New Delhi: The order was made by clarifying the duty hours and transfer of policemen. Duty should be paid only from 08 to 12 hours. The order also states that rest should be allowed in proportion to working hours.

ADGP MR Ajith Kumar, who is in charge of law and order, issued the order clarifying the duty hours and transfer of policemen. According to the order, duty should be given to policemen only from 08 to 12 hours. 24 hours rest should be allowed in case of 24-hour duty. Officers deputed for night patrol duty should try to give simple duty the next day. Transfer orders for police officers should be issued by April 15. The relocation process should be completed by mid-May. The ADGP stated in the directive to the district police chiefs that capable officers should not be retained in one station and transferred to other stations and units.

New Delhi: Gujarat assembly passes resolution against BBC documentary. The resolution was passed with the support of BJP MLAs and ministers in the Assembly which met on Friday.

BJP MLA Vipul Patel introduced the resolution in the Assembly. BBC is trying to tarnish the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi through documentary. The central government should take strict action against this. According to the resolution, efforts to humiliate India in front of the world are also behind the documentary. Vipul Patel’s resolution was supported by various BJP MLAs and ministers. The resolution was passed without opposition due to the Congress MLAs being expelled by the Speaker for creating a ruckus in the House.

New Delhi: The application date for the Hajj pilgrimage extended. The date for the journey has been extended by the Hajj Committee. The deadline was yesterday. It has been extended till March 20. Central Hajj Committee officials informed us that applications for travel can be made till 5 pm on the 20th. At the same time, the officials informed that the applied pilgrims should have Indian passports obtained before March 20 and valid till February 3, 2024.

This year’s Hajj will be held in two phases from May 21 to June 22. In the first phase, the journey will be from the departure centers of Hajj to Madinah. Their return journey will be from Jeddah. Those in the second phase will leave for Jeddah. They will be returning from Medina. The Central Hajj Committee issued the guidelines in this regard the other day.

New Delhi:  AAP leader Manish Sisodia has been remanded in ED custody by the Delhi Rose Avenue Court in the liquor policy corruption case. The court granted permission to keep the former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister in custody for seven days till March 17.

The ED told the court that Sisodia had destroyed the phone, which was a key piece of evidence in the investigation. The ED also told the court that Manish Sisodia had made false statements about the alleged corruption. Then the ED  requested the
court that he should be kept in custody for 10 days.

At the same time, the Delhi court adjourned the hearing of Manish Sisodia’s bail plea in the CBI case related to the Delhi liquor policy to March 21.

New Delhi: Ministry of Finance notification bringing digital assets exchange including crypto-currencies under the purview of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The action is part of strengthening monitoring and control over digital asset transactions. Digital assets are defined under the Income Tax Act. The Finance Ministry’s move is expected to help make the country’s cryptocurrency market transparent.

Crypto exchanges in the country can now report suspicious transactions to the Financial Intelligence Unit of India. And the Enforcement Directorate can investigate unauthorized and illegal transactions using cryptocurrency. Also, the Ministry of Finance said that crypto users should follow the KYC and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 as prescribed by the government.

Officials estimate that black money transactions using cryptocurrency will end with this. The Indian legal system defines money laundering as the offense of directly engaging in any process or activity related to the proceeds of crime or characterizing it as illegitimate property and knowingly attempting to assist such a person, directly or indirectly.