Day: March 17, 2021

Maha sales tax official held for bribery in Palghar

9:56 pm March 17, 2021

Thane: A sales tax official was arrested on Wednesday by Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from an advocate. Meena Sandye, posted in the sales tax office at Virar in neighbouring Palghar district, had demanded Rs 3,000 from the complainant for tax assessment, ACB Palghar Inspector Bharat Salunke said. ”She was held while accepting the amount […]

Team India bags two gold in equestrian event

9:55 pm March 17, 2021

Greater Noida: The Indian team won two gold medals on the second day of the ITPF World Cup Qualifiers for Tent Pegging. The Indian team won the gold medal in Team Sword competition with 111 points. Nepal won the silver with 98 points and the bronze medal was won by Pakistan with 89.5 points. Dinesh G Karlekar, B R Jena, Mohit Kumar and Sandeep Kumar were part […]

Gujarat: AIMIM backs Independents, denies BJP power in Godhra

9:49 pm March 17, 2021

Godhra : Seven AIMIM members in Gujarat’s Godhra municipality on Wednesday extended support to 17 Independents to deny the BJP another term in power after being the ruling party since 2002. The AIMIM, which won seven Godhra municipality seats in its debut in the state’s politics, extended unconditional support to 17 Independents to form the board, with the posts of president and vice president going to Independents Sanjay […]

Congress alleges rampant fraud in voters’ list in Kerala

7:30 pm March 17, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: The Opposition Congress on Wednesday raised serious allegations of fraud and irregularities in the preparation of voters’ list in Kerala ahead of the April 6 assembly polls. Citing the voters’ list published by the Election Commission on January 20 2021, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Ramesh Chennithala said bogus votes have been added […]

Priest found dead in temple in Agra

7:07 pm March 17, 2021

Agra (UP): The blood-soaked body of a priest was found in a temple in a forest here, police said on Wednesday. An axe, which was allegedly used to kill the priest, was also found lying near the body in Pathwari temple on Mau road in Khandari area here, they said. The deceased has been identified […]