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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 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Delhi Police will launch a drive against selling and stockpiling of Chinese manjha in the national capital, an officer said on Monday. Chinese manjha, a sharp string used for flying kites, which is coated with glass, metal, or other sharp materials, has been banned in the capital since 2017. On June 27, a 22-year-old man died after his throat was slit by a Chinese manjha near Bara Hindu Rao Hospital in north Delhi. The victim, Yash Goswami, a resident of Karawal Nagar, ...Read More >
The Taj Mahal faces water seepage in its dome, detected by the ASI at 73 meters. Repairs will take six months due to deteriorated mortar, weakened structures, and rusted iron rods. The Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the seven wonders of the world, is now facing a worrying problem. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has detected a water seepage point in the dome of the Taj Mahal at a height of 73 metres during thermal scanning. According to the sources, the dome is cur ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28: A senior doctor at GTB Hospital in Delhi was attacked by unidentified individuals late at night on Friday. The incident occurred during a routine round with the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) team. According to Kehar Singh, the president of the RWA, a group of people arrived on bikes around 8:30-9:00 p.m. and were stopped at the gate. An altercation ensued, and the individuals allegedly attacked the doctor with a liquor bottle. He said that the attackers arrived on bikes ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): A senior doctor at GTB Hospital in Delhi was attacked by unidentified individuals late at night on Friday. The incident occurred during a routine round with the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) team. According to Kehar Singh, the president of the RWA, a group of people arrived on bikes around 8:30-9:00 p.m. and were stopped at the gate. An altercation ensued, and the individuals allegedly attacked the doctor with a liquor bottle. He said that the attackers a ...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 Abhish ...Read More >
June 25 (Rtrs) - India would not allow a UN investigator to join a probe of a crashed Air India jet that some safety experts had criticized for delays in analysis of crucial black box data, two senior sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Earlier this week, the United Nations aviation agency took the unusual step of offering India one of its investigators to provide assistance following the Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 787-8 Dreamliner crash killing 260 people in Ahmedabad on June 12. ...Read More >
Odisha Vigilance officials have arrested Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Babita Suna of Mahila Police Station, Berhampur, while she was allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a complainant. The bribe was reportedly demanded to help the complainant and his mother in a case that Suna was investigating. According to reports, Suna had threatened to arrest the complainant unless she was paid the demanded bribe. Finding no way out, the complainant alerted Odisha Vigilance, leading to a sting opera ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi's South East District's Anti Auto Theft Squad (AATS/SED) successfully apprehended habitual offender named Asif, after exchange of gunfire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. The accused, a habitual offender, had earlier assaulted a police constable and was wanted in multiple criminal cases, including attempted murder and motor vehicle theft. The dramatic encounter followed an investigation into an incident that took place on the night of May 27, 2025. Acco ...Read More >
Kota: An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Mayurbhanj district was found dead in his hostel room in Kota on Thursday night. Police suspect it to be a suicide but the reason for the extreme step is yet to be ascertained as no suicide note has been found. This is the third case of suicide by a coaching student this year in Kota, which had witnessed 17 such cases in 2024. Abhijeet Giri was preparing for the medical entrance exam at a coaching institute in the city since April 2024. According to prel ...Read More >
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 2 (ANI): The court commissioner submitted his survey report in Chandausi Court in the Sambhal Jama Masjid-Harihar case on Thursday. Tensions in Sambhal have been high since November 19, when a local court ordered a survey of the mosque. Clashes between protestors and police over the court-ordered survey of the Jama Masjid resulted in four deaths. Also Read | Karnataka Contractor Suicide Row: BJP Sends Sachin Panchal's Death Note to Lok Sabha LoP Rahul G ...Read More >
A temple locked since 1978 communal riots in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, has been reopened by authorities during an anti-encroachment drive. The Bhasma Shankar temple, containing idols of Lord Hanuman and a Shivling, was rediscovered during an electricity theft inspection. This follows recent violence and heightened tensions in the area, including a mosque survey dispute and loudspeaker fine.The Sambhal administration here on Saturday uncovered and reopened a temple, which is said to have been close ...Read More >
Also Read | Sambhal sparks rift: INDIA bloc allies face leadership turmoil? "Multiple encroachments are being seen around the area," Sambhal DM Rajendra Pensia told ANI. Pensia said, "There was encroachment on roads, sewers, water bodies, and that too for a long time. We are undertaking an 'abhiyan' (drive) to fix it. We launched a campaign in Chandausi and we had decided we would start the campaign here in November. But we could not start." The DM stated the anti-encroachment drive will cont ...Read More >
BPSSC Bihar ASI Recruitment 2024: Bihar Police Sub-ordinate Services Commission has released the notification for the Steno Assistant Sub Inspector posts in Home (Police) Dept. Govt. of Bihar. The registration process will start on December 17 and will end on January 17, 2025. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online at bpssc.bih.gov.in. This recruitment drive will fill up a total of 305 vacant seats in the organsiation. Candidates are advised to read the notification before applying ...Read More >
