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Chemical in brew was killer not spirit, say police

11:58 pm May 31, 2021

Mayiladuthurai: Investigation into the death of two persons in Mayiladuthurai district supposedly after taking illicit arrack has revealed the use of chemical in the brew, police said on Monday. One of them had prepared the brew using the substance obtained from hardware shops and distributed it to his friends on Saturday, the police said. There […]

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Tutor held on charge of raping pupil

7:09 pm May 30, 2021

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A tutor has been arrested in this district for allegedly raping his student and recording the act to blackmail her, police said on Sunday. The incident took place in an area under Kotwali police station limits and the accused was arrested on Saturday, they said. According to the FIR, the tutor used the […]

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Nagpur records 3,720 new COVID-19 cases; 47 fatalities

9:53 pm April 3, 2021

Nagpur: As many as 3,720 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while 47 died of the infection in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district on Saturday, an official said. With this, the caseload in the district reached 2,37,496 and the toll rose to 5,265, the official said. At least 3,660 patients were discharged from various treatment facilities during the […]

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Fire at shoe manufacturing unit in Kolkata

5:17 pm April 3, 2021

Kolkata: A fire broke out at a shoe manufacturing unit at Topsia in the eastern part of the city early on Saturday, an official said. Ten fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, first spotted around 5 am, and the blaze was brought under control in about three hours, he said. There […]

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Man detained in rape case

5:53 pm March 20, 2021

Hamirpur: A 24-year-old man has been detained in connection with the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl here, police said on Saturday. Bharua Sumerpur SHO Virendra Pratap Singh on Saturday said the incident took place on Friday evening. A case was registered on Saturday evening after which the accused was taken into custody and he […]

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