Imphal, Feb 28 (IANS) Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Friday further extended by one week the time given for the return of looted and illegal weapons and ammunition to the security forces. He also warned that later “strict legal action would be taken as per law for possession of such arms and ammunition.” Senior … Read more
Gurugram, Feb 27 (IANS) A crime branch team of the Gurugram Police has arrested five accused with illegal weapons for their alleged involvement in organised crime committed in Delhi, Gurugram and Nuh, police said. The criminals were arrested on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday from near the Dhankot canal, Gurugram. Police said that … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) West Bengal Police said on Wednesday that they have arrested three illegal Bangladeshi immigrants with suspected terror links from Bamangola in the Malda district. Sources said that the place from where the trio was arrested was around 10 kilometres from the international borders with neighbouring Bangladesh that comes under Bamangola Police … Read more
Srinagar, Feb 26, KDC: A controversy has erupted over the alleged felling of green Chinar trees in Anantnag’s Rani Bagh, with National Conference (NC) MLA Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri demanding a high-level inquiry into the matter. However, the District Floriculture Office has refuted the claims, stating that only pruning of dried and hazardous branches was … Read more
JAMMU: In a major relief to the people of J&K and also the pilgrims visiting Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine, a Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court comprising Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice M A Chowdhary has directed the respondents to withdraw the order/direction regarding redistributing the influence length from Lakhanpur … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Tuesday apprised the Supreme Court that the issue of deportation of illegal immigrants is receiving consideration at the highest executive level and a decision is likely to be taken soon. He made the intimation as he requested a bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and … Read more
Porvorim (Goa), Feb 22 (IANS) The police have busted an illegal cricket betting operation in Goa’s Porvorim with strong ties to Gujarat, arresting three individuals from the state in connection with the case, officials said. According to Police Inspector Rahul Parab, on the night of February 20, the police received credible intelligence about a betting … Read more
Hyderabad, Feb 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s Hyderabad Zonal Office has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 5.67 crore of pharma company Lucent Drugs under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in the case of illegal export of painkiller Tramadol to Pakistan The attached assets include land, building and factory … Read more
Idukki (Kerala), Feb 20 (IANS) In a jolt to Kerala’s ruling CPI-M, the Idukki District Collector on Thursday ordered a probe into the alleged illegal quarrying being undertaken by the district party Secretary C.V. Varghese and his family. The District Collector issued the probe order after an anonymous letter was received at the office in … Read more