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Amritsar train tragedy victims cheated in death: SAD
The Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday said the Amritsar train tragedy victims had been "cheated even in death" with the cheques given to them starting to bounce and the state government not registering a case against the organizers 20 days after the accident.
Ban extended on construction, other activities till Monday; Notice to police, DMs on firecrackers
As Delhi's air quality remained severe on Saturday, authorities extended till November 12 the ban on construction activities, industries using coal and biomass, and entry of trucks, while the CPCB issued show cause notices to police departments and officials of Delhi-NCR over "non-compliance" of the Supreme Court order on sale and bursting of fire crackers. Delhi-NCR had recorded its worst air quality a day after Diwali on Wednesday, with AQI at 642 in 'severe plus emergency' category. On Friday too, the air quality remained 'severe' and though the pollution level dipped marginally for a brief period on Saturday morning, it turned severe again by evening. Noting that the 'severe +' situation has continued for 37 hrs, a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)-led task force, which reviews the national capital's air quality, recommended that the ban on construction activities, industries using coal and biomass and entry of trucks should continue till November 12, 2018. Accepting the ...
Meghalaya minister promises swift action in attack on woman activist
Meghalaya Home Minister James Sangma on Saturday promised swift action in the murderous assault on frontline women's activist Agnes Kharshiing in the coal belt area in East Jaintia Hills district.
Sale of unauthorised firecrackers:CPCB issues notices to police chiefs and DMs of Delhi-NCR
The Central Pollution Control Board has shot show-cause notices to the Delhi Police commissioner and district magistrates of Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Noida over sale and bursting of unauthorised fire crackers despite the Supreme Court ban. The notices have been also sent to the Police Commissioner of Faridabad, Gurgaon and SP of Ghaziabad and Noida. In a letter, CPCB chairperson S P Singh Parihar has sought a report within seven days on action taken to "prevent sale of unauthorised fire crackers along with reason for non-compliance of the SC order". The Delhi-NCR recorded its worst air quality in the "severe" category a day after Diwali. Authorities attributed the spike in pollution level to burning of toxic fire crackers. Parihar, in the notice, said it has been reported that fire crackers other than those permitted by the apex court were sold and burst on Diwali in Delhi, Fariabad, Gurgaon and Noida. "The above status indicates non-compliance of the Supreme Court order," ...
Maha: Retired Army official arrested for duping job aspirants
A retired Army Captain was arrested Saturday for allegedly duping people of several lakh rupees on the pretext of giving them jobs at a Navy canteen, a senior Crime Branch official said. The scam came to light Saturday morning when six of these job aspirants approached the Defence Audit Controller's office in south Mumbai with "appointment letters" as canteen attendants, the official said. "The candidates had received these letters from Delhi, On verification, they were found to be fake, following which an inquiry was initiated," he said. The six persons told police that they were students of Sarasvati Defence Academy in Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam city, he said. "The academy is run by retired Captain Imendri Shailendranath Trinetra (49). The six persons said they had paid Rs 6 lakh each to Trinetra to get jobs as canteen attendants," the official said. "Trinetra, who was in Mumbai, was called for questioning. We found that Trinetra made false promises to the ...
Mumbai: Over 100 booked for violating SC's Diwali guidelines
The Mumbai Police has booked over 100 people for violating the Supreme Court-prescribed guidelines regarding burning firecrackers during Diwali celebrations this year while lodging at least 53 cases against illegal firecracker vendors.In a statement, the Mumbai Police PRO said, "During Diwali this year, Mumbai Police has registered 53 cases on firecracker sellers and over 100 cases were registered on people violating prescribed guidelines of Supreme Court on burning of firecrackers."Most vendors were booked for selling crackers without license while cases were registered against people for violating the Supreme Court's time frame to burn fireworks. The apex court had directed crackers to be burnt only between 8 PM and 10 PM. The cases were registered between November 5 and November 8.The situation was much worse in the national capital during Diwali this year as the Delhi Police seized over 2500 kg of banned firecrackers and arrested 15 people in this regard. The seizures were made ...
