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Lucknow: A 24-year-old woman, married six months ago, was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Saadatganj area on Sunday, prompting police to register a dowry death case against her husband and other in-laws after her family alleged she was being harassed for dowry and a car.According to police, the woman had married a resident of the Saadatganj area on Dec 9, 2025. Her family alleged that the husband and other family members of killed her over dowry, and staged the incident as a case of hanging.Police said they inspected the scene and sent the body for postmortem examination after…

Bettiah: In a bid to strengthen security along the India-Nepal border in West Champaran, a joint inspection was carried out on Sunday by Bagaha SP Ramanand Kaushal, the commandant of the 21st Battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the SDPO and personnel of Nepal Police.During the inspection, senior officials reviewed security arrangements in the border region, joint patrolling mechanisms, surveillance of suspicious activities, and measures to curb smuggling and other illegal operations. They also assessed coordination among security agencies deployed along the sensitive border belt.Personnel from the SSB, local police and other agencies concerned participated in the exercise, which…

Manoharlal Vishnoi arrested by the ANTF Jaipur: The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Sunday arrested a drug trafficker from Jalore who had evaded police for more than three years by avoiding mobile phones and operating through a shadow network centred around a motor garage in Jalore.IG (ANTF) Vikas Kumar identified the accused as Manoharlal Vishnoi, a resident of Liyadra village in Jalore. He carried a cumulative reward of Rs 30,000 on his head from police in Jalore and Nagaur districts.Officials said Vishnoi was among the early traffickers to bring MD drugs into Rajasthan from Gujarat and earn commissions via distribution networks.…

Nagpur: A brief spell of rain on Saturday turned several internal roads into muddy stretches at ward 5 of Besa-Pipla Nagar Panchayat, represented by its vice-president Naresh Bhoyar. Residents were frustrated as the roads became nearly non-motorable.Residents of Shri Sai Nagari and adjoining areas alleged that even 15 to 20 minutes of rain is enough to transform roads into a slushy route, trapping two-wheelers and making daily commuting a nightmare. Locals claimed that several vehicles got stuck in the sludge, with three to four people often required to pull them free.The situation sparked concerns among residents ahead of the monsoon…

Bokaro: A day after a four-month pregnant woman resident of number 5 Dhoura died from injuries suffered in an alleged assault, six persons have been arrested in the case, police said on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Anita Devi (25), police added.Citing the FIR lodged by the husband of the deceased, Mahesh Bhuiyan, with Bermo police on May 30, sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Ravindra Kumar Singh said, “Anita and one Poonam Devi were allegedly assaulted by a group of people when they had gone to a railway siding to collect coal for household fuel on Saturday. She was taken to…

Surat: The election of the Federation of Surat Trade and Textile Associations (FOSTTA), one of the country’s largest textile traders’ bodies, will be held on June 20 to elect its new office-bearers.The election will determine the leadership representing more than 50,000 textile traders connected to Surat’s vast textile business network.The association comprises members from 240 textile markets, covering nearly 1.5 lakh shops, highlighting its significant influence in Surat’s textile industry. In the polls, registered market representatives will cast their votes to elect the new leadership.To oversee the election process, Ashok Jain, Brujmohan Agarwal and Sachin Agarwal have been appointed as…

Vadodara: The city’s prolonged spell of scorching heat came to an abrupt end on Saturday night as rain, strong winds and dust storms swept through several areas, bringing temperatures down after days of 40°C heat.The late-night showers offered much-needed relief to residents reeling under relentless summer conditions. But the sudden change in weather also brought brief disruptions in its wake.Power supply was temporarily affected in some localities, leaving residents without electricity for short periods. Strong winds uprooted trees in different parts of the city, prompting fire brigade teams to rush to clear roads and remove fallen branches. No injuries or…

Gorakhpur/Lucknow: In a joint operation involving police, intelligence, and administrative agencies, authorities rescued 453 Nepalese youths, including young men and women, from an alleged job scam and illegal training network operating in Kushinagar district. Eight persons were arrested in connection with the case, while the alleged mastermind remains absconding.The operation was launched after several victims contacted the Nepal Embassy in New Delhi through social media platform X, alleging were lured to India on the promise of employment, but were instead confined and exploited.According to police, the gang targeted economically weaker and less educated individuals from various parts of Nepal, enticing…

Police are investigating the circumstances which led to the minor girl’s death T’puram: Excise officials arrested a 32-year-old man and seized 11g of MDMA allegedly brought for sale in Neyyattinkara town as part of intensified anti-drug inspections ahead of the reopening of schools.The accused, Nikesh Balakrishnan, of Nilambur, Malappuram, was apprehended near Neyyattinkara bus stand during a routine inspection. Officials said he attempted to flee on spotting the excise team but was chased down.According to excise officials, Balakrishnan was acting as a carrier in a drug trafficking network. Preliminary investigations revealed that he arrived in Thiruvananthapuram by train and later…

Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee claimed he was struck by a projectile, causing a head injury in Hooghly district on Sunday Chanditala (Hooghly): Trinamool chief and former CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused BJP of “murdering democracy” after her party’s Lok Sabha chief whip Kalyan Banerjee suffered head injuries in an assault during a protest near Chanditala police station.Serampore MP Kalyan was walking along Ahilyabai Road toward the police station to submit a memorandum protesting Saturday’s assault on Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee when a group of people showed him black flags and called him a “thief”. The MP claimed he was…