RAIPUR: “The DRG men were returning to neighbouring Dantewada district in a Scorpio when the IED blast was triggered near Ambeli-Karkeli villages,” Bastar range IG P Sundarraj said. The impact was such that a chunk of the road hit the windscreen of the following vehicle. Another IED attack. Another homecoming team blown apart. And the…
NEW DELHI: Pointing to how aspirational India now wants to accomplish more in less time and people wish to take long-distance journeys swiftly, PM Narendra Modi Monday said this has led to more demand for high-speed trains. He said the day is not far when the first bullet train starts operating in India.Speaking after virtually…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah Monday paid obeisance and sought blessings at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib on the occasion of Parkash Purab (that marks the birth centenary) of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.In a post on X, Shah said, “On the occasion of Parkash Purab of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, an epitome…
NAGPUR: Bombay high court on Monday took suo motu cognizance of tourists cornering a tigress and her five cubs in Umred-Pauni-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary near Gothangaon Gate, ordering principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) to submit a detailed affidavit by Wednesday, outlining actions taken and preventive measures.In the viral videos of the December 31 incident, safari…
BHOPAL: The body of an accident victim was left on the road for hours on Sunday night as police from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh squabbled over jurisdiction. Even the pleas of the family went unheeded as MP cops allegedly insisted it wasn’t their responsibility. The accident happened in Chhatarpur district, and MP police eventually…
RAIPUR: After a two-day chase, Bastar police arrested Suresh Chandrakar – prime accused in the murder of Bijapur journalist Mukesh Chandrakar – from Hyderabad late Sunday night. SIT brought Suresh 400km by road to Bijapur on Monday.This takes the number of arrests in the case to four. Suresh’s brothers Dinesh and Ritesh, along with supervisor…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand high court on Monday ordered an “immediate halt” to mining operations in Bageshwar district after illegal activities caused cracks in numerous houses and hills. The HC bench of Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari also summoned the secretary of industrial development, director of mining, and the district magistrate to appear…
BHOPAL/JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh high court on Monday gave the state govt six weeks to dispose of the Union Carbide waste under safety protocols, and prohibited media from giving “incorrect news” on the issue.The state govt, in its compliance report, had referred to resentment among Pithampur citizens over disposal of Carbide waste at a plant in…
ISLAMABAD: Trade and tourism between China and Pakistan remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day on Monday owing to a sit-in protest against power outages on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region.Protesters had blocked the KKH, which connects the two countries, on Friday at Ali Abad, a strategic location in Hunza Valley,…
NEW DELHI: The entire fleet of around 330 ‘Dhruv’ advanced light helicopters (ALHs) in the armed forces has been temporarily grounded for safety checks after the crash of the Coast Guard chopper at Porbandar on Sunday, which killed the two pilots and an aircrew diver, even as a senior team from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited…
