Naina Mishra
Senior Correspondent at Hindustan Times
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Naina Mishra
Digging deeper into digital arrest scam where a retired Colonel was duped of ₹3.4 crore, police have found that the scam money routed through 250 bank accounts and the arrested individuals are either account holders or handlers involved in the fraud and not the masterminds. According to the police, the majority of the arrested individuals had allowed their accounts to be used in exchange for a 1% commission, while the rest of the defrauded money was siphoned off to unknown beneficiaries.
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Naina Mishra
Now, the entry of common citizens to the police headquarters will be regulated through an online portal – ‘Swagatam’. The new system replaces the earlier walk-in pass mechanism, aiming to streamline the visitor entry process and enhance security within the premises that house sensitive law enforcement data. The initiative was launched by the Government of India in 2021.
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1 week ago |
htsyndication.com | Naina Mishra
Chandigarh, April 14 -- Despite the growing menace of drunken driving, only 10.8% of the total violators were recommended for driving licence (DL) suspension by the court in year 2023, 2024 and up to March 13 in 2025, reveals data shared by Chandigarh Traffic Police. The data reveals a significant gap between the number of challans issued and actual deterrent action taken through licence suspensions - a prerogative of the court under prevailing traffic laws.
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Naina Mishra
Despite the growing menace of drunken driving, only 10.8% of the total violators were recommended for driving licence (DL) suspension by the court in year 2023, 2024 and up to March 13 in 2025, reveals data shared by Chandigarh Traffic Police. The data reveals a significant gap between the number of challans issued and actual deterrent action taken through licence suspensions — a prerogative of the court under prevailing traffic laws.
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Naina Mishra
A major food security scheme for the underprivileged during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), is now at the centre of a corruption probe in Chandigarh. Following an exhaustive probe, the UT vigilance department has registered an FIR against the National Cooperative Consumer’s Federation (NCCF) and owners of two private godowns for allegedly supplying substandard and unsafe food grains to beneficiaries under this crucial scheme.
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