Patna, July 18 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against the illegal manufacture and trafficking of firearms in Bihar, security agencies on Saturday busted a clandestine mini‑gun factory operating in the Barbighi Bahiyar area under Baliya Police Station in Begusarai district. Acting on specific intelligence, a joint team of police and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) raided the premises and arrested three individuals red‑handed, including the alleged operator of the factory and two skilled …
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Ayodhya, July 18 (IANS) The Ayodhya Police on Saturday took custody of Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav and his nephew Manish Yadav, the last two accused who are yet to undergo custodial interrogation in the Ram Temple donation theft case.A special court in Ayodhya on Friday had granted the police 39 hours’ custody remand of both the accused.The duo was taken into custody from the Ayodhya district jail on Saturday morning, following which investigators will begin what is expected to be the fi…
Chamoli, July 18 (IANS) Amid the ongoing investigation into the alleged embezzlement of offerings at Uttarakhand’s Shri Badrinath Dham, the Shri Badrish Panda Panchayat has written to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, urging the state government to expand the scope of the enquiry to include allegations of bribery for special darshan and unauthorised entry into the temple premises. The Shri Badrish Panda Panchayat, which represents the Tirth Purohits (temple priests) associated with Badrinath D…
Hyderabad, July 17 (IANS) With Telangana facing a rainfall deficit of about 40 per cent due to the impact of El Niño, the State government has decided to request the Centre to send special teams to assess the situation and provide necessary financial assistance for implementing contingency plans. The decision was taken in the Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy here on Friday.Minister for Revenue, Information & Public Relations Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy told medi…
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) In a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre, Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Friday asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi has yet to meet fasting Ladakh social activist Sonam Wangchuk, despite the latter raising the same concerns over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak as the Congress. Speaking to the media, Sapkal strongly defended his party’s stance, demanding the immediate resigna…
Wardha, July 17 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough by police in Maharashtra, a farm labourer was arrested within 24 hours for the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl at her home near the state’s Wardha district, officials said on Friday.The accused has been identified as 30-year-old Rahul Raju Madavi.According to investigators, the minor was allegedly raped before being bludgeoned to death with a stone at her house in Wardha. Her’s partially unclothed body was discovered inside the h…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 17 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has further strengthened its findings against Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) M.R. Ajith Kumar in the controversial Alappuzha rescue operation case, increasing pressure on the V.D. Satheesan government to take a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for the state’s police leadership.The SIT has submitted a revised investigation report specifically naming Ajith Kumar and backing its conclusions with …
Patna, July 15 (IANS) An early morning shooting in Bihar’s Begusarai district left a 27-year-old man critically injured, triggering panic among residents and prompting a large-scale police investigation.The incident occurred in a lane in the Nagdah locality, behind Alka Cinema Hall, under the jurisdiction of the Town Police Station on Wednesday, where motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly opened fire on a young man.The victim, identified as Devraj alias Deva (27), sustained a gunshot injury to h…
Mangaluru, July 15 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday submitted its final report before a court in Belthangady in connection with the alleged Dharmasthala mass burial case, bringing to a close an extensive probe that has attracted significant public attention in Karnataka. The final report, comprising 7,005 pages compiled into 12 volumes, was submitted before Additional Civil Judge Shashank Nagendra Bhat at around 3 pm. It includes statements from 255 witnesses, forensic sc…
Ayodhya, July 15 (IANS) Supriya Mishra, wife of Ram temple donation embezzlement case accused Lavkush Mishra, on Wednesday sought a one-month extension from the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) to submit documents related to their under-construction house. However, the authority granted her only seven days and directed her to furnish all the required records within the stipulated period.The development comes a day after the Ayodhya Development Authority issued a final notice to Supriya Mishra…