Nagpur: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, through a written reply in Assembly on Friday, informed that the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) housing colony at Wathoda has been provided all basic infrastructure as per the approved development plan. He refuted allegations of missing amenities, sub-standard construction and rising crime at the site.The Nagpur Metropolitan Region…
The accused in police custody Ranchi: Two peddlers were arrested from Bengali Tola in Ranchi district on Friday. SP (rural) Gaurav Goswami identified the accused as Raja Shivdutt, 29, and Asif Khan, 24.He said police seized 15 grams of brown sugar, Rs 1.70 lakh in cash, two weighing machines and mobile phones from them.Goswami said,…
Ludhiana: Koom Kalan police have registered cross cases against 27 persons belonging to two rival groups for allegedly engaging in a clash and pelting stones at each other in Chaunta village. The violence is suspected to have been triggered by a dispute over alleged tip-offs to the police regarding drug trafficking activities in the area.Those…
Shivamogga: A 35-year-old was shot in the leg by city police early Thursday morning, after he allegedly murdered his grandmother for objecting to his drug-peddling activities and attacked the arresting officers. The deceased has been identified as Susheelamma, 65, a resident of Manjunatha Layout behind the city bus stand. The accused, her grandson Kishore, has…
Prayagraj: Kaushambi police have launched a week long operation ‘Pehchan’ to tighten noose around wanted criminals, habitual offenders and carrying out physical verification of law breakers in villages, blocks and towns.Under the operation, cops would be checking details of the criminals enrolled in Yaksha app and take actions accordingly. The police have also prepared a…
Balangir: Police intercepted a vehicle near Smart Park on the Balangir-Titilagarh road late on Saturday night and arrested five people for allegedly trafficking banned cough syrup.Total 880 bottles of the addictive syrup, being transported without valid documentation, were seized under Town police station limits. The accused were identified as Bidyadhar Sahoo (20), Ankit Patel (19),…
Dharmapuri: Five people, including a minor were arrested for selling ganja in two separate incidents in Dharmapuri on Sunday. Police also seized 3kg of ganja worth Rs 30,000 and an electronic weighing scale from them.Three people were apprehended, when a special team led by sub-inspector Sundaramurthy conducted a search near MGR Nagar railway overbridge following…
Image for representational purpose only Kalaburagi: Kalaburagi City police have arrested Ramesh Kale, a 58-year-old alleged ganja peddler, under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, 1988, and detained him in Shivamogga central jail, city police commissioner Sharanappa SD said.Kale, a resident of Bapu Nagar on Sedam Road, is…
Ranchi: The home, jail and disaster management department will provide rewards to govt servants and public for giving police information on illegal production, smuggling and peddling of narcotics in order to destroy and curb the menace.Officials said that state govt believes fiscal incentives will motivate people to start an anti-narcotics movement by providing right information…
Navi Mumbai: The SUV driver whose vehicle crashed into the traffic island at Nerul signal on the Palm beach road on May 22, after which police recovered 69 kgs of opium worth Rs 70 lakh and a country-made pistol with six bullets from the SUV, was remanded to jail custody, a police officer privy to…
