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CBI summons senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi in bribery case

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (PTI) The CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) has summoned senior Odisha cadre IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi and his drivers for deposition as part of its investigation into an alleged bribery case, sources said on Saturday. In a letter to the IAS officer, CBI inspector Gurjinder Singh on December 10 said: “It is learnt that you are acquainted with some important and relevant facts and circumstances of the instant CBI case, which are required to be ascertained from you.” Sethi was summoned to join the investigation at CBI’s Bhubaneswar office on December 11, sources said, adding that the

Senior IPS officer Vinay Kumar appointed as new DGP of Bihar

Patna, Dec 13 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Vinay Kumar was on Friday appointed as the new Director General of Police of Bihar. The 1991-batch IPS officer replaces Alok Raj, a 1989-batch IPS officer who had been the officiating DGP since August 30, 2024 and is due to retire in December 2025. According to a notification issued by the state Home Department on Friday, Vinay Kumar will head the state police for a two-year term in accordance with a Supreme Court directive. Raj, on the other hand, will serve as DG-cum-CMD of Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation. Another senior IPS officer,

RG Kar hospital ex-principal Sandip Ghosh, ex-cop Abhijit Mondal get bail as CBI fails to submit chargesheet

New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) The Sealdah court on Friday granted bail to Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, and Abhijit Mondol, the former officer in charge of the Tala police station, in the rape and murder case of a junior doctor at the campus. The additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM) granted bail to the two accused persons as the chargesheet against them was not filed within the mandatory 90-day period by CBI, a lawyer representing Ghosh said. The court granted bail to Ghosh and Mondal on bail bonds of Rs

Rajya Sabha adjourned till December 16 amid ruckus over no-trust motion against chairman

New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned till December 16 following ruckus between the treasury and the opposition benches over a no-trust motion against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. Vice-president Dhankhar is the Rajya Sabha’s ex-officio chairman. Opposition parties, led by the Congress, have submitted a notice to move a motion to remove Dhankhar, accusing him of being “extremely partisan”. During the pre-noon session, several MPs from the ruling benches accused Congress leaders of insulting Dhankhar. They said the opposition party was insulting the son of a farmer. Amid the uproar, Dhankhar gave the floor to Congress

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