Puducherry: More than two years after a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered, a special court in Puducherry sentenced a 21-year-old man to death on Friday, reports Bosco Dominique. The special judge for Pocso Act cases, M D Sumathi, found M Karnas alias Kaka guilty under several charges, including murder, gang rape of a…
Hyderabad: The wife of retired Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer Vinay Ranjan Ray was found murdered at their residence in the upscale Prashasan Nagar, Jubilee Hills, on Friday morning.The victim, 62-year-old Tanuja Ranjan, was allegedly smothered to death. Police suspect that a domestic help from Nepal, employed by the family for over a year, orchestrated…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday upheld the maintainability of a PIL alleging Forest Rights Act violations in the Great Nicobar infrastructure project and observed that “the tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a very vulnerable tribal group and not ordinarily accessible to common men”.A division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and…
Ahmedabad: The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has made Aadhaar-based biometric attendance compulsory for postgraduate (PG) pharmacy students, extending a system already in place for faculty members in pharmacy colleges. The step aims to ensure transparency in the disbursal of scholarships and to curb misuse of govt funds.According to official data, students who qualify for…
Ludhiana: City police have launched a manhunt for a local man after a 16-year-old girl gave birth to a baby boy on Monday, leading to a formal investigation into allegations of sexual assault and exploitation.The minor reported that the suspect had befriended her while her family had been coordinating a marriage between her mother and…
Chandigarh: A routine visit to the market or even a walk in the park may turn into a traumatising experience for residents targeted by snatchers. Besides the obvious financial loss, victims are also forced to cope with the emotional toll of having their sense of safety and personal space violated.A total of 36 snatching cases…
Pune: State medical education minister Hasan Mushrif has said that amid growing challenges like oral cancer, tooth decay and gum diseases, private institutions must take the lead to provide quality preventive healthcare services and conduct awareness campaigns, especially for citizens in rural areas where penetration of oral and dental healthcare is low.Mushrif was speaking at…
Surat: The crime branch shot of the the accused in the SBI bank loot case in the leg after he allegedly opened fire at the police team and attempted to escape during a weapon recovery operation on Thursday.After the weapon was recovered, the accused Shubham Thakur (24) allegedly opened fire, forcing assistant commissioner of police…
Rajkot: A dispute over an ancestral structure in Babra taluka of Amreli district led to the killing of a 31-year-old man on Thursday.Bharat Ugrajiya, originally from Fuljar village in Rajkot district and living in Rangpar, Morbi, was attacked and his throat was slit in the Kariyana-Jivapar Road area.Police suspect the murder is linked to a…
JAIPUR: An 18-year-old youth was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by a group of men over a mobile phone dispute in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, police said on Saturday.The victim was identified as Mankush Meena, was a resident of Uliyana village under the Kundera police station area. His body was recovered near Selu crossroads on Saturday…
