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UP man arrested for rape attempt on minor girl

6:28 pm June 18, 2021

Muzaffarnagar: A shopkeeper was arrested on Friday for allegedly attempting to rape a minor girl in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, officials said. A case has been registered in this regard at Ghari Pukhta police station under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) […]

Drunk man climbs atop mobile tower in Delhi

6:22 pm June 18, 2021

New Delhi: A drunk man climbed atop a mobile tower in south Delhi’s Pushp Vihar area on Friday, police said. The man, who has been identified as Satish Kumar (20), a resident of the national capital’s Anupam Garden locality, did not heed his parents’ requests to come down. He came down after about an hour, […]

Villagers being moved to safety after Kali river swells

6:17 pm June 18, 2021

Pithoragarh (U’khand): Officials were asked on Friday to move the residents of the villages near the banks of the Kali river to safe locations after its waters almost touched the danger mark in this Uttarakhand district. The river is flowing at 889.6 metres while the danger mark is at 890 metres, Pithoragarh District Magistrate (DM) […]

Haryana on top in crime, unemployment: Hooda

11:59 pm June 17, 2021

Chandigarh: Hitting out at the BJP-JJP government in Haryana, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday alleged that the state has reached at the top in crime, unemployment and scams under it. Meanwhile, Congress spokesman and senior leader Randeep Singh Surjewala lambasted the BJP-JJP government, describing it as “most unpopular and anti-people.” The attack […]

Bengal govt urges closed jute mills to reopen by June

11:56 pm June 17, 2021

Kolkata: West Bengal Labour Minister Beecharam Manna has urged closed jute mills to reopen by this month, exuding confidence that state government measures would ensure raw material availability. Sources said the minister has been holding regular meetings with trade unions and mill managements. On Thursday, Manna met officials of Delta Jute Mill and Hanuman Jute […]