EOU raids Bihar BJP leader’s premises in Motihari in disproportionate assets case
Patna, Oct 27 (IANS) The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police conducted raids at multiple premises linked to BJP leader Rajnish Kumar Pathak, alias Rinku Pathak, in Motihari on Tuesday as part of an investigation into allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.The EOU sleuths reached the premises of…
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31 teams deployed across states, UT likely to be affected by Cyclone ‘Arnab’: NDRF DIG
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Tuesday said that 31 teams have been deployed across the states likely to be affected by impending Cyclone Arnab, and a strategy has been finalised for the situation.…
Fire at luxury hotel in Bengal’s popular pilgrimage centre Tarapith, no casualties; tragedy averted
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) A fire broke out at a luxury hotel in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early Tuesday, triggering panic among guests at the popular pilgrimage destination of Tarapith.However, a major disaster was averted after…
SC says notice issued on pregnant journalist’s plea against Rahul Gandhi, hearing on Nov 3
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would hear, on November 3, a plea concerning a pregnant woman journalist's allegation that Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi pushed and pulled her during the…
No one above the law: Bengal ministers welcome encounter of Gaighata rape-murder accused (LD)
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) West Bengal ministers Dilip Ghosh and Ashok Kirtania on Tuesday defended the police encounter in which Prahlad Das, the accused in the rape and murder of a minor girl in Gaighata, was killed, saying that those…
MP Congress chief writes to HM Shah, seeks Centre’s intervention in curbing spurious liquor deaths…
Bhopal, Oct 27 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress President, Jitu Patwari, on Tuesday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking the Centre’s intervention after a series of spurious liquor deaths in the state.In his letter to the…
Andhra coast on high alert as ‘very severe’ cyclone comes hurtling
Visakhapatnam, Oct 27 (IANS) Very severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ in the Bay of Bengal is hurtling towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, as the state machinery is on high alert to tackle the situation, with response teams, shelters, medical…
Two-day U’khand Assembly session underway; Oppn stages protest
Gairsain (Chamoli), Oct 27 (IANS) The two-day Uttarakhand Assembly session began on Tuesday in Gairsain amid the protests by the Opposition Congress and Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) over various problems being faced by the public in the…
Theni jailbreak: Search extends to Kerala forests as police hunt for 13 escapees
Theni, Oct 27 (IANS) The search for 13 remand prisoners who escaped from the Theni district jail has widened to forest stretches along the Western Ghats and neighbouring Kerala, with police in both states coordinating efforts to trace the…
SFJ chief Pannun’s protest funding offer under scanner, Punjab youth in focus
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Proscribed terrorist and Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun reportedly announced financial assistance for ongoing protest movements in India, prompting security agencies to launch a thorough…