In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old woman was brutally raped here by her workplace supervisor who later shoved an iron rod into her private parts, police said here on Tuesday. The incident in the Pardi area here occurred on January 21 and accused Yogila Rahangdale, 52, was tracked down to adjoining Gondiya district from where he was nabbed. According to an investigation officer, the victim was employed as a labourer in a spinning mill in the city where the accused works as a supervisor. The victim, along with her brother and her female friend, lived in a rental home in…
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India on Tuesday summoned a senior official from the Pakistan High Commission and protested strongly against the abduction of a Hindu girl from her marriage ceremony in connivance with the local police in Sindh province. Official sources said India summoned a senior official from the Pakistan High Commission and made a strong demarche against the abduction of the girl on January 25, with the help of local police in Hala city of Sindh province. The government also made a demarche against the desecration of Mata Rani Bhatiyani temple in Tharparkar Sindh province on January 26, sources said. India asked the…
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday said the column that seeks details on the birthplace of parents of an individual during the enumeration of the National Population Register (NPR) will be deleted in the state. “The BJD supports CAA, but is not in favour of NRC as the Chief Minister has already made it clear. We object to Column 13(2) of NPR form which seeks information on the place of birth of an individual’s parents. As the Centre has clarified that it is optional, the norm will not be implemented in Odisha,” BJD MP Pinaki Mishra told media…
Three persons suspected to be infected with the novel cornavirus have been admitted at the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital here, an official confirmed on Tuesday. Speaking to IANS, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the RML hospital said: “The three persons, all residents of the national capital, were admitted on Monday afternoon. They had travelled to China.” The PRO said that two of them showed symptoms, but all three of them were placed under isolation. “Tests have been conducted through National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Reports were expected in four to five days.” The RML has been…
A rat caused considerable commotion in an Air India flight at the Lal Bahadur Shastri airport in Varanasi. The aircraft that was taxing on the runway on Sunday, was brought back after some passengers saw a rat on board. All passengers were deboarded and a search for the rat began. The rodent remained elusive and the flight was cancelled after which the passengers created ruckus. The flight AI 691 from Varanasi to Dehradun was again searched but the rat was no where to be found. The passengers were taken to a hotel and were later adjusted in other flights to…
JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who has been accused of making controversial statement “cut off Assam”, leading to sedition charges, was arrested on Tuesday from his home town Jahanabad in Bihar by Delhi Police after a four-day manhunt. This was confirmed to IANS by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime Branch Rajesh Dev. Dev told IANS: “Our team present in Bihar has caught Sharjeel. He was arrested from the Kako police station area in Jehanabad. “At present, the team has taken him to the Kako police station for legal proceedings. He will be brought to Delhi after we get a transit…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the introduction of African Cheetah on a carefully choosen location in India. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, modifying an earlier order, said the cheetah from Namibia could be introduced in Kuno, park in Madhya Pradesh, or any other part of the country following a detailed study on the all the aspects. It also sought a progress report every four months from an expert panel on reintroduction of Cheetah in India, as a pilot project. The court was hearing a plea by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) which stated that the animal…
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders across the country, on Tuesday, paid tributes to the great freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai on his 155th birth anniversary. Saluting the freedom fighter, Modi tweeted, “Salute to the brave son of mother India, Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary. His saga of sacrificing his life for the independence of the country will always inspire the countrymen” The official page of the Vice President of India, stated: “Shri Lala Lajpat Rai’s remarkable and heroic role during the Vandemataram movement and Simon go-back agitation and his…
The CISF on Tuesday was adjudged the “best marching contingent” amongst paramilitary and other auxiliary contingents during Republic Day parade, 2020 at Rajpath, the force said. This is sixth time that Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) contingent won the “best marching contingent” trophy at Republic Day parade, the earlier occasions being in 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015 and 2017. The CISF contingent this year comprised 148 officers and personnel, including 3 lady sub-officers, and was led by Deputy Commandant Prabh Simran Singh.
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said with precautionary efforts, the country can fight diseases like novel Coronavirus (nCov). Addressing a press conference here, he said: “Last year, we stopped the Ebola virus from entering India, similarly this year, with all precautionary measures taken by the government we will stop this new Coronavirus disease from entering the country.” The minister also stressed that no case of nCoV has been detected here in the country so far. “People who are coming from China have been kept under isolation as a precautionary step because the disease takes some…