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SHILLONG, July 3: The elder brother of Indore resident Raja Raghuvanshi on Thursday said he believes the main accused Sonam, also the deceased's wife, may have married her aide (Raj Kushwaha) while hiding here post the crime. Sonam, her alleged boyfriend Raj Kushwaha, the three henchmen and three other co-accused are currently lodged in judicial custody. "We have come to know that Meghalaya police have recovered two mangalsutras. One was gifted to Sonam as per tradition when she and Raja married on May 11. The second one may be related to Sonam and Kushwaha's marriage. They might have married when she was hiding here," Vipin told reporters. Meanwhile, the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, presided over by DKK Mihsill, on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Vishal Chauhan, Akash Rajput, and Anand Kurmi by another 14 days. The matter was taken up through video conferencing on Thursday, as the accused were not physically produced in court upon the expiration of their 14-day judicial custody. After hearing the case, the court granted the prosecution's request for an extension. (With PTI inputs)
Guwahati, Jun 5 (PTI) The Assam Congress on Thursday demanded a CBI inquiry into alleged illegal stone mining in Karbi Anglong district in violation of a Supreme Court order. Addressing a press conference here, former Rajya Sabha member Ripun Bora also alleged that Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Chief Executive Member Tuliram Ronghang was allowing illegal activities in the district in nexus with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. "Large-scale illegal stone mining is taking place in the hills of Karbi Anglong in violation of the Supreme Court order. The SC had banned mining in and around K ...Read More >
Kota, Jun 6 (PTI) A relationship manager in an ICICI bank branch in Kota allegedly swindled around Rs 4.58 crore from customers' accounts only to lose the lot of it in the stock market, police on Friday said. She was arrested last week and is currently under judicial custody, they said. The accused, Sakshi Gupta, was posted as a relationship manager at ICICI Bank's DCM branch. Police said she had been pilfering from more than 110 accounts belonging to 41 customers for around two and a half years. She allegedly invested these amounts in the stock market and lost a large chunk of it, they sa ...Read More >
Berhampur (Odisha), Jun 6 (PTI) Environmental activist Medha Patkar on Saturday appealed to the people of Odisha for protection of Rushikulya river. The government planned to construct a dam in the river Pipalapnaka under Sorada block in the district. While participating in the Save Rushikulya river movement in Ganjam district, she said, "Rivers may be small or big, but they are our mother. We have to protect the rivers from attacks." She attended a meeting were organised by the Rushikulya Banchao Kriyaanusthan Committee (RBKC) and the Centre for Climate Justice, spearheading the agitation a ...Read More >
"He was earlier apprehended by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with another fraud case and is currently in judicial custody. "The case was initially registered in January 2017 based on a complaint from a private bank," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Economic Offences Wing) Vikram K. Porwal said in a statement. The bank had alleged that 467 fake Foreign Inward Remittance Certificates (FIRCs) were submitted by 18 account holders - belonging to 17 different firms - at its Naraina ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft -- the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace -- successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 4.01pm while orbiting above the North Atlantic Ocean."At 6:31 am EDT (4:01 IST) on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4," the National Aeronautics ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday directed that one-third of the land reclaimed from Delhi's three major landfill sites should be used for public welfare projects such as hospitals, schools and sports complexes, while the remaining area be developed into advanced waste processing facilities. The directive was issued during a meeting held here to review the city's solid waste management progress, as the government aims to eliminate legacy waste dumps by 2026. The chief minister chaired the meeting along with Delhi Mayor Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh to review solid wast ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to the allegations to NCW officials. Officials said further steps will be considered after reviewing his ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) St Stephen's College and St Thomas School here received bomb threats through email on Tuesday, prompting authorities to launch a thorough search operation, with officials saying nothing suspicious has been found so far. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said St Stephen's College reported that they received the bomb threat at 7:15 am. "The mail claimed that four IEDs and two RDX bombs have been planted on the premises and in the library of the college. It further claimed that those would explode by 2 pm," the police officer was quoted as saying in a st ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The museum police have arrested three caretakers of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for allegedly injuring a two-and-a-half-year-old child. The accused -- Ajitha, Maheswari, and Sindhu were taken into custody on Tuesday under the POCSO Act and relevant sections of the BNS. The incident reportedly happened when the child was hurt in the genital area as a punishment for urinating on the bed. The injury came to light when the child was being bathed. On noticing it, CWC General ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged five individuals, including goldy Brar, in relation to the 2024 Gurugram club bombing plot, as revealed in a recently filed chargesheet. This case involves a conspiracy to bomb two clubs, aiming to disrupt communal harmony in Haryana, with the