Infiltration by Rohingyas from Bangladesh through Assam's Karimganj district is 'alarming' and a threat to national security, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.
There is a network of brokers who bring the Rohingyas into Tripura, from there to Karimganj in Assam and then the rest of the country, the chief minister said while addressing a press conference at the conclusion of the two-day conference of superintendents of police in Bongaigaon.
''Five police teams from Assam are currently in Tripura and working with the state government...
Saturday, July 29, 2023
"Mere Show-Off": BJP Slams Opposition's Manipur Visit Amid Ethnic Clashes
The opposition is "staging a drama" while the Centre is trying to restore normalcy, the BJP's National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh, said, slamming the Opposition delegation that visited Manipur.
"This is mere show-off... PM Modi's government is trying to heal the wounds of people in Manipur but the Opposition is simply staging a drama," Tarun Chugh told news agency ANI.
Earlier in the day, multiple teams of the Opposition delegation visited relief camps in Manipur's Churachandpur district.
The leaders slammed the Centre for not sending a delegation...
Himachal Hotel Association Announces 50% Discount Post Monsoon Fury
With Himachal Pradesh's hotel occupancy rate at almost zero per cent after the recent monsoon fury, the hotel association has announced a 50 per cent discount on room tariffs to woo back tourists and a minister said it was "safe" to travel to the state now.
The tourism industry was recovering after the COVID-19 pandemic and recorded one crore six thousand tourist footfalls in the first half of 2023, but the havoc wreaked by heavy rains and floods during the month of July resulted in negligible tourist footfall and thousands of bookings were cancelled.
The...
Mother Of Woman Stripped In Manipur Wants To See Bodies Of Son, Husband
The mother of one of the two women paraded naked by a mob in Manipur on May 4 urged the MPs of opposition coalition INDIA to help her see the bodies of her husband and son, who were also killed on that day.
A delegation of 21 MPs from the opposition bloc is on a two-day visit to the state, and meeting people affected by the violence.
When Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev and DMK MP Kanimozhi met the mother of one of the victims, she urged them to help her at least see the bodies of her son and husband.
She also told the two leaders the situation...
Non-Bailable Warrant Against UP BJP Leader In Sexual Abuse Case
A non-bailable warrant has been issued against a local BJP leader in a case of sexual abuse of a 17-year-old girl in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday.
According to the police, the teenaged girl, working in the office of advocate Ramesh Chand Gupta, has alleged that she was sexually abused by Gupta, his relative and BJP metropolitan unit general secretary Arvind Gupta Marwari, and Uttar Pradesh Consumer Cooperative Union Sanjeev Goyal Sikka.
Advocate Gupta was arrested on June 21 in the case.
A special court under the Protection...
Friday, July 28, 2023
Police Case Against Tuition Teacher For Showing Obscene Video To Minor
Police have registered a case against a tutor for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old girl and showing obscene videos to her, police said on Friday.
The girl used to take tuition from the accused at his home, they said.
For past some time, the accused used to show obscene videos to the girl student coming to his home for tuition. Sometimes, he also assaulted her, they said.
Initially, the girl did not tell anyone about her ordeal as the accused had threatened her with dire consequences. A few days later, however, she disclosed the matter to her...
Indian-Origin Man In UK Convicted Of Killing Friend Over Drugs
An Indian-origin man, described by UK police as a “dangerous” individual, has been convicted of the murder of a former friend due to a feud over drugs worth around 5,000 pounds.
Amraj Poonia, 27, from Horley in south-east England, was found guilty of murder at a trial at the Old Bailey court in London on Thursday.
He had already pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, a charge his 26-year-old brother Raneel Poonia was found guilty of at the end of the trial.
The Metropolitan Police said their four-year-long extensive and detailed police...