in the state.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar has written to state Director General of Police (DGP) Rajnish Seth, instructing him to ensure that the cows are not slaughtered on the day of Bakrid.

New York [US], April 12 (ANI): Multiple people were shot at a subway station in New York's Brooklyn on Tuesday (local time), the city fire department said.

Chandigarh Mar 30 PTI Days before the next academic session begins Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday directed all private schools not to increase fee or compel children to buy books uniform or stationery items from select shops Parents want to impart quality education to their children but their pockets dont allow it he said in a video message adding that it forces them to discontinue studies of their children Today I am going to announce two big decisions which our government has taken related to the education sector said Mann before making the announcements No private school in Punjab will hike fee in this semester when new admissions take place Mann said He said no private school will compel children or their parents to buy books uniform and stationery items from a particular shop He said the private schools will have to provide children and their parents with addresses of all shops selling stationery items books and the uniform It is up to parents from where they want to purchase these items for their children Mann said He said the decisions will come into force immediately Stressing the need to make education affordable he said a comprehensive policy will be formulated in consultation with stakeholders including parents and school managements Mann said the Aam Aadmi Party government is fully committed to impart quality education to each and every child Earlier on March 19 Mann threw open 25000 jobs in various state government departments including 10000 in the Police Department On March 28 Mann announced the rollout of the doorstep ration delivery scheme saying the poor will no longer need to stand in queues as good quality ration will be delivered on their doorstep However the scheme will be optional for the eligible beneficiaries Mann had said In last months Punjab Assembly polls AAP stormed to power decimating the Congress the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party combine and the BJP-Punjab Lok Congress-SAD Sanyukt alliance The Congress which was in power in the state got 18 seats in the 117-member Assembly while the AAP won 92 seats PTI SUN VSD RDK RDK

Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 26 (ANI): Chikkamagaluru Municipal Council has decided to tighten the screws on the unauthorised loudspeakers installed at religious places in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka.

Chennai Mar 20 PTI Over 70000 new jobs that were available in more than 500 leading companies are up for grabs at a mega employment fair inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin near here on Sunday Stalin presented job offers to 20 aspirants as part of kicking off the event that was held near the city and organised by the labour welfare and skill development department an official release said Job aspirants from the city and also hailing from neighbouring Chengalpet Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts took part in the programme in which more than 500 leading private companies were taking part These companies have announced 73950 vacancies and Chief Minister M K Stalin handed over appointment orders to 20 job seekers as part of launching the event the release said Speaking on the occasion Stalin said the vision of the DMK government was to create employment opportunities based on educational qualification and skill of a job aspirant That is the objective of this government That is why we are enhancing the school and college education thereby honing the students skill enabling them get job offers based on their education he said The Chief Minister noted that soon after DMK assumed office in May 2021 250708 job seekers attended 36 mega job fairs and 297 job camps conducted by 5708 companies As many as 41213 people received job offers of which 517 were persons with disabilities PwD I am happy to give away appointment orders during this job fair which is being conducted for the first time he said The Chief Minister also requested his cabinet colleague and Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development C V Ganesan to conduct such mega job fairs in all the districts of the state Stalin also appealed to candidates who have secured jobs in the fair to keep enhancing their skill levels so as to progress in their career He also requested those candidates who have not received any job offers to develop necessary skills to get placed Referring to the Naan Muthalvan I am first scheme launched by him earlier this month he said such a scheme was launched with the initiative to hone the educational skills knowledge talent and efficiency of 10 lakh youth annually The special quality of the scheme is that it will help identify the unique talent of a student and further hone their skills It will also guide the students to choose what where and how to study he said Meanwhile the release said special measures were taken in association with the district administration and police department to serve the job seekers with disability who were interested in taking part in the job fair On the occasion Stalin also launched a television programme in the government-run Kalvi TV that would offer training to candidates interested in taking up competitive examinations the release said Minister for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises T M Anbarasan and a host of senior government officials took part in the inaugural function the release added PTI VIJ VIJ HDA HDA

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 18 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan presented the state Budget for 2022-23 and highlighted that the revenue deficit of the state has come down for the first time in eight years.

Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 22 (ANI): Transgenders in Karnataka will be given one per cent reservation in the recruitment in the police department, said Praveen Sood, Director general and Inspector-general of police, Karnataka.