Lucknow, June 12 (IANS) Muslim leaders and Hindu saints on Friday hailed the Ghaziabad administration’s decision in Uttar Pradesh to make police verification and identity cards mandatory for gym trainers, saying such a stance will prevent criminal activities as well as illegal religious conversions.Supporting the decision, Indian Sufi Foundation President Kashish Warsi said: “No work should be done by concealing one’s identity. It is a good decision because it is possible that a criminal conceal…
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Loni (Uttar Pradesh), June 11 (IANS) In a shocking case of murder, a 22-year-old youth was brutally stabbed to death in Loni area of Ghaziabad, police said on Thursday. The police have registered a murder case against four accused based on a complaint filed by the victim’s family and have initiated an investigation.The deceased has been identified as Tasleem, who lived with his family in Loni’s Ashiyana City and worked at a salon. His family members alleged that the victim was killed due to an o…
Dehradun, June 10 (IANS) Four people lost their lives after a car reportedly went out of control and plunged nearly 500 metres into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand’s Mussoorie on Wednesday morning, prompting a massive rescue operation involving multiple emergency agencies. The fatal accident took place on the Jharipani-Kolukhet shortcut road at around 9 a.m., officials said. Teams from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police, fire services, and medical…
Bhubaneswar, June 9 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has apprehended two accused from Delhi and Uttarakhand for their alleged involvement in a Rs 1.38-crore “digital arrest” cyber fraud case targeting a Bhubaneswar-based victim, said a senior Crime Branch official on Tuesday. The case was registered following a complaint filed by a Bhubaneswar resident who was duped by fraudsters posing as Mumbai Cyber Crime officials. The accused allegedly informed the victim that his Aadhaar number…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat recorded its highest-ever daily ridership on Monday, with approximately 1,25,500 commuters travelling on the corridor in a single day, an official said. This milestone reflects a significant shift in the way people are travelling across NCR, with commuters increasingly preferring Namo Bharat as a fast, reliable and time-bound public transport, said the official in a statement on Tuesday.On average, around 1 lakh commuters have been …
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A major fire broke out at a tyre rubber processing factory in the Rajendra Nagar area of Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district on Tuesday morning, prompting a swift response from the fire department.Officials said the blaze was brought under control after nearly an hour of firefighting, and no casualties were reported.According to fire department officials, information about the fire was received at around 7:30 a.m., following which fire tenders were immediat…
Ghaziabad, June 6 (IANS) A police encounter took place in the jurisdiction of the Loni police station in Ghaziabad district, during which a criminal carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head was injured and arrested. The accused, identified as Gaurav, sustained gunshot wounds to both legs and was later admitted to a district hospital for treatment. According to police officials, the Loni police received information that Gaurav, who was wanted in connection with the kidnapping of Omkar Singh, a …
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), June 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Kumar Nishad, on Friday, expressed his disapproval of deaths caused due to police action in the state, asserting that the work of the courts should not be taken up by the police force.Reacting to the murder of a hotelier’s son in Ghazipur district, he said: “The truth will be known after the investigation. I am with the victim’s family in whatever their demand is. I have always stood with society and will…
Greater Noida, June 5 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, the Greater Noida police on Friday busted a burglary racket involved in looting and ransacking of the locked residences in the city and recovered key valuables, including cash and jewellery, from their possession. The police, acting on a tip-off, swooped upon the gang and apprehended four miscreants.Two of them got injured during an encounter while two others were arrested during a combing operation.The police recovered substantial amou…
Ghaziabad, June 4 (IANS) BJP MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar from Ghaziabad’s Loni on Thursday strongly supported the ongoing anti-encroachment actions against illegal constructions, including unauthorised madrasas and land grabbers. He asserted that such measures reflect what he described as a “changing India” rooted in cultural unity and the values of Sanatan traditions.His remarks came a day after authorities carried out demolition proceedings against the alleged illegal Madrasa Jamia Arabia Ishatul I…