Maharashtra govt. to recruit 5,200 police personnel by year-end, says State Home Minister
The Hindu
He said the State government has decided to strengthen cyber police stations to make them more effective in dealing with online crimes.
The Maharashtra government will recruit 5,200 police personnel by December 31 this year, State Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil said in Aurangabad on Monday. He said a decision on recruiting 7,000 more police personnel will also be taken. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Walse Patil said the State government has decided to strengthen cyber police stations to make them more effective in dealing with online crimes.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.