Nandigram/Kolkata: The Nandigram nominee of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, withdrew her candidature on Friday and cops arrested Congress candidate Milan Pradhan an hour later over allegations dating back to 2007, prompting all non-BJP parties to accuse state agencies of blatantly skewing the Oct 6 bypoll in BJP’s favour.Pradhan Dey’s withdrawal from the fray…
Koli was arrested in 2006 for the Nithari killings and sentenced to death in 13 cases, all of which he was later acquitted in Noida: Surinder Koli was four hours from death on Sept 7, 2014. The black warrant bore his name and gallows protocol had been activated at Meerut district jail. It had been…
Margao/Mapusa/Canacona: Three house thefts reported across South and North Goa in recent days have resulted in gold ornaments and cash worth more than Rs 32 lakh being stolen, with one case leading to the arrest of a man and a juvenile.In the latest incident, unidentified persons broke into a locked house at Bamanbhati, Arambol, on…
Gorakhpur: NISHAD Party head Sanjay Nishad on Thursday invoked the legacy of former MP Phoolan Devi while launching a sharp attack on the rival Samajwadi Party, alleging that SP leaders had repeatedly betrayed marginalised communities and failed to protect those who challenged the established political order.Addressing a gathering, he described Phoolan Devi as a symbol…
Car revving through a flooded Commerce Six Roads in Ahmedabad on September 18, Thursday Ahmedabad: The state experienced widespread rainfall on Friday, with 12 talukas recording 50mm or more by 6pm.Gir Gadhada in Gir Somnath and Meghraj in Arvalli received 78mm of rainfall each till 6pm, whereas Ahmedabad city recorded 73mm. Talod in Sabarkantha received…
Mohali: The court of additional district and sessions judge rejected the bail pleas of two alleged members of the Davinder Bambiha gang. They were accused of threatening people for ransom and arranging illegal weapons for shooters.The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) nominated the accused, Gurkirat Singh, 21, of Mansurpur village in Khamon, and Gursimran Singh…
Frequent power cuts have become a major issue in the area Pune: Several MSMEs operating in Mulshi have raised concerns over poor road conditions and irregular electricity supply. The industrial belt covers Pirangut, Kasar Amboli, Ambatved, Urawade and Sutarwadi.In a letter to the authorities, Mulshi Industries Association (MIA) stated that the conditions deteriorated considerably over…
Surat: Utran police have booked a man for allegedly setting fire to an SUV belonging to a friend of a rental car company owner after the owner refused to prhis vehicle on rent.According to the FIR, the accused, Deep Dobariya, had first allegedly assaulted rental car business owner Miraj Viradiya along with his associates after…
Lucknow: Prof Devendra Pratap Singh, under whose vice-chancellorship the academic session of Lucknow University (1999-2002) was regularised after a gap of 25 years, passed away following prolonged illness while undertreatment at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday. He was 92.Prof Singh, who also served in senior positions in Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh…
Rajkot: Rajkot Rural local crime branch (LCB) cracked two temple burglary cases with the arrest of three members of a Rajasthan-based gang and the recovery of silver artefacts worth nearly Rs 3.78 lakh.The men arrested, Munglaram Angari (35), Shankar Dungsia (40) and Ruparam Bumriya (51), are part of a gang, police said. Two other suspects…
