Among the 19 police officers from Karnataka who were conferred with the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service on Republic Day is a traffic cop from Bengaluru who caught 680 drunk drivers during his five-year-long service in the traffic division. Presently posted as an assistant sub-inspector at Basavangudi police station, K Venkatesh, 50, was among…
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Odisha: 50 fall ill after eating food from container with dead snake at community feast
At least 50 people were taken ill after they consumed food at a community feast that had a dead snake in it. The dead snake was found in the container from which the food had been served to the guests. The incident took place at Deuli village under Pattamundai police limits in Kendrapada District. As…
Congress Leader Visits Prayagraj Graveyard, Prays to Ancestors for Citizenship Proof
Prayagraj: A Congress leader from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday visited a graveyard and prayed to his ancestors ‘to provide proof of his citizenship’. The leader, Haseeb Ahmad, was earlier in news when he had projected Rahul Gandhi as Lord Shiva. “I have come to pray to my ancestors, along with other youths from my…
Congress seeks calls from jobless
New Delhi: The Congress on Thurs-day launched a helpline to register unemployed youth across the country and demanded that the government bring out a National Register of Unemployed (NRU) using those numbers. The programme launc-hed by the Indian Youth Congress would include apart from the help line, protests across the country by the district units of…
China locks down 5 cities over coronavirus
Beijing: China on Thursday locked down five cities, including Wuhan, suspending all public transport in an unprecedented move to contain the coronavirus that has infected over 630 people and left 18 others dead, dampening the celebrations of the Lunar New Year. On Thursday evening, Chinese officials announ-ced suspension of public transport in five cities — Huanggang,…
Seed body moots export policy, promotion council
The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) has requested the central government for a national policy for exports to ensure a smooth process between central government, state governments, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) and ports. A special cell under the ministry of agriculture should be formed to deal with export promotion and facilitation such…
Coronavirus infects Kerala nurse in Saudi Arabia
Hyderabad: The confirmation of coronavirus in a nurse from Kerala working in Saudi Arabia is the first case of an Indian health worker being affected by the virus. Before this reported case, only people who have travelled to or from Wuhan in China who have been infected. Earlier, reports confirmed that 30 nurses working at the…
No nod for Charminar protest against CAA, NRC
Hyderabad: There was uncertainty on Thursday over the proposed protests announced by the United Muslim Action Committee (UMAC) and the Telangana-AP JAC against CAA-NPR-NRC owing to doubts about according police permission for both programmes, though a clear picture began to emerge by late evening. Police authorities did not disclose anything about the status of the petitions….
Surat and Vadodara witnessed continued imposition of Section 144
Though a draft amendment introduced by petitioners, on Wednesday, in the Gujarat High Court (HC) challenging the continuous prohibitory orders issued under Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) section 144, read with certain provisions of the Gujarat Police (GP) Act, mentioned three recent orders issued in Ahmedabad city, it has been observed that Vadodara and Surat too have…
Theatres cash in on Telangana High Court order, jack up prices
Hyderabad: The festive cheer of the season between Christmas, New Year and Sankranti creates an abundance of joy for the cineaste Telugu people with several big movie releases hitting the silver screen. But inflation has taken its toll on moviegoers, what with the Telangana High Court having allowed 34 theatres across Telangana to increase ticket prices…
China travellers on watch
Hyderabad: The 2019-nCOV coronavirus has kept city epidemiologists on their toes as they track the travel history of those returning from China while targeting medical students from Wuhan. Initial reports indicate some medical students from Wuhan have returned to both Telugu states but none have reported to any hospital. ‘Students came for the winter break…
Bigg Boss 13: Priyanka Chopra’s cousin Meera wants Salman to see Sidharth’s dirty remark
The reality TV show saw a huge fight between Sidharth Shukla and Asim Riaz. recently and now the two are not on talking terms as ordered by Bigg Boss. The two had a heated conversation hurling abuses at each other. But here’s a video of Sidharth abusing Asim’s father doing the rounds. During their fight, Sidharth can be saying,…
From Yakub Memom to Afzal Guru: Here is what their last wish was before they were hanged
New Delhi, Jan 23: The killers of Nirbhaya are yet to make a last wish, before they are executed. Their execution has been slated for February 1. The authorities at the Tihar jail said that they are yet to hear back from the four convicts about their last wish. Once they give it in writing, the…
503 out of 543 MPs including Home Minister Amit Shah fail to furnish property details: RTI reply
Quickclarity News Service, india DEHRADUN: In a startling revelation, an RTI query revealed that 503 of 543 members of parliament from Lok Sabha have failed to furnish property details after getting elected in the May 2019 parliamentary elections. According to members of the Lok Sabha Declaration of Assets Rules 2004, every member should declare tehri…
‘India heading for second Partition’: Netaji’s grand-nephew Chandra Kumar Bose warns PM Modi
‘India heading for second Partition’: Netaji’s grand-nephew Chandra Kumar Bose warns PM Modi On the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, his grand-nephew and BJP’s Bengal unit Vice President Chandra Kumar Bose dropped a bombshell. Without naming the Citizenship Amendment Act, Bose said that the nation is moving towards a “second Partition”. Speaking to…
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