Woman Drowns, 3 Injured In Separate Incidents Due To Heavy Rain In Jammu

A woman drowned, and three people were injured in separate incidents as heavy rains lashed parts of Jammu overnight, officials said on Saturday. The woman was identified as Rozi Kouser (30), they said. Kouser's body was recovered from a stream in Keri Kangra in the Gursai area of Mendhar sub-division in Poonch district on Friday night, the officials said. They said the cause of her death was not known immediately, but the area had witnessed heavy rains, and the woman might have slipped into the fast-flowing stream. In another incident, three people...

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Delhi Lt Governor Greenlights Probe Against Jailed AAP Leader In CCTV Case

Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena approved the recommendation for a probe against jailed former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a graft case related to the installation of CCTVs in the city, Raj Niwas officials said today. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that the case against Mr Jain was part of the BJP's "relentless conspiracies" against it and the Delhi government. The BJP, on the other hand, said the sanction for an investigation "comes as no surprise" and it was expected long back. In a statement, the AAP said, "The BJP is relentlessly...

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Assam Floods: 114 Wild Animals Dead In Kaziranga National Park, 95 Rescued

The devastating flood in Assam's famed Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has claimed the lives of 114 wild animals while 95 others have been rescued till Saturday, an official said. The animal mortality in the KNP has increased from 77 till Friday. The dead animals include four rhinos and 94 hog deer due to drowning in the KNP and 11 others during treatment. The forest officials rescued 86 hog deer, two each of sambar deer and scops owl and one each of a rhino calf, Indian hare, otter, elephant and jungle cat, the KNP official said. Currently, 34 animals...

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अगर मेरे खिलाफ सबूत है तो मुझे गिरफ्तार करो, NEET पेपर लीक मामले पर बोले तेजस्वी यादव

राष्ट्रीय जनता दल (राजद) के नेता तेजस्वी यादव ने शुक्रवार को नीतीश कुमार के नेतृत्व वाली बिहार सरकार पर नीट प्रश्नपत्र लीक घोटाले के लिए उन्हें दोषी ठहराने का प्रयास करने की आलोचना की. यादव ने सत्तारूढ़ राष्ट्रीय जनतांत्रिक गठबंधन (राजग) को चुनौती दी कि अगर सबूत हैं तो उन्हें ‘गिरफ्तार' करना चाहिए. यादव ने ये टिप्पणियां राजद के गठन के 28 साल पूरे होने के अवसर पर आयोजित एक कार्यक्रम में कीं. उन्होंने सरकार पर भ्रष्टाचार और अपराध को बढ़ावा देने का आरोप लगाते हुए कहा, ‘‘यह सरकार डबल इंजन होने का दावा करती है. एक इंजन भ्रष्टाचार को बढ़ावा देता है,...

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BSP Tamil Nadu Chief Hacked To Death By 6 Men On Bikes In Chennai

In a brazen attack, the Tamil Nadu chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party was hacked to death by six bike-borne men near his house in Chennai on Friday.  The six men attacked Armstrong when he was having a discussion with a few party functionaries near his house in the city's Sembium area and then fled. The family rushed him to a hospital, but he was declared brought dead. Police officials said this could be a revenge murder, linked to the killing of a gangster, Arcot Suresh, last year. A senior police officer told NDTV, "We are conducting an investigation....

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Assam Floods: 31 Wild Animals Dead, 82 Rescued In Kaziranga National Park

A total of 31 animals have died so far due to drowning, while 82 others have been rescued from flood waters in the worst deluge in recent years inside the famed Kaziranga National Park, a park official said on Thursday. The animal mortality includes 23 hog deer due to drowning in the Park and 15 during treatment. The forest officials rescued 73 hog deer, two otters, two sambar deer, a scops owl, one rhino calf, an Indian hare and a jungle cat. Currently, 20 animals are under treatment, while 31 others have been released after treatment, the official...

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CA Among 3 Arrested For Fraudulent Take Over Of Insolvent Company

The ED said on Wednesday that it has arrested three persons including a chartered accountant and a resolution professional as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged bank loan fraud related to regaining control of an insolvent company from the NCLT. Chartered accountant (CA) Rakesh Kumar Gulati, Ajay Yadav of resolution applicant firm Umaiza Infracon LLP and a person identified as Paramjeet were taken into custody on July 1 by the Gurugram zonal office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act...

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Trinamool Notice To Bengal MLA For Supporting Public Flogging Of Couple

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to its Chopra MLA Hamidul Rahman for making statements supporting the public flogging of a couple that rocked the state. The incident that happened last week in Uttar Dinajpur district was caught on camera, and the video that showed a man flogging the couple in public sent shockwaves. "The party has show-caused Rahman for his remarks and has sought an explanation from him. The party in no way supports the incident or the remarks made by him," a senior TMC leader...

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Will Be Proud If We Get Ability To Take PM To Space: ISRO Chief

It will be a "very proud" moment for the entire nation if we can fly Prime Minister Narendra Modi to space, Dr S Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has said. However, he quickly added that he would wait for the much anticipated Gaganyaan Mission to be "ready, to be proven, to be qualified enough to do that." In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Dr Somanath noted that ISRO was at a "critical juncture" with Gaganyaan this year and had three important missions scheduled. A few months ago, Prashanth Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit...

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NDTV कॉन्क्लेव : MP के सीएम डॉ. मोहन यादव ने की पेपर लीक के खिलाफ सख्त कदम उठाने की घोषणा

भोपाल में आयोजित NDTV MPCG MSME कॉन्क्लेव में मध्य प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री डॉ. मोहन यादव (Mohan Yadav) ने राज्य में पेपर लीक (Paper Leak) की समस्या से निपटने के लिए कड़े कदम उठाने की घोषणा की है. NDTV संवाददाता अनुराग द्वारी से बात करते हुए डॉ. यादव ने बताया कि एक नया कानून प्रस्तावित है, जिसमें पेपर लीक में शामिल लोगों के लिए 10 साल की कैद और एक करोड़ रुपये के जुर्माने का प्रावधान है. इसे गैर-जमानती अपराध की श्रेणी में रखा गया है. डॉ. यादव ने कहा,...

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Bridge In Bihar's Thakurganj Sinks, Sixth In 10 Days

Another bridge in Bihar went out of commission today, making it the sixth  in 10 days. The bridge in Thakurganj block sunk by a feet today the water level of the Bund river increased following heavy rains. The surface of the bridge cracked, making it too risky to use.   The bridge, located in Khoshi Dangi village of Patharia panchayat, was built in 2007-2008 from the MP fund of the then MP Md Tasleemuddin of Thakurganj. But today, it could not withstand the pressure of water. This bridge connects areas under three to four panchayats and...

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