The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed the bail plea of Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case in the Supreme Court. The apex court, meanwhile, reserved its order on Ashish Mishra’s bail plea. A bench of justices Surya Kant and JK Maheshwari reserved the order after hearing the […]
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Rajasthan: Pak drone shot down, 2 held with 6 kg of heroin
Pakistan is again in the spotlight with its nefarious act of smuggling drugs into India. A case of heroin smuggling has come to the fore once again from Pakistan through drones. Two persons were arrested after a drone was caught at the Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar on Thursday midnight. BSF seized around 6.150 Kg of Heroin, […]
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BJP MLAs stage protest in Delhi Assembly calling Kejriwal govt “anti-farmer”
Calling the Kejriwal government “anti-farmer,” BJP MLAs on Thursday turned up in the Delhi Assembly carrying “plough” and staged a protest against the Aam Aadmi Party dispensation. Farmers in Delhi have to pay Rs 30,000 in road tax as the “anti-farmer” government has declared tractors as “commercial,” Leader of Opposition Ramvir […]
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Babita Phogat meets protesting wrestlers in Delhi with “message from Centre”
Champion wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat on Thursday arrived at the protest site at Jantar Mantar in Delhi where wrestlers continued their sit-in protest for the second day demanding action against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and other officials against alleged sexual exploitation of several athletes. “I […]
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Tamil Nadu: Explosion at firecracker manufacturing factory in Virudhunagar
An explosion occurred at a firecracker manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi, an official said on Thursday. “An explosion took place at a firecracker manufacturing factory in Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district,” Meghanatha Reddy, District Collector, Virudhunagar said. Fire and rescue services have reached the spot. Further details into the incident […]
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Delhi: Chamber of Trade and Industry demands suspension of sealing drive till new administration in MCD
The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) on Thursday urged Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena to suspend the ongoing sealing drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in Sadar Bazar till the formation of the new administration in the MCD. “25 shops of 17 buildings in Sadar Bazar, were sealed days […]
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ITDP introduces ‘Bike Ambulance’ in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli
In a bid to provide primary health care to the last mile, especially at the doorstep in remote tribal areas, Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) has launched the ‘Bike Ambulance’ facility in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. The project was launched by the Assistant Collector of Gadchiroli and project officer of the Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) Shubham Gupta […]
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UP: 4 killed after car plunges into pond in Hapur
At least four people died after a car plunged into a pond in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district, police said on Thursday. The accident took place near Samana village in the Kapurpur police station area. Police said last night a Honda City car with four people plunged into a pond after it apparently went out of control. […]
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Five juveniles held for raping minor tribal girl in Jharkhand, one absconding
Five juveniles have been arrested for allegedly raping a minor tribal girl in Ramgarh area of Jharkhand’s Dumka district on January 14, police said. The 14-year-old victim was allegedly raped by the six accused and the hunt is on to nab the sixth culprit, Dumka Superintendent of Police Amber Lakra […]
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Nabbed terrorist tried to go to Pakistan twice via Nepal but failed: Delhi Police
Naushad Ali, the terrorist who was arrested in the Jahangirpuri area of the national capital, has made important revelations before the Delhi Police stating that he received instructions from his Pakistani handlers and tried going to Pakistan through Nepal twice but failed, sources said on Thursday. Naushad Ali and his […]
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Rajyavardhan Rathore urges Rajasthan CM to announce crop loss compensation for farmers
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rajyavardhan Rathore on Wednesday urged Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to announce a relief package for the farmers as they have suffered huge losses. In his letter to Gehlot dated January 18, the BJP MP said that vegetable crops had been destroyed due to frost during […]
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Haryana Women’s Commission seeks probe report into sexual harassment case of state Minister
Haryana Women Commission’s Chairman, on Wednesday, said that it had sought a probe report from the Director General of Chandigarh and Haryana within 15 days in the case where Haryana Minister Sandeep Singh has been accused of sexual harassment. Chairman Renu Bhatia said, “Opposition parties gave a memorandum to us […]
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Nine killed in car-truck collision on Goa-Mumbai highway
Nine people were killed on Thursday and a child was left injured after a car collided with a truck on the Goa-Mumbai highway in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, said police. The deceased comprised five men, three women, and one child, the police said. The injured in the Rapoli area accident is […]
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Karnataka govt “covering up” Santro Ravi’s case, alleges Siddaramaiah
Congress leader Siddaramaiah has alleged that the Karnataka government is “covering up” the Santro Ravi case to prevent BJP ministers from being exposed. Santro Ravi, an accused in dozens of cases including human trafficking, was arrested last week from Gujarat after he fled from Karnataka. “Santro Ravi is a notorious […]
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PM to visit Karnataka, Maharastra today to inaugurate various developmental projects
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Karnataka and Maharashtra to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects, here, preparations are in full swing in both the states to welcome the PM. PM Modi will make a visit to the Yadgiri and Kalaburagi districts […]