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19 May

Gyanvapi survey report submitted

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A court-appointed commission to conduct a survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid-Sringa Gauri complex submitted its report on Thursday, submitting documents, videos and photographs. Special Advocate Commissioner Vishal Singh said he submitted the report of the survey conducted on May 14, 15 and 16. “I have no right to say what is in the survey report. Now the court will take further action in this regard,” he told the media outside the court. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has asked the Varanasi court not to hear the Gnanabapi case until the apex court takes up the matter on Friday. The Gnanavapi mosque…

19 May

New Covid-19 cases in Odisha

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Odisha recorded 12 more COVID-19 cases taking the total to 12,88,339 cases. The state currently has 120 active cases. New cases detected after 14,755 samples tested. 15 more patients have recovered in the last 24 hours.

19 May

Baramulla grenade attack, arrested

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Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested four Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists and a terrorist associate within 48 hours of the Baramulla liquor shop grenade attack incident. On May 17, a burqa-clad terrorist lobbed a grenade at a newly opened liquor store in Baramulla's Dewan Bagh. Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have arrested four Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists and a terrorist associate within 48 hours of the Baramulla liquor shop grenade attack on Thursday. On May 17, a burqa-clad terrorist hurled a grenade at a newly opened liquor shop in Baramulla's Dewan Bagh. "CCTV footage from nearby cameras was also…

18 May

Cop arrested for raping woman in UP

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Two men, including a police constable, have been arrested for allegedly raping an 18-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district. The accused have been identified as constable Lakhandra, posted in Farukhabad district, and his associate Amit. Both the deceased are residents of the same village. According to information, on April 20, the accused allegedly took the woman to a remote place outside the village and raped her. The accused also threatened the woman not to tell anyone about the incident. But later he came to know that a video clip of the incident had been uploaded online and narrated his…

18 May

UP govt not to give grant to any new madrassa

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The Uttar Pradesh government will not give grants to any new madrasas, the state cabinet has decided. UP Minister of State for Minority Welfare Danish Azad Ansari told PTI on Wednesday that the decision was taken at a state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath a day ago. The minister said that madrasas currently receiving government grants will continue to receive them, but no new beneficiaries will be included in the list. Asked the reason behind this decision, Ansari said that currently 560 madrasas in the state are receiving government grants. “It's a big number. Government is looking…

18 May

Hurriyat calls for shutdown in Kashmir

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The Hurriyat Conference, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has called for a bandh in Kashmir on Wednesday, May 21, to pay tribute to Maulvi Mohammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone on the death anniversaries. The separatist Amalgam asked people to visit the Eidgah, where the two leaders are laid to rest, and pray for them. The Hurriyat Conference has condemned the continued detention of its leaders since August 2019 and condemned the recommendations of the Limitation Commission. It criticized the government for sacking civil servants accused of terrorist links.

18 May

Maha secretariat reopens for public again

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The Maharashtra Secretariat 'Mantralaya' reopened to the public on Wednesday, two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the government notification, common people can enter the government headquarters after 2 pm. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visited the State Secretariat on April 13. He then asked the state administration to focus on paperless governance with increased use of technology.

16 May

Woman found dead in UP over dowry harassment

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The body of a 27-year-old woman, who was harassed by her in-laws for dowry, was found hanging from the ceiling of her house on Monday. The incident happened in Chorama village under the Jaisinghpur police station. According to reports, Manisha's body was found hanging with a saree in a room of her house around 8 pm on Sunday. According to Manisha's family, she married Sunil in 2020 and was harassed by her in-laws for dowry. Hes father Shankar Nishad filed a police complaint against Sunil and his in-laws.

16 May

Twenty-two stolen motorcycles recovered

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Two members of a motorcycle-lifter gang operating across the state were arrested in Haryana's Ambala district on Monday. 22 stolen motorcycles were recovered from them. With their arrest, at least nine cases of motorcycle theft in Ambala have been solved, a Haryana Police spokesperson said. The accused are Thakur Kapur, a resident of Ambala and Gurpreet Singh alias Guri of Punjab

16 May

Gold price dips to Rs 46

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Gold prices fell by Rs 46 to Rs 49,754 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, in line with global trends, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal ended at Rs 49,800 per 10 grams from the previous trade. Silver rose by Rs 213 to Rs 59,452 per kg from Rs 59,239 in the previous trade. Gold prices were marginally lower at USD 1,797 per ounce and silver at USD 20.96 per ounce in international markets.