Month: March 2019

Man killed by friend in ‘revenge’

New Delhi :  A 20-year-old man was killed allegedly by his friend to “take revenge” for being beaten up by him three years ago over monetary dispute in south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, police said Friday. The deceased was identified as Sanoj, a resident of Sangam Vihar, they said. Investigations […]

Celebratory fire: Man arrested from Katwariya Sarai

New Delhi :  A 43-year-old man was arrested Friday from Katwariya Sarai for allegedly indulging in celebratory firing at a wedding ceremony, police said. The accused has been identified as Shailender Singh, a resident of Katwariya Sarai, they said. The .32 bore revolver, one empty cartridge case and 5 […]

Balakot air strike didn’t yield desired results: Togadia

Former VHP leader Praveen Togadia Friday said the air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Pakistan has not yielded desired results as terror attacks have not stopped in Jammu and Kashmir. Terrorist attacks have not stopped due to the “weak” leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he […]

Sanitary napkin unit opened at Tihar Jail

New Delhi :  A sanitary napkin making unit was opened Friday at Tihar Jail here on the occasion of International Women’s Day, officials said. Archna Kashyab, wife of Director General of Prisons, Ajay Kashyab inaugurated the Sanitary Napkins making unit in Women jail No. 6 . The unit has […]

4 dead as car rams into truck

Muzaffarnagar  :  Four people have died and nine injured when their car rammed into a truck in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said Saturday. The incident occurred in Ratenpuri area of Khatauli block on Friday night. The people were returning from a wedding in Khera village of Meerurt to […]

Teen gang-raped at gunpoint

Muzaffarnagar (UP) :  A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by four youths in a field at gunpoint in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred at a village in Mansoorpur area on Friday, the police said. According to a complaint, the teenager had gone to […]

10 killed in car-truck collision

Ramgarh (Jharkhand) :  Ten persons were on Saturday killed in a head-on collision between a car and a truck on a national highway in Ramgarh district, the police said here. Kuju outpost in-charge Bharat Paswan told reporters that the accident took place near Penki village on NH 33 in […]

Huge quantity of explosive substances seized by police

Kolkata :  Huge quantity of explosive substances were seized from a goods vehicle in Chitpur area of the city, a senior Kolkata Police officer said Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, police officers intercepted a goods vehicle near Tala bridge on the BT Road in the early hours of Saturday […]

Reinstate lecturer sacked during maternity leave: MP HC

Jabalpur : The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed a government college to reinstate a guest lecturer whose services it had terminated during her maternity leave. Setting aside the order of termination, Justice Sujoy Paul Friday asked the college to give her maternity benefits. Richa Tiwari, a guest faculty […]

All eyes on Rishabh Pant’s World Cup audition

Mohali : Young Rishabh Pant will strive to seal a slot in the World Cup squad even as India fret about their top-order woes ahead of the fourth ODI against Australia, here Sunday. Providing opportunities to all Cup hopefuls would be on Virat Kohli’s mind and the team management […]

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