Saturday, November 30, 2019

Alcohol Manufacturers Plead NITI Aayog for Import Duty Exemption on ENA

The alcohol manufacturers have pleaded that there is a massive shortage in domestic supplies of ENA following diversion of ethyl alcohol for bio-fuel blending by oil marketing companies (OMCs) in the country.

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Four Awarded Life Term for Killing Dalit Man 17 Years Ago in Muzaffarnagar

The special SC/ST (Atrocities) Act court judge Pankaj Kumar Aggarwal also imposed a fine of Rs 60,000 each on the four accused -- Kalku, Ali Hasan, Noor Hasan and Ishver - after holding them guilty under sections 302 and 201 of the IPC.

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MP Govt Spends over Rs 60 Lakh in Sending Delegation to Korea to Replicate Good Education Policy

A sum of Rs 62.25 lakh was granted towards expenses incurred on the visit of the officials to Seoul from October 20-24 and November 3-7, 2019, the documents show.

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Upset Over Birth of Girl Child, Grandmother Throws 7-day-old From House Terrace in Bengaluru

On Friday night, the mother gave the baby to Parameshwari and went to the washroom. When she returned, the baby was missing from the house and the grandmother claimed some stranger had taken the child away.

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ULFA Feels its Demands 'Unnecessarily over Discussed' in Talks, Says Sources

The pro-talk faction, which comprises almost all the top rebel leaders who founded the group in 1979, initiated a dialogue with the Centre in 2010.

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Ladakh Vehicles to be Registered with 'LA' Mark After Bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir

The Leh district of the new UT of Ladakh include the areas of the districts of Gilgit, Gilgit Wazarat, Chilhas and Tribal Territory of 1947, in addition to the remaining areas of Leh and Ladakh districts of 1947, after carving out the Kargil District.

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Three Minors Riding Without Helmets Killed in Road Accident Near Delhi Gate

According to police, the three juveniles were not wearing helmets and riding the scooter at a high speed when the accident took place on Saturday night.

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Jharkhand Court Convicts Man for Raping Minor Girl in Ramgarh

Additional District Judge Sanjay Prasad Singh, on Saturday convicted Ranglal Mahato under the POCSO Act.

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UP Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Jail for Raping Minor Daughter Three Years Ago

The court, set up under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, convicted the man on Saturday.

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Mercury Dips in Delhi to 9.4 Degrees, Strong Winds Expected During Day

A blanket of fog had enveloped Delhi on Saturday morning with minimum temperature settling at 12 degrees Celsius. A MeT Department official said that relative humidity was 91 per cent at 8.30 am on Sunday.

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Lynchings Not New, Says Amit Shah as Industrialist Rahul Bajaj Questions 'Intolerance ki Hawaa'

Shah Also responded to Bajaj's contention that people were afraid of criticising the government, saying while there was no need to fear, if the industrialist felt so, there was a need to improve the atmosphere.

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'Why I Can't Feel Safe in My Own Bharat': Woman Protests Outside Parliament over Hyderabad Gangrape, Detained

Anu Dubey alleged 'gross misbehavior, harassment and violence' by Delhi Police personnel from the Parliament Street police station who forcefully removed her from the site and detained her.

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Judicial Propriety Should Guide SC Benches, Says Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra on ‘Per Incuriam'

'Per incuriam', in legal parlance, means a judicial decision that failed to take into account relevant statutory provisions and precedents.

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Father Killed by 19-year-old Son with Screw Driver for Failing to Meet His Demands in Kolkata

Rahmat Ali collapsed in a pool of blood. The family members and neighbours took him to the hospital, where he died on Saturday.

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Punjab Youth Stuck in Russia Died for Want of Medical Aid, Friend Alleges Employer Denied Help

Malkiat Singh died of illness as the company he was working with reportedly did not provide him timely medical aid, his friend alleged. The youth was cremated at Pasla village here on Friday.

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28-year-old Karnataka Woman Raped by Truck Driver Who Gave Her Lift in Uttarakhand

In her complaint, the woman said she was raped and the driver later dumped her somewhere on the way. The police said that she ran away from her home in Karnataka after a fight with her family.

