Pritinanda Behera

Rakesh Chaudhry, the kingpin of the Punjab illegal mining mafia, is being held in Rupnagar

In a major crackdown on the mining mafia, Punjab Police arrested Jammu contractor Rakesh Chaudhry on Friday for illegal mining…

3 years ago

Katihar police suspect a family feud after a class 11 girl was discovered hanging in her room

A 16-year-old class XI girl student at a reputed central government school in Katihar was discovered dead in her home…

3 years ago

Robbers push a passenger off a moving train in Bihar; the second incident in four days

Unidentified armed robbers pushed a 34-year-old man out of a moving Tata Nagar link Express train on Tuesday night between…

3 years ago

Assam will eliminate 8,000 vacant school teacher positions

The Assam government announced on Tuesday that it will eliminate 8,000 vacant permanent school teacher positions because a larger number…

3 years ago

Nepal: After a 6.6 magnitude earthquake, six people were killed, including two children

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal's Doti at 2.12 a.m. (local time) on Wednesday, killing six people. The epicentre was…

3 years ago

During the Ganga Snan mela, one person was killed and another was injured in a shooting incident

One person was killed and another was injured in what appears to be an inter-gang conflict on Monday night during…

3 years ago

Vaar, the second posthumous song by Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, has been released

Five months after his death, slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala's song Vaar, which lauds the bravery of Sikh general…

3 years ago

Tharoor demands resignation of Thiruvananthapuram mayor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor demanded the resignation of Thiruvananthapuram mayor Arya Rajendran on Monday in connection with an alleged letter…

3 years ago

106-year-old ‘first voter of independent India’ dies in Himachal; condolences pour in

Shyam Saran Negi, the first citizen of independent India to vote, died Saturday morning at the age of 106 at…

3 years ago

Fire broke out in a 15-story building in Mumbai; residents were safely evacuated

According to fire officials who rushed to the scene with two fire tenders, the electric metre box of a 15-story…

3 years ago

Fire breaks out at a factory in Narela, Delhi, the second such incident this week

A fire broke out at a factory on Saturday morning in Delhi's Narela Industrial Area (NIA). Twenty fire trucks were…

3 years ago

DRI arrests a man from Howrah in connection with a 50-crore duty drawback scam

Detectives from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have apprehended a 40-year-old man in connection with a Rs. 50-crore duty…

3 years ago