Palakkad: Police in Kerala’s Palakkad district have seized a pick-up van carrying more than 100 boxes of explosives near the town area. An officer from the Palakkad Town South police station said the vehicle was found transporting over 100 boxes of gelatin sticks along with more than 20 boxes of detonators. The explosives had been…
Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a nearly 100-year-old man in a murder case dating back to 1982, noting that more than 40 years have passed since he challenged his life sentence and that the long legal battle and its social impact could not be overlooked. A division bench of Justice Chandra Dhari…
Indore: The Congress on Tuesday demanded Rs 1 crore in compensation and a government job for each family that lost a member after allegedly consuming contaminated drinking water in the city. The party described the incident as a complete failure of the system and blamed it on large scale corruption. The opposition party also warned…
Kolkata: The 49th International Kolkata Book Fair came to an end on Monday, recording book sales worth around Rs 32 crore during its 12 day run, organisers said. The fair, which began on January 22, was held at Central Park in Salt Lake and featured more than 1,000 stalls set up by publishers and booksellers…
Aizawl: The second edition of the Aizawl International Half Marathon will take place on February 14, Mizoram Sports Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar announced. The minister said this year’s event is expected to be bigger and better, with more participants and stronger competition. He added that the marathon will also help promote Mizoram as a growing destination…
Varanasi/Lucknow: A suspected contract killer who was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh was killed in a police encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in Varanasi on Tuesday night, officials said. According to additional director general of police Amitabh Yash, the gunfight took place on the Bariyasanpur Ring Road in the Chaubepur…
Ballia: A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia has sentenced a father and his son to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of an 11-year-old boy that took place 13 years ago, police said on Wednesday. The case dates back to October 11, 2012, when Bablu Yadav was stabbed to death in Chand Diar village…
Ghaziabad (UP): Three minor sisters died after they allegedly jumped from the balcony of their ninth-floor apartment here in the early hours of Wednesday. Police said the incident is suspected to have followed a dispute at home over the girls’ online gaming habits. The incident took place around 2 am at a residential tower in…
Firozabad: A man has been accused of killing his 12-year-old son in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district and hiding the body inside a trunk before running away, police said on Monday. The incident took place in Jijoli village under the Makhanpur area. The accused, identified as Rajesh, is suspected to have committed the crime amid ongoing…
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has approved a new policy that will allow nursing homes to be set up in licensed residential plotted colonies across the state. The decision was taken at a state cabinet meeting held on Monday evening under the leadership of chief minister Nayab Singh Saini. The move is aimed at improving access…
