Day: May 27, 2019

Smriti Irani aide shot dead in Amethi: Police

Amethi :  A close aide of Smriti Irani, the newly elected MP from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, was shot dead by two men, with police not ruling out the possibility of it being a “political murder”. Surendra Singh (50), a former head of Baraulia village, was […]

Despite LS poll loss, Cong happy to win Naxal-hit Bastar seat

Raipur :  Despite receiving a drubbing in the just held Lok Sabha polls, the Chhattisgarh Congress has drawn consolation by wresting the Naxal-hit Bastar seat, reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates, which it never won in the past. Congress nominee Dipak Baij defeated BJP’s Baiduram Kashyap by a margin of […]

Mandate for creating new India’s new Uttar Pradesh: Adityanath

Lucknow ; Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath says the massive mandate in the Lok Sabha polls was a mandate for creating “new India’s new Uttar Pradesh” and gave a befitting reply to those parties which cheated the poor in the name of social welfare and relied on caste […]

Normalcy returns to Kashmir Valley after restrictions withdrawn

Srinagar, May 26 (PTI) Life returned to normal in Kashmir on Sunday after two days of restrictions and shutdown in the wake of the killing of Zakir Musa the so-called head of an Al-Qaeda affiliate in the valley in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district, officials said. […]

Will leave AAP in 2020: MLA Alka Lamba

New Delhi :  Disgruntled Aam Aadmi Party legislator Alka Lamba has announced that she would leave the party next year. “My journey started with you in 2013 will end in 2020. My best wishes will be with the dedicated revolutionary ground workers of the party, hopefully you will remain […]

Decomposed body of missing 11-yr-old boy found, one held

New Delhi : The decomposed body of an 11-year-old boy, who had been missing since May 14, was found under Khajuri flyover in northeast Delhi Sunday evening, police said. The boy was allegedly killed by his neighbour as he felt insulted when the victim’s parents admonished him for staying […]

History-sheeter shot dead by bike-borne men

New Delhi ;  A history-sheeter was shot dead reportedly by three bike-borne men in northeast Delhi’s Welcome area Sunday, police said. Imran (28), who used to work as a driver, was earlier involved in cases of attempt to murder and rape, they said. The incident took place around 3 […]

Local train derails in Mumbai

Mumbai : Suburban train services of the Central Railway (CR) were affected Sunday evening after a coach of a Kalyan-CSMT local train derailed between Vidyavihar and Kurla stations, an official said. Before the derailment, a short circuit was spotted in a ladies compartment around 7 pm when the train […]

6 women among 24 held for flesh trade in Gurgaon

Gurgaon :  The Gurgaon Police Sunday raided a building in an upscale locality here and arrested 24 people including six women for their alleged involvement in flesh trade, a police spokesperson said. Shamsher Singh said the raid was conducted jointly by the Durga Shakti Rapid Action Force of the […]

WB govt reinstates 11 IPS officers transferred by EC

Commission lifted the model code of conduct, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday reinstated 11 IPS officers, including Rajeev Kumar, to their old posts. Kumar, who was removed by the poll body from the post of Additional Director General of West Bengal CID, was reinstated by an […]

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