Delhi: Police destroy 1452 kg of drugs valued at Rs 897 crore
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) In one of the biggest narcotics destruction drives, the Delhi Police on Monday destroyed 1452 kg of drugs, with its international market value standing at Rs 897 crore. The destruction of drugs, the tenth such event, was carried…
Fact Check debunks claims of Army deployment against protestors in Delhi
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Indian Army’s Fact Check unit on Monday debunked a fake and fabricated claim circulating on Pakistan-based social media propaganda handles alleging that the military has been deployed against student protesters in New Delhi.…
K’taka: Tejasvi Surya appears for activist over Siddaramaiah remarks; HC stays FIR
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha President and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday said the Karnataka High Court has stayed proceedings in an FIR registered against social media commentator Kiran Aradhya, alleging…
DELTA Law should unlock potential of ‘Latent Value’ of properties: Maha CM
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed officials to propose a new DELTA (Maharashtra Digitisation and Exchange of Land Token Assets) Act to unlock the latent value of immovable properties for public benefit. He said…
Andhra: Sharmila demands TDP-led coalition to raise farmers’ voice in Parliament
Amaravati, July 20 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y. S. Sharmila on Monday demanded that the partners in the ruling coalition in the state raise the voice of farmers in Parliament. In an open letter to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu…
Gujarat court remands three in firecracker factory blast case to seven days police custody
Ahmedabad, July 20 (IANS) A metropolitan court in Ahmedabad on Monday remanded the three accused in the firecracker factory blast case to seven days’ police custody, allowing investigators to question them until July 27 as they continue probing one…
Sikkim: All trapped workers rescued from tunnel after massive operation
Gangtok, July 20 (IANS) All 16 workers trapped inside the under-construction Samardung tunnel in South Sikkim were safely rescued on Monday following a massive multi-agency operation, officials said. A landslide reportedly triggered a suspected gas leak…
MP: Motorcyclist killed after being dragged under trailer truck in Shahdol
Shahdol, July 20 (IANS) A motorcycle rider was killed after being hit by a trailer truck in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district on Monday, with the impact trapping his body between the middle wheels of the heavy vehicle, police said. The accident occurred…
Haryana: ‘Gaushalas’ to get 820 e-rickshaws
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said the state government is implementing several effective schemes to make ‘gaushalas’ self-reliant and financially empowered. As part of these initiatives, 820 e-rickshaws…
MP: Farmers, Karni Sena clash with police over Indore Ring Road compensation
Indore, July 20 (IANS) A tractor march by Karni Sena Parivar and farmers demanding four times the compensation for land acquired for the Indore Western Ring Road project was stopped by the police and administration at Shipra Square on Monday, leading to…