The Central Government on Sunday notified the appointments of four Chief Justices of High Courts of different states and Union Territory. The Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification in regard to the elevation of Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, Judge, Gujarat High Court to Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court. Justice Sandeep Mehta, Judge, Rajasthan High Court to Chief […]
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UP: Doctor shot dead in Ghaziabad, shooter absconding
A doctor succumbed to his injuries after being shot by unknown miscreants at around 11 PM on Saturday, in Ghaziabad’s Muradnagar town when he was attending patients at his clinic. According to the information by DCP Ravi Kumar, Dr Shamshad, a resident of Rajveer Wali Gali, Muradnagar, was attending patients at his clinic at around 10:30 PM on […]
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Kerala: Customs seize gold worth over Rs 70 lakh in two separate cases at Kochi airport
The Customs department on Sunday seized 1537.45 grams of gold worth Rs 72.13 lakhs in two separate cases at the Kochi airport in Kerala. According to an official statement from the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs department, the officers seized gold ornaments weighing 450.90 grams worth Rs 23.13 lakh from […]
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UP: One dead, 5 injured after car hits divider, overturns in Noida
A 25-year-old woman died and five others are injured after the car they were travelling in hit a road divider and turned turtle in Noida Sector 24 on Friday midnight. The deceased has been identified as Bhumika Jadaun, a resident of Gwalior. The mishap happened at around 12:30 am under […]
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UP: VHP leader shot in Moradabad, admitted to hospital
A Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader was shot on Saturday evening on the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway in the Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh. VHP leader Santosh Pandit, who was shot in front of HDFC Bank in the Majhola police station area, has been admitted to a private hospital and his condition is said to be stable. According to […]
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Karnataka: BJP’s CT Ravi accuses Congress of doing “politics” over Tipu Sultan
Controversy over Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the erstwhile kingdom of Mysore, is refusing to die down with BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi accusing the opposition Congress of doing politics on the policies of the 18th-century warrior. “Congress is doing politics on the policies of Tipu Sultan. We are […]
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MP: Jilted lover opens fire on woman, hits another youth who died
A man opened fire on a woman when she refused to marry him but the bullet hit the woman’s colleague who died while undergoing treatment in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred near railway station premises in the city on Wednesday late evening. The youth who died was […]
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West Bengal: Cash worth Rs 1 crore recovered from car in Kolkata, two detained
Cash worth Rs 1 crore was recovered from a car in South Kolkata’s Gariahat, the police said on Thursday, adding that two persons were detained in connection with the incident. The police said they have registered a case in the matter. The two persons, including the driver, failed to show […]
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7 students killed, 4 injured as auto collides with truck in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker, CM condoles deaths
Seven school children were killed and four severely injured after the auto-rickshaw they were in collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district, officials said. According to Inspector General (IG) Bastar, P Sundarraj, “The accident took place near Korar village in Kanker district.” “The injured students were rushed to a […]
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Impetus given to health, education in BBMP limits: Karnataka CM Bommai
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said a lot of importance has been given to education on health in BBMP limits. Talking to reporters here after inaugurating Atal Behari Vajpayee Government Primary School on Tuesday, Bommai said, ” The best schools are constructed than the private schools. Because of […]
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Delhi: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates Department of Integrative Medicine at Safdarjung Hospital
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated the Department of Integrative Medicine at Safdarjung Hospital here in the presence of Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. “This Department of Integrative Medicine will further collaborations between traditional and modern systems of medicine to better serve the citizens. We will set up such a system […]
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SC dismisses plea against Bombay HC judgement to ban horse-drawn Victoria carriages
A Supreme Court bench consisting of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice M.M. Sundresh on Monday dismissed an appeal against the ban imposed by the Bombay High Court on horse-drawn Victoria carriages. With this dismissal, the Bombay High Court orders dated June 8, 2015 and April 3, 2017, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) petition, stand reaffirmed. […]
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Maharashtra: Belapur to Gateway of India water service flagged off
The much awaited Water transport service from Belapur to Gateway of India was flagged off on Tuesday. Maharashtra Port Minister Dada Bhuse inaugurated the first round of water taxis between Belapur to Gateway of India today. The water taxi has been introduced by Nayantara shipping Pvt Ltd and will connect South Mumbai to Navi […]
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Odisha government writes to Centre seeking release of pending food subsidy to state
The Odisha government has written to the Union government seeking the release of the pending food subsidy to the state. In the letter to Union Minister Piyush Goyal, State Food Supplies, Consumer Welfare, and Co-operation Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said requested his intervention to release the pending subsidy due to the state and […]
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Maharashtra: Two persons arrested in rape case with minor girl in Mumbai
Mumbai Police have arrested two persons in an alleged rape case with a minor girl, the police official said on Tuesday. The case has been registered under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. “A case of rape of a 12-year-old girl was […]