New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took serious cognisance of the alleged gang rape and trafficking of a 13-year-old girl in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district, directing authorities to ensure a speedy investigation, fix accountability, and strengthen child protection mechanisms. The Commission, which held a hearing under the chairpersonship of its Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, observed that the incident pointed to serious administrative lapses, shortco…
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Ayodhya, July 8 (IANS) The controversy that erupted following allegations of misappropriation of donations made at the Ram Temple has adversely impacted local businesses in the holy city and number of devotees visiting the temple town has “gone down drastically”, said Ayodhya vendors on Wednesday. A shopkeeper, speaking to IANS said: “Five to six lakh devotees used to offer prayers at Hanumangarhi as well as the Ram Temple everyday but (this incident) has hurt the sentiments of many due to which…
Pune, July 7 (IANS) A new twist has emerged in Pune’s Lohagad Fort murder case, with sources claiming that the prime accused, Siya Goyal, had allegedly entered into a secret marriage with her boyfriend, Chetan Chaudhary, several months before her planned wedding to businessman Ketan Agarwal. According to NDTV sources, Goyal and Chaudhary are believed to have registered their marriage around four months ago, despite Goyal getting engaged to Agarwal in February. Agarwal, a 25-year-old Pune-based r…
Ayodhya, July 5 (IANS) Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust treasurer Govind Dev Giri, facing flak over the donation theft controversy, clarified on Sunday that he was hurt, saddened and ashamed over the incident and was never involved in the cash counting process. Breaking his silence on the controversy getting murkier by each day, the Temple Treasurer said that he resides in Pune, remains on the move for religious discourses and visits Ayodhya only once a month.”I did not take a single rupee f…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Police have registered an FIR against a BJP leader and another accused in connection with the alleged molestation and criminal intimidation of a woman doctor at Bundelkhand Medical College (BMC) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district. Police said efforts are underway to arrest the accused, while the incident has triggered protests by doctors and severely disrupted healthcare services at the government medical college.According to Additional Superintendent of Police Narendr…
Bhopal, July 2 (IANS) Five days after the alleged theft at the residence of retired judge Giribala Singh, Bhopal police are yet to make any breakthrough despite examining footage from around 150-200 CCTV cameras, questioning nearly a dozen suspects and collecting fingerprints from dozens of people as part of the investigation. The alleged burglary took place on June 28 at the Bagmugaliya Extension residence while Giribala Singh and her son, advocate Samarth Singh, were lodged in Bhopal Central J…
Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan alleged that the Gul Plaza fire incident in Karachi was the result of severe “administrative failures”, accusing the authorities of negligence while expressing concern over the Sindh government’s silence on the incident. Addressing a press conference on the Gul Plaza tragedy, HRC Chairman Jamshed Hussain said the devastating fire that occurred on January 17 this year was not merely an accident but the outcome of “serious adminis…
Patna, July 2 (IANS) The investigation into the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak has expanded to Bihar, with the Maharashtra Special Task Force (STF), assisted by Vaishali Police, conducting a late-night raid at a cyber cafe in Hajipur.Three individuals, including the cafe operator, were detained for questioning.According to the police, a team from the Maharashtra STF and the Thane Police, with support from the Vaishali Police, raided a cyber cafe located on Kachhari Road in…
Aligarh, July 1 (IANS) Amid investigation into the alleged embezzlement of funds and donations at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Bharatiya Samaj Sevak Sangathan (BSSS) President and Chief Mufti Maulana Chaudhary Ifraheem Husain on Wednesday alleged misappropriation of zakat funds from mosques and dargahs and that of Waqf-related donations.Speaking to IANS, Ifraheem Husain said: “It is true that zakat funds from all Muslim establishments like mosques, madrassas, dargahs, including Haji Ali Dargah and Ajme…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) President, Alok Kumar, on Wednesday expressed confidence in the ongoing police investigation into the alleged irregularities linked to Ram Temple donations, saying there is nothing inappropriate about granting the Special Investigation Team (SIT) an additional 15 days to complete its probe. Speaking to IANS, Kumar said that if investigators have sought more time to ensure the probe is conducted thoroughly and reaches a logical conclusion, the …