Month: April 2019

3 Naxals, CRPF jawan killed in Jharkhand encounter

Ranchi :  Three Maoists and a CRPF jawan were killed in an encounter in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Monday, officials said. They said the encounter between the two sides took place around 6 am in the forests of Belbha Ghat area of the district when troops of the 7th […]

Maha: Over 100 hospitalised for food poisoning in Akola

Akola (Maha) :  At least 107 people have been hospitalised after consuming food at a social gathering in Maharashtra’s Akola district, police said Monday. The incident took place in Bhimtekdi in Hingani in the district on Sunday, during an event to mark the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar, an […]

NCW issues notice to Azam Khan over his remarks against Jaya Prada

New Delhi :  The National Commission for Women Monday strongly condemned the extremely derogatory remarks made by SP leader Azam Khan against actor-turned politician Jaya Prada and issued a show cause notice to him. Citing news reports, the NCW said the alleged remarks made by him were “offensive, unethical […]

Pak shells forward areas along LoC in Rajouri

Jammu : Pakistani troops Monday lobbed mortars and opened fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, drawing retaliation from Indian troops. “At about 0815 hours, Pakistani Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling with mortars and firing of small arms along the LoC […]

Implement Nyay scheme in your states, Maha FM dares Cong

Mumbai : Maharashtra Finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has dared the Congress to implement its minimum income guarantee scheme called Nyay in states by ruled by it. In an interview to PTI, he said the Congress itself knew its ambitious poverty-alleviation scheme was not implementable. The Congress, in its manifesto, […]

Three dead as wall of under-construction site collapses

Ahmednagar :  Three labourers died after a wall of an under-construction house collapsed in Sattha Colony in the city on Sunday evening, police said. The incident occurred around 5.15 pm, they said. “A wall of an under-construction house collapsed and labourers working there got trapped under the debris. After […]

Adityanath takes dig at Mayawati’s ‘Bajrang Bali’ remark

Amroha/Aligarh (UP) :  In an apparent dig at BSP supremo Mayawati, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Sunday said those who did not have faith in Lord Ram and Lord Krishna were now taking refuge in ‘Bajrang Bali’. Mayawati had on Saturday said her party wanted both Ali and […]

Women helpers accused of sexually assaulting minor girl

Hyderabad :  A three-and-half-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by two women helpers at a private pre-school in Madhapur area here, police said Sunday. According to a complaint filed by the child’s mother with Madhapur police on April 10, the women helpers inserted stones in her daughter’s private parts, […]

Prajnesh rises to career-high ranking of 80

New Delhi :  Continuing his good run, India’s Prajnesh Gunneswaran achieved a career-high ranking of 80 in the latest ATP rankings released Monday. The 29-year-old from Chennai, who broke into the top 100 in February this year, improved two places to become the sixth highest in terms of singles […]

Woman raped by two youths in front of mother

Muzaffarnagar :  A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two youths in front of her mother in a sugarcane field in Kakrauli area of the district, police said. The incident happened Sunday when the victim along with her mother had gone to buy medicines in Kakroli police station area […]

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