UP: Crime Branch officer suspended for smoking hookah with gangster, probe ordered

A Crime Branch officer in UP’s Kanpur has been suspended for smoking hookah with a gangster. A probe has been ordered. A picture of a Crime Branch Inspector smoking hookah with a top criminal surfaced on social media. After the photo of Mohammad Asif sitting with Kanpur’s Ankit Lala went viral, the cop was suspended and an enquiry was ordered. Taking cognizance of the matter, Joint CP, Kanpur Police, Anand Prakash Tiwari, ordered an investigation into the matter. “The incident has come to our notice. The concerned officer has been…

Attack on Odisha’s Mayurbhanj collector, 9 arrested

As many as nine people were arrested for pelting stones at Odisha’s Mayurbhanj collector during a protest. Mayurbhanj District Collector Vineet Bhardwaj was attacked by protestors while he was on his way to Baripada from Jashipur on Saturday. The agitation was underway over non-fulfilment of the demand for a panchayat building. There were two parties involved in the protest, one at NH-18 the other at the sub-road. As the DM chose the diversion route and approached near the protest site, some protestors came to him and pressed for their demand…

CM Bhagwant Mann to visit health, educational institutes of Delhi on Monday

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will visit Delhi government’s schools and hospitals on Monday. In a bid to revamp the existing health and education infrastructure across the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will undertake a whirlwind tour of the premier health and school educational institutes in the national capital on Monday. He would be accompanied by a battery of senior officers from both school education and Health & Family Welfare departments to apprise them with prevalent models in both these crucial sectors directly attributable to human development. According to a spokesperson…

Today India is seen as a symbol of positive change across world: Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that today the world is seeing India as a symbol of positive change. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addressed the Indian community in Singapore on Sunday. Birla said that in the 75 years of India’s independence, the country has undergone extensive political, social and economic transformation. “India’s democracy and its democratic institutions have set a perfect example of inclusive growth before the whole world”, he said. He further added that from defense to technology, new opportunities are being created. “Schemes like Start Up India,…

Missing posters of BJP MP, MLA surface in Bengal’s Alipurduar

TMC leaders have put up missing posters of BJP MP John Barla and MLA Dipak Barman in West Bengal’s Alipurduar. Posters related to the disappearance of MP and Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs, John Barla, and Falakata MLA Dipak Barman have been pasted in Alipurduar, West Bengal. A missing complaint has also been lodged against both of them in a police station by local Trinamool Congress leaders. The posters have a picture of both the BJP leaders and it is written that both of them need to be…

Rahul credits Rajiv Gandhi for introducing Panchayati Raj institutions

New Delhi On National Panchayati Raj Day, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hailed former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi for fulfilling Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of strengthening villages by giving the Panchayati Rajsystem to the country through the landmark the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992. It was the dream of Mahatma Gandhi that the villages of the country should become strong. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi made that dream come true by bringing the Panchayati Raj system. Hearty greetings to all the heads of the panchayat institutions, Sarpanchs and members…

Odisha: Bus carrying 50 passengers overturns in Puri, 25 injured

Ganjam (Odisha) A bus carrying pilgrims from Odisha’s Puri met with an accident leaving 25 people injured, informed the officials on Sunday. The bus was going towards Tamil Nadu from Puri when it overturned and crashed on the highway near Rambha in the Ganjam district, said the police. According to the police, the bus had around 50 passengers and four survived major injuries out of the 25 injured. A project of highway widening is underway near the accident spot. Ganjam district magistrate and Chhatrapur sub-collector visited the spot. A rescue…

PM launches projects worth ₹20K crore in 1st J&K visit since article 370 move

PM Modi is set to address a grand event in Jammu and Kashmir’s Palli.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday kicked off his visit to Jammu and Kahsmir, his first since Article 370 was scrapped by the centre in 2019. He recieved a warm welcome in Palli where he is set to address an event to mark the National Panchayati Raj Day.  PM Modi has given a new industrial scheme in J&K. Since independence till now there was just ₹15,000 cr investment, now we’ve proposal of ₹52,000 cr while projects of ₹38,000 cr…

PM Modi to visit J&K today, launch projects worth Rs 20,000 crore; security tightened

Multi-tier security arrangements have been made across Jammu and Kashmir ahead of PM Modi’s visit to the union territory on Sunday. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, security has been tightened across the union territory. Multi-tier security arrangements have been made to ensure no untoward incident takes place. Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said, “Security has been beefed up at the borders. Counter drones have been deployed.” In Palli Panchayat in Samba district of Jammu division, from where PM Modi will be…

Actor Anupam Kher meets PM Modi, presents rudraksh mala given by his mother | Pics

Actor Anupam Kher met PM Modi and posted photographs of the same on social media on Saturday evening. Bollywood actor Anupam Kher met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and posted photographs of the same on his official social media handles on Saturday evening. He presented the prime minister with a rudraksh mala (prayer beads) sent by his mother. In his tweet, Anupam Kher wrote in Hindi, “Respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was a great pleasure to meet you. The hard work you are doing day and night for countrymen is…