Sweeping police reforms in the offing in Punjab
The new Congress government that took reins in Punjab has promised sweeping police reforms. In a meeting of top administrative […]
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Cyber police stations in Maharashtra soon
42 cyber crime labs across the state of Maharashtra will be converted into cyber police stations as part of the state […]
Soumen Mitra joins as Kolkata Police Commissioner
Soumen Mitra, the 1988-batch IPS officer has taken over as the new Police Commissioner of Kolkata replacing Rajeev Kumar. Kumar, […]
e-FIRs in Police Stations of Indian state – Bihar
Police in the eastern Indian state of Bihar will soon introduce paper less operations in its police stations across the state. The state police is introducing a software named CIPA (Crime Investigation Police Application) which will allow registration of First Information Reports (FIRs) through the Internet.
Policing in the Information Age
[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Information Technology (IT) has created new opportunities to manage the police force better, and to investigate criminal cases more efficiently. At the same time,
it has given rise to increasing cyber-crimes. The police must gear up to face the increasing challenges on this front, and contribute to the healthy development of the IT sector in the country.
Police Ride on Technology to Nab Criminals
[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Finger-prints, the oldest biometric sign of identity, have been used for about 100 years. Scientific studies on finger-prints were initiated in the late sixteenth century, but the foundation of modern finger-print identification was established by the studies of Sir F. Galton and E. Henry at the end of nineteenth century.
Punjab (India) Police moves towards e-Governance
The Punjab (India) Police is moving towards e-Governance by creating a separate IT cadre for officers. The state police stations would be linked and the criminal information system and cyber cell would be formed in the state.