banned terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) implicated. The NIA's investigation highlights the severity of the plot. Those charged include satinderjit Singh (Goldy Brar), Sachin Talian, Ankit, Bhavish, and Randeep Singh. News Directory 3 provides crucial updates on sensitive cases such ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said the state govt was consistently working to provide better resources to the doctors and quality healthcare services to the citizens.He mentioned that medical colleges were being established in every district.While there were only six medical colleges in 2014, the number has now increased to 15, and nine new colleges are under construction. As a result, MBBS seats in the state increased from 700 in 2014 to 2,185, at present. The state govt aims to increase the MBBS seats to over 3,400 by 2029, said Saini.The CM was addressing a ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 9 (PTI) A hotel entrepreneur was arrested here as part of a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking and consumption among urban social circuits, and 10 grams of cocaine along with other narcotic substances were seized from his possession, officials said on Wednesday. Based on specific intelligence inputs, a team from Cyberabad Narcotics Police Station intercepted a 34-year-old man, key peddler and consumer, near his restaurant in Kompally on July 7 while he was travelling in a car and upon a search 10 grams of cocaine, 3.2 grams of OG Kush (ganja), and 1.6 grams of Ecstasy pil ...Read More >
Bhopal, Jun 7 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a CBI probe into the disappearance of an Indore-based woman in Meghalaya a fortnight back. The woman - Sonam Raghuvanshi (25) - went missing along with her husband Raja Raghuvanshi (29) on May 23, hours after they checked out of a homestay at Nongriat village in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district during their honeymoon. On June 2, Raja's body was found in a deep gorge near a waterfall in Sohra area, some 20 kilometres away from the homestay. However, the Meghalaya po ...Read More >
Srinagar- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said foreign countries were told clearly during the post-Operation Sindoor diplomatic outreach that in case of a fresh provocation, India would repeat its action. Speaking at a discussion at the Ahmedabad Management Association, Tharoor said Indian delegations which visited foreign countries in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor managed to convey that India acted with restraint and responsibility. "In other places, we actually were able to get some very high-placed people to say not only that they respected and supported India's right of self- ...Read More >
Hyderabad/Sangareddy, July 2: The death toll from the explosion at the Sigachi Industries' plant in Pashamylaram has risen to 38 on Wednesday even as the company announced a Rs 1 crore compensation amid allegation of usage of outdated machinery in the unit. State Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha, who has been supervising rescue operations at the accident site, said that 11 people were still missing. Although most of the debris has been cleared, no human remains have been found, the minister further said. Sangareddy District Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj told PTI that the tol ...Read More >
Guwahati: Meghalaya honeymoon murder: A local court in Meghalaya's Shillong on Wednesday sent property dealer Silome James to 14 days of judicial custody in connection with the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi. Assistant Public Prosecutor Tushar Chanda informed that the court also remanded two other accused, Lokendra Singh Tomar and Balbir Ahirwar, to seven days of judicial custody. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The Special Investigation Team (SIT) had arrested all three from various locations in Madhya Pradesh for alleged ...Read More >
Guwahati: The family of Sonam Raghuvanshi, one of the prime accused in the alleged murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, has decided not to appoint any legal counsel for her until they are able to speak with her directly. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Sonam's brother Govind Raghuvanshi said he has been receiving multiple calls from lawyers offering to take up her case. "I've been getting calls from 10 to 15 lawyers, offering to handle everything. But I've asked them all to wait," he said. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show o ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal unit of BJP, under the leadership of its new State party President Samik Bhattacharya is making all efforts to ensure a political rally in the state, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing it, before Trinamool Congress's annual Martyrs' day rally in Kolkata on July 21. An insider from the state committee of BJP said that the week before July 21, the Prime Minister is scheduled to go for an election campaign in Bihar where the Assembly polls are scheduled later this year. "We are trying hard so that the Prime Minister can spare some time ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were put under house arrest to prevent them from going to the graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah took an autorickshaw from the Khanyar crossing to the martyrs memorial while Minister for Education Sakina Ittoo surprised everyone by r ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) Veteran actor-producer Dheeraj Kumar, known for starring in Manoj Kumar's "Roti Kapda Aur Makaan" and producing hit television shows "Om Namah Shivay" and "Adalat", has passed away at a hospital here, a family friend said on Tuesday. He was 79. Kumar was suffering from acute pneumonia and was admitted to an intensive care unit of the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. "He passed away this morning at 11:00 am due to pneumonia at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. He was unwell and was admitted to the hospital on Saturday as he was having fever, cold and cough. He was ...Read More >
