Varanasi (Benaras, UP): The bye-lanes of the Holy city are swimming in hooch, it would seem! Eight persons were today arrested and 65 litres of illicit liquor was seized during different raids conducted at various places across the city, police said. Now that the elections are on and the eye of the EC monitors things […]
Shillong: The long arm of the law caught up with a Meghalaya MLA, accused of statutory rape of a 14 year old under POSCO, (Jan 7). He was nabbed at one of his ‘hideouts’ in neighbouring Assam. Independent Meghalaya MLA Julius Dorphang, was wanted in connection with a trafficking for sex case involving a 14-year […]
Thane, Bombay (Mumbai): He woke up one morning to find almost rupees two lakh deducted from his debit account by a ‘ghost shopper’, who apparently went on a shopping spree! He stared at his debit card in his hand, scratching his head in disbelief, after which he let out a yell and a torrent of […]
Hazaribagh, Jharkhand: Prem Kumar, a quack, posing as a surgeon is finally arrested. He evaded arrest for a month, after his pregnant patient bled to death on December 5, 2016. He was arrested at night near his so-called nursing home and packed off to Hazaribagh central jail (Jan 4). Kumar had a thriving practice at […]
Patna: This week, Patna is seeing a lot of action as part of the historic 350th ‘Prakashotsav’ of the Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. UNICEF has roped in faith leaders to promote eater and sanitation issue. “A unique confluence of renowned faith leaders from major religions in India are taking a pledge to work towards […]
New Delhi, Jan 1: Ties with Pakistan and China which were on the centrestage of Indian diplomacy saw a “deterioration” in the year gone by, according to foreign policy experts who feel that the relationships are unlikely to see any forward movement in the new year. The foreign policy establishment here has reached the conclusion […]
Godda (Jharkhand): Ten miners were killed and an unspecified number feared trapped when a massive mound of earth came crashing down on them at Lalmatia open cast coal mine of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) (Dec 29), the worst such disaster in over a decade. Heavy machinery was deployed as rescuers, including those from the NDRF, […]
Bombay (Mumbai): Fifty four percent of Bhojpuri films were given an A certificate by the CBFC, says its annual report About 135 films out of all the Hindi releases in 2015-16 were granted “A” certificate. The report said a total of 1,021 films were censored by CBFC in 2015-16. According to the CBFC annual report, […]
Dhanbad: Four workers suffered injuries, two of them seriously, when the roof of a mine partially collapsed at Putki Balihari area in Dhanbad district(Dec 29). The mine belongs to Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. A senior district official said the four contractual workers were taking cable to a shaft […]
New Delhi: Those weight loss clinics and clubs that make tall claims and dupe customers had better watch out! A district consumer forum here has asked a city-based health club to refund over Rs 77,000 and compensate a man for adopting “unfair trade practice” by promising to reduce his body weight by 10 kg within […]
India is a land of diversity with assorted cultures, creeds and beliefs. These diversities come to fore, when the feasts and festivals advance. The festivals and feasts add flavor and ingredients to the lives of people. Hence, the saying is substantiated “Life is a Celebration”. Indeed, our lives in India, is imbued with celebrations of […]
Aizawl: The Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC), a conglomerate of leaders of 14 major churches in Mizoram, Thursday appealed to the state government not to observe ‘Good Governance Day’ on Christmas. The Centre’s decision to observe ‘Good Governance Day’ on December 25. Christmas is one of the most important religious days of Christians, according to […]
