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West Bengal govt employee arrested for taking bribes

12:31 pm October 18, 2020

Kolkata: An employee of the West Bengal government was arrested for allegedly taking bribes from other staffers on the pretext of providing them suitable postings and transfers, an official said on Saturday. The person was apprehended on Friday by sleuths of the state Anti-Corruption Branch in connection with a probe into the racket, he said. […]

Nagpur: Man held for raping 12-year-old girl

11:37 pm October 17, 2020

Nagpur: A man was arrested in Nagpur for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl after luring her to the cotton fields nearby, police said on Saturday. The incident happened on Friday afternoon in Nilaj village when the girl and her brother were grazing goats, said a Khaparkheda police station official. After the girl’s kin filed a […]

Maharashtra: 16-year-old boy detained for killing friend

7:15 pm October 11, 2020

Thane: A 16-year-old boy has been detained from Ambarnath in Maharashtra‘s Thane district for allegedly stabbing his friend to death following an argument, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Friday night and the boy was detained on Saturday, they said. The victim was identified as Aman Shaikh (18), senior inspector Manjit Bagga said. […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

MVA govt confused on all fronts, says Maharashtra BJP chief

8:10 pm October 10, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Saturday said the Uddhav Thackeray government was “most confused” on all fronts and claimed the decision to postpone MPSC exams should have been taken much earlier if it had been done for the novel coronavirus outbreak. The MPSC exam scheduled for October 11 were postponed on Friday with […]

Militancy only brings destruction to families: J-K DGP

11:18 pm October 3, 2020

Srinagar: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday said nothing can be achieved through militancy and loss of life cannot be celebrated. Militancy has brought only destruction to the families and societies, he said at a function to inaugurate the Handwara Police Cricket League 2020 at Sports Ground Bakihakar in Handwara […]