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25 Jun

Drugs peddler in UP arrested worth 40 Lakh

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On Saturday, a woman was arrested with drugs worth Rs 40 lakh in her possession. “A drug dealer named Sonam was arrested by our team on Friday night near a graveyard in the Dada Pir area. The police team recovered 395 grams of smack from her with an estimated value of Rs 40 lakh,” said Saharanpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Akash Tomar. This arrest was made in the ongoing operation against drug smugglers in the district.

25 Jun

Woman, daughter killed in road accident in UP

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The accident took place in the Kotwali Sahaswan police station area when an allegedly speeding mini-truck rammed the bike from behind, killing Aarti (28) and her five-month-old daughter Pragya on the spot. The woman's husband, brother-in-law and son were seriously injured and admitted to the district hospital. According to Inspector Sanjeev Shukla, the victims were on their way to fetch some medicines when the incident took place near the cold storage located on Kachla Road around 8.30 am. After the accident, the truck driver fled with the truck. Police are searching for the driver. The incident is under investigation.

25 Jun

City bus owners campaign for using masks

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With the daily rise in COVID-19 cases in West Bengal, the Bus Owners' Association on Saturday said it will launch a campaign among bus staff and passengers to use masks while traveling in passenger vehicles. Secretary of the Joint Council of Bus Syndicate, Tapan Banerjee said in a statement that the association will distribute masks among bus employees near Esplanade Bus Depot on June 26 and request them not to remove the masks. The syndicate had issued guidelines on March 10, 2020, during the coronavirus outbreak, which included wearing masks and washing hands with sanitizer. Apart from this, bus operators…

25 Jun

Hindi novel ‘Banaras Talkies’ translated in English

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The English translation of renowned Hindi writer Satya Vyas' best-selling Hindi novel "Benar's Talkies" will hit the bookstands in July, Penguin Random House India (PRHI) announced on Saturday. The novel was originally published in Hindi in 2015, and translated into English by editor and translator Himadri Aggarwal. It will be published under Penguin's 'Iburi Press' imprint. Touted as one of India's best campus novels, "Benaras Talkies" follows three friends as they navigate undergraduate college life, plan to steal exam papers, struggle to talk to women and form friendships that last a lifetime over bad mess meals. "'Benaras Talkies' is an…

24 Jun

Punjab Assembly pays tributes to Moosewala

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Punjab Assembly on Friday paid tributes to singer Sidhu Musewala, former minister Tota Singh and other members were present there. On the opening day of the budget session of the Assembly, the House also paid tribute to former minister Hardipinder Singh Badal who died in April at the age of 79. A two-minute silence is observed during the tributes in memory of the departed soul. Shubdeep Singh Sidhu, also known as Sidhu Muswala (28), was shot dead on May 29 in Punjab's Mansa district.

24 Jun

Jammu-Kashmir highway remains closed

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The highway was blocked by landslides, mudslides and rock pelting at 33 places in Ramban and Udhampur districts due to flash floods caused by heavy rains besides washing away a 150-feet long road and an under-construction bridge. “Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road closed for repair and maintenance. But Mughal Road for vehicular movement”, the traffic department said. Explosives were used on Thursday evening to blast boulders obstructing the ongoing renovation work on the highway. Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Musarat Islam, who is personally monitoring the road clearance operation, said the administration has arranged overnight accommodation and meals for the stranded passengers.

24 Jun

Chidambaram criticizes govt

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On Friday Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram criticized the government over the situation of the Indian economy. He questioned the government for going back on the fiscal deficit target for the current year. “Within months of setting the FD target of 6.4 per cent for 2022-23, the government is backtracking. Now, the government says it will 'try to keep FD at 6.7 per cent', the same level as in 2021-22, the former finance minister said on Twitter. The Congress party and its leaders questioned the government's economic policies and accused the BJP government of "mismanaging" the country's economy.

24 Jun

Maharashtra political crisis

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Shiv Sena MLA Dilip Lande arrived in Guwahati. Timeline of the political crisis in Maharashtra till 2 pm on Friday. Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde presides over a meeting of MLAs supporting him in Guwahati. Shinde claimed 50 MLAs, including 40 from the Shiv Sena, were supporting him. Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil said his party has nothing to do with the ongoing drama within the Shiv Sena.

23 Jun

Bengali director Tarun Majumdar at very critical

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Famous Bengali filmmaker Tarun Majumder's health condition has become "very critical", authorities at a Kolkata hospital where he is undergoing treatment said on Thursday. The 92-year-old Padma Shri awardee, who had been undergoing treatment at state-run SSKM Hospital for almost a week for kidney and heart problems, had deteriorated. A team of doctors is closely checking his condition, which has become "very critical" since Wednesday night.

23 Jun

Seer murdered in UP

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According to the report of the police, a 55-year-old seer was murdered on Thursday near Barauli Kala village. Reports said, Sadhu was killed by unknown persons on Wednesday night. The killers cut his throat with sharp weapons. Further investigation into the case is underway, the report said.