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MP: IAS officer arrested for ‘forging’ court orders

10:03 pm July 11, 2021

Indore: Madhya Pradesh Police have arrested an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer for allegedly forging two orders of a local court in a case of assaulting a woman in Indore, officials said on Sunday. The accused had allegedly got promoted from the State Administrative Service to the IAS cadre with the help of one of […]

Rahul, Priyanka slam BJP govt in UP over poll violence

11:51 pm July 10, 2021

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over alleged violence and misbehaviour with women during the filing nominations for block panchayat chiefs, with party leader Rahul Gandhi derisively saying violence has been renamed “masterstroke” in the state. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the BJP had “crossed” […]

Punjab records 6 Covid deaths, 124 fresh cases

11:46 pm July 10, 2021

Chandigarh: Punjab on Saturday reported six COVID-19 deaths and 124 new cases, taking the number of fatalities and infections to 16,177 and 5,97,469 respectively, according to a medical bulletin. The six deaths were reported from Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala and Tarn Taran. The death toll also includes three fatalities which were not reported earlier, […]

Gold merchant shot dead in Bengal

11:43 pm July 10, 2021

Balurghat (WB): A gold merchant has been shot dead by unidentified persons in West Bengal’s Dakshin Dinajpur district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at Tior village in Hili police station area on Friday night when 48-year-old Pradeep Karmakar was returning home with his wife on a motorcycle, carrying gold ornaments and money, […]

NGT imposes Rs 10 crore fine on pharma company Teva API

7:15 pm July 9, 2021

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of Rs 10 crore on a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh for violation of environmental norms. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said it is surprising to note that a big global company like Teva API Ltd […]