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Bijnor (UP), April 11 Two men were arrested in Bijnor for allegedly being in contact with a handler based in Saudi Arabia, linked to Pakistan, who told police that the Pakistani handler was expanding his network in India via social media.Circle Officer Najibabad, Anjani Kumar Chaturvedi, said...

Garhwa (Jharkhand), April 8 – In an unusual turn of events during a police crackdown on alleged illegal activities, a couple apprehended from a hotel in Garhwa district, Jharkhand, ended up getting married on the roadside.Three other couples caught at the hotel signed written agreements to...

Saharanpur (UP), April 8 A man allegedly involved in cattle smuggling was arrested after a police encounter left him injured in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.Police said that a .315 caliber country-made pistol, two live cartridges, two spent shells...

Patna, April 6 – In a major crackdown, the East Champaran police on Monday rescued 16 minor girls from the clutches of orchestra operators, allegedly involved in exploitation.Acting on complaints received from multiple police station jurisdictions across the Motihari district, police teams...

New Delhi, April 5 – In an effort to make the LPG distribution system more transparent and efficient, the Delhi government has imposed a complete ban on the sale of cylinders directly from warehouses, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Sunday.She said that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have...

Patna, April 3 – In a major crackdown, a joint team of police and administration carried out a late-evening raid in Sasaram on Friday, uncovering alleged immoral activities operating from two marriage halls and detaining around 50 male and female individuals.According to the circle officer of...

New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi government cracked down on unauthorized LPG refilling centers in the outer north Delhi area of Alipur on Thursday and initiated legal action against those involved, officials said.Following the action, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said in a statement that "any...

Bokaro (Jharkhand), April 2 Seven people were arrested from different parts of the Bokaro district in Jharkhand on Thursday for extorting money from traders, police said.Those arrested have been identified as Prince Gupta, Shyam Kumar Singh, Ajay Singh, Bhupendra Singh, Omprakash Pal...

Mumbai, Apr 1 His friends fondly called him "Vivian Richards of Mumbai" due to his batting style, but Anil Gurav, one of the early disciples of late Dronacharya Award winner Ramakant Achrekar, never reached his full potential due to his choices and subsequent regrets.Gurav, who was considered...

Imphal, March 28 Security forces have arrested seven militants belonging to four banned groups in Manipur for their alleged involvement in bomb blasts and several illegal activities across the state, police said on Saturday.An active member of the banned People's Liberation Army was...

Chennai, March 24 Election officials have seized cash, liquor, drugs, and other goods valued at ₹178.78 crore across Tamil Nadu.The surveillance and enforcement teams of the Election Commission deployed to monitor and curb illegal inducements seized ₹112.37 crore worth of precious metals...

Nashik (Maharashtra), March 24 A court in Nashik on Tuesday extended the police custody of self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, who was arrested in a rape case, until March 29.A man attempted to attack Kharat outside the court, but the police stopped him in time and took him into...

New Delhi, March 24 In an effort to strengthen electoral preparedness, the Election Commission held an inter-state border meeting on Tuesday with top administration and police officials from five states going to polls and their neighboring states.The election authority also met with the...

Shimla, March 23 The Himachal Pradesh government will soon formulate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to streamline and monitor spa operations in the state, Industry Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said on Monday.Responding to a question from Congress MLA from Manali Bhuvneshwar Gaur in the...

Patna, March 20 – A surprising incident at Katihar Railway Station has exposed serious coordination gaps between enforcement agencies in Bihar, where prohibition laws are strictly enforced.A team from the Excise Department, acting on a tip-off about liquor being transported via the Haate...

Imphal, March 19 Security forces have arrested three militants, including a female cadre, belonging to different outlawed groups, allegedly involved in extortion in Manipur, a police statement said on Thursday.An active member of the KCP (PWG) was apprehended in Kongba Laishram Leikai in...

Jammu, March 18 A house belonging to a notorious drug peddler was seized in the Samba district on Wednesday, police said.The house of Masoom Ali, also known as 'Kala', was seized in Rakh Barotian, Vijaypur tehsil, under Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act...

Mumbai, March 17 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that the state government has initiated a mechanism to reconcile immigration records in order to track down foreign nationals who are overstaying their visas or violating the terms of their stay.Speaking in the state...

Chandigarh, March 15 Punjab Police announced on Sunday that they have arrested six individuals allegedly involved in a cross-border arms and drug smuggling operation with links to Pakistani smugglers.The Amritsar police also recovered six sophisticated pistols, 60 live cartridges, and 3.51 kg...

Gangtok, March 14 – Amidst the panic buying of LPG cylinders in Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, in the backdrop of the war situation in West Asia, Gangtok District Superintendent of Police Mahendra Subba appealed to residents on Saturday not to believe rumors about a possible shortage of LPG...