Railway Min Piyush Goyal Flags Off 'Sarbat Da Bhalla Express'
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, and Union Ministers Harsh Vardhan, along with Harsimrat Kaur Badal flagged off 'Sarbat Da Bhalla Express' at New Delhi railway station today. New Delhi-Ludhiana Intercity will now be known as Sarbat Da Bhalla Express and will ply till Lohian Khas, Punjab.
(ANI)
5 Dead in Wall Collapse in Ambala
Five persons, including three children, were killed when they got buried under the debris of a wall when it collapsed on them at Ambala cantonment late Friday night, police said.
As per preliminary information, the deceased were said to be labourers and their children. Police said the victims were sleeping when the wall all of a sudden collapsed.
After receiving information, the Fire Department personnel and police rushed there, they said. The five victims were to taken to a hospital where they were declared as brought dead, police said.
The matter was under investigation, they said.
(Source: PTI)
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85 One Stop Centres Established Across 12 States in Last 100 Days: Smriti Irani
The government has established 85 One Stop Centres, which provide assistance to women affected by violence, across 12 states in the last 100 days and it is ‘proactively’ working towards building one such unit in every district, said WCD Minister Smriti Irani.
In her tweet she thanked the chief ministers in all these 12 states for assisting the Women and Child Development Ministry in establishing these centres.
Fir Against Man for Giving Triple Talaq to Wife; First in TN
The Central law against instant divorce has been invoked for the first time in Tamil Nadu against a man for allegedly pronouncing triple talaq, police said.
A First Information Report was filed against Sheikh Abdullah at the All Women Police Station here following a complaint from his wife Rizwana, they said.
(Source: PTI)
NIA Arrests Key Accused in September 5 Tarn Taran Blast Case
National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Gurjant Singh, a key accused in September 5 Tarn Taran (Punjab) blast case in which two people lost their lives.