Itanagar, Dec 5 (PTI) The Arunachal Pradesh government has inked a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Indian Army for the maintenance and upkeep of the Major Ralengnao Bob Khathing Museum of Valour in Tawang district. The memorandum was signed by Tawang Deputy Commissioner Kangki Darang and Brigadier VS Rajput of the 190 Mountain Brigade on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. With this agreement, the museum will be effectively managed solely by the Indian Army, an official statement said here on Thursday. On the occasion, Khandu paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai P ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jun 7 (PTI) Authorities on Saturday barred Eid prayers from taking place at the Eidgah ground and the Jama Masjid in the old city here, while Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed that he was put under house arrest. "Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar deeply regrets to inform that the authorities have once again disallowed Eid-ul-Adha prayers at the Eidgah as well as at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar by closing the gates of the mosque and deploying police personnel outside," the management of the historic mosque said in a statement. ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Two accused of helping Sonam Raghuvanshi murder her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, in Meghalaya in May have withdrawn their previous confessions and chosen to remain silent before the magistrate, said the police on Friday. Shillong City Superintendent of Police Herbert Pyniaid Kharkongor, who leads the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case, stated that Akash Rajput and Anand Kurmi did not make any statements when presented before the magistrate on Thursday. "We produced only two out of the five accused. They declined to speak. However, we have substantial mat ...Read More >
Faridabad, Jun 28 (PTI) Faridabad police have arrested a woman in connection with the murder of her sister-in-law, who was found buried in front of her in-laws' house here, officials said on Saturday. According to police, Tannu Kumar (24) was reported missing about two months ago by her in-laws. However, she was found buried in front of their house. Police had earlier arrested Tannu's father-in-law, Bhoop Singh, and mother-in-law in the case and sent them to jail. During interrogation, Singh revealed that they had pre-planned her murder on April 15. He told the police that he raped her befor ...Read More >
Guwahati: Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, may have married her alleged boyfriend Raj Kushwaha while on the run, the victim's elder brother has claimed. Raja and Sonam were reported missing on May 23 while travelling in Meghalaya. On June 2, Raja's body was recovered from a deep gorge near a waterfall in Sohra (Cherrapunji) in East Khasi Hills district. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Days later, Sonam was located in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district, nearly ...Read More >
Kolkata, June 28: A political slugfest has erupted in West Bengal after a woman accused Padma Shree awardee monk Kartik Maharaj, who is posted with the Murshidabad unit of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, of allegedly raping her 12 times for six months in 2013. As per the police complaint lodged by the woman, Kartik Maharaj raped her multiple times 12 years ago promising her a job at a local school. The ruling Trinamool Congress is highlighting the issue in a major way and accusing the BJP of being silent on it since the accused monk had been reportedly close to the saffron party. The woman accusin ...Read More >
Shillong, Jul 2 (PTI) A Meghalaya court on Wednesday remanded three persons to judicial custody in connection with the murder case of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in the northeastern state in May. The three were arrested from Madhya Pradesh on the charge of concealing evidence in the murder. On June 26, they had been remanded to police custody for six days. On Wednesday, property dealer Silome James was granted 14 days of judicial custody while flat owner Lokendra Tomar and guard Balla Ahirwar were forwarded to jail for seven days, Assistant Public Prosecutor Tushar Chanda told PTI. ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 11 (PTI) The three terror suspects arrested by the Tamil Nadu ATS in the past few days were apprehended after months-long operations and after coordinating with police in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, TN DGP Shankar Jiwal said on Friday. Abubacker Siddique, Mohammed Ali and Sadiq alias Tailor Raja were arrested after nearly three decades on the run and the police were constantly pursuing them, he told a press conference here. The operations were titled 'Aram' and 'Agazhi'. Also Read | Uttar Pradesh: Man Held in Lucknow With Over 5,000 Bottles of Fake Cough Syrup Laced With NRx M ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) Bollywood star Raveena Tandon went down memory lane and shared pictures from her hit film "Dulhe Raja", as it completed 27 years from its release. Directed by Harmesh Malhotra, "Dulhe Raja" was released on July 10, 1998, also featuring Govinda and Kader Khan. The film revolved around K K Singhania (Khan), a successful hotelier, who gets annoyed by Raja (Govinda) after he sets up his dhaba next to a luxurious five-star hotel owned by Singhania. Things get even more complicated when Singhania's daughter Kiran (Tandon) falls in love wit Raja. Tandon posted a series of ...Read More >
On Wednesday, a special investigation team (SIT) was formed after the Meghalaya Police recovered the weapon in the suspected murder of Raja Raghuvanshi. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday assured that justice would be served in the case of the Indore tourist who was murdered in Sohra, while rescue operations continue to locate his missing wife. He did not comment on calls for a CBI investigation, saying the inquiry is ongoing and thorough. Speaking to media persons, Sangma said, ...Read More >