Ranchi: Nearly one in four women aged between 18 and 49 years in the state face spousal violence, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6. While the state average was 27%, higher than the national figure of 22.3%, it reflected a marginal improvement from the 31.4% reported in NFHS-5.The spousal violence rate, however, decline…
Prayagraj: The “Yaksh App” has helped Pratapgarh police arrest a wanted accused who had been absconding for the past 12 years and carried a Rs 1 lakh reward.The app enabled police to compile updated details on criminals by verifying their credentials at their native towns and residences, speeding up investigations and helping gather information on…
The Chhattisgarh State Waqf Board has issued an appeal urging members of the Muslim community to maintain communal harmony and avoid performing animal sacrifice in open or public places during the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations on Thursday. The statement referred to videos or photographs of sacrifices being circulated on social media and said such acts often hurt…
Jharsuguda: Orient police in Jharsuguda district busted an inter-state two-wheeler theft racket involved in stealing and selling motorcycles across Odisha and Chhattisgarh, police said on Tuesday. Police identified the accused as Jajbir Singh (35) of Mandalia village under Orient police limits in Jharsuguda district and Mann Kumar Ram (44) of Ghatmunda village in Chhattisgarh. Source…
Times News NetworkPune: The recovery of 479kg of ganja worth Rs 2.30 crore from a farm in Jalochi village of Baramati taluka on Feb 28 this year helped the Pune Rural police uncover an inter-state narcotics supply network. Acting on the investigation, the police on Wednesday arrested seven men and seized another 157kg of ganja…
Lucknow: UP continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions on Thursday, with Banda recording highest temperature in the state and the country for fifth consecutive day. The district recorded 47.6 degrees Celsius, mour than 4 degrees above normal.India Meteorological Department (IMD), Lucknow, forecast heatwave/severe heatwave conditions at several places in East UP during daytime, while…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday declared that India has become free from Naxalism, saying the decades-long insurgency had finally been defeated after immense sacrifices by security forces. “I can say with my chest puffed out that India is now free of Naxals,” Shah said while addressing an event in Jagdalpur, once considered the…
Ahmedabad: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the customs department seized 6.5kg of marijuana (cannabis) from a passenger arriving from Bangkok at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Saturday. The man was arrested under provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985.“Based on specific intelligence and passenger profiling, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), SVPI…
Jagdalpur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the government is fully committed to establishing permanent peace in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region and ensuring that development reaches the last person. Govt fully committed to permanent peace, last-mile development in Bastar: Amit Shah Shah, who is on a three-day visit to Chhattisgarh since Sunday, paid tributes…
Raipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday flagged off 400 new vehicles for the ‘CG Dial 112’ emergency response service for integrated emergency assistance and 32 mobile forensic science laboratory vans in Chhattisgarh. Safety push: Amit Shah flags off 400 emergency response vehicles, 32 forensic vans in Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai described…
