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vIB arrests BEO for accepting bribe in Bhojpur

ARA, Aug. 28 -- The Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) team on Wednesday arrested Shahpur Block Education Officer (BEO) in Bhojpur district, Mohammad Ghulam Sarwar, red-handed while allegedly accept... Read More


Couple attacked on suspicion of witchcraft, husband killed; 17 held

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- A violent mob tortured a couple for hours on the suspicion of practising witchcraft, and killed the husband in Nawada district on Tuesday night, police said. The incident is said to ... Read More


Local bodies issue order on feeding zones for stray dogs

Jaipur, Aug. 28 -- In compliance with the Supreme Court's August 22 order, the Directorate of Local Bodies (DLB) has issued fresh directives to all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to create safe feeding zon... Read More


Debt-ridden couple poisons infant, ends life in Shahjahanpur

MEERUT, Aug. 28 -- A handloom businessman, 35, his wife, 28, and their 4-month-old son were found dead in their upscale residence in Shahjahanpur district on Wednesday in a suspected suicide pact. The... Read More


cages, camera traps set up to catch leopard

Haridwar, Aug. 28 -- The forest department has taken several measures in the wake of rising leopard menace and the recent death of a three-year old boy in Pauri Garhwal district, officials said. "We h... Read More


Two arrested from Ranchi in Rs.1-crore 'digital arrest' case

Dehradun, Aug. 28 -- The Uttarakhand police's cyber cell arrested two people from Ranchi for their alleged involvement in a Rs.1.02 crore digital fraud case, a police official said. The accused were i... Read More


CM visits flood-hit areas, announces Rs.5L aid for families

Mussoorie, Aug. 28 -- Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted an on-the-spot inspection of the disaster-affected areas in Syana Chatti, part of Barkot tehsil in Uttarkashi district on Wednesday. ... Read More


CM visits flash flood-hit areas, announces Rs.5L financial aid

Mussoorie, Aug. 28 -- Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted an on-the-spot inspection of the disaster-affected areas in Syana Chatti, part of Barkot tehsil in Uttarkashi district on Wednesday. ... Read More


90% of charitable societies in Bihar may lose registration

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- Nearly 90% of the 44,000 charitable societies registered in Bihar risk deregistration after September, as only a fraction of them have complied with the state government's directive ... Read More


Death toll in Vaishno Devi landslide soars to 32 as rains, flood lash J&K

JAMMU, Aug. 28 -- The death toll in Vaishno Devi landslide rose to 32 on Wednesday, about halfway along the winding 12-km trek from Katra to the shrine, with rescuers scouring the debris to look for s... Read More