State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested two absconding terrorists of Hizbul Mujahideen involved in the killing of Mirwaiz Farooq in 1990, said Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Tuesday. According to police, five terrorists were involved in the killing of Farooq. “Among the accused, […]
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari receives death threat
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari received a death threat via phone call at his Delhi residence on Monday evening. The minister’s office informed Delhi Police about the same and the matter is under investigation by police. However, the Delhi Police said that the information regarding the death […]
PMLA court sends suspended IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan to judicial remand till May 25
Suspended Jharkhand cadre Indian Administrative Services Officer (IAS) Chhavi Ranjan, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged land scam case, has been sent to judicial remand till May 25. A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ranchi on Tuesday sent Ranjan to custody. Ranjan was arrested by […]
Money laundering case: Supreme Court adjourns NCP leader Nawab Malik’s plea for July
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned for July the hearing of a petition filed by former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik, who is in jail since February 23, 2022, in a money laundering case. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh stated that the High Court will be at liberty to take up the matter […]
Detailed action plan should be prepared for improvement in tehsils’ functioning: UP CM
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday reviewed the progress of departmental schemes being run for the public with senior officials of the government and issued necessary guidelines. While reviewing the progress of departmental schemes, CM Yogi noted that major reforms are required in the functioning of tehsils and guided to make […]
Delhi Police busts gang involved in sale of fake Ayurvedic medicines; 10 arrested
The Delhi Police Special Cell of Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) has busted a gang of fraudsters involved in the sale of fake Ayurvedic medicines by reputed companies and arrested 10 persons in connection with the matter, officials said on Tuesday. According to the police, the matter came to light when […]
UP: Over 3,000 power theft cases reported on ‘Bijli Mitra’ link within two weeks
In what comes as an achievement, the Yogi government’s campaign against power theft has received significant public support in Uttar Pradesh, as over 3,000 power theft cases have been reported on the ‘Bijli Mitra’ link within two weeks of its launch, an official release said on Tuesday. In an effort to combat […]
Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis orders SIT probe into Nashik’s Trimbakeshwar Temple incident
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered a special investigation team to probe the recent incident in which a group of people allegedly attempted to enter the Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik and tried to offer a ‘chaddar’. “Deputy CM of Maharashtra Devendra Fandanvis has ordered to constitute a special investigation […]
Karnataka: Woman conductor helps woman passenger deliver baby on KSRTC bus
A woman gave birth to a baby on a moving bus with the assistance of a woman conductor of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) at the Bangalore-Chikmagalur route, says KSRTC. The incident occurred on Monday and both the mother and the infant are doing well. At around 1.25 PM, […]
Manoj Soni takes charge as new Union Public Service Commission chairman
Educationist Manoj Soni on Tuesday took oath as chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The oath was administered by Smita Nagaraj, a senior member of the Commission. Soni joined the Commission as a member on June 28, 2017, and was later appointed to perform the duties of the post of Chairman, UPSC under […]
HP: 4 killed as car falls into gorge in Sirmaur
Four people died after a car fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district on Tuesday morning, police said. “Four people died in an accident after a car fell into a gorge near Pabor in Rajgarh Lana Cheta Marg, Sirmaur district on Tuesday at 5:30 am,” Sangrah Mukesh Kumar, Deputy […]