Ara: In a key development in the inquiry into the death of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in an alleged police encounter, three eyewitnesses, including his sister-in-law Suman Devi, recorded their statements before the judicial commission headed by retired Patna high court judge Vinod Kumar Sinha in Ara on Monday.Speaking to mediapersons after her deposition, Suman said…
Prayagraj: Several beneficiaries received benefits and approval letters under various govt schemes from chief minister Yogi Adityanath during his visit to neighbouring Pratapgarh on Tuesday.The CM was in Pratapgarh to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 111 projects worth Rs 384 crore.Shraddha Pandey, topper of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination, was presented…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has upheld the 1985 conviction of a consolidation lekhpal who was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 300, dismissing his 41-year-old criminal appeal and directing him to surrender before the trial court within four weeks.Justice Sanjiv Kumar affirmed the conviction and one-year rigorous imprisonment awarded to former lekhpal Mahesh…
Patna: Union minister and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan demanded immediate arrest of the police personnel accused of alleged murder of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari at Bilauti village in Bhojpur district on June 17.The LJP chief, who met Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday in this regard as well as the murder of two dalit youths…
Ara: Mother of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, Asha Devi, has lodged an FIR against Jagdishpur SDPO, then Shahpur SHO (now suspended) and other police personnel involved in the incident, alleging that her son was killed even after he had surrendered before the police. The FIR was registered by Bhojpur police based on her complaint.In a press…
By Shloka A JatkarAs conversations about the portrayal of women in entertainment once again make headlines, a recently held seminar in Bengaluru focused on a larger question: Have we really moved beyond viewing women only through the lens of their bodies? Titled Gender, Gaze, and Authority: Challenges of Writing the Body and Gender Politics, the…
Varanasi: Court sentenced a man to life imprisonment on Tuesday for killing his wife and burying the body in the courtyard of his house in Bhitari village under Lohta police station in 2020. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fourteenth) Atul Chaudhary sentenced Rajendra Prasad (56) to rigourous imprisonment and Rs 50,000 fine…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose AGRA: A 35-year-old man allegedly shot himself dead with an illegal firearm in Hathras district on Wednesday morning after an argument with his wife over being woken up early, police said Thursday. The incident took place at Rampur Jattari village in Sikandrarao area.The deceased farmer, Lalu Singh, is survived…
