An unidentified person was booked by the cybercrime police on Friday night for allegedly duping a city-based executive of a private company of ₹65,000. The case was registered after the cybercrime cell submitted its investigation report against the suspect. According to the police, 32-year-old Ashish Nautiyal, a resident of Chakkarpur, […]
Eight ULFA(I) militants surrender in Assam
As many as eight rebels of the banned ULFA(I) surrendered in Tinsukia district of Assam after joint operations by the Assam Police, the paramilitary forces and the Indian Army, officials said on Saturday. “Eight cadres of the ULFA(I) have surrendered. While two of them surrendered on Thursday, six surrendered on […]
Rescuers racing against time to save toddler from borewell in Tamil Nadu
Rescuers are racing against time to save a two-year-old boy who fell into a 600 feet abandoned borewell near Trichy in Tamil Nadu on Friday but hopes began to recede Sunday morning after a tunnel drilling exercise ran into rocky terrain at 20 ft, slowing down operations, official said. A boring machine […]
IIT-Kanpur to celebrate 60 years of existence on November 2
IIT-Kanpur, one of the first Indian institutes of technology, will celebrate the completion of 60 years of its founding on November 2. Union minister of human resource development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will be the guest of honour at the special event to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the institute. Fourteen […]
Over 250 vehicles with casteist and aggressive words challaned in Noida and Greater Noida
Over 250 vehicles, including two wheelers, having casteist or “aggressive” remarks or tampered number plates were penalised in Noida and Greater Noida on Friday, police said. The action was taken across Gautam Buddh Nagar as part of the district police’s ongoing ‘Operation Clean’ to ensure hassle-free traffic and check crime, […]
‘Would be delighted to call on Mamata Banerjee on Bhai Dooj’: Bengal guv Dhankhar
After weeks of face-offs between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government and Governor Jadgeep Dhankhar, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has invited him to the Kali Puja at her residence and also on Bhai Dooj, known as Bhai Phonta in Bengali. While no Trinamool Congress leader spoke on record and the governor’s […]
Tiwari murder case: Lawyer held for driving killers to Nepal border
A Delhi-based lawyer was arrested here on Friday after he was cross-questioned with two alleged killers of Hindu outfit leader Kamlesh Tiwar, said senior state police officials who are privy to the investigation. The lawyer, Mohammed Naved Raza Siddiqui, allegedly provided logistical support to the alleged killers after the crime, […]
5% DA hike for Bihar govt staff, pensioners
In a pre-Diwali gift for nearly seven lakh government employees and pensioners, the Bihar cabinet on Thursday hiked the dearness allowance component to 17% from the existing 12%. The enhanced DA would be effective from July 1. The decision would entail an additional burden of Rs 1,048 crore on the […]
Ghaziabad tops country’s pollution list, conditions to persist till Diwali
The Ghaziabad city on Thursday emerged as the most polluted city across the county with the air quality index (AQI) deteriorating to a value of 335 under ‘very poor’ category as per the figures released by the Central Pollution Control Board. The last time city’s AQI stood under ’very poor’ […]
Delhi’s air quality back in ‘very poor’ zone, days after Diwali may be worse
The air quality fell to “very poor” levels on Thursday and is likely to worsen over the next few days, weather officials said, warning of a deterioration in conditions in the coming days – particularly after Diwali. The daily air quality index (AQI) – calculated as a 24-hour average till […]
Nigerian man, who acted in Hindi movies, held at Delhi’s IGI airport for overstaying in India
A Nigerian ‘celebrity’ who also acted in some Bollywood movies was apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport on Thursday for allegedly overstaying in the country, officials said. They said Olamilekan M Akanbi Ojora was intercepted around 4 am at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) after security personnel […]
Violation of traffic rule results death in Dun
Violation of traffic rules proved fatal for a person in Patelnagar area of Dehradun on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Naveen Kumar Jain, resident of Mandi Bazaar. According to the information provided by the police, a scooty and a motorbike collided near Chaman Vihar, in which the scooty […]
Chandigarh sees 35% increase in dog bite cases in five years
The number of dog bite cases in Chandigarh has gone up by 35% in five years amid the municipal corporation failing to find a solution to the rising stray dog population. The MC’s sanitation department recorded 8,705 dog bite cases in 2014, which increased to 11,746 in 2018 (see box). […]
Panjab University students’ body takes cleanliness campaign to social media
In a unique initiative to clean the campus of Panjab University (PU), Youth for Swaraj on Wednesday started a campaign named ‘Social Diwali’. Members of the organisation have urged the students and residents of the university campus to post pictures of dirty places on the campus, on various social media […]
Burail jail’s health care worst among all UTs in country
With just four medical personnel for 967 prisoners, the Model jail in Burail has the worst prison healthcare system among all Union territories (UTs) in the country, revealed the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB, 2017) report released recently. This means there is only one medical personnel for 241 prisoners. Other […]