Bengaluru, March 6 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP has slammed the Congress government over the misuse of funds reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST), saying that “the curse of Dalits’ tears will not spare it”. BJP leaders slammed the Congress-led government in Karnataka at a massive protest held on Thursday at Freedom … Read more
Hyderabad, March 6 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has busted a major cyber fraud operation running out of a fake call centre here and arrested 63 individuals, most of them from the northeastern states. They were found working at the fraudulent establishment, engaging in cybercrimes targeting NRIs and US citizens, TGCSB Director Shikha … Read more
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) The Kolkata Police, on Thursday, registered FIRs against West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu, the driver of his vehicle, and Trinamool Congress leader Om Prakash Mishra over the March 1 ruckus within the campus of Jadavpur University (JU) in which two students were severely injured and hospitalised after being “allegedly and … Read more
Bhopal, March 6 (IANS) In a tragic incident, three coal miners lost their lives due to a slab collapse at the Chhatarpur-I coal mines operated by Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) – a subsidiary of Coal India Limited on Thursday. Nishchal Jharia, Superintendent of Police, Betul district, confirmed the deaths while speaking to IANS over phone, … Read more
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a person at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Petrapole, in the North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal, for attempting to smuggle gold into India across the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB). The accused confessed that he had procured the gold in Dubai and was smuggling it … Read more
Chennai, March 6 (IANS) A Tamil Nadu-based lawyer has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court, seeking the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and West Bengal. Chennai-based lawyer G.S. Mani filed the PIL on Thursday, arguing that these states are constitutionally and legally obligated to implement … Read more
Gwalior, March 6 (IANS) A devastating incident of fire is reported in the Lal Tipara Gaushala (cowshed), some 15 km away from Gwalior main city, when an unknown source of fire ignited the straw-made sofas, causing a massive fire. The incident occurred in the Morar police station locality. The inadequate safety arrangements in the cowshed … Read more
Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) In a move aimed at further making Mohali a safe and crime free city, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday inaugurated Phase-I of the city surveillance and traffic management developed at a cost of Rs 21.60 crore. The Chief Minister said this is a significant step towards enhancing urban surveillance … Read more
Jammu, March 6 (IANS) J&K DGP Nalin Prabhat on Thursday said that he has cut two-thirds of his personal security in a manpower optimisation drive. Asserting that charity must begin at home, the DGP told reporters at a ‘Thana Diwas’ meeting here that as part of the major manpower optimisation drive, he has cut his … Read more