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16 May

Man shot dead in north Delhi

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Parul,A 19-year-old boy was shot dead by some unidentified persons in North Delhi's Bawana area. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The investigation is ongoing. The official said that there was no criminal report with Parul during the investigation

16 May

Earthquakes rock parts of Assam, Meghalaya

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Two 3.9-magnitude earthquakes struck Meghalaya and Assam in less than 24 hours. The first earthquake, recorded at 9.47 pm on Sunday, was centered at a depth of 12 km in Meghalaya's Nongpoh area, the second at a depth of 55 km at Assam's Nagaon. According to reports, the earthquake was felt in parts of central and north Assam after the second earthquake hit the state at 3.22 pm on Monday. No loss of life or damage to property was reported.

14 May

Ganja worth Rs 2crore seized in Assam

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Police have seized 800 kg of ganja worth over two crore rupees from a truck in Assam's Kamrup Metropolitan district and arrested one person in this connection, a senior officer said. A team of Guwahati City Police has raided Jorabat area bordering Meghalaya and seized narcotics. According to reports, the truck was on its way from Manipur to Tamil Nadu when the vehicle was impounded. Investigation is ongoing.

14 May

Five additional judges have been appointed

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Five additional judges were appointed in three high courts on Saturday. The Law Ministry's Judicial Department has issued a notification. Three judicial officers have been appointed as Additional Judges in Calcutta High Court, one Advocate each in Chhattisgarh and Kerala High Courts as Additional Judges. And nine advocates were appointed as judges of the Delhi High Court.

14 May

Three cops injured in Dhar attack

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A police team was attacked and a rifle seized from them while searching for a missing woman in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, an official said. The accused Suga tribal and his family members attacked the police team while leaving the village and snatched a rifle from them, he said. At least six accused have been identified. Head constables Prakash Bhawar and Mahendra Rajput and assistant sub-inspector Manish Bhagore were reportedly injured in the attack.

14 May

Two held for child marriage in Rajasthan

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Two people were arrested for marrying a minor in Rajasthan's Bhilwara on Saturday. The SP of Vilara said that the minor son of Kishan Lal, a resident of Sadapur village, and the daughter of Prabhu Lal Balai, a resident of Jasu Ji Ka Kheda, were married on May 11 in Jahazpur area. From the report, Kishan Lal (33) and Prabhu Lal Balai (40) have been arrested.

13 May

16-year-old girl got raped

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A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped at gunpoint in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur. SP (city) Rajesh Kumar said the girl had gone to work with a woman in a farm on Thursday when a youth dragged her aside and raped her. Hearing his screams, the locals working in the nearby fields rushed to the spot. The girl reported the incident to her family members, after which a complaint was filed. Police are still looking for the youth, the report said.

13 May

4 killed, 20 injured as bus catches fire

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Four people were killed and 20 injured when a passenger bus caught fire in Katra area of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. According to officials, the bus caught fire near Nomai, about 3 km from Katra, on its way from Katra to Jammu. Jammu Zone Director General (ADG) Mukesh Singh said preliminary investigations did not indicate the use of any explosives. A forensic team is investigating the reason behind the fire.

13 May

Nagaland CM to meet Shah on Naga issue

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Nagaland Chief Minister Nephiu Rio will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah next week along with legislators from the All-Party United Democratic Alliance to discuss resolving the decade-old Naga political issue, a state minister said on Friday. The decision was taken at the first meeting of the core committee of the state government's Parliamentary Committee on Naga Issues on Friday after 21 of the 25 Naga People's Front (NPF) legislators merged into the Nationalist Democratic Party on April 29. Progressive Party (NDPP). The Parliamentary Committee on Naga Political Issues consists of 60 members of the Nagaland Assembly and two MPs…

13 May

Fire breaks out in a building of west Delhi

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A major fire broke out in a building near West Delhi's Mundka Metro station, officials said. According to reports, a fire broke out in a building near pillar number 544 of Mundka Metro station. Fire service officials said they received the information at 4:40 pm. 20 fire tenders were immediately dispatched to the spot.