Month: December 2018

Demolition of Muzaffarpur shelter home begins

Muzaffarpur (Bihar) :  The demolition of a building here that housed a shelter home, where inmates were allegedly sexually abused, began on Thursday, officials said. The demolition work began in presence of a five-member team headed by executive engineer Suresh Kumar Sinha. Municipal Commissioner Sanjay Dubey has set up […]

Nitish worried over stubble burning in Bihar

Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday expressed concern over reports of stubble burning in some districts and called for urgent steps to check the practice. At a meeting held in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, where the agriculture scenario of the state was reviewed, he also highlighted […]

Staff among 4 held for loot at Domino’s outlet

New Delhi : A staff of Domino’s Pizza were among the four youths arrested for allegedly robbing the outlet at gunpoint in outer Delhi’s Nangloi area, police said Thursday. The accused have been identified as Sachin (22), Sonu (20), Banty (18) and Sumit (23), they added. In the […]

2 get life term for raping minor

Kota (Rajasthan) :  A court in Rajasthan’s Kota district on Thursday sentenced two youths to life imprisonment for abducting and raping a 13-year-old girl. Trail of a minor boy, allegedly involved in the gang rape, is underway in a juvenile court. The POCSO court convicted the two for abducting […]

Man sentenced to death for killing BSNL officer

Kota (Raj) : A local court Thursday sentenced a 45-year-old man to death for brutally killing a senior BSNL officer at her residence here in 2015. Additional district judge (ADJ) court imposed a penalty of Rs 30,000 on Lalchand, who was a former driver of the victim, Public Prosecutor […]

Sensex, Nifty turn cautious on mixed global cues

Mumbai, Dec 14 : Benchmark equity indices Friday opened on a cautious note amid negative signals from other Asian markets, and mixed macro cues like weakening rupee and easing crude prices. Breaking its three-day winning streak, the 30-share index turned choppy and was trading 25.93 points, or 0.07 per […]

Two killed, 18 injured in accident in UP

Muzaffarnagar, Dec 14  :  Two people, including a woman, were killed and 18 others injured when their vehicle overturned on the Saharanpur-Delhi highway near Jalalabad in Shamli district, police said. The incident took place when the victims were returning from Butrada village Thursday night, they said. The deceased were […]

Nitish worried over stubble burning in Bihar

Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has voiced concern over reports of stubble burning in some districts of the state and called for urgent steps to check the practice. At a meeting in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, where the agriculture scenario of the state was reviewed, he also […]

No occasion to doubt decision-making in Rafale deal: SC

New Delhi, Dec 14 :  The Supreme Court Friday said there is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France. A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said there has been necessity of fighter aircraft and the country cannot […]

Marriage a magical, beautiful celebration: Deepika

Mumbai, Dec 14 :  Newlywed Deepika Padukone says being married feels “magical”. Deepika and Ranveer got married in Italy on November 14 and 15. The couple then hosted three receptions for their colleagues from the film industry, media, family and friends in Bengaluru and Mumbai. “It’s been very magical, […]

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