Alcohol containing methanol content was used for making spurious liquor which left 20 people dead in Punjab's Sangrur district, police said on Saturday.
Police have arrested eight out of the 10 identified accused in connection with the Sangrur hooch tragedy, they said.
The death count due to the suspected consumption of spurious liquor in Sangrur district has climbed to 20, with six more people succumbing during treatment, officials on Saturday said.
Eleven people are undergoing treatment at Patiala's Rajindra Hospital and six at the Civil Hospital...
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
50-Year-Old UP Man Sentenced To Life In Jail For Raping Infant
A special court in UP's Bahraich sentenced a 50-year-old man to life in prison for raping an infant. The Additional District Judge (POCSO) Varun Mohit Nigam also imposed a fine of Rs 1.29 lakh on the convict.
The man, Bhondu Rehman, raped the one-year-old girl who belonged to the Scheduled Caste, Special District Government Advocate (POCSO Act) Sant Pratap Singh said.
On February 17, the man took the girl out on some pretext. When she did not return home for a while, the family started looking for her. Soon, they found Bhondu in a mustard field...
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Centre Launches Helpline To Help Applicants Seeking Citizenship Under CAA
A helpline for people seeking Indian nationality under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 became operational on Thursday for providing assistance and information.
Anyone who needs assistance in applying for citizenship can make free calls to the number '1032' between 8 am and 8 pm from anywhere in India.
"Helpline Number 1032 for CAA-2019 becomes operational. For assistance and information, applicants can make free calls from anywhere in India. Helpline is available from 8 am to 8 pm," a home ministry spokesperson said.
A mobile application...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Karnataka Student Thrashed For Talking To Hindu Girl, Case Filed: Police
In yet another incident of moral policing in Karnataka, a student was allegedly thrashed for talking to a Hindu girl in the Yadgir district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place on March 18 when he was returning home from college.
He told the police that he was conversing with a girl from the Hindu community over the phone when a group of nine people attacked him near the Gogi Mohalla.
He said that they confined him in a room for five hours and assaulted him. The student said they brandished a knife and threatened to kill...
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
ट्रेन के AC कोच में इधर-उधर घूम रहा था चूहा, यात्री ने VIDEO बनाकर की शिकायत, रेलवे ने तुरंत लिया संज्ञान
भारत में ट्रेन एक ऐसा साधन है, जिसका इस्तेमाल सभी वर्गों के लोग करते हैं. देखा जाए तो आज भारतीय रेलवे यात्रियों को कई सुविधाएं भी दे रहा है, मगर कुछ ऐसी घटनाएं सामने आती हैं, जिसकी वजह से रेलवे को परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ता है. अभी हाल ही में सोशल मीडिया पर एक वीडियो वायरल हुआ है. वीडियो में देखा जा सकता है कि कैसे एक चूहा AC बोगी में इधर-उधर घूम रहा है. एक महिला यात्री ने इस चूहे का वीडियो बनाकर सोशल मीडिया पर शेयर कर दिया है. वीडियो शेयर होने के बाद भारतीय रेलवे ने रिप्लाई भी किया है.
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"Trying To Steal A Thackeray": Uddhav Thackeray As Cousin Meets Amit Shah
The BJP has realised that only the Thackeray name gets votes in Maharashtra and so they are trying to "steal a Thackeray," former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said today on the meeting between Raj Thackeray and Union minister Amit Shah. The MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena) chief, who is also the estranged cousin of Mr Thackeray, was in Delhi today, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. He said he had been "called".
Speaking at a gathering in Nanded district, Uddhav Thackeray said the BJP "knows very well that they don't get votes in the name of...
Monday, March 18, 2024
Nagpur Teen Held Under Arms Act For Cutting Birthday Cake With Sword
A 19-year-old man was held in Nagpur for cutting his birthday cake with a sword and posting pictures of it on social media, a police official said on Monday.
Rahul Mohnikar was held after his house was raided, during which the sword was seized, the Umred police station official said.
"He had celebrated his birthday on Saturday night. He was booked under the provisions of the Arms Act," the official added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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Sunday, March 17, 2024
"PM's Andhra Arrival Like Bhagirath Bringing Ganga To Earth": Pawan Kalyan
Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief Pawan Kalyan praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday for his visit to the state of Andhra Pradesh, drawing a parallel between PM Modi's arrival and the mythological tale of King Bhagiratha bringing the River Ganga to Earth for his ancestors' salvation.
A day after the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Modi reached Andhra Pradesh and addressed a public rally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N...
"Sinking Ship": BJP's Shivraj Chouhan Attacks Congress
Former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched a scathing attack on the Congress party on Sunday, stating that the party is neither left with an army nor a leader. Shivraj Chouhan asserted that the Congress, once a formidable force in Indian politics, now resembles a 'sinking ship without direction and vision.'
Addressing a press conference in state capital Bhopal, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "On one hand, the BJP is a shining star, and on the other hand, the Congress is a sinking ship. Neither does the party have...