Mangaluru: In a significant administrative move, the state government on Tuesday enacted a major transfer of 66 personnel, encompassing inspectors and circle inspectors, within the police department.

Among the notable transfers in Mangaluru, Inspector Niranjan Kumar, who was serving at Bajpe, has been transferred to the Sakaleshpur rural circle. Sandesh PG, who held a position in the Internal Security Division (ISD), has been transferred to the Mudubidire station. Azmat Ali, who served in the District Crime Record Bureau (DCRE), has been shifted to the BJP station.

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Muhammad Sharif, who was previously stationed at the City Crime Branch Special Branch, has been transferred to the Mangaluru Traffic North division. Similarly, Somashekar, who was stationed at Panambur, has now been reassigned to the Kadri police station. Inspector Ananta Padmanabhari, who held a role at Kadri, has been transferred to the Karnataka Lokayukta.

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Chandigarh (PTI): A low-intensity explosion occurred outside a bar-cum-lounge in the Sector 26 area of Chandigarh early on Tuesday, police said.

The explosion shattered the establishment's glass windows. No casualties were reported, they said.

CCTV camera footage from the area purported to show an unidentified person throwing something towards the bar-cum-lounge and a cloud of smoke then engulfing the place.

The police said they received a call regarding a "loud sound" from the area around 3:30 am. After inspecting the spot, the police team recovered jute rope pieces.

A team from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory collected the samples, the police said and added an investigation was underway.