Uttar Pradesh axes police chief over law and order
byLucknow, April 12 (IANS) With the rising crime graph and communal flare-ups affecting its image, the Samajwadi Party government of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav…
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CISF man run over by DTC bus
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A 55-year-old CISF sub-inspector was killed and three other personnel were injured here Friday when a speeding DTC bus…
Important conclusions of SC judgment on Devender Bhullar
by* No Judicial Review of the undue delay in deciding mercy petition. “If the enormity of the crime is such that a large number…
Assam rhino toll this year goes up to 17
byGuwahati, April 12 (IANS) Poachers in Assam have killed 17 rhinos already this year, officials said Friday. The latest carcass with the missing horn…
Youth arrested for stabbing woman in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A 20-year-old youth has been arrested here for stabbing his girl friend earlier this week. The girl survived the…
Seven killed in Maharashtra shootout
byGadchiroli (Maharashtra), April 12 (IANS) Seven people, including a policeman, were killed Friday in a shoot-out between police and alleged Maoist cadres in a…
Meghalaya storm: Ex-gratia announced for victims’ kin
byShillong, April 12 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Friday announced ex-gratia payment of Rs.1.5 lakh to the next of kin of each of those killed…
Three dead after consuming food in Punjab factory
byJalandhar, April 12 (IANS) Three factory workers here died and at least 30 others were admitted to a hospital after consuming food in the…
Two children dead in Delhi slum fire
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) At least two children died and six people were injured after a major fire broke out in a sprawling…
Bhullar mentally not fit to be hanged
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Khalistani terrorist Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, whose petition against the president’s rejection of his mercy plea in the 1993…