Mangaluru : As per transfer order City police commissioner M Chandra Sekhar has been transferred to Bengaluru and IPS officer and IGP of Benagaluru Satheesh Kumar has been appointed as new police commissioner of Mangaluru on Thursday May 25. Satheesh Kumar is a native of Tamil Nadu. He has earlier served as SP of Bidar […]

Mangaluru : City Police Commissioner M Chandra Sekhar said that the priority of the police in 2017 is to ease traffic congestion in the city. He said that the police are trying to identify sites for bus stops and parking places for vehicles. “Ensuring considerable reduction in road accident cases is also a priority for […]

Mangaluru: Mangaluru city Police Commissioner Chandra Sekhar inaugurated the Mangaluru Dasara at Kudroli Shree Gokarnanatheshwara Temple on Saturday. The idol of Sharada Devi was brought to the Dasara darbar with a grand procession and various rituals. Idols installation of other devi’s that are Adishakti, Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kooshmadini, Skandamatha, Katyayini, Mahakali, Mahagowri and Siddidhatri was […]

Mangaluru: “Central government should formulate and picturise new laws to control the atrocities in the name of cow vigilance,” said state Home Minister Dr G Parameshwar. Addressing a press conference at City Police Commissioner’s office on Friday, he said that death of a BJP party worker in Udupi was a shocking one. PM Narendra Modi’s […]

Mangaluru: The Karnataka State Minorities’ Commission, which now has judicial powers, said on Wednesday that it would take “suitable action” with regard to the recent “raid” on a school in Bondantila near the city, allegedly for teaching Arabic. Speaking to presspersons, the commission’s chairperson, Balkis Banu, said action would be taken after receiving reports from […]

Mangaluru : City Police Commissioner S. Murugan on Thursday urged members of Mangaluru Bicycle Club to be a part of the Traffic Safety Week to be observed by his department in the coming month. He was speaking after launching the Car-Free Day T Shirt brought out by the MBC here. MBC has started the Car-Free […]

Mangaluru : “My brother Madoor Isubu had life threat since last two months. The family had brought the issue to the notice of City Police Commissioner. He was murdered due to the negligence of the police personnel,” said Moideen, brother of Madoor Isubu who was hacked to death in Mangaluru sub jail on Monday. He […]

Mangaluru : City Police Commissioner S. Murugan has decided to shift the office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police (South) from Pandeshwar to Thokkottu for better supervision and administration. The Mangaluru South sub-division, which is one of the three sub-divisions of the Mangaluru Police Commissionerate, comprises of Mangaluru South, Mangaluru Rural, Ullal and Konaje police […]

Bengaluru : After 20 days of intense questioning when he was in police custody, Mehdi Masroor Biswas was sent to Bangalore Central Prison on Friday after a city court remanded him in 14-day judicial custody. While investigators had earlier specifically sought and got the court’s permission to take Mehdi to other cities like Mumbai to […]

Bangalore : City police have busted a fake job certificate racket being run by at least seven ‘companies’, and arrested over 20 people. Police believe at least 25,000 candidates have secured jobs in reputed companies using these fake certificates. Acting on a tip-off to City Police Commissioner M N Reddi, City Crime Branch sent a […]