Chennai, July 11 (IANS) Egg prices in Tamil Nadu have reached a new high after the National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) increased the procurement price by 5 paise to a record Rs 6.55 per egg on Saturday. The latest revision comes amid robust consumer demand, escalating poultry feed costs and export-related pressures, with retailers warning that prices for consumers could climb further in the coming days. The procurement price, which serves as the benchmark for wholesale transactions, has b…

Indore/Datia, July 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday ruled out any change in its candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election, with senior party leader and Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya asserting that the former Home Minister Narottam Mishra would campaign for the party’s official nominee, Ashutosh Tiwari. His remarks came amid continuing unrest in Datia following the BJP’s decision to deny a ticket to Mishra.As the ruling BJP sought to proje…

Srinagar, July 11 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Special Investigation Agency (SIA) said on Saturday that it has secured an Interpol Red Corner Notice against a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist involved in the April 2013 terror attack in the Hygam area of Sopore sub-division. In a breakthrough in its sustained counter-terrorism efforts, the SIA Kashmir has secured an Interpol Red Corner Notice (RCN) against designated Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo alias Fayaz alias Sajad, markin…

Jhabua/Bhopal, July 11 (IANS) A widowed tribal woman was allegedly gang raped by three men after a group of unidentified assailants broke into her house during a suspected robbery attempt in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place in the Bori area on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, they said.According to police, the woman alleged that a group of armed men entered her house and demanded silver ornaments. When she told them she did not have …

Bengaluru, July 11 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said the state police force has achieved another major success in its crackdown on narcotics, with Bengaluru City Police dismantling an inter-state drug trafficking network and seizing banned narcotic substances worth Rs 30.43 crore. Addressing the media, Kharge said the police recovered 29 kg of MDMA, 20 grams of cocaine, and 1,000 ecstasy tablets in a series of coordinated operations. The estimated value of the seized…

Palakkad, July 11 (IANS) The disappearance of a 66-year-old woman from Kozhinjampara in Palakkad has culminated in the unravelling of a gruesome murder, with police alleging that she was killed, her body burnt and later buried by two local youths who targeted her for the two gold nose studs she was wearing. The victim, Sarasammal of Attayampathy, had been missing since June 10.After weeks of investigation, the Kozhinjampara Police cracked the case and took a local youth into custody.During inter…

Mysuru, July 11 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, describing him as a “mask Chief Minister”. Ashoka alleged that Shivakumar was misleading the people of Karnataka and claimed that illegal immigrants from Bangladesh had become the Karnataka government’s vote bank.He was speaking at a felicitation ceremony for newly elected MLC Raghu R. Kautilya, organised by the …

Banaskantha, July 11 (IANS) A Special NDPS Court in Palanpur has sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment in connection with a Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) case involving the seizure of 16.575 kg of charas valued at more than Rs one crore, nearly six years after the narcotics were recovered. The judgment, pronounced on July 9, convicted Samir Ahmed Sheikh Nagori under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act based on evidence presented by the prosecution. Along w…

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A proclaimed offender wanted in connection with a Rs 60 lakh cheating case was arrested by the Delhi Police’s IP Estate Police Station from the domestic terminal of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport following sustained technical surveillance and manual intelligence. The arrest was made as part of a special drive launched by the Central District Police against proclaimed offenders and absconders. The accused has been identified as Mukesh Kumar (39), a resident of…

Indore, July 11 (IANS) A woman officer posted with the Department of Posts was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband at their residence in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Saturday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Urmila Saini, who was serving with the postal department in Indore. The incident took place at the Postal Colony in Manorama Ganj under the jurisdiction of the Sanyogitaganj police station.According to police, the accused, identified as Akhilesh Saini, allegedly attacked…