Four arrested for misappropriating Rs 2 crore from rural bank
Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch of Odisha Police Saturday arrested four persons including a woman on charge of misappropriating Rs 2 crore from a regional rural bank. The arrests were made on a complaint by the regional manager of the rural bank, Odisha Gramya Bank (OGB), the police said. The accused were identified as Prasanna Kumar Jena, the former branch manager of bank's Rasulgarh branch, Bikram Keshari Pradhan, his wife Rajalaxmi Pradhan and Madan Mohan Pradhan. The four have been arrested under Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 467 (forgery), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine forged document) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy. According to the complaint, the four accused availed Rs 2.02 crore loan on the pretext of buying vehicles by producing fake documents. After availing the loan they misappropriated the amount. The complaint said that Bikram Keshari Pradhan had availed two loans
Man stones 87-yr-old father to death in HP
An 87-year-old man was stoned to death allegedly by his son in Dhama village of Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district Saturday, police said. The deceased was identified as Lal Chand. Daulat Ram (47) fled away from the spot after killing his father, Kullu SP Shalini Agnihotri said, adding that a police team apprehended him from a nearby forest area. The exact motive behind the murder was not yet known, she said. A case was registered against Ram under Section 302 (Punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
6 arrested in TDP local leader's killing
Six people have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of Telugu Desam Party's (TDP) local leader Someshwar Goud in K Venkatapuram village of Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district on Saturday.Sharing details about the case, Devanakonda Sub Inspector AC Peeraiah said that Rajanna, Pedda Ranga Swami and six others were allegedly involved in the case."The police nabbed six of the accused. Search for two other accused is going on. A case has been filed under sections 302, 307, 147, 148, 149 of India Penal Code and section 25(1)(b) of Arms Act. An investigation is going on," he added.Goud was apparently attacked by eight people on Friday night while he was returning from Devanakonda to Venkatapuram along with his son Sivaprasad. While Goud succumbed to his injuries, his injured son was admitted to a government hospital in Pattikonda."One Sriramulu, who was working for Goud, had an extramarital affair with a woman. Her father, Rajanna, tried to stop him and they had clashes ...
Police will soon crack the Kharshiing attempted murder case: Minister
Meghalaya Home Minister James P K Sangma Saturday said the state police will soon crack the attempted murder case of RTI activist Agnes Kharshiing who was attacked by the mining mafia on November 8. Kharshiing is battling for life at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) super-specialty hospital near here after she was found unconscious near illegal coal mines in East Jaintia district. Two persons were arrested for the alleged attempted murder. "We will be able to crack this case very soon. We have already managed to nab two suspects so we are quite hopeful that things will progress," James told mediapersons after visiting Kharshiing at NEIGRIHMS. "We feel the police department is equipped to handle this case," he added. Condemning the attempt on her life by the coal mafia, the home minister said, "I can assure you that we are seriously looking into this matter (illegal coal mining)." "The only thing that remains to be seen is ...
Woman killed, daughter injured in Delhi's accident
A woman died and her minor daughter suffered critical injuries after a speeding car jumped off the divider of the opposite road and hit their car on a flyover in west Delhi, police said on Saturday, adding the accused driver has been arrested.
Nepali man held with 1.5 kg charas
A Nepali citizen was caught with 1.5 kg of charas in Manikaran area of Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, police said Saturday. Nain Singh (65) was caught with 1.556 kg charas during regular police patrolling from Manikaran to Kasol on Friday, they added. A case was registered against Singh under section 20 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Kullu Police Station, they said, adding further investigation was on.
Police team roughed up while probing dowry case
Three policemen were allegedly roughed up in an Uttar Pradesh village where they had gone in connection with a dowry-harassment case, police said. Acting on the complaint of a woman, a police team had gone to the Nagla Jayee village in Etah district on Friday night when her in-laws beat them up, said Aliganj Circle Officer Ajay Bhadauria. The injured, including sub-inspector Suresh Singh, and constables Harendra and Vijay, have been admitted to a hospital, the officer said. A case has been registered against the head of the family, Khushiram, and three others, and efforts are on to nab them, he added.
