Following Meena Kumari’s death on March 31, 1972, her contemporary and close friend Nargis wrote a poignant open letter. Titled “Maut Mubarak Ho (congratulations on your death),” the letter published in now defunct Urdu magazine Shama, recalls Kumari once confiding in Nargis: “Baji (elder sister), resting is not in my destiny. I will rest just…
Jharsuguda: Rengali police on Thursday arrested a 40-year-old woman and her 44-year-old male companion for the alleged murder of her husband and dumping his body in a field at Sagarpali, Sahupada, under Rengali police station in Jharsuguda district early on Wednesday.Police identified the accused as Gita Mirdha and Tiknu Kishan, a resident of Sundargarh, presently…
Minister Priyank Kharge with cabinet colleague Yatindra Siddaramaiah Bengaluru: As the state prepares to roll out dedicated anti-rowdy squads across police stations to crack down on habitual offenders and prevent crime, Kalaburagi, the home district of new home minister Priyank Kharge, has emerged with the highest number of rowdy-sheeters in the state.Data presented during a…
Berhampur: A case was registered on Saturday against a female constable and her brother for allegedly setting fire to her husband near Bijipur police quarters under Berhampur Town police station limits late on Friday evening.The injured, Asutosh Mrudungia (31), worked as a motor vehicles department constable at Chhatrapur. He sustained around 80% burn injuries and…
Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot (3,L) at the inauguration of SIRI Mathrushree Industrial Park in Belthangady at Amruthavarshini Sabha Bhavan in Dharmasthala, Sunday Mangaluru: Stating that the India of the future will be driven by green industrialisation, governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot Sunday stressed the need to develop industries that are energy-efficient, reduce pollution, and follow the…
