Day: April 6, 2019

Shiv Sena leader shot dead in Punjab

Chandigarh :  A Shiv Sena leader was allegedly shot dead in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Friday evening by three youths over a dispute, police said. Ajay Thakur, 25, was about to board a bus from near a bus stand in Purana Shalla area. Three youths, who have been identified, […]

EC replaces AP Chief Secretary

Amaravati : The Election Commission Friday removed Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Anil Chandra Punetha from the post and appointed senior-most IAS officer L V Subrahmanyam of the 1983 batch in the place of the former. The EC stated this in a communication to the Andhra Pradesh government. Earlier, […]

Yoga gaining popularity across world : Venkaiah Naidu

Lucknow :  Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Friday said yoga is gaining popularity across the world as it helps in reducing mental stress and in treatment of several serious ailments. He also said non-communicable diseases were a “deeply disturbing trend” and called upon the medical fraternity to educate the […]

Advani’s statement timely, important: Sam Pitroda

Mumbai : Veteran BJP leader L K Advani’s assertion that his party did not consider political adversaries as anti-national was “timely”, Congress leader Sam Pitroda said here Friday. He also drew parallels between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at an event organised by the […]

Rampaging Russell fashions another close win for KKR

Bengaluru  :  Andre Russell came up with another sensational display of power hitting to fire Kolkata Knight Riders to a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. Needing 66 runs off 24 balls, KKR were up against it before Russell came in […]

BJD releases Naveen Patnaik’s exercise video

Bhubaneswar :  The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday released a video of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik exercising at his residence. In the video, the 72-year-old chief minister is also seen cycling and lifting dumbbells at Naveen Nivas, his official residence. At end of the over two-minute video, Patnaik […]

Three arrested for raping Haryana-based dancer in Delhi

New Delhi :  Three men were arrested on Friday for allegedly raping a Haryana-based dancer in northeast Delhi’s Khajuri Khas, police said. The incident took place five days ago when the 20-year-old woman had come to Khajuri Khas in north-east Delhi for a show, which turned out to be […]

Man posing as Gurgaon DCP assaults constable, arrested

Gurgaon : A man was arrested for allegedly impersonating Gurgaon DCP and assaulting a Delhi Police constable, an officer said Friday. Sandeep Sharma, who posed as Gurgaon DCP, had many cheating cases pending against him in various police stations, said Gurgaon ACP Shamsher Singh. He got into a fight […]

UP: Woman attacked after son elopes with girl

Muzaffarnagar :  A woman was attacked with sharp-edged weapons by a group of people after her son eloped with a girl of his village, police said on Saturday. Guddu eloped with a girl of Vilayat Nagar village. Infuriated over the incident, a group of villagers attacked his mother on […]

Woman suffers serious injuries after stabbed by husband

Muzaffarnagar : A woman was seriously injured after being stabbed allegedly by her husband here, police said Saturday. SHO Santosh Kumar Singh said the father of the woman filed a complaint with the police alleging that his daughter was attacked with a knife by her husband, a police constable […]

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