The Nagpur Police in Maharashtra has beefed up the security around Union minister Nitin Gadkari after his office allegedly received three threatening phone calls on Saturday. According to the police, the office received three calls at 11.25 am, 11.32 am, and 12.32 pm at the landline number of Gadkari’s office […]
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Uttarakhand: Land subsidence halts ropeway service in Joshimath
Land subsidence has halted a ropeway service connecting Chamoli’s Joshimath to Auli in Uttarakhand, Dinesh Bhatt, manager, Ropeway Operation, said on Saturday. “The impact of the landslide [land subsidence] in Joshimath is expanding. The 4.15-km ropeway connecting Joshimath to Auli has also come under threat as huge cracks appeared near […]
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Brazil’s top court orders probe of Bolsonaro role in January 8 riots
As part of a larger campaign to hold the guilty accountable, a judge of the Brazilian Supreme Court approved an investigation on Friday to determine whether former president Jair Bolsonaro sparked the unrest in the nation’s capital on January 8, The Washington Post reported. Justice Alexandre de Moraes granted the […]
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Nitin Gadkari’s office in Maharashtra received two threat calls in a day: Nagpur Police
The office of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Maharashtra received two threat calls on Saturday, the Nagpur Police said. According to the police, the threat calls were received by the office at 11.30 am and 11.40 am. “Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s office in Nagpur received two threat calls at 11.30 am and 11.40 […]
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Delhi Police issues sketch of main accused in Wazirabad cash van heist
The Delhi Police has issued a sketch of the accused in the incident of looting from the cash van of an ATM in Wazirabad area of North Delhi which took place on Tuesday. This comes after the police scanned the footage from CCCTV cameras on the route and identified the accused. The CCTV footage shows the […]
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MP: Mortal remains of Sharad Yadav brought to Bhopal, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan pays last respects
The mortal remains of former Union Minister Sharad Yadav, who passed away on Thursday, was brought to Bhopal on Saturday. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was also present at the airport to receive the mortal remains of the Socialist leader. The remains would be taken to Sharad Yadav’s […]
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UP: Man found dead in forest, skull smashed in Kanpur
A man was found dead in a forest in Kanpur’s Gangaganj Part-2, in the Panki police station area, police said. The man’s head was smashed and the body dumped in the forest, the police said, adding that they sent the body for post-mortem. A police team reached the spot after […]
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Gangster Chhota Rajan’s birthday poster appears in Malad, 6 arrested in Mumbai
The Mumbai Police have arrested six people, including an organiser of a kabaddi programme for putting up posters celebrating gangster Chhota Rajan’s birthday on Saturday and Sunday. The police found the poster in the Malad area of Mumbai. The posters “welcomed the honoured dignitaries’ in the Kabaddi programme that was organised for January 14 and 15. […]
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Himachal Pradesh pacer Sidharth Sharma passes away at 28
Himachal Pradesh pacer Sidharth Sharma has passed away at the age of 28. Sharma passed on Thursday in Vadodara, where he was hospitalised for nearly two weeks due to breathing issues. His final rites were performed in Nangal, Punjab on Friday. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed grief […]
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Assam: Three killed after truck hits people, falls into gorge in Kaziranga
Three people were killed and two others injured when a speeding truck hit them in Assam’s Kaziranga on Saturday. After hitting the people, the truck fell into a deep gorge breaking the railing of a bridge railing. The incident took place in Hatikhuli area in Kaziranga. Jayanta Bora, Assistant Police […]
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Delhi Police nabs two ‘suspects’ from Bhalswa Dairy area, recovers hand grenades from rented house
The Delhi Police arrested two ‘suspicious’ men and recovered two hand grenades from their house in the Bhalswa Dairy area of Jahangirpuri in the national capital. The Special cell of the Delhi police arrested the two — identified as Jagjit Singh (29) and Naushad (56) — on Thursday. They were […]
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Uttarakhand’s Dhanaulti receives first snowfall of the season
Amid a forecast of a renewed cold wave set to strike North India, Dhanaulti region of Uttarakhand received its first snowfall of the season on Saturday. Apart from Dhanaulti, the higher reaches of Joshimath, Badrinath, Dewal block of Chamoli district also recorded fresh snowfall earlier in the day. Tourists and hotel owners in the hill resort […]
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Uttarakhand: Higher mountain ranges in Joshimath, Chamoli, Badrinath receives fresh snowfall
Uttarakhand was covered in a thick blanket of snow on Saturday morning after it received fresh snowfall overnight. Higher mountain ranges in Joshimath including Chamoli district and the holy shrine of Badrinath in Chamoli district were covered in a blanket of snow received fresh snowfall. The Regional Meteorological Centre in […]
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Chhattisgarh: CRPF personnel injured in IED blast in Pegdapalli
An assistant sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 153 Battalion, Muhd Aslam was injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast on Saturday. Naxals planted the IED at the Pegdapalli-Sunil post. The incident occurred around 8:45 am on Saturday, near Pegdapalli village under the Tarrem police station when […]
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Rajasthan: Section 144 imposed, ban on kite flying in Udaipur in view of Makar Sankranti
In view of Makar Sankranti and upcoming festivals in Udaipur the District Administration has imposed Section 144 in the city till January 31 and banned kite flying for four hours after being directed by the state government. Additional District Collector (ADC) of the city Prabha Gautam said that this has been done with a view to prevent the loss of […]