Over 50 children in Odisha’s Malkangiri region died in the last 34 days due the spread of Japanese Encephlities. The administration has sprung into action and is geared up to grapple with the situation on a war footing, with mosquito control drives and distribution of mosquito nets across areas. Pigs[Read More…]
A teenager saved his friend from being run over by a train at Kurla station when both of them were heading for home in Dombivli on Wednesday. As the train chugged into platform number 1A, the duo, Virendra Pokle (16) and Sarvesh Dhere (16), started walking in the opposite direction.[Read More…]
In a horrific incident, a 23-year-old pregnant woman’s family has alleged that she was killed by her husband and mother-in-law over dowry demand in Rasulpur village in Gunnaur area in Sambhal, police said on Wednesday. Brijeesh (23) was allegedly beaten and fed some poisonous substance on Tuesday night by the[Read More…]
In a despicable act, a senior police officer was arrested in Tripura for allegedly molesting a tribal girl who was pandal-hopping during the Durga Puja festival along with her friend, police said on Monday. “A tribal girl lodged a complaint of molestation against Deputy Commandant of TSR (Tripura State Rifles)[Read More…]
A Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader on Saturday night was thrashed and handed over to police after he was allegedly caught molesting women at a Muharram Majlis while wearing a burqa (veil). Police have registered a case against VHP district secretary Abhishek Yadav, who is the husband of BJP zila[Read More…]
In yet another shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh, a 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by five men in Sahaswan area here, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Monday when the girl was going to attend a marriage function with her elder sister. Both were abducted by a[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a policeman was shot dead by at least four unidentified bike-borne men in Bihar’s Gaya district in the second such attack on police officers in the state in the last 10 days. Mohammad Qyamuddidin, the station house officer of the Kothi police station, was killed between[Read More…]
The Patna High Court on Friday struck down Bihar government’s Prohibition of Liquor Act by calling it illegal. Even though Bihar CM had roped in many JD(U) workers to support the ban, the court overturned the decision. The recently passed Bill- the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Bill -2016 had very[Read More…]
Protests by adults is passe now, a school kid in Nagpur will lead an agitation in Chandrapur near Nagpur in Maharashtra on October 2 to protest heavy school bags. Rugved Raikwar, who studies in Vidyaniketan School in Chandrapur, plans to hold a sit-in to draw the attention of the state[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a man along with his relatives allegedly assaulted his wife for giving birth to third girl child. The woman later died in the hospital. The accused are on a run. This is the second such case in Agra zone in less than three months’ time. Identified[Read More…]
Taking anger to a different horizon, a Mumbai youngster tried to attack his neighbour to avenge an insult to his mother in a housing society at Bhayandar on Wednesday evening. According to the police, the incident occurred at the sprawling Planetaria Complex in Bhayandar (west). In a fit of rage,[Read More…]
In a horrific act, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in Lucknow by five men who took turns between assaulting her and holding her parents hostage to prevent them from intervening. The girl has said she was assaulted early on Tuesday in the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Medical tests are[Read More…]
A young woman rode nearly 12 km with her husband’s dead body on a bike in Hyderabad, after she allegedly killed him. Pravallika Mendem, 25, was arrested over the weekend. The police said that she killed her husband allegedly by banging his head against a wall and kicking him in[Read More…]
Perhaps India has not learnt a lesson from Dana Majhi, as the poor still continue to suffer on a dual front- one their own penury and other, the sorry state of affairs of our public healthcare system. A woman in one of Ranchi’s biggest government hospital eats her food straight[Read More…]
The Congress Party has trained its guns on the AAP government and has called out its Mohalla Clinics. The national party claims it trained 217 workers and constituted various teams who went and surveyed 105 Mohalla Clinics in Delhi. The Congress says it has found the clinics to operate for[Read More…]
Gangster-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, walked out on Saturday after spending 11 years in jail. The former lawmaker from Lalu Yadav’s RJD, was granted bail earlier this week in a murder case. He received a grand welcome at the gates of Bhagalpur prison, as he was greeted by thousands of supporters in[Read More…]
For all those looking for adventure or some cheap thrill in life, Telangana is the perfect destination. Because the newest initiative called ‘Feel the jail’ will literally make you FEEL the jail! If your childhood is also marked with movies like ‘Sholay’ and ‘Kaala Patthar’ (like mine) and if you[Read More…]
The apex court of India has supported the Maharashtra government’s law banning showering of currency notes on girls in dance bars. However, the SC has questioned the state government for allegedly putting unnecessary conditions on bar owners like installation of CCTV cameras inside and ban on liquor during performances, which[Read More…]
After 52 days of complete lockdown, curfew was lifted on Monday from major parts of Kasmir, except Pulwama. The valley had witnessed violence and shut-down since the killing of Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani last month and over 70 people have died and over 11,000 have been injured in violent clashes[Read More…]
More than three decades have passed since the Bhopal gas tragedy took place and people still await justice. Adding to their woes, relief promised on the part of the government too looks like a far-off dream. Friday saw immense chaos at the directorate of Bhopal gas relief and rehabilitation as[Read More…]
In a shocking incident of apathy, a man from Odisha was forced to carry the dead body of his wife for more than 10 km as he did not have money to afford a hearse van and hospital authorities did not offer him a vehicle or an ambulance. The incident[Read More…]
Union minister Rajnath Singh reached Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, his second trip this month, to hold talks on the unrest in the Valley. However, the government maintains that its first priority is to end the violence. As part of Singh’s two-day visit, he will interact with civil society groups,[Read More…]
Coming down heavily on authoritarianism, the Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa for using criminal defamation proceedings to silence criticism of her government ‘s functioning. The apex court while issuing a notice to her also severely chastised her and said, “You can’t use defamation cases to throttle democracy. This is[Read More…]
The troubled valley of Kashmir witnessed the return of Border Security Force (BSF) after a gap of 12 years. After the curfew and raging protests crippled life for more than 45 days since the encounter of Hizbul Mujaheedin commander Burhan Wani, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday deployed Border[Read More…]
Dushyant Chautala, the youngest MP in the history of Indian Parliament[has reportedly tabled the maximum number of private member bills in Lok Sabha. With 13 bills he holds the record of the max bills and also, the Hisar MP is credited with asking maximum number of questions in Lok Sabha.[Read More…]
