Bhavnagar, Aug 27 (IANS) The Gujarat Police's State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has traced the source of methanol allegedly used to manufacture the poisonous liquor involved in the Bhavnagar hooch tragedy to Delhi, with three more suspects arrested in the national capital and the total number of arrests rising to 31, officials said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The NCW constituted a five-member fact-finding team to examine the reported evil practice of 'buying and selling of brides' in the Mewat region, particularly in Nuh district of Haryana, an official said on Thursday.
Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) A shocking incident of a woman police Constable allegedly being brutally assaulted with an iron rod at the Majestic Railway Police Station in Bengaluru in the early hours of August 26 came to light on Thursday. The Constable, identified as 28-year-old D. Shilpa (PC-147), is reportedly pregnant and sustained serious head injuries in the attack.
Cachar (Assam), Aug 27 (IANS) In a major crackdown on an inter-state narcotics trafficking network, Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), seized narcotic substances worth approximately Rs 168 crore from Jujhang Pahar areas in Cachar district of southern Assam, officials said on Thursday.
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested the alleged main supplier from Bihar in connection with the seizure of hashish worth more than Rs 10 crore, an official said on Thursday.
Vijaypura (Karnataka), Aug 26 (IANS) A mother and her five children were found dead in Bhootanala Lake on the outskirts of Vijayapura city in north Karnataka on Wednesday, in a suspected case of suicide. The circumstances surrounding the deaths, however, remain unclear and police are investigating whether the six died by suicide or were victims of a crime.
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Describing student welfare and mental well-being as a top priority, IIT Delhi on Tuesday constituted a five-member external inquiry committee to investigate the circumstances leading to the tragic death of an MSc Physics student on the campus on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from coercive action to journalist Abhishek Upadhyay in connection with an FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police against him over an alleged road-rage incident in Ghaziabad.
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Recent cases of 18-month-old Aizal, five-year-old Ayat Noor and Hina Javed are different in age and circumstances but reveal how seriously Pakistan protects women and girls when they face threats from the people around them and how state fulfils its obligations under domestic and international laws, a report has detailed.
Noida, Aug 25 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Food Department has intensified its crackdown on food adulteration in Ghaziabad and Noida ahead of the upcoming festive season, taking major action against suspected substandard food products.
