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TopicTamil Nadu police

Topic: Tamil Nadu police

NCW seeks action from Tamil Nadu DGP against Kalakshetra teacher facing sexual harassment charge

Panel takes cognisance of ThePrint’s report about allegations against a senior teacher at the institute of national importance based in Chennai.

Handling fake news—Tamil Nadu Police shows how it’s done. A template for other states’ forces

As the news of attacks on north Indian workers spread, the Tamil Nadu police acted quick, using social media and other means to counter misinformation.

‘Old clips’: Tamil Nadu DGP flags 2 viral videos, says claim of migrant workers being attacked false

Bihar CM had tweeted that he read news of alleged attacks on workers from his state in Tamil Nadu. DGP Sylendra Babu clarifies old videos were being circulated to create confusion.

More PFI arrests, blame-game in Tamil Nadu over petrol bomb attacks on BJP-RSS cadres’ properties

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai has demanded police protection for BJP, RSS functionaries. Police say 14 arrests have been made in connection with the petrol bomb attacks.

As fisherwoman’s ‘rape’ & murder stoke tension, TN cops to register details of migrant workers

In oral advisory, Tamil Nadu DGP orders police stations to collect details of various categories of outstation workers, including those who work in restaurants & factory workers.

Don’t just question police for custodial killings of Jayaraj-Bennix. Courts also responsible

Jayaraj and Bennix would be alive today had the magistrate applied his mind and not acted mechanically while accepting the Tamil Nadu Police’s plea for remand.

After Jayaraj & Bennix deaths, 80 Tamil Nadu policemen taken off duty for behaviour therapy

Tiruchirappalli DIG Balakrishnan says policemen on the list have been reported for poor anger management, using offensive language with the public, and use of force.

Stop cheering police brutality. Citizens like Jayaraj and Bennix pay the price

Most Indians’ concept of justice involves violence. The common desire for the police to teach criminals a lesson feeds into acts of brutality seen in Tamil Nadu.

Madras HC takes cognisance of custodial deaths of father-son, directs police to file report

A Madurai bench of the High Court has instructed police to inform the public about the suo motu cognisance it has taken of the deaths.

Pregnant Tamil Nadu woman who failed police physical test by 0.30 seconds set to join force

The Madras High Court has ruled in favour of the woman, who was eight weeks pregnant when she failed a TN police recruitment exercise.

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.