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Panchkula: Panchkula police have arrested a suspected illegal arms supplier and seized four countrymade pistols from his possession. Police are now probing the network behind the supply of illegal weapons.DCP (crime and traffic) Amrinder Singh said the Crime Branch-1 team received specific information Saturday that Raj Kishore alias Raj, a native of Darbhanga in Bihar who is currently residing in the Pinjore area, was waiting near the Commando Complex to deliver illegal weapons.Acting on the tip-off, the police team reached the spot, surrounded the suspect and apprehended him. During a search, officers recovered four illegal countrymade pistols from his bag.A…

Lucknow: Sultanpur police registered an FIR against Samajwadi Party (SP) women wing national president Seema Rajbhar following allegations that she made defamatory remarks against a political rival through social media posts and a podcast interview.The complaint was filed by Radhika Patel, national president of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party mahila manch, at the cyber police station in Sultanpur.According to the complaint, Patel alleged that Rajbhar shared an objectionable post on her Facebook account on May 12.The complainant alleged that the post contained false and fabricated allegations against her, senior SBSP functionaries and other party office-bearers.Patel further alleged that during an…

Patna: JD(U) national president and Rajya Sabha MP Nitish Kumar on Monday visited the party’s central office at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi after attending Parliament proceedings. He was welcomed and felicitated by party office-bearers and workers.During the visit, Kumar interacted with party leaders and workers, reviewed organisational matters and discussed the current political situation. The discussions focused on strengthening the party organisation and expanding its outreach among the people.Describing dedicated workers as JD(U)’s biggest strength, Kumar said they play a key role in taking the party’s ideology and welfare initiatives to the grassroots, particularly among the most deprived sections…

Shri Rajput Karni Sena protester led by president Mahipal Singh Makrana, marched from Kalwar Road to the collectorate to submit a memorandumShri Rajput Karni Sena protester led by president Mahipal Singh Makrana, marched from Kalwar Road to the collectorate to submit a memorandumShri Rajput Karni Sena protester led by president Mahipal Singh Makrana, marched from Kalwar Road to the collectorate to submit a memorandumShri Rajput Karni Sena protester led by president Mahipal Singh Makrana, marched from Kalwar Road to the collectorate to submit a memorandumShri Rajput Karni Sena protester led by president Mahipal Singh Makrana, marched from Kalwar Road to…

Nagpur: Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday added to the speculations around CM Devendra Fadnavis’ political future, saying he would be proud to see a Marathi manoos become Prime Minister in place of Narendra Modi and even a “prospective candidate”, Union minister Amit Shah.On Sunday, Devendra Fadnavis’ uncle Balasaheb Fadnavis had said he sees potential in his nephew to become Prime Minister.”It is natural for relatives, brothers and uncles to feel that. Right now there are two people from Gujarat who are deciding what will happen to someone tomorrow. But if Devendra ji becomes PM now, replacing Modi, we Marathi…

Daltonganj: A 4-km-long ridge-to-valley watershed management project has been completed in the protected forest area of Gaberletwa under the Mohammadganj forest range of the Medininagar forest division in Palamu, providing a model for rainwater conservation and forest ecosystem restoration in the region.Forest department sources said the project was executed at a cost of around Rs 50 lakh. A rural development department official, comparing the expenditure with similar works undertaken by other departments, claimed that a comparable surface water management project would have cost nearly Rs 1 crore.Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Medininagar division Satyam Kumar said the ridge-to-valley intervention was…

Chief minister V D Satheesan Thiruvananthapuram: Chief minister V D Satheesan on Monday dismissed criticism over having a private lunch hosted by a Muslim League functionary in Ponnani on Saturday even as Kerala was grappling with widespread devastation caused by heavy rain and flooding. He termed all the allegations as a “malicious smear campaign”, asserting that there was nothing improper in his actions.Satheesan said he had lunch around 3pm at a friend’s residence and not at a public reception as alleged. “Am I not allowed to eat? Is having a meal a mistake? Let the people decide,” he said. He…

Howrah: A private tutor in Howrah helped police arrest her husband after allegedly catching him raping a 14-year-old Class 7 student inside their home on Monday morning.The accused, Sk Hafizul (40), was arrested from Munshirhat in Jagatballavpur under the POCSO Act after his wife, Chandana Bibi, witnessed the alleged assault and raised an alarm. Neighbours rushed to the house, caught Hafizul and thrashed him before police arrived and took him into custody.Police said the case was registered on the basis of Chandana’s eyewitness account and a complaint lodged by the survivor’s mother.According to investigators, Chandana teaches a few girls at…

Srinagar, Aug 03: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, V.K. Birdi on Monday chaired a security review meeting here in view of forthcoming events to assess the prevailing security scenario and strengthen the overall security framework across the Valley.The meeting was attended by IG BSF Ftr. Hqrs, IG CRPF KOS, IG CRPF Srinagar, Additional Commissioner SB Srinagar, DIG SSB Srinagar, DIG CID Kashmir, all range DIGs of Kashmir Zone, DIG Traffic Kashmir, DIG IR/Armed Kashmir, DIG ITBP Srinagar, DIG RPF Kashmir, DIGs of CRPF South/North Srinagar, SSP PCR Kashmir, all district SSPs of Kashmir Zone, SSPs of Railways Kashmir,…

Prashant Kishor’s suggests Bihar may accommodate a third political force. PATNA: Bihar has been green. It has been saffron. Now Prashant Kishor brings yellow.Kishor, architect of poll victories for others, has finally written one for himself, winning his electoral debut in the Bankipur bypoll. It is a signal flare and perhaps a glimpse of a shifting political palette as Jan Suraaj broke through BJP’s saffron and RJD’s green duopoly.Born in Rohtas in 1977, Kishor studied in Buxar, completed his Class XII from Patna Science College, earned a BBA from Lucknow University and a master’s in healthcare management from ASCI, Hyderabad.…