Month: May 2019

Labourer dies in Noida after iron rod falls on his head

Noida (UP) : A 22-year-old labourer died here Sunday allegedly after an iron rod fell on his head at the work site, police said. The deceased has been identified as Rakesh, a native of Araria in Bihar, who was working at the site of a hosiery complex in Sector-41, […]

Repolling in 34 booths in Odisha

Bhubaneswar : Repolling was held in 34 booths under several constituencies of Odisha on Sunday amid tight security arrangements, election officials said. The Election Commission had ordered repolling in these constituencies in view of alleged irregularities and incidents of violence during the third and fourth phase of elections held […]

C’garh BJP leader held for molestation

Raipur : A BJP leader was Sunday arrested for allegedly molesting a 34-year-old woman here, police said. Prakash Bajaj (42) was arrested on charges of molestation following a complaint lodged by the woman at Civil Lines police station here, an official said. Bajaj is a member of the state […]

Around 71% polling in Himachal

Shimla : The four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh witnessed a voter turnout of around 71 per cent on Sunday, higher than the 2014 general election’s polling percentage of 64.45, officials said. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur claimed that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would repeat its […]

Three of family drown near Pune

Pune :  Three members of a family, including a minor, drowned in the backwaters of a dam near Talegaon in the district during a picnic on Sunday afternoon, police said. Three other members of the family were rescued by a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which […]

Exit polls gossip, don’t trust them: Mamata

Kolkata : Dubbing exit polls as “gossip”, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she doesn’t trust such surveys as the “game plan” is to use them for “manipulation” of EVMs. The Bengal BJP was quick to hit back, asking Banerjee to “stop living […]

BJP worker shot dead by Congress leader in MP

Indore : A 60-year BJP worker was allegedly shot dead by a Congress leader in Paliya village in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, police said. The incident took place some time before the polling for the Indore Lok Sabha seat came to an end, police said. Talking […]

Exit polls say BJP will repeat 2014 performance in Delhi

New Delhi : Most exit polls predicted a sweep for the BJP in Delhi with some predicting that the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP may draw a blank in the national capital in the Lok Sabha election, results of which are scheduled to be declared on May 23. Some exit polls […]

No voting at four polling booths in Ferozepur

Chandigarh :  No polling took place at four booths in Ferozepur Parliamentary Constituency in Punjab on Sunday, officials said. There was no voter turnout at polling booth number 61, 62, 63 and 64 which were set at a school in cantonment area of Ferozepur city. “There is a report […]

UP: Woman arrested for killing husband with lover’s help

Muzaffarnagar:  Shamli police have arrested a woman, her lover and two others for allegedly beating her husband to death in the district’s Khedi Kemru village, officials said on Monday. The body of the deceased, Harish alias Sonu (31), was found in a drain on May 15, they said. Earlier, […]

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