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Bhopal: Four men, including a father-son duo from Rajasthan, were killed late on Sunday night when the SUV they were travelling in lost control and crashed into a tree while trying to avoid a cow sitting on the road in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh.The accident took place around 11:30 pm near the Kali Talai area amid heavy rain. Police said the victims left Ashoknagar for Rajasthan around 8 pm. As their SUV approached Kali Talai road, a cow was spotted sitting in the middle of the road, said sources. The driver swerved sharply to save the animal but lost control. The vehicle skidded off the road, plunged into a ditch, and rammed a tree. All four occupants died on the spot. The deceased have been identified as Hariram Yadav (60), his son Mukesh Yadav (28), Vijendra Jat (23), and Haba Singh Gurjar. The cow also died in the collision. Police confirmed that the SUV was completely damaged by the impact and all passengers were killed instantly. Investigations are ongoing.
NOIDA: Two men were arrested late Wednesday for an alleged attempt to commit culpable homicide days after a viral video showed a 25-year-old man being hit by an SUV during a violent quarrel in Sector 53, Noida, on June 2, police said on Thursday. The purported video showed a black Mahindra Thar hitting the victim -- Saurabh Yadav -- from behind, flinging him into a roadside drain during a clash between two rival groups. HT, however, could not verify the authenticity of the video. Police identified the arrested suspects as Aman Awana, 29, and Akash Awana, 25, both residents of Sector 23, Noi ...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 >
Patiala: Rajinder Gupta, the vice-chairman of the Punjab Economic Policy and Planning Board and head of the Shri Kali Devi Temple Advisory Committee, on Monday announced that the historic Kali Devi temple here would be developed on the lines of prominent religious shrines like the Mansa Devi and Vaishno Devi temples.Speaking on the seventh day of Shardiya Navratri, Gupta, joined by Patiala mayor Kundan Gogia, the advisory committee members and ADC Simarpreet Kaur, said the devotees would see significant improvements at the temple within the next year.Gupta congratulated the people on Navratri ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Monday detained three suspects for violating security rules in the Delhi Assembly and placing bouquets and garlands in the Speaker's car parked on the porch before escaping.According to officials, around 2 pm, an SUV with a license plate number from the Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh broke through Gate 2 and entered the rally venue, triggering a high alert. The vehicle was recovered and the detainees are being questioned, according to police.What we know so farThe accused placed a bouquet of flowers and a garland in the Speaker's official car, which was parked o ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Following days of protest, Balasore and Odisha bandhs and suspended classes since July 12 due to self-immolation of a student over alleged sexual harassment by a senior faculty member, the college in Balasore resumed academic activities on Friday, with a low turnout of students. Atmosphere on the campus was gloomy with students discussing the incident in the corridors, library and classrooms. "Her face comes to my mind whenever I enter the college. We lost a flamboyant and brave girl from our college. I miss her a lot," said a batchmate. Officials from three different inv ...Read More >
Noida: Police on Tuesday arrested more than 160 protesting farmers, including the president of Bharatiya Kisan Parishad Sukhbir Yadav 'Khalifa', who were holding a sit-in at the 'Dalit Prerna Sthal' in Noida after their march to Delhi on land compensation and other demands was stopped a day earlier. The protesters, who had gathered in Gautam Buddh Nagar from different parts of Uttar Pradesh on Monday on the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), had threatened to resume their march to the national capital if their demands were not met within a week. Condemning the police action, the SKM said it ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a way to teach the ruling Congress party a lesson for its unfulfilled promises. Rao emphasized that t ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 5 (PTI) A family from Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly swindled of more than Rs 1.66 crore by a man who exploited their fear of "black magic" and promised them divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday. The Kasarvadavali police district on April 2 registered a first information report (FIR) against Manjunath Shetty, a resident of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, based on the family's allegations that they were manipulated into paying the accused over a period of two years to "neutralise black magic" performed by a relative, an officia ...Read More >
Officials managed to arrange for a replacement fleet after the vehicles broke down. Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's convoy ran into trouble on Thursday after all 19 vehicles broke down one after the other, leaving the road looking more like a scrapyard than a VIP route. The SUVs in the convoy were on its way to Ratlam, where Mr Yadav is scheduled to attend an event on Friday, when it began jerking and stalling one after another, forcing drivers to push them off road. As au ...Read More >
