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38-yr-old wanted criminal arrested in Lucknow

New Delhi, Jul 22: A 38-year-old man involved in several cases of murder was arrested from Lucknow, police said on Monday.  Acting on a tip-off, a team of Delhi Police rushed to the capital of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday and apprehended Sharad Pandey, a resident of Delhi’s Uttam Nagar. […]

Kalraj Mishra sworn in as Himachal governor

Shimla, Jul 22: Former Union minister Kalraj Mishra was sworn in as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh in a ceremony at the Raj Bhawan here on Monday. He replaced Acharya Devvrat, who has been shifted to Gujarat. Mishra, 78, had resigned from the Narendra Modi-led government as Minister for […]

Max temperatures hover close to normal limits in Hry, Pb

Chandigarh, Jul 22: Maximum temperatures in Punjab and Haryana hovered close to normal limits on Monday with Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recording a high of 35.9 degrees Celsius, the MeT department said. Ambala in Haryana registered a high of 37 degrees Celsius, while Hisar, Karnal […]

ATK rope in Aussie midfielder Dario Vidosic

Kolkata, Jul 22: Former champions ATK Monday signed Croatia-born Aussie midfielder Dario Vidosic for the upcoming season of the Indian Super League.  Vidosic is an attacking midfielder, who doubles up as a winger. “Dario is an experienced campaigner and a wonderful addition to the team. I am looking forward […]

Woman held for sending threat letters to Guj minister

Bardoli, Jul 21: A woman was Sunday arrested for allegedly threatening Gujarat minister Ishwar Parmar and demanding Rs 1.5 crore through anonymous letters. Pravina Maisuriya had dropped these letters, in which she threatened to defame and kill Parmar if he didn’t pay up Rs 1.5 crore, at the latter’s […]

1 dead, 18 injured after tempo overturns in Thane

Thane, Jul 21: A labourer was killed and 18 others injured Sunday morning after their tempo overturned on Saket bridge in Thane, police said. A Kapurbawadi police station official said occupants of the tempo were contract workers moving towards Mumbai to trim trees for the civic body there. “The […]

Rickshaw driver kidnapped, beaten up in Thane

Thane, Jul 21: Six people have been booked in Thane for allegedly kidnapping and beating up a rickshaw driver, police said Sunday. “Driver Babasaheb Kamble (34) has alleged that he was kidnapped late Saturday night by rickshaw union leader Ravi Malekar, his brother Datta Malekar and others. They took […]

Advani, Swaraj pay homage to Dikshit

New Delhi, Jul 21: BJP patriarch L K Advani and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday paid homage to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at her residence here.  NCP leader Shanker Singh Vaghela also paid respects to Dikshit. Dikshit, 81, passed away on Saturday afternoon at […]

Two Naxals surrender before police in C’garh

Dantewada, Jul 21: Two Naxals, one of them carrying a cash reward on his head, surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, police said Sunday. The cadres, identified as Hidma Mandavi and Mangu Mandavi, turned themselves in before Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava on Saturday evening, a local police official […]

Over 4000 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath

Jammu, Jul 21: The 20th batch comprising 4158 pilgrims including 1137 women and 260 sadhus Sunday left Bhagwati Nagar base camp here to offer prayers at the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said.  As many as 2,59,889 yatris had visited the […]

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