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Indore: Office of Newspaper Sanjha Lokswami Sealed by Police
Police and district administration conducted raids at various locations including residence of Jitendra Soni, owner of newspaper, Sanjha Lokswami in Indore in Madhya Pradesh. The office of Sanjha Lokswami in has been sealed by Police.
(Source: ANI)
Actor Dimple Kapadia's Mother Passes Away at 80
Veteran actor Dimple Kapadia's mother Betty Kapadia passed away at Hinduja Hospital in Khar, Mumbai on Saturday, 30 November night.
(Source: ANI)
Techie Found Unconscious in Hyd, Sexual Assault Suspected
According to police, a young women techie was found unconscious at her residence in Hyderabad on Saturday, 30 November. A case of sexual assault is suspected, further investigation is underway.
(Source: ANI)
Plane Crash Kills Nine, Injures Three in South Dakota: US Media
According to US media, a plane crash in South Dakota has killed nine people and left three injured in South Dakota,
(Source: AFP)
Three Minors Killed in Road Accident in New Delhi
Three minors, who were speeding on a scooter without wearing helmets, met with a fatal accident after their vehicle rammed into a pole near Delhi Gate area, police said on Sunday, 1 December.
The deceased were identified as Mohammad Saad, Osama and Hamja, they said.
(Source: PTI)
'Govt Doing Everything to Allow Jawans to Spend 100 Days With Family,' Says MoS, Home
On Sunday, 1 December, Nityanand Rai, MoS, Home Affairs while addressing on 55th Raising Day of BSF said that the government is making all possible efforts for jawans to be able to celebrate 100 days in a year with their families.
"Government is doing everything to allow jawans to spend 100 days in a year with their families. There have been multiple efforts from the government to give all possible facilities to jawans of Central Armed Police Forces," he said.
(Source: ANI)
'Got Goosebumps': Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman on Hyd Vet Murder
On the alleged rape and murder of the Hyderabad veterinarian, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh said, “Got goosebumps after reading chilling details of the atrocities done on the young woman. We need to take stock of where our society is headed.”
“We should be ashamed that we cannot even give our daughters security. There's a dire need of character-building in our society, as suggested by Gandhiji. We need to build a society that is free of any sort of greed,” he added.
(Source: ANI)
Hospital Boundary Wall Damaged After Fire Broke out in Kolkata
The boundary wall of a private hospital in Kolkata was partially damaged and several shanties beside it were gutted in a blaze in the city on Sunday, 1 December, officials said.
The fire, triggered by an LPG gas cylinder explosion in a shanty in Kasba area at around 3:30 am on Sunday, was extinguished by seven fire tenders within an hour, a fire brigade official said.
No casualty has been reported so far, he said.
(Source: PTI)
Four Get Life Term for Killing Dalit Man 17 Years Ago
A special court in Muzaffarnagar has awarded life term to four persons including a former village head for killing a Dalit man 17 years ago over old enmity.
The special SC/ST (Atrocities) Act court judge Pankaj Kumar Aggarwal also imposed a fine of Rs 60,000 each on the four accused -- Kalku (the former village head), Ali Hasan, Noor Hasan and Ishver -- after holding them guilty under sections 302 (murder) and 201 (disappearance of evidence of offence) of the Indian Penal Code.
In the order announced Saturday evening, the judge also directed the convicts to pay half of the fine amount to the victim's family.
(Source: PTI)
Allahabad Bank Sends Notices to Sons
Allahabad Bank sends two separate notices to Neer Prajapati and Pritiraj Prajapati, sons of Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker NP Prajapati, over non-payment of their respective loans. NP Prajapati is the guarantor in both loans.
(Source: ANI)
AAI Recommends Centre to Privatise 6 Airports Including Amritsar, Varanasi
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has recommended the Centre to privatise airports at Amritsar, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Indore, Raipur and Trichy, a senior government official said.
The recommendation came as the central government has already privatised airports at Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati for operation, management and development through public-private partnership (PPP) model in February this year.
(Source: PTI)
ED Says Muzaffarpur Cas-Accused Brajesh Thakur Transferred Govt Funds for Personal Benefits
Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in the sexual assault case of several girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, transferred government funds meant for child welfare for his personal benefits and illegal activities, an ED probe has found.