A tragic road accident in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, resulted in four fatalities and several injuries after a vehicle collided with a truck, raising concerns about road safety. Key PointsFour individuals were killed in a road accident near Indore when their vehicle collided with a truck.The accident occurred on the Indore-Nemawar Road, involving a multi-utility vehicle returning from a wedding.Eight people sustained injuries, with five hospitalised, including one in critical condition, following th ...Read More >
Indore: Nineteen SUVs, a part of Madhya Pradesh chief minister's cavalcade sourced to ferry VIPs from an airstrip to an industrial conclave venue in Ratlam on Friday came to a screeching halt on Thursday night after refilling 'adulterated fuel' from a petrol pump in Dosigaon. The Ratlam district administration on learning about the incident immediately ordered a probe into the incident and sealed the petrol pump and booked its owner.Chief minister Mohan Yadav and VIPs were supposed to arrive at the airstrip in Ratlam on Friday morning and were supposed to be taken to the venue in vehicles that ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 18: Bangladesh has apprehended 34 Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in its territorial waters and India has been pressing Dhaka to ensure their safe and early return, official sources said on Friday. The fishermen along with their two fishing trawlers were apprehended on the intervening night of July 14 and 15, they said. Immediately after information about the incident was received, the Indian high commission in Bangladesh took up the matter with Bangladeshi authorities and immediate consular access to the fishermen, the sources said.A total of 34 Indian fishermen along ...Read More >
Kushinagar (UP), Oct 30 (PTI) Sukhdev Yadav alias Sukhdev Pahalwan who was convicted in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case died in a road accident here on Tuesday night, barely four months after returning home after two decades in prison, police said. They said the accident took place in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district, when a speeding SUV collided with his motorcycle, which also had two other companions. Sukhdev (55) died on the spot, while Vijay Kumar Gupta and Bhagwat Singh sustained serious injuries and were admitted to a local hospital. The SUV vehicle has been seized by Madhuria p ...Read More >
Jaipur: After roaming across Rajasthan for 55 days, cheetah KP-2 was tranquillised and shifted to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park Friday to prevent potential human-animal conflict.The cheetah, an offspring of the African feline Asha, spent 45 days in Baran district before moving to Kota for its final 10 days. The relocation was prompted after the animal began preying on local livestock.A senior forest official explained the urgency for the move. "The cheetah had killed goats on Thursday and c ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Police arrested four gang members for kidnapping actor Mushtaq Mohammad Khan from Delhi airport and holding him captive in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor, while demanding ransom. Officials revealed that the criminals had also planned to kidnap veteran actor Shakti Kapoor by inviting him to a purported event. Bijnor superintendent of police Abhishek Jha disclosed on Saturday that event manager Shivam Yadav lodged a complaint on December 9. The complaint said that on October 15, Lavi, also kno ...Read More >
Ratlam, Jun 27 (PTI) The Regional Industry Skill and Employment (RISE) conclave held in Ratlam on Friday attracted investment proposals worth Rs 30,402 crore and these will generate employment for 35,520 persons, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said. The aim is to ensure Ratlam emerges as an industrial hub not only of Madhya Pradesh but the entire nation, Yadav added. "During the conclave, investment proposals worth Rs 30,402 crore were received. These which will generate 35,520 jobs. During the conclave, financial assistance of Rs 694 crore was provided to 1020 industrial units. B ...Read More >
Bathinda (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): Bathinda Police have seized 40 kilograms of heroin, commonly referred to as chitta, and arrested six alleged smugglers, senior officials confirmed. Investigations are ongoing to determine whether the consignment has any links to cross-border networks in Pakistan. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amandeep Kondal said that the seizure was made during a targeted operation by the Crime Investigation Agency-1 (CIA-1) team, which stopped a suspicious black SUV. Upon conducting a thorough search, officers discovered a concealed cache of heroin weighing ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from the Mumbai police and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's local ward machinery, an official from ...Read More >
Lucknow: Taking on the BJP-led govt at the Centre for its call to promote 'Swadeshi' products, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday described it as mere 'jumla' (rhetoric) and accused the BJP of touring the world to request countries to enter into trade agreements."BJP ka swadeshi bhi ek jumla hai (BJP's call for Swadeshi is only rhetoric)," Akhilesh said, adding that in India the BJP is calling upon people to use Indian products while BJP delegations are touring the world ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Suresh Gopi stirred controversy on Tuesday by claiming that those elected by "corpses" are now serving the state. Speaking at a neighbourhood meet called "Kalungu" in Idukki district, he alleged that cadavers from 25 years ago had cast votes in Kerala elections. Media reports have previously highlighted incidents of deceased voters being listed as active in Kerala's voter list, he said, while indirectly referring to the accusations of "scientific rigging " against the Left parties. The minister was responding to allegations of voter fraud in Thrissur consti ...Read More >
Srinagar, June 5: Indian Railways will commence regular operations of two new Vande Bharat Express trains between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Srinagar from June 7, following their official inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, June 6. The trains will offer passengers a fast, reliable, and modern travel option, running six days a week in both directions, officials said on Thursday. Prime Minister Modi is expected to flag off the two specially designed Vande Bharat trains running between Srinagar and Katra on June 6, marking the completion of the long-awaited project to li ...Read More >
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav transferred Rs 1,541 crore to over 1.26 crore women under the Ladli Behna Yojana, announcing an increase in monthly aid to Rs 1,500. He also highlighted the benefits of the Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal river linking project for farmers and inaugurated development projects worth over Rs 532 crore. Sheopur: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday transferred Rs 1,541 crore into the accounts of over 1.26 crore women under the Ladli Behna Yojana. S ...Read More >
Chitrakoot (UP), Dec 6 (UNI) Six persons were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between an SUV and a truck in the Raipura area of the Chitrakoot district here in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police sources said. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over this accident. Police sources said that the incident took place at around 5:30 in the morning when the SUV collided with the truck. "Nanhe (65), Hariram (45), Mohan (45), Ramu (45), Mangana (65), and Ramswaroop Yadav were killed in the incident," they said. Police sources said that Jamuna (42), his wife Phula ( ...Read More >
According to police, Vishal was involved in conducting a recce of the singer's movement and passing on information to the men who attacked the singer on Monday. A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with gun firing at singer Rahul Fazilpuria, police said on Wednesday. The man was identified as Vishal, a native of Jajjal in Haryana's Sonipat. He was arrested by a police team led by Sector 40 Crime Branch In-charge Amit Kumar. According to police, Vishal was involved in conducting a r ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said his government is committed to 27 percent reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state. A delegation of the OBC Mahasabha met Yadav at his residence on Saturday evening and submitted a memorandum listing various demands of the community, a government release said. The CM assured the delegation that rights of the OBC community would be protected, it said. "The Centre has approved caste-based census to prepare basic data of all communities. The issue of OBC reservation is pending before the Supreme Court, with regular ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said his government is committed to 27 percent reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state. A delegation of the OBC Mahasabha met Yadav at his residence on Saturday evening and submitted a memorandum listing various demands of the community, a government release said. The CM assured the delegation that rights of the OBC community would be protected, it said. "The Centre has approved caste-based census to prepare basic data ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur to lay the foundation stone for the ambitious Ken-Betwa Link project on December 25, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Thursday. CM Yadav said this while speaking to the media persons here saying that the approval has been received from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The approval came after CM Yadav met PM Modi at Parliament House on December 10 requesting him to lay the foundation stone for the interlinking project. This river interlinking project proposes to transport excess water from the Ken ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and its workers were detained by the police as they were protesting at Lalbazar against the alleged gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College. Claiming links between the accused in the gangrape of a law student in Kolkata and top TMC leaders, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata. Also Read | Bhopal's Aishbagh Railway Overbridge Sparks Outrage Over Hazardous Design; MP CM Mohan Yadav Suspends 8 Engineers, Orders Inquiry. The ...Read More >
Pilibhit (UP), Jul 15 (PTI) A day after a farmer was killed by a tiger in Fulhar village of Pilibhit district, forest officials said on Tuesday that their team was tracking the animal and it would be captured as soon as the conditions are favourable. Dayaram, 39, was mauled to death by the tiger in his field in Bari Phulhar village, the sixth tiger attack in two months in the region. According to the forest team engaged in tracking the tiger, the animal also attempted to attack its personnel, though fortunately no serious injuries occurred. The tiger was last spotted near Auraiya village, l ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's seven-day foreign visits to Dubai and Spain concluded on Saturday, and he is scheduled to return to New Delhi on Sunday, government officials said. Talking to media in Barcelona in Spain on Saturday, Chief Minister Yadav said that his visit has been successful as various memorandums of understanding were signed with investors to increase production, employment opportunity and farmers' income in the state. Speaking at the conclusion of his visit, the Chief Minister highlighted the state's focused efforts on developme ...Read More >