The State Home Department in Maharashtra is gearing up for a significant overhaul of its top police leadership, including the position of Director General of Police (DGP) and Police Commissioners of Nagpur and Thane. The impending retirement of the current DGP, Rajnish Seth, on December 31 has prompted the department to commence the process of selecting his successor.A top rank official said that several prominent names have emerged as contenders for the esteemed position of State DGP. The frontrunner is Senior IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla, who currently serves as the Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar is also a strong candidate for the role. Other notable contenders include Thane CP Jaijeet Singh, DG ATS Sadanand Date, DG Police Housing Sandeep Bishnoi, DG Railway Pradnya Sarvade, Additional Director of NIA Atulchandra Kulkarni, and DG State Security Corporation Bipin Kumar Singh, he said. He further stated that the State Home ...
Fire in Indian Railway train Central Railway has positioned a dedicated mobile number, 9004414444, at Zonal Security Control Room to take prompt action on information about carrying banned substances on trains. This has been done after a series of fire occurred in trains in recent past and the culprit was identified as inflammable material being transported in passengers bogies. The initiative was taken by Railway Ministry after a bogie of Solapur-bound passenger train caught fire on October 16, 2012. A highly placed source of Commercial Department confirmed the information on request of anonymity. The officer said that Chairman of Railway Board, Vinay Mittal, had written a letter to General Manager, Central Railway, Subodh Jain, to take care about recent incidents involving fire in coaches, which have led to loss of human life. Sources informed that passengers, who notice other passengers carrying inflammatory goods in trains, should pass on information on the mobile number...