The federal investigation agency had filed a criminal case of money laundering against Thakur, his family members and others in October last year after reports of sexual abuse of minor girls at the shelter house run by Thakur's NGO- Sewa Sankalp Vikas Samiti- came to light.
(Source: PTI)
Indian Army Constructs Asia's Highest Bridge at Indo-China Border
The Indian Army has constructed Asia's highest bridge at the Indo-China border or the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.
Built by the Border Road Organisation (BRO), the Colonel Chewang Rinchen Bridge connects Durbuk and Daulat Beg Oldie in eastern Ladakh.
The construction of the bridge makes the delivery of necessary goods and weapons, to the Indian troops stationed at the border, easier.
(Source: India Today)
BJP Delivered on All Promises, From NRC to Ram Temple: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the government will implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) across India. Addressing an event in Jharkhand's Bokaro, Rajnath Singh said, "We will implement NRC across all states of the country."
Speaking on the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Union minister said, "We are going to build a grand temple of Lord Ram at the birthplace of Ramlalla, as promised by us in every manifesto."
He added, "Some parties used to mock us on this promise, but now no one can stop us from building the temple."
(Source: India Today)
Pakistan Violates Ceasefire in Shahpur, Qasba in Poonch Sector
Pakistan violated ceasefire in Shahpur and Qasba in Poonch at about 4 pm on Sunday. Indian Army is retaliating.
(Source: ANI)
Delhi Govt Recommends Rejection of Petition of One of Convicts in Nirbhaya Case
Delhi Government recommends rejection of the mercy petition of one of the convicts in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.
(Source: ANI)
Five People Trapped in Hole Dug for Drainage Line in Pune
Five people, including two fire brigade personnel, are trapped in a hole, that was dug for a drainage line in Dapodi area of Pune.
(Source: ANI)
19 Dead in Siberia After Bus Plunges Onto Frozen River
Russian emergency officials say 19 people were killed when their bus plunged off a bridge onto a frozen river in eastern Siberia.
Another 22 people were injured in the Sunday accident, Russian news agencies cited the Emergencies Ministry as saying.
Initial investigation indicates that a front wheel on the bus failed as it was crossing a bridge over the Kuenga River about 4,900 kilometers (3,100 miles) east of Moscow.
(Source: AP)
Rail Bhavan Protest: Court Discharges CM Kejriwal, His Deputy
A Delhi court has discharged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and AAP MLAs Somnath Bharti and Rakhi Birla in a case of allegedly violating prohibitory orders in the national capital and obstructing public servants during an agitation in 2014.
Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar passed the order on a plea by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators challenging a magisterial court's July 5 order by which charges were framed against them, paving the way for their trial.
The sessions court said there was no sufficient evidence to put them on trial.
(Source: PTI)
9 Killed, 3 Injured in South Dakota Plane Crash
Nine people died and three more were injured when a single-engine plane bound for Idaho crashed shortly after takeoff in South Dakota.
Peter Knudson with the National Transportation Safety Board told The Associated Press 12 people were aboard the Pilatus PC-12 when it crashed about 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Authorities have not released the names of the victims. Brule County emergency manager Katheryn Benton told the Sioux Falls Argus Leader that the passengers ranged in age from 7 to 81. She said the three survivors were three men ages 28, 27 and 17.
(Source: AP)
Holiday Declared for Schools, Colleges in Parts of TN Tomorrow After Heavy Rains
A holiday has been declared for Monday, 2 December, in schools and colleges in Tiruvallur, Thoothukudi and Ramanathapuram in view of the Tamil Nadu rains. A holiday has also been declared for schools in Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore and Chennai. Holiday also declared for schools in Puducherry.
(Source: ANI)
Woman Lecturer Found Dead in Odisha
A woman lecturer was found dead at her hostel in college in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj on Saturday, 30 November.
“Based on her father's statement, FIR registered under IPC Sec 302 (punishment for murder)&6 people booked, 3 of them already arrested.She had also lodged a complaint of rape on 30 October,” the police said.
(Source: ANI)
Man Accused of Raping 8-Year-Old Girl Arrested
A man, accused of abducting and raping an 8-year-old girl at knifepoint in Gujarat’s Rajkot, has been arrested by the police. Rajkot Police Commissioner Manoj Aggarwal said, “We arrested the accused Hardev, last night. He used to live here and work as a labourer.”
(Source: ANI)
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