Calcutta HC rejects Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool faction’s plea to fast-track hearing in bank accounts case
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, rejected the plea from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction seeking a fast-track hearing on its petition challenging the freezing of three bank accounts of…
Lohagad Fort murder: Chetan to undergo ‘gait analysis’, crime scene reconstruction today
Pune, June 30 (IANS) Advancing the investigation into the Ketan Agarwal murder case, the police will conduct a ‘gait analysis’ of the second accused, Chetan Chaudhary, on Tuesday, officials said. Siya Goyal and Chetan Babulal Chaudhary are…
Shamli man who converted to Islam returns to Hinduism; says, ‘made decision after seeing pain of my parents’
Shamli, June 30 (IANS) Ayush Malik, a Shamli resident whose conversion to Islam had led to an investigation under the Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law, has now returned to Hinduism. His family said the decision was made voluntarily after he realised the…
Two NSCN-K militants surrender in Arunachal as security forces intensify peace efforts
Itanagar, June 30 (IANS) Two militants belonging to the NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) faction surrendered in Arunachal Pradesh following sustained efforts by the armed forces to promote peace and stability in the region, officials said on Tuesday. A defence…
Juvenile gharial sighting signals revival of Assam’s river ecosystem: Himanta Sarma
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) The sighting of a juvenile gharial in the Kekaidong River in West Karbi Anglong has been hailed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as a significant indicator of the state’s improving riverine ecosystem and ongoing…
Jagan Gurjar murder: Kin stage sit-in outside Ajmer hospital, demand CBI probe
Jaipur, June 30 (IANS) Family members of slain dacoit Jagan Gurjar staged a sit-in outside the mortuary of JLN Hospital in Ajmer on Tuesday, refusing to accept his body and demanding a CBI probe into his murder inside the high-security Ajmer jail.…
Our valiant soldiers have held India’s flag high across globe, says Gen Dwivedi
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Outgoing Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said that the valiant soldiers of the force have “held India’s flag high across the globe” with their loyalty, courage and discipline. The…
Amarnath Yatra: Token distribution begins in Jammu amid tight security
Jammu, June 30 (IANS) Token distribution for the annual Amarnath Yatra began on Tuesday at the Tawi River Front in J&K’s Jammu city ahead of the official registration process scheduled to start on Wednesday. The administration has set up 10 token…
Within 24 hours of Bengal CM’s warning, police arrest 3 organisers of Humayun Kabir’s controversial meetings
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Within 24 hours of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s warning, three organisers of Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir’s meeting were arrested for a controversial speech made by the Naoda MLA there. The…
Celebratory firing at wedding in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur leaves three injured; probe underway
Patna, June 30 (IANS) A wedding celebration in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district turned into panic after celebratory gunfire allegedly left three people injured during the welcome ceremony of a baraat in Parsauni Jahangir village under the Sahebganj…