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…
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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 …
Patna, Feb 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has intensified its probe into the suspicious death of a NEET student from Jehanabad, even as the victim’s family has received fresh death threats, triggering panic and fear. On Tuesday, the CBI team first inspected the Shambhu Girls Hostel in Patna and later visited the student’s ancestral home in Jehanabad.During the investigation, the deceased student’s brother was taken to Patna for questioning.Meanwhile, the di…
Kochi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday ordered a fresh scientific examination of the gold-coated plates at Sabarimala and directed a special vigilance investigation into the reconstruction of the temple’s flagstaff (kodimaram), widening the scope of scrutiny in the long-running Sabarimala gold theft case.Acting on a request by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), the court directed that new samples be taken from the gold-coated plates and sent to the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A major protest was held at Jantar Mantar on Sunday as students, activists and concerned citizens gathered to demand accountability and justice over the death of a NEET aspirant from Bihar, an incident that has sparked outrage and raised serious questions about student safety and institutional responsibility. Holding placards and raising slogans, protesters called for a swift and transparent investigation into the case and strict action against those responsible. Several …
Patna, Feb 8 (IANS) Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday said that Purnea MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav was arrested, reportedly for actively raising the issue of the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant in Patna.Responding to a media query during a press conference in Gaya, Manjhi said he did not wish to make extensive comments on the matter, as it is sub judice.”I don’t want to say much about it, but it is being said that Pappu Yadav was arrested as he was raising the NEET aspira…