Anukul and wife Reba, on way to Kailash-Mansarovar, were just two hours from the Nepal-China border when they were stopped and asked to turn back Kolkata: For retired schoolteachers Anukul Poddar and wife Reba Ray Poddar, the ordeal is finally nearing an end. After narrowly escaping the devastating disaster in Nepal, the Basirhat couple boarded…
Noida: A man arrested on suspicion of raping and strangling a six-year-old girl in Greater Noida’s Ecotech 3 was killed in a police encounter hours later, police said. The accused, a 32-year-old neighbour, was held after the child’s body was found stuffed in a sack and dumped near bushes by a pond. Police alleged he…
Margao: The opposition on Saturday launched a scathing attack on BJP govt over the Porvorim casino firing incident, questioning the collapse of law and order and alleged leaks in the investigation.State Congress’ media & communication department chairperson Amarnath Panjikar wanted to know who was leaking CCTV footage and investigation details to the media even as…
Gorakhpur: A 15-year-old Class 10 student of a private girls’ inter college was allegedly raped for four months by a 29-year-old teacher, who is also the son of the school manager, in the Gola area of Gorakhpur. Police have registered an FIR against the accused and launched a search to nab him.The accused allegedly coerced…
The case dates back to July 2008, when ACB caught an assistant commissioner of land development allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh Ahmedabad: A police inspector posted earlier with Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Dipak Vyas, is in the soup as a special court has issued a perjury notice to him for his alleged attempt…
Sonipat: Sonipat police have arrested two suspects in connection with the Aug 23 murder of Narendra Khatri in Kundli, while announcing a ₹1 lakh reward for information leading to the arrest of the prime accused, Aman Yadav.Investigators initially linked the killing in Piau Manihari to an argument over two scooters crossing each other, but now…
Pune: A Nagpur sessions court judge’s bungalow in Warje Malwadi was burgled twice within three months, first on May 9, then again on Aug 18. He lodged a complaint with the Nagpur police, which was forwarded to the Warje police station for further investigation on Friday. The judge has said there has been no concrete…
The fake recruitment letter Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation’s Recruitment Department has issued a public warning after detecting the alleged circulation of fake appointment letters created by unknown individuals. Officials said the forged documents appear to misuse the signature and stamp of Harsh Sanghavi as MLA of Majura, the SMC logo and municipal commissioner’s signature, along…
Aizawl: Officials of the Mizoram excise and narcotics department seized over 352 grams of heroin from a 27-year-old Myanmar woman and arrested her in Champhai town on Friday night, department spokesperson Peter Zohmingthanga said on Saturday.Lalpekmawi (27), a resident of Khawmawi village in Myanmar’s Chin state, was booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs…
Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi at the Parliament in New Delhi Lucknow: The recent organisational rejig in UP Congress is more than a routine change of roles, believe party insiders. To some of them, the changes speak for ‘the party moving towards a new set of leaders, seen as closer to Rahul Gandhi,…