Sambhal: Aaarti was performed on Sunday morning at the recently reopened Lord Shiva and Hanuman temple in Sambhal. UP Police personnel were also deployed outside the Lord Shiv and Hanuman temple that reopened after decades in Sambhal district. This comes after the district administration discovered the temple on Saturday during the inspection being carried out in connection to the issue of electricity theft in the area. The temple has been reopened after 1978, Nagar Hindu Sabha Patron Vishnu S ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Congress MP Tanuj Punia criticized the government for preventing Rahul Gandhi from visiting Sambhal, calling it a violation of constitutional rights. He alleged that the government was attempting to suppress the voice of the opposition. "On one side, the government is saying that everything is normal, and on the other side, they are saying that our arrival will create a mess. If they had a problem with a crowd moving forward, he [Rahul Gandhi] was ready to g ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Dec 4 (PTI) Prompt action by an alert Punjab Police ASI on Wednesday helped thwart a murderous bid on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Jasbir Singh, who was standing close to Sukhbir Badal at the entrance of the Golden Temple in plainclothes, swung into action the moment he sensed a threat to the senior Akali leader. Television footage showed Narain Singh Chaura, a former terrorist, slowly moving tow ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after being stopped at the Ghazipur border in Ghaziabad on his way to violence-hit Sambhal. The Congress MP stated that visiting Sambhal was his constitutional duty and described the restrictions placed on him as unconstitutional. Also Read | Naresh Balyan in Trouble: Delhi Police Seeks Arrest of AAP MLA in Fresh Case, Moves Court. https://x.com/RahulGandhi/sta ...Read More >
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 4 (ANI): Commuters raised slogans against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi at Ghazipur border on Wednesday amid traffic slowdown due to barricading related to his visit to violence-hit Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh. A scuffle also broke out between Congress workers and commuters on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway following a massive traffic congestion. Rahul Gandhi and newly-elected MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, however, were not allowed to ...Read More >
Amritsar, Dec 4 (PTI) A former terrorist on Wednesday opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal from a close range at the Golden Temple here but missed as he was overpowered by a plainclothes policeman and subsequently whisked away. The audacious attack, which took place around 9:30 am, was captured on cameras of mediapersons who had gathered to cover the second day of Badal performing the duty of 'sewadar' outside the Sikh shrine as penance for "mistakes" committed by the S ...Read More >
Ajmer: A controversy claiming Ajmer Sharif Dargah was originally a Shiva temple recently surfaced following which, a petition was submitted in court seeking its survey. Now a similar demand has been raised for another mosque in Ajmer, Adhai Din Ka Jhopra, which is considered one of the oldest in India. Ajmer Municipal Corporation Deputy Mayor Neeraj Jain has alleged that this mosque was built after Kanthabharan Sanskrit Pathshala (Sanskrit School) was demolished by invaders. Jain has further a ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi Sambhal Visit: Senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, who were on their way to violence-hit Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, were stopped by police at the Ghazipur border. Reacting to the halt at the Ghazipur border, the Lok Sabha LoP said that he was ready to relinquish his convoy and go to the violence-hit area alone with the police, but the authorities had asked him to return after some days. He further stated that this is against the rights of the LoP ...Read More >
Bhopal, December 3: In a shocking incident, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) allegedly stabbed his wife and sister-in-law to death in Bhopal on Tuesday, police said. The accused was identified as Yogesh Maravi, an ASI posted in Mandla district. The shocking incident came to the fore when the house help came in the morning for work and heard screams from inside the house. The domestic help started banging door in panic and alerted some neighbours. In the meantime, Maravi opened the door and fled ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh administration has imposed restrictions on the entry of outsiders into violence-hit Sambhal until December 10, with officials urging leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi to reconsider his planned visit on Wednesday. Moradabad divisional commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh said there is a need for calm in the region, and that "any provocation could escalate the situation" in the district. "The situation in Sambhal is normal right now, but tensions persist, ...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 ...Read More >
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has concluded that the original architectural form of the historic Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, has been irretrievably altered due to extensive renovations and reconstructions over time. The mosque, believed to date back to the Delhi Sultanate period, has undergone significant changes that obscure its original design and historical essence, according to an ASI report submitted to authorities. Constructed during the reign of Ibrahim Lodhi in the ...Read More >
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], November 29 (ANI): Amid a Rajasthan court issuing notices regarding a petition claiming that the Ajmer Sharif Dargah was built over a Shiva temple, the spiritual Head of the Dargah, Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan said that it is "not right to create such controversies." "It is not right to create such controversies. The majority of the population here is Hindu. Even outside the dargah, there are most of the shops by Hindus. They keep their keys outside the dargah and ope ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A day after a court in Ajmer issued notices in a civil suit claiming that there is a Shiva temple in the dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday termed the development as "worrisome" and wondered where the country was being taken for political dividends. A local court in Ajmer on Wednesday directed that notice be issued to three parties in a civil suit which claims there is a Shiva temple in the dargah, the plaintiff's advocate said. In a post ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav said on Wednesday that the violence and ruckus in Sambhal that claimed the lives of four and left many injured right after the election results raises a 'big question' on the 'neeyat and neeti' (policy and intentions) of the government and the BJP. Speaking to ANI here on Wednesday, Dimple Yadav said, "The administration did the work of booth-capturing and today, when we are celebrating Constitution Day, we want our coun ...Read More >
The Division Number 2 police claimed to have busted a gang of mobile snatchers with the arrest of three accused. As many as 18 "snatched" mobile phones and a bike used in their criminal activities have been seized, the police said. The arrested individuals have been identified as Prince Kumar of Arjan Dev Nagar, Harmanjot Singh of Adarsh Nagar and Bholu, alias Golu, also of Adarsh Nagar. An FIR has been registered against them on the complaint of Davinder Singh, a resident of GK Estate in Bhami ...Read More >
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