Day: June 8, 2019

382 cadets commissioned into Army

6:19 pm June 8, 2019

Dehradun: As many as 382 cadets were Saturday commissioned into the Army after a passing-out parade at the Indian Military Academy here. GOC-in-C (South-Western Command) Lt Gen Cherish Matheson took the salute. Seventy-seven candidates from nine other nations, including Afghanistan, Mauritius, Maldives and Fiji, too passed out from the academy after completing their training. Lt […]

15-yr-old girl abducted, raped by three youths in UP

Alwar gang rape case: Raj govt orders FIR against SHO

6:16 pm June 8, 2019

Jaipur: Rajasthan government has ordered the registration of a case against the officer who was Thanagazi SHO in April when a woman was gang raped. Circle Officer (rural) Jagmohan Sharma will also be transferred out of Alwar district, a government release said Friday. The state government has also directed the police to initiate action against […]

People’s happiness country’s real wealth: Mungantiwar

6:13 pm June 8, 2019

Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar Saturday said “capita happiness” was as important as “capita income” when it came to evaluating the progress of a country. Speaking at a meeting with owners of multiplexes and single-screen theatres and film personalities on the state government’s plan to plant 33 crore trees, Mungantiwar, also minister of forests, claimed […]

Over 3,000 kg ganja seized, 34 arrested in Odisha

6:10 pm June 8, 2019

Malkangiri (Odisha): Busting a drug trafficking racket, the Malkangiri police have seized a huge consignment of ganja and arrested 34 persons involved in transporting the contraband, “presumably to neighbouring Chhattisgarh”, a senior police officer said Saturday. A team of 75 officers, led by Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Risikesh Khilari, intercepted the traffickers in Malkangiri forests […]

Goa airport closed temporarily following fire incident

6:05 pm June 8, 2019

New Delhi: The Goa airport was briefly closed on Saturday afternoon following an incident of fire caused by a drop tank of a naval fighter aircraft, a Navy official said. The external fuel tank of the MiG 29K aircraft got jettisioned inadvertently on the runway while the plane was taking off for an operational mission […]