With the assembly elections to be held at the end of this year in Madhya Pradesh, the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday held a state-level meeting of its IT cell and social media team at state headquarters. National Convenor of BJP IT cell and Social Media Amit Malviya, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh […]
West Bengal: CBI arrests two accused in BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar murder case
Two accused persons, who were chargesheeted in connection with the murder of BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar in Kolkata’s Narkeldanga in an alleged post-poll violence incident in 2021, were arrested, an official statement from CBI said. The violence allegedly erupted shortly after the assembly election results were announced on May 2. The instant post-poll […]
Lingayat, Dalit communities need due power sharing in Karnataka government, says Congress MLA MB Patil
Karnataka Congress MLA MB Patil, who was reportedly upset over the denial of the deputy chief ministerial post, on Friday said that all communities including Lingayat and Dalit need “due share” of powers in the new state government. Congress on Thursday officially announced the name of the chief ministerial and […]
Kerala train attack case: IG P Vijayan suspended for information leak
Inspector General of Police (IG) P Vijayan was suspended in connection to the Kozhikode’s Elathur train attack case on Thursday for leaking the details, said the officials. The disciplinary action was based on a report submitted by Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) M.R. Ajith Kumar who conducted the investigation into […]
Railways, NDRF organise full-scale train accident joint exercise at Ernakulam
The Railways and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Arakkonam and Thrissur Units jointly organised a full-scale train accident joint exercise with Kerala Fire and Rescue Services at Ernakulam Marshalling Yard, according to an official statement. The role of each person participating in the rescue and restoration from a real-world accident […]
Explosives, electric detonators recovered by Army during patrol in Manipur
Security personnel while conducting a patrol in the violence-affected area of Manipur recovered a “Remote Initiation Mechanism” for improvised explosive devices (IED) on Wednesday, Army said on Thursday. “Indian Army Patrol operating along foothills of Imphal East district recovered explosives and Remote Initiation Mechanism for IEDs in Village Bungbal Khullen on Wednesday. Three kilograms of TNT, 15 […]
Uttarakhand: Chamoli DM takes stock of ongoing reconstruction work at Badrinath
Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana on Thursday conducted an inspection of ongoing reconstruction works being carried out in Badrinath as part of the master plan which seeks to address issues such as unchecked and unplanned growth and construction activity, congested streets so on. DM Khurana directed the officials to complete […]
MP: Illegal constructions of 6 criminals demolished in Ujjain
In a joint operation, Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) and the police administration razed down illegal constructions of six listed criminals on Thursday, officials said. The removal drive was conducted under the Chimanganj Mandi police station and Mahakal police station limits in the district. After briefing all the teams of police, administration, and municipal corporation in […]
Amit Shah to chair 2nd ‘Chintan Shivir’ of MHA officers to evolve plan for PM Modi’s ‘Vision 2047’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will preside over the second ‘Chintan Shivir’ of senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi on Friday to evolve an action plan for implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Vision 2047”. According to the sources, the objective of this ‘Chintan Shivir’ is to […]
West Bengal: BSF seizes gold worth Rs 86 lakh at Indo-Bangladesh border in Nadia
Border Security Forces on Thursday seized gold worth Rs 86 lakh and Bangladeshi Taka worth Rs 6 lakh on the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Nadia district. Acting on a tip-off, the troops of Border Outpost Banpur, 54 Battalion, under South Bengal Frontier launched an operation and seized nine gold […]
Andhra Pradesh: 2 engineering college students drown in Visakhapatnam
Two engineering college students allegedly drowned in a pond in Narava village in Visakhapatnam, police said on Thursday. The area falls under the Pendurthi police station limits, they said. As per the police, Rajesh and Nikhil went for a bath in a pond situated behind their college, Narava Engineering College. The relatives of the […]
Youth will have to come forward to make ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’: Anurag Thakur in Shimla
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said that the youth and state governments will have to come forward to make ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’. Thakur said that all will have to collectively fight against the menace of drugs. While addressing youth in a program organized by the students of Hamirpur Students […]
Kerala: Police arrests man for ‘flashing’, misbehaving with woman in bus
A man has been arrested for allegedly flashing in a Kerala state road transport corporation (KSRTC) bus in Ernakulam district and misbehaving with a woman passenger, police said on Thursday. The accused was produced in a court in Ernakulam and sent to 14 days of Judicial custody, they said. The alleged incident […]
Mumbai airport customs seize gold dust worth over Rs 2 crores
Mumbai airport customs on Thursday seized over 4.2 kg of gold dust worth Rs 2.28 crores from an Indian national, an official said. As per the official, the gold dust was recovered from an Indian national arriving from Muscat. “Today Mumbai Airport Customs seized over 4.2 Kg gold dust valued at Rs 2.28 Crores from an […]