Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has issued notices to 50 chemical companies in Ratnagiri district after a chemical was dumped on a national highway, polluting a dam supplying water to over 25,000 people in Khed sub-district, officials said.
‘The reddish-brown chemical was dumped by a truck late Saturday night on the Mumbai-Goa highway, around [...]
Bangalore, Dec 20 (IANS) A group of armed thugs abducted 12 bar girls late Saturday night when they were returning home from work, but police rescued the traumatised girls after a chase that ended early Sunday, officials said.
Two of the six thugs were injured when police opened fire after being attacked with clubs and [...]
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Kailash Kher is busy entertaining his fans in the US these days. The Indian singer, known for his soulful renditions has gone for a six-day multi-city tour.
‘I am going to the US to perform at various places with my troupe there,’ Kher told IANS before leaving.
The singer, who is known [...]
Latehar (Jharkhand), Oct 18 (ANI): Self styled Commander of a Maoist group Pradeep Ganju died during a gun battle on late Saturday night with a rival faction in Beeyarjunga village in Latehar District of Jharkhand.
Ganju, Commander of Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), was killed while battling the rebels from the rival Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) on [...]
Ranchi, Oct 18 (IANS) A top Maoist commander was killed in a gun battle with a rival outfit in Latehar district of Jharkhand, police said Sunday.
According to police, a gun battle between two Maoist groups – Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) and Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) – took place in a jungle area near Bigrahganj village [...]
Karachi, Sep.27 (ANI): The whole of Pakistan erupted with joy when the home side defeated arch rivals India in the ICC Champions Trophy clash late Saturday night.
Thousands of jubilant cricket fans came out on the streets in cities like Karachi, Hyderabad, and Lahore to celebrate Pakistan’s second win over India in any major ICC event.
Youngsters [...]
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Two activists of anti-Maoist Committee in West Bengal’s Belpahari region were shot dead by suspected Leftist rebels late Saturday night, police said Sunday.
In a separate incident, a Maoist leader was killed by a group of miscreants near Garbeta in West Midnapore district late Saturday night, police added.
‘Manik Madi and Bagan [...]
Los Angeles (US), Sep.7 (ANI): A burst water main swept cars down