Day: March 13, 2021

Odisha cop suspended after skeleton found in seized car

11:42 pm March 13, 2021

Bhubaneswar: An assistant sub-inspector, who is also in-charge of a police outpost here, was suspended recently after a skeleton was recovered from a car parked on its premises, a senior officer said on Saturday. Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Umashankar Dash told reporters that the remains of a middle- aged woman were found in […]

COVID-19 cases in Karnataka surge past 900 mark

11:36 pm March 13, 2021

Bengaluru: The COVID-19 case count shot past past the 900 mark in Karnataka on Saturday, including one with the South African strain, taking the caseload to just above 9.59 lakh, while a lone fatality took the toll to 12,387, the health department said. Recoveries outnumbered new cases, with 992 people being discharged from hospitals, as […]

Hooch tragedy: Excise inspector, two cops suspended

11:29 pm March 13, 2021

Fatehpur: An Excise Department inspector, a police sub-inspector and two constables were suspended after two labourers died and 19 others were taken ill of illicit liquor consumption in a Fathepur district village early this week, an official said on Saturday. “Two labourers had died and 19 others fell ill after consuming suspected spurious liquor at […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Maha: Cop booked for raping and duping woman

11:25 pm March 13, 2021

Nagpur: A police inspector from Nagpur in Maharashtra has been booked for allegedly raping a 45-year-old widow and duping her of Rs 4 lakh, an official said on Saturday. The victim, a resident of Gittikhadan area in the city, became friends with the inspector through social media in 2019, the official said. The two exchanged […]

Suvendu Adhikari declares net worth of over Rs 80 lakh

11:20 pm March 13, 2021

Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikary, who is pitted against his mentor West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Nandigram in the coming state election, has declared net worth of over Rs 80 lakh. As per the 50-year-old leader’s affidavit to the Election Commission his net worth is Rs 80,66,749.32. His movable assets are worth Rs […]