Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Reacting to the death of a person who jumped into the river after allegedly being chased by cow vigilantes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that he will not allow ‘jungle raj’ in the union territory.Speaking to reporters in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district about the Ramban incident, which happened on Sunday, CM Abdullah said he won’t allow jungle raj and that nobody would be allowed to disturb peace here.The chief…
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Jaipur, April 9 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), on Thursday, arrested former IAS officer Subodh Agarwal (Retired Rajasthan Additional Chief Secretary) in connection with a large-scale corruption case under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). In relation to a case, registered at the ACB headquarters, Agarwal was taken into custody in Delhi on Thursday and subsequently arrested.Further investigation in the matter is ongoing.The investigation h…
Patna, April 7 (IANS) Prominent entrepreneur Varun Kumar Singh, son-in-law of former Bihar minister Sanjeev Prasad Tony, on Tuesday, demanded justice and security following the suspicious death of his sister, Khushboo Singh. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Varun alleged that his sister was murdered as part of a conspiracy in Muzaffarpur, just six months after her marriage.He further claimed that raising his voice has put his life and that of his family members at risk.He called on the …
Raipur, April 3 (IANS) Police have arrested five persons in connection with the gruesome murder of a 29-year-old man who was brutally assaulted and buried alive in a mining pit near Abhanpur a few days ago. The victim, a Pakistani citizen who had been living in Raipur in anticipation of citizenship, succumbed to his injuries five days later due to soil entering his mouth and windpipe.“One accused is still at large,” an investigation officer told IANS. The deceased, Nitesh Batra, a resident o…
Hazaribagh, March 30 (IANS) The brutal rape and murder of a minor girl in Kusumbha village under the Vishnugarh police station area of Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh has sparked massive public outrage in the district.The BJP, along with local residents, called for a ‘Hazaribagh Bandh’ on Monday in protest against the incident, which witnessed a widespread impact across the district.Protesters took to the streets in several areas, including Hazaribagh city and the Vishnugarh block headquarters, dem…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stressed the need for a coordinated, fair, and time-bound investigation into alleged large-scale bank frauds linked to Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications (RCom) and its group entities. A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, observed that investigating agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) must “join hands” and work in coordination to unearth the truth in a tr…
Bengaluru, March 20 (IANS) Karnataka JD-S MLA Swaroop Prakash has expressed strong outrage over the inclusion of names of party workers in the chargesheet filed in the Prajwal Revanna obscene video case, alleging that the move is aimed at derailing the investigation.Addressing a press conference in Hassan on Friday, he said: “We will discuss the matter with senior party leaders and consider launching a state-wide protest. We will continue the protest until we get justice. Everyone knows how th…
Kochi, March 13 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Friday made it clear that it will not interfere in the ongoing investigation into the alleged gold theft linked to Sabarimala Temple, observing that a competent officer is handling the investigation under judicial supervision.The observation came when the court considered a petition seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the incident, popularly referred to as the Sabarimala gold theft case.A Devaswom Bench of the High Cou…
Patna, Feb 28 (IANS) In the NEET student death case, a court in Patna pulled up the CBI over its functioning and posted the matter for hearing till March 2.After a lengthy hearing that lasted nearly two and a half hours, the court adjourned the matter until March 2.The entire team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was present during the proceedings.During the hearing, the court raised serious questions regarding the functioning of the CBI and reprimanded it over the legal provisions a…
Amaravati, Feb 20 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh government on Friday constituted a one-man committee to recommend suitable action against erring officials in the case relating to the supply of alleged adulterated ghee for Tirumala laddu. Dinesh Kumar, a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, will examine the Self-Contained Note (SCN) of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and recommend initiation of suitable action against erring committee members and senior officers of Tirumala Tirupati …