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Chandigarh | Haryana Chief Secretary Dr. Vivek Joshi chaired the 9th meeting of the State-Level Narco Coordination Centre Committee here today to review the state's progress in tackling drug-related crimes and outlined strategies to strengthen anti-drug initiatives. Dr. Joshi highlighted the need for a comprehensive approach that combines enforcement, awareness, and rehabilitation to address the growing challenge of drug abuse and trafficking in Haryana. Dr. Joshi called for the launch of a fortnight-long campaign in alignment with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s vision of a Nasha-Mukt Haryana (Drug-Free Haryana). He suggested organizing exhibitions and awareness programs not only for school…

Haryana | Four inspectors, posted as Station House Officers, have been placed under suspension with immediate effect for dereliction of duty in connection with a looting incident at a jewellery showroom in Bawal town here on November 11. A departmental inquiry has also been ordered against them. The inquiry would be conducted by DSP (Headquarter) who has been asked to furnish the findings at the earliest by holding day-to-day proceedings. The SHOs who have been suspended are Lajpat of Bawal, Mukesh Chand of Model Town, Surendra Singh of City and Bhagwat Parshad of Rohrai Police Station. The miscreants looted jewellery…

New Delhi | The Supreme Court Collegium passed a resolution recommending the name of the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice Manmohan for elevation to the top court. In his first collegium meeting, the Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna noted that Justice Manmohan ranks second amongst the all-India seniority list and is also the senior-most Judge in the High Court of Delhi. The collegium also comprises Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Hrishikesh Roy, and A S Oka. The resolution also considered the fact that, at present, the Bench of the Supreme Court is represented by only one Judge…

Tamil Nadu | The Indian Coast Guard saved six fishermen and four jetty workers stranded off the Cuddalore coast amid cyclonic weather. The operation followed a request from the Tamil Nadu State Authorities, who sought assistance as deteriorating conditions and lack of road access to the location made evacuation impossible by conventional means. The six fishermen from Thaikkal Thonithurai village had ventured into the sea in private boats, which were damaged and sank due to rough weather. They, along with four workers at the abandoned Chemplast jetty located about 2 km off Chitrapettai village, found themselves stranded as the weather worsened. Responding…

Gujarat | The Gujarat Police arrested a 29-year-old serial killer from Haryana, who was involved in the murders of four people on trains in four states, for raping and murdering a 19-year-old girl in Valsad district, police said. Rahul Singh Jat, a native of Haryana's Rohtak, was arrested on November 24 at Vapi railway station as part of an investigation that began after the teen's body was found near the tracks close to Udvada railway station on November 14. Police said the victim was returning home from tuition in the evening that day when she was attacked from behind, raped…

UP | A controversy has erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi after the state Waqf Board claimed ownership of the 115-year-old Udai Pratap College. The claim, originally made in 2018, has resurfaced amid the ongoing debate on the Waqf Amendment Bill. The Uttar Pradesh Central Sunni Waqf Board has asserted that the college land, spanning over 100 acres, is Waqf property linked to a historical mosque within the campus. However, the college administration has strongly refuted this, saying that the land belongs to a charitable endowment and cannot be transferred or sold. In December 2018, the Waqf Board sent a notice…

UP | The Uttar Pradesh government has formed a three-member judicial inquiry commission to investigate the November 24 violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, which killed four people during clashes over a court-ordered mosque survey in a Mughal-era mosque. This came ahead of a hearing by the Supreme Court today on a plea challenging a district order, which directed that a survey be undertaken in the Sambhal mosque. The panel will be headed by Justice Devendra Kumar Arora, a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court. The other members include Amit Mohan Prasad, a retired IAS officer, and Arvind Kumar Jain, a retired…

Gaza | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that conditions for reaching a possible deal to secure the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip have considerably improved. Asked about a possible hostage deal in an interview with private news channel, Netanyahu said: I think the conditions have very much changed for the better. He did not give specific details. Meanwhile, the Israeli military said in a statement it had identified several suspicious activities that posed a threat and breached conditions of the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah. Any deviation from this agreement will be enforced with fire, said Chief of…

New York | India was re-elected to the UN Peacebuilding Commission for the 2025-2026 term, continuing its active role in global peace efforts. The announcement was made in a post on X by the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, which read: India has been re-elected to the UN Peacebuilding Commission for 2025-2026. As a founding member and major contributor to @UNPeacekeeping, India is committed to continuing its engagement with the PBC to work towards global peace and stability. The Peacebuilding Commission is an intergovernmental advisory body that supports peace efforts in conflict-affected countries and adds capacity to the…

Dhaka | Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina condemned the 'unjust' arrest of former ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, and demanded his 'immediate release'. Hasina also expressed concerns over the attacks against minorities and their places of worship and called for ensuring safety of religious freedom of all communities. A senior leader of the Sanatan religious community has been unjustly arrested, and I demand his immediate release. Temples have been set ablaze in Chittagong. Previously, mosques, shrines, churches, monasteries, and the homes of the Ahmadiyya community have been attacked, vandalised, looted, and burned. The religious freedom and safety of…