Bengaluru: A couple of days after the Government mulled relieving Home Guards of service, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has ordered continuance of services of more than 3,000 Home Guards across the State. Chairing a progress review meeting of Home Department at his home office ‘Krishnaa’ here yesterday, Yediyurappa lauded the service of Police and Home…
One-way, one-time inter-district passes to enter Mysuru
May 4, 2020Stranded people brought to city from Bengaluru in KSRTC bus; later home quarantined Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has decided to allow one-way, one-time inter-district passes to facilitate people stranded in other cities to return home. The pass can be obtained online at https://kspclearpass.idp.mygate.com/ However, there are certain conditions imposed for pass holders. It will be…
Police custody for gangster Ravi Pujari till Mar. 7
February 25, 2020Bengaluru: Notorious gangster Ravi Pujari, who is accused of making extortion calls to businessmen and celebrities and who had hoodwinked Indian investigation agencies for nearly three decades, was brought from Senegal, a West African country to Bengaluru by the Karnataka Police in the wee hours of Monday. After being brought to Bengaluru, Pujari was produced…
Salary of Policemen on par with Revenue Inspectors
September 16, 2018Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara, who is also the Home Minister, has assured that salaries of Police Constables will be increased to match the salaries of Revenue Inspectors. Speaking to media persons after chairing a progress review meeting with senior officials of Home Department at the office of City Police Commissioner here recently,…
Fat in Khaki
July 14, 2018By Vikram Muthanna The Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) with 14,000 Police personnel is a rather large force — both literally and figuratively. It seems, our cops have large figures and it’s becoming a problem. That is why a few days ago the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Bhaskar Rao, who is the Chief…
Police App launched to make cops more accessible
June 30, 2018Mysuru: In a bid to make themselves more accessible to citizens, the Karnataka State Police has released an official mobile application for Android and iOS. The new application ‘Karnataka State Police App’ comes a year after the release of ‘Suraksha’ app released by the then Chief Minister Siddharamaiah in 2017, which was aimed specifically at…
Karnataka Police bag FICCI Award for emergency response
June 1, 2018Bengaluru: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has recognised Karnataka State Police for “Emergency Response Category Initiative Effective Highway Patrolling System” as the best initiative in SMART Policing – 2018 and has been awarded the First Prize among the other national-level participants. The initiative was guided by Director General and Inspector General…
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