Janardhan Reddy reaches CCB office for bribery case probe
Former Minister and mining baron Janardhan Reddy reached the Central Crime Branch (CCB) office in here on Monday in connection with an alleged bribery case.Reddy is suspected to have received 57 kg of gold worth Rs 18 crore to help an accused in a case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Along with Reddy, his secretary Ali, jeweler Ramesh Kothari and one other have been named as accomplices in the alleged fraud case.Karnataka commissioner of police, T Suneel Kumar while addressing a press conference here said, "A company Ambidant, set up in 2016-17 assured investors a return of 30-40 percent per month in form of profits. Thousands of people were lured to invest. Initially, they returned the first batch profits as promised following which more people poured in. Subsequently, when it failed to return the principal amount, cases were registered. In January 2017, the ED raided the company. The crime branch took over the case and a probe was conducted which revealed ...
Illegal arms factory busted in Gorakhpur, 1 held
One person was arrested for allegedly running an illegal arms factory at Tamtha village here, police said Saturday. Police seized seven pistols, two 12-bore cartridges and one 315-bore cartridge from his possession, SP (north) Rohit Singh Sajwan said. Acting on a tip-off, sleuths raided Tamtha village which comes under the jurisdiction of Jhangha police station and arrested Jai Prakash Vishwakarma. "We got information about manufacturing and supply of arms in Jhangha area. Tools used in manufacturing weapons were also recovered," the SP said. A case was registered against Vishwakarma, he added.
Over 100 cases filed for flouting SC order on firecrackers
Over 100 cases were registered in Mumbai for violation of the Supreme Court order on setting off firecrackers during Diwali, police said Saturday. The SC had last month permitted sale and manufacture of low emission "green" firecrackers countrywide and fixed a two-hour time period (8pm-10pm) for bursting them on Diwali and other festivals. The state home department had asked the police to implement the SC directive on firecrackers and ensure action against those violating the deadline. More than 100 cases were registered in various parts of the metropolis against people who burst firecrackers after the 10 pm deadline, the police added. Also, 53 cases were registered at various police stations against firecracker sellers for violating safety guidelines, a spokesperson of the Mumbai Police said. In the first case related to violation of the SC-fixed deadline Wednesday, the Trombay police had arrested two persons for allegedly bursting firecrackers at midnight, a police ...
Shehbaz Sharif faces fresh corruption case
A Pakistani court has launched a fresh corruption case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif, officials said on Saturday.
Kejriwal, Tiwari, Amanatullah booked for Signature Bridge scuffle
The Delhi Police on Saturday booked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, and BJP's Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari in connection with the scuffle at the inauguration of the Signature Bridge here, police said.
Cong MLA urges CM to call all-party meeting on Sabarimala
: Congress leader and MLA K Muraleedharan Saturday asked Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to convene an all-party meeting before the Mandala- Makaravilikku pilgrimage season at Sabarimala, beginning November 17, to sort out 'infrastructure bottlenecks.' He alleged that even basic infrastructure like toilets and drinking water for pilgrims were yet to be readied at Sabarimala. "Though the pilgrim season is just a week away, basic amenities such as drinking water and toilets for thousands of of pilgrims who are expected to visit the place are yet to be arranged. The Chief Minister must shed his arrogance and call an all-party meeting," he said at a press meet here. Lakhs of pilgrims from the country and abroad visit the Lord Ayyappa Temple every year during the annual Mandala-Makaravilikku pilgrimage season every year. The Congress MLA also sought a judicial probe into the death of a man who was pushed in front of a moving car, allegedly by a police official. He said
Mining baron Reddy joins police probe into Ponzi case
Karnataka's mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy on Saturday appeared before the state's Central Crime Branch (CCB) for interrogation in a Ponzi-related case, police said.