Uttarakhand villagers lured to fall back upon opium cultivation
byDehradun : With the opium poppy clandestinely grown by villagers in Tuini area of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand now beginning to blossom, officials of…
Crime
For bearing daughters, woman killed in Punjab
byChandigarh: A woman was allegedly strangulated to death by her husband in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district as he was upset that she had given…
430 acres under contraband opium cultivation in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : Fears have been expressed by the Narcotics control Bureau that opium produced from clandestinely grown poppy plants in the state was either…
Lone woman minister in Punjab government covicted, jailed
byPatiala (Punjab): A fortnight after she was sworn in as cabinet minister, senior Punjab minister Jagir Kaur was today arrested and sent to jail…
French killer said he posted murder videos on web
byParis : Mohammed Merah, the main suspect in the Toulouse and Montauban shootings who was killed during a police operation on Thursday in Toulouse,…
Shimla police fails to check looting of Nepalese travellers
byShimla : Nepali labour returning home from Shimla’s bus station in Himachal Pradesh are being frequently robbed of their hard earned money by gangs…
An anonymous love call traps burglar
byShimla: A burglar was caught with stolen goods worth about Rs 10 lakhs after an investigating lady police officer, pretending as an anonymous caller,…
Two arrested for murder
byShimla: Two persons were arrested for murder of one Pyare Lal, in Theog region of Shimla hills, a few hours after the crime was…
Man in McLeodganj Tibetan guest house found dead
byDharamshala: A man staying at a Tibetan guest house in McLeodganj, Dharamshala was found dead today. Tenzin Dondyo of Kunga Guest House at Bhagsu…
Woman journalist charged for J. Dey murder
byMumbai : A Mumbai-based woman journalist, Jigna Vora, was Tuesday chargesheeted in connection with the murder of senior scribe Jyotirmoy Dey in June last…