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Indore, Apr 6 (PTI) Four persons were killed and eight sustained injuries after their four-wheeler collided with a straw-laden truck in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district in the early hours of Monday, police said. The accident occurred around 1.30 am on the Indore-Nemawar Road, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Jagdish Rathod told PTI. The victims were returning to Indore after attending a wedding in neighbouring Dewas district when their multi-utility vehicle (MUV) collided with a truck, he said. He identified the deceased as Mohammad Farhan (19), Arish Ali (20), Mohammad Irfan (24) and Arfaad Khan (23). Of the eight injured persons, three were discharged after first-aid, while five, including an 18-year-old in a critical condition, are hospitalised, he said. A search is underway for the truck driver who absconded from the scene, the ASI said. Angry locals tried to set the truck on fire, but the police brought the situation under control after pacifying them, he said. PTI HWP MAS ARU BNM
Thane, Sep 27 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a man booked in a case, an official said on Saturday. The ACB laid a trap on Friday and caught Shashikant Laxman Bhalerao (49), an ASI attached to the Mumbra police station, while accepting the bribe amount, the official said. According to the ACB, the accused cop had demanded Rs 50,000 from a man against whom a case had been registered at the police station. "He sought the bribe to help the complainant and to return his seized scooter. After n ...Read More >
India added another feather to its cultural cap as the Maratha Military Landscapes of India have been officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The announcement was made on July 12 during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris, marking a major milestone in recognising the Maratha Empire's military ingenuity and fortification architecture.This inclusion brings India's tally of UNESCO-recognised heritage sites to 44, spanning cultural, historical, and natural import ...Read More >
Imphal, Oct 15: Manipur divers Willson Singh Ningthoujam and Indiver Sairem, who won India's first ever medal at the Asian Aquatics Championships earlier this month, have now set their sights on next year's Asian Games to be held in Japan. Ningthoujam, a havildar in the Indian Army, had won the bronze medal in men's 10m synchronised platform at the event in Ahmedabad with Sairem, who took part in the competition despite suffering a thumb injury. Both Ningthoujam (23) and Sairem (15) are now back home training for the Asian Games as they look to bring further glory to the country in their spo ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Dec 17 (PTI) Concerns raised by district authorities over public disorder if Karthigai Deepam (lamp) was lit on a stone pillar near a dargah atop the Thirupparankundram hill, was "non-existent" aimed at stopping the Tamil culture, senior advocate S Sriram submitted before the Madras High Court on Wednesday. When the state was "unwilling" to enforce their rights, then the public could seek its enforcement, Sriram said, advancing his arguments on behalf of the devotees opposing appeals against the single judge order permitting the lighting of the lamp on Deepathoon on Kart ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Police are planning to retrace the entire route taken by the man accused of breaching the Delhi Assembly security, to reconstruct his movements before he rammed his SUV through a VIP gate and entered the premises, sources said on Wednesday. Sarabjeet Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit, who was arrested hours after the incident on Monday, allegedly wished to seek attention of the police officers over the matter of his missing nephew. According to sources, investigators intend to take Singh to multiple locations where he had halted during his journey to the na ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Two days after a law student died and his friend suffered critical injuries when a car knocked them down as they stood near railing on the service lane of Delhi-Jaipur highway in the early hours of Tuesday, a civil engineer was arrested on Thursday.Mohit (31), an employee of a private company in the city, told police that he got drowsy while driving. He is staying at a PG facility in Sector 14.The student who died, Harsh Singhal (25), was a resident of Om Nagar colony. His friend Abhishek Kumar (23), who is from Shanti Nagar in Sector 11, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 8 (PTI) A day after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) completed repair and conservation work of the sacred Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Tuesday said the long-awaited inventory of valuables stored in the treasury may begin in August with the assistance of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Responding to a question on the next step after ASI's conservation efforts, the minister said, "The inventory of the valuables in the Ratna Bhandar could be undertaken any time in August. The state government ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday a plea challenging an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which said it will inspect the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar before April 2 in light of the "numerous disputes" pertaining to the ASI-protected structure. According to the cause list of the apex court, a three-judge bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi is likely to take up the appeal filed by Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society. On March 16, a high court bench of Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla an ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Madhya Pradesh High Court will consider the objections raised by the Muslim side relating to the ongoing Archeological Survey of India's survey, including videography and colour photographs of the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque premises in the state. While the apex court did not interfere with the high court's proceedings, it emphasised that all objections regarding the scientific survey must be heard in accordance with the principles of natural justice. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joyma ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The Delhi Police on Tuesday night placed two officers of its security unit under suspension following prima facie findings in connection with the Delhi Vidhan Sabha security breach incident, according to an official statement. "On the basis of prima facie findings, a sub-inspector and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the security unit of the Delhi Police have been put under suspension in connection with the Vidhan Sabha incident," the statement read. Further enquiry into the matter is underway, it added. Meanwhile, officials have recommended to conduct of regular m ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 9 (PTI) BJP leader R Ashoka on Wednesday called for the deportation of Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals in Karnataka and urged the state government to cooperate with central agencies like NIA to dismantle networks supporting terror activities, without indulging in "vote bank politics". The Leader of Opposition in the Assembly remarks follow the arrest of three people, including a prison psychiatrist and an armed reserve police personnel, by the NIA following extensive searches in Karnataka over their alleged involvement in a prison radicalisation case linked to Pakistan-base ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28. Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees. "The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full security arrangements," a spokesperson said. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and Inspec ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) In one of its significant directions, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay a provision that barred declaration of tribal lands as waqf properties. In an interim order, a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih did not stay the law in its entirety and upheld several provisions of the Act, including the key provision on tribal lands. It also upheld the requirement of attaching a waqf deed for registration. The restriction that only Muslims can create waqf was also held to be consistent with the religious nature of the instituti ...Read More >
Manipur divers Willson Singh Ningthoujam and Indiver Sairem, who won India's first ever medal at the Asian Aquatics Championships earlier this month, have now set their sights on next year's Asian Games to be held in Japan. Ningthoujam, a havildar in the Indian Army, had won the bronze medal in men's 10m synchronised platform at the event in Ahmedabad with Sairem, who took part in the competition despite suffering a thumb injury. Both Ningthoujam (23) and Sairem (15) are now back home training ...Read More >
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced an increase in the old age pension to Rs 3,200. The government has fulfilled 46 out of 217 poll promises made for the 2024 assembly elections. Work is progressing on remaining promises. The Chief Minister also distributed development grants and plot allotment letters to beneficiaries. On the completion of the first year of the BJP government's third consecutive term in Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday increased the old age pen ...Read More >
Two Madhya Pradesh High Court judges inspected the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar on Saturday ahead of a hearing on April 2 related to the disputed 11th-century structure. While Hindus consider it to be a temple of Vagadevi (Saraswati), the Muslim community calls its Kamal Maula Mosque. Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi of the Indore bench of HC reached the site at around 1.50 p.m. and left at 2.45 p.m., an official said. They were accompanied by Collector Priya ...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, Apr 8 (PTI) A temple retains its religious and legal status even after its demolition, giving devotees the right to worship at the site, a Hindu petitioner argued on Wednesday before the Madhya Pradesh High Court during the hearing in the disputed Bhojshala complex case in Dhar district. Even after a temple is demolished or its idols are destroyed, the deities remain present there in an "indirect or invisible form", the Hindu side asserted. The Hindu community considers Bhojshala, a monument believed to date back to the 11th century, a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, while the ...Read More >
Puri, Jul 3 (PTI) The 'Ratna Bhandar' (treasure chest) of Lord Jagannath Temple is safe, and the repair work of the chamber is almost complete, Puri's titular king, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, said on Thursday. The Gajapati Maharaja inspected the Ratna Bhandar repair work being carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India, the custodian of the 12th-century shrine, for 11 months. Also Read | Starlink India Launch Likely in Coming Months As IN-SPACe Reviews Approval Process for Elon Musk's Satellite Internet Service. Besides him, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Chief ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 5 (PTI) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has declared Swapneswar Mahadev temple, built in 6th-century, as a protected monument site. The Shiva temple is located at Punjiama village in Banpur block of Khurda district. "In exercise of the powers conferred by...the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, the Central Government hereby declares that the ancient monument specified...to be of national importance," read a Gazette notification issued by the ASI on July 2 this year. Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, who is looking after the ...Read More >
UNESCO has inscribed 'Maratha Military Landscapes,' comprising Pratapgad Fort and many more. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Conservation of 12 Shivaji Maharaj forts will follow a 10-year comprehensive plan * UNESCO listed 12 forts, including Raigad, Rajgad, and Gingee, as Maratha Military Landscapes * The plan prioritizes high-footfall areas and includes heritage-friendly community integration Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: C ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI) The Regional Medical Research Centre in Bhubaneswar, under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has developed an advanced malaria vaccine that can prevent plasmodium falciparum infection in individuals and minimise community transmission. The ICMR Delhi has invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible organisations, companies and manufacturers enthusiastic about the Transfer of Technology for commercial production of "a recombinant chimeric multi-stage malaria vaccine (AdFalciVax) against plasmodium falciparum". The pre-clinical validation of this te ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (PTI) A day after two police personnel were found shot dead at a checkpost in Gurdaspur near the Indo-Pak border, a Pakistan-based gangster posted on social media a purported video showing an unidentified shooter firing at one of the cops at point-blank range. The same unverified video, posted by gangster Shahzad Bhatti, was also shared by an outfit calling itself Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan, which had claimed responsibility for the killings on Sunday. Punjab police remained tight-lipped on the claims, with a senior police officer saying that they are probing all angles. ...Read More >
Indore, Apr 7 (PTI) The disputed structure at the Bhojshala complex in Dhar district is not a Waqf property and merely offering namaz at any place does not give it the legal status of a mosque, a Hindu petitioner argued before the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday. The Hindu community considers Bhojshala, a monument believed to date back to the 11th century, a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, while the Muslim side claims that it is Kamal Maula Mosque. The Indore bench of the High Court is hearing four petitions and a writ appeal since April 6 on the religious nature of the disputed ...Read More >
The Congress has firmly committed to the Places of Worship Act, 1991, stressing it must be implemented fully. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh highlighted the recent disputes, including claims on a mosque in Sambhal and Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti's shrine in Ajmer, as unfortunate consequences exacerbated by past statements from ex-CJI D Y Chandrachud.The Congress on Monday asserted that the Places of Worship Act, 1991, must be implemented in letter and spirit, and said that oral observations made by ex-CJI D Y Chandrachud in May 2022 seem to have opened a "Pandora's box". Congress general secretary ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The ban on supply of fuel to old vehicles kicked off in Delhi on Tuesday amid high security. The Delhi government has installed Automatic Number Plate reader cameras (ANPR) at nearly 350 petrol pumps across the national capital for detection of such vehicles. The transport department has chalked out a detailed deployment plan involving personnel from its organisation, Delhi Police, Traffic Police and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Multiple teams of transport department, traffic police and local police have been deployed at different petrol pumps in South De ...Read More >
Puri, Jul 8 (PTI) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has completed the repair work of the Puri Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar or treasury, and inventory-related work will begin after approval of the state government, an official said. The announcement was made by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration's Chief Administrator Arabinda Padhee and ASI's Superintending Archaeologist DB Garnayak at a press conference on Monday. ASI is the custodian of the 12th-century shrine in the seaside town. "By the infinite grace of the Lord, the conservation and renovation work of the Ratna Bhandar, b ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the demolition began, Khaira went live on social media, criticising the state government. Anticipating the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) City's Mughal-era Shalimar Bagh in its heydays was enclosed by a wall and had several elegant structures including a Sheesh Mahal, a hammam, water channels and pavilions, and during the colonial era, the site served as a "summer retreat" for the British Resident in Delhi. A team of conservation experts from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) with support from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has revamped its surviving old heritage buildings and adjoining areas that once formed a pleasure garden built during Emperor Shah Jahan's reign. Union Culture Minister ...Read More >
Jaipur: Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot criticised the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP govt in Rajasthan, accusing it of surrendering to the sand mafia and failing to uphold law and order in the state. Speaking on the birth anniversary of senior Congress leader Late Girija Vyas at PCC Tuesday, Gehlot said, "The sand mafia has completely taken over. Sand prices are skyrocketing, and the common man can't even afford to build a home. During our tenure, we faced challenges too, but we tried to control them. Today, it's a free-for-all."He alleged that a deep-rooted nexus now ...Read More >