Day: May 30, 2019

Two drug traffickers arrested with 20 kg doda post

Muzaffarnagar (UP) :  Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested and 20 kg of ‘doda post’ (a kind of opium) seized from them at Kairana town in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, police said Thursday. The arrest was made Wednesday, they said. The arrested accused were identified as Irfan and Naushad. […]

Three die after consuming spurious liquor in Sitapur

Sitapur (UP) : Three people died and five others were taken ill in the district after drinking spurious liquor, the second such incident in Uttar Pradesh this week. Superintendent of Police, Sitapur, L R Kumar, said the deaths were reported from Paiteypur and Saidpur villages on Wednesday night. One […]

Zoramthanga not to attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony

Aizawl : Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga will not attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Thursday, an official at the Chief Minister’s Office said. Zoramthanga, who is also the president of the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), will not be present at the oath- […]

Man wanted in 15 house-breaking thefts arrested in Maha

Thane ; A 30-year-old man wanted in as many as 15 cases of house-breaking thefts has been arrested in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said Thursday Acting on several complaints, the police launched a probe and nabbed Dinesh Yadav, a resident of Nallasopara area in the neighbouring Palghar district, […]

Three die after consuming spurious liquor in Sitapur

Sitapur (UP) : Three people died and five others were taken ill in the district after drinking spurious liquor, the second such incident in Uttar Pradesh this week. Superintendent of Police, Sitapur, L R Kumar, said the deaths were reported from Paiteypur and Saidpur villages on Wednesday night. One […]

Money laundering case: Robert Vadra appears before ED

New Delhi : Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked to purchase of alleged illegal assets abroad, officials said. Vadra was dropped by his wife and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi outside the agency’s […]

Tendulkar to debut as on-air expert in WC

Mumbai :  Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will make his debut as an on-air expert in the ICC ODI World Cup, starting Thursday in the United Kingdom. The Master Blaster will take his place in the commentary box ahead of the tournament opener between hosts England and South Africa. Tendulkar […]

Four held for robbing rail passengers in Maharashtra

Thane :  Four persons have been arrested by Thane police in Maharashtra for allegedly robbing passengers on the pretext of getting them berths in trains, police said on Thursday. The accused generally targeted people travelling late night in trains going to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They would get friendly […]

Ahead of swearing in, Modi pays tributes to Gandhi, Vajpayee

New Delhi :  Ahead of being sworn in as the prime minister for a second consecutive term, Narendra Modi Thursday morning paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and BJP veteran late Atal Bihari Vajpayee He also placed a wreath at the National War Memorial adjoining the India Gate here The […]

Fastags can Now be Purchased Online through Amazon

open view news desk FASTags are now available on e-commerce platform Amazon. These were earlier launched by IHMCL, a company promoted by NHAI, in January 2019. NHAI FASTag is a ‘bank-neutral’ FASTag i.e. no bank is pre-assigned to the FASTag at the time of purchase by customer from […]

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