Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday decided to implead itself in the matter relating to the alleged attack on its officials during a raid linked to the CMRL-Exalogic case, following the grant of bail to one of the accused.The attack happened outside the rented residence of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, where his daughter Veena Vijayan lives, who is an accused in the CMRL-Exalogic case.After questioning her at Vijayan’s rented home here in the…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Commenting on the alleged Ram Mandir donation pilfering controversy in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) President, Alok Kumar, on Thursday said an FIR should be registered immediately. He stressed that any diversion of offerings made to Lord Ram’s temple amounts to an injury to the faith of the Hindu community. Speaking to IANS, Kumar said the matter is “sad and unfortunate” and urged swift legal action following reports of irregularities.“An…
Patna, June 23 (IANS) A major fire broke out on Tuesday at the Shri Krishna factory in the Bela Phase-I industrial area of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, officials said.Preliminary investigation revealed that a short circuit may have triggered the blaze, although the exact cause is yet to be officially confirmed.The fire spread rapidly through the factory premises, reportedly damaging raw materials, finished products, and machinery worth several lakhs of rupees.As the fire intensified, thick smoke billow…
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) A Sikh couple was shot dead after unidentified assailants opened fire in a gurdwara in Babu Mohalla Khawaja Ganj Bazaar area, in Mardan city of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police officials said; local media reported on Thursday.According to the sources, the unidentified assailant opened fire in the gurdwara, killing Jagannath (70) and his wife, who were said to be the caretakers, Pakistan’s daily The News International reported.The assailants managed to flee from the…
Agartala, June 14 (IANS) The CPI-M, the main Opposition party in Tripura, on Sunday demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe or a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge into the mysterious death of a 24-year-old woman employed at a private medical college in the state.Leader of the Opposition in the Tripura Assembly and CPI(M) state Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury visited the victim’s residence on Sunday and met her family members.Several senior CPI(M) leaders, including the party’s youth…
Narsinghpur, June 12 (IANS) A series of thefts that had rattled the Jain community in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur district has been solved with the arrest of five accused and the recovery of two rare Ashtadhatu idols believed to be around 250 years old, the police said on Friday.The breakthrough comes after months of concern over thefts at Jain temples in Ramnivari, Tendukheda and Karakbel villages, where sacred idols and other valuables had gone missing.Beyond their monetary value, the stolen …
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Quick-commerce platform Zepto on Friday said it has fully cooperated with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and provided all information sought by the agency in connection with its investigation into the alleged promotion of offshore betting platform Parimatch in India, while asserting that it had no direct relationship with the advertiser under scrutiny.In a statement, a Zepto spokesperson said the company had fully cooperated with the ED and shared all information avail…
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) A single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, rejected the plea from Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, to fast-track the hearing on his petition challenging the CID summons for interrogation in the MLA signature mismatch case. The case involves a mismatch in the signatures of some of the party’s MLAs on a resolution nominating legislators to four crucial slots in the Assembly.Abhishek Bane…
Chennai, June 4 (IANS) PMK President Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged theft of hard disks containing sensitive data from the headquarters of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB), claiming that the incident may be linked to an attempt to destroy evidence of past corruption and irregularities.In a statement, Anbumani expressed shock over reports that multiple hard disks containing crucial official records had gone missing from the power utilit…
Jaipur, June 4 (IANS) Police have announced cash rewards for the arrest of four people in connection with the black flag protest against Rajasthan BJP President Madan Rathore during his visit to Kuchaman City on May 30. Reacting to the development, Nagaur MP and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) chief Hanuman Beniwal questioned the Rajasthan government’s response to the protest. “Expressing disagreement in a democracy is not a crime,” Beniwal said.According to Nagaur Superintendent of Police Dr. …