Lucknow: The UP ATS is investigating a ₹5,000 bank transfer made to arrested terror suspect Shahroz Ahmad from an account in Haryana, as it deepens its probe into an alleged Pakistan-backed sleeper cell network operating across multiple states.Shahroz Ahmad (29), a Class VII dropout and embroidery worker from Jamdhara village in Balrampur district, was arrested…
Rajesh Kumar Pandey/TNN Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has modified the bail conditions imposed on a Chinese national accused in a GST evasion case after finding that she remained in jail for nearly five months despite being granted bail because the Chinese Embassy refused to issue a guarantee certificate that the applicant will attend her…
Jharsuguda: Rengali police arrested a murder accused who had been absconding for nearly 28 years after he allegedly returned to his native village to sell a plot of land, police said on Friday. The accused has been identified as Nilamani Mahanand (53) of Bundupali village under Rengali police station limits. He had escaped from police…
Thiruvananthapuram: Former Travancore Devaswom Board president P S Prasanth denied any involvement in the alleged misappropriation of gold from dwarapalaka sculptures at Sabarimala. He also dismissed the allegations that he conspired with sponsor Unnikrishnan Potti to replate temple artefacts as baseless.Prasanth said the only lapse in the case was that gold was taken from the…
Ranchi: Two proclaimed offenders, Brijbhushan Prasad and Kartar Singh, in the Rs 1.25-crore bank fraud case, which was lodged on August 31, 2005, have been arrested on Sunday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in a statement issued on Monday.Brijbhushan was arrested from Kopargaon in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, while Kartar was apprehended from…
A local court has framed charges against former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist Pradeep Kurulkar in an alleged espionage case, paving the way for the commencement of trial from next month.The court on Thursday framed charges against Kurulkar under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act (OSA), which deal with penalties…
Pune: The district administration will hold a special camp on June 22 at the Saswad sub-divisional office to resolve pending revenue-related and quasi-judicial issues delaying compensation to farmers affected by the proposed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport in Purandar.Officials from the revenue department, land records office, sub-divisional office, tehsil office and other agencies concerned would…
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after the arrest of the operator of an old age home in Thenmala on charges of sexually assaulting two elderly women inmates, state elderly commission on Saturday stepped in and assured rehabilitation and protection for the remaining residents of the facility.Commission chairman K Somaprasad, along with members, visited the old age home…
Panchkula: A man has been arrested in connection with a sexual offence involving a 14-year-old girl, allegedly lured on the pretext of marriage.According to the complaint filed by the victim’s mother, the girl — employed as a childcare helper at a Panchkula residence — went missing on June 5 and returned home later the same…
Thiruvananthapuram: As part of a special inspection drive to curb the illegal sale of banned tobacco products, excise department conducted extensive checks in the Helipad and Papanasam areas of Varkala and booked a shop owner for allegedly stocking electronic cigarettes for sale.The inspection was led by Varkala excise circle inspector B Vishnu and his team…