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Former MLA and 7 Others Convicted for Attacking Police, Inciting Violence in MP's Shivpuri

Amid violent protests by farmers in Madhya Pradesh, a video had surfaced purportedly showing Khatik inciting people to set a police station ablaze.

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India-China Should Break 'Strange Circle' of Ups & Downs in Bilateral Ties: Beijing

Top Indian and Chinese diplomats who took part in the discussions have agreed that India and China should cooperate regionally and globally and must maintain multi-dimensional relationships for the realisation of an Asian Century.

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Delhi Woman Raped at Her Residence, Murdered for 'Spitting' in Accused's Face

The incident came to light when the police found the semi-naked body of the victim lying on the floor. The accused allegedly broke into the victim's house on Friday night and raped her before strangling her to death, the police said.

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Hyderabad Man Sends Obscene Photos to Friend's 17-yr-old Daughter, Arrested After Family Informs Cops

The man had has taken the 17-year-old girl’s contact number a few days ago and had been sending her objectionable pictures ever since.

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16-year-old UP Girl Who was Raped and Set Ablaze by Neighbour Succumbs to Injuries

The girl, who was battling for life in Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi since the past nine days, died on Saturday morning.

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'The Batman' Robert Pattinson Says He's Boring and Old Now

In an interview, Robert Pattinson said: "I'm hoping it won't be people hanging out outside my place. I just think I'm kind of boring and old now."

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55-year-old Woman Raped, Brutally Murdered at Delhi Home; Neighbours Inform Cops After Finding Body

The woman lived alone and ran a shop. Her body was recovered from her flat in Gulabi Bagh on Saturday.

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Inspired by Al-Qaeda Ideology, London Knife Attack Suspect Had Spent Late Teens in Pakistan

Police identified the man, who was shot dead by officers after the Friday attack, as 28-year-old Usman Khan, saying they were not actively seeking any other suspects in relation to the incident.

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Hands Tied, Slapped Repeatedly: Class 11 Boy Ends Life After Teachers Strip Him For Wearing Half Pants to School

The family of the victim said he had been mentally disturbed and wasn’t eating ever since the incident. He later hanged himself from a ceiling fan at his home in Ludhiana’s Daba area.

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Friday, November 29, 2019

To Counter BJP's 'Balakot Publicity', MP Govt to Celebrate Indira Gandhi's Role in Liberation of Bangladesh

Madhya Pradesh government is planning special function at Bhopal based Shaurya Smarak, the grand war memorial dedicated to armed forces of the country to felicitate kin of army jawans of the state who were part of the 1971 war.

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Unidentified Woman, Whose Charred Body was Found on Hyderabad Outskirts, May Have Committed Suicide

A CCTV visual shows the woman walking alone, carrying a bag containing a bottle-like substance, police said. Eye-witnesses noticed the woman sitting at a nearby temple and weeping.

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Internet Services Continue to be Suspended in Kashmir Since August 5, No Word from Authorities on Restoration

The media-persons have been demanding the restoration of at least BSNL's Broadband services to discharge their professional duties.

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Muslim Professor, Caught in Row over Appointment in BHU's Sanskrit Dept, Appears for Interview in Ayurveda

The head of the Ayurveda department, Profesor Yamini Bhushan, told reporters that the assistant professor of the SVDV department appeared for an interview in her department and that he was ranked at the top of the merit list.

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English Teacher Fails to Read Textbook During Surprise Check at UP School, Video Goes Viral

Devendra Kumar Pandey, district magistrate, was on a surprise check in the school when he asked the teacher to read out a few lines in English.

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Nagpur Woman Loses Rs 8 Lakh in Gold, Cash After Thieves Strike at Her Son's Wedding

Shailaja Gajanan Kadu (55), a resident of Jhenda Chowk in Mahal area here, lost the cash and jewellery on Wednesday, an official said.

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Jharkhand Assembly Polls: PM Modi Urges People to Vote in Large Numbers

Polling is underway in the first of the five-phase assembly elections in Jharkhand. A total of 37,83,055 voters will decide the fate of 189 candidates in 13 constituencies spread over six districts.

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Pakistan Waging Proxy War through Terrorism As It Can't Win Conventional One, Says Rajnath Singh

The path of 'proxy' war chosen by Pakistan would only lead to its defeat, he added. Singh was speaking at the passing out parade of the 137th course at National Defence Academy in Pune.

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Jagadish Chandra Bose Birth Anniversary: Here are 10 Interesting Facts About Scientist

Jagadish Chandra Bose wanted to go to England to compete for the Indian Civil Service but his father cancelled the plan as he wanted his son to be a scholar.

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Seven Killed, 15 Injured as Van Falls off Bridge in Maharashtra's Dhule

Officials said that the accident took place near Vinchur village on the Dhule-Solapur Road shortly after midnight.

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SC Sets up Panel to Examine Impact of Disinfectant Spray Inside Airplanes with Passengers On-board

At present, there is a complete ban by the National Green Tribunal on disinfectant fumigation inside a plane when passengers are on-board.

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IK Gujral Death Anniversary: Here are a Few Facts About the Former PM of India You Must Know

IK Gujral joined the Indian National Congress and became a member of Rajya Sabha. It was sometime in 1980s, Gujral resigned from the Congress party and joined the Janata Dal.

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Liquor Seized During Raids in Delhi May Soon be Sold at Govt-run Shops at 25% Less Price

An official said that at present, the excise department destructs seized illegal liquor, including those meant for sale in Haryana, during raids.

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UP Govt's Policy to Let Firms Destroy Ponds, Canals on 'Condition' Quashed by Supreme Court

The NGT, in its order of March 6, relied upon an affidavit by the Greater Noida Authority that a bigger alternative pond was being developed and proceeded to wrap up the case.

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Can Amit Shah’s Meeting with CMs, Political Parties of Northeast Find Common Ground on Citizenship Bill?

The discussions are reportedly to be held with the intention to bring together various stakeholders on the same page about the contentious Bill on citizenship.

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Deaths Due to Tuberculosis Down by 19 Percent from Since 2010, Says Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan said that the government is committed to end TB by 2025, five yers ahead of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target i.e. 80 per cent reduction in incidence and 90 per cent reduction in mortality (base line 2015).

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Frustrated About Not Having Own Child, Delhi Man Gets 2-year-old Girl Kidnapped for 1 Lakh

Virender Kumar Dutt, 36, had even made a fake certificate of child adoption in the name of an ashram situated in Gurgaon.

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Govt Extends Mandatory FASTag Roll-out Date to December 15

FASTag is a prepaid tag, affixed on vehicle's windscreen, that enables automatic deduction of toll charges and lets the vehicle pass through the toll plaza without stopping for the cash transaction.

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15-Year-old Dalit Girl Abducted, Raped by Five Men For Over a Month in UP's Ballia

The victim managed to escape and returned home on November 21. She narrated her ordeal to her family members after which her uncle lodged an FIR against five persons.

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A Maharashtra Gram Panchayat to Cancel Ration Cards of Those Defecating in Open

The 5,000-plus residents of Jarandi in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district have toilets in their homes with enough water supply, but some still choose to relieve themselves in the open, especially on the entry road to the village, the sarpanch said.

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Thursday, November 28, 2019

SC Notice to IPS Officer Rajeev Kumar on CBI's Appeal Challenging His Anticipatory Bail

While issuing notice to Kumar, a bench headed by Chief justice S A Bobde told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the agency has to convince the top court why custody of the former Kolkata Police Commissioner was needed in the case.

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Tamil Nadu Govt to Provide Rs 1,000 for Ration Card Holders Ahead of Pongal Festival

Palaniswami had recently announced that the initiative, which was implemented this year, will be extended to 2020 too.

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IIT Kharagpur, Gandhinagar to Develop 'Gandhipedia', a One-stop Portal of the Mahatma's Literature

‘Gandhipedia’ will be a one-stop portal about Gandhian literature, life-events and his social network and the entire project will be done with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), an IIT Kharagpur statement said.

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64,000 Trees to Be Displaced for Defence Expo in Lucknow Next Year

As per reports, the stretch from Hanuman Setu till Nishatganj along the banks of Gomti River will be cleared for display of defence equipment for the Defence Expo in Lucknow next year.

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SC Allows Kerala Actor Dileep Limited Access to Video in Actress Assault Case

A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari ruled that a memory card shall be considered as document under the CrPC, access of which must be given to an accused if the prosecution has relied on such an evidence.

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