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57 per cent Bihar ministers have declared criminal cases against them: ADR

7:20 pm November 18, 2020

New Delhi: Eight of the 14 newly sworn-in ministers in Bihar have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Six (43 per cent) of the ministers have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, according to the poll rights group. Serious criminal cases are non-bailable offences with over five years […]

60-year-old man strangulated to death by son

9:45 pm November 15, 2020

New Delhi: A 60-year-old man was allegedly strangulated to death by his son following a fight between them, police said on Sunday. The deceased Dilip, a resident of Om Vihar, worked as a vegetable vendor, they said. Police said the incident took place on Saturday afternoon in west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area on Diwali. According […]

Brus living in Tripura relief camps demand permanent residential, ST certificates

6:48 pm November 13, 2020

Agartala: Brus lodged in relief camps of North Tripura district since 1997 have demanded permanent residential and scheduled tribe certificates during the ongoing process of their resettlement in Tripura, an umbrella organisation of the displaced people said. The Tripura government has already initiated the process for rehabilitating 33,000 displaced Brus from neighbouring Mizoram, an official […]

Man kills sister-in-law, surrenders to police

6:19 pm November 11, 2020

New Delhi: A 26-year-old man allegedly strangled his sister-in-law to death over a dispute and then surrendered to police in northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar area, officials said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, Rohit, a resident of Karawal Nagar, came to the DCP office around 3.30 pm on Tuesday […]

Bihar poll results victory of PM Modi: Chirag Paswan

3:17 pm November 11, 2020

New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan described the Bihar polls results as a “victory” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying THE people have shown their trust in him. With his party winning only one seat while being instrumental in the defeat of the BJP’s ally JD(U) in many seats, Paswan tweeted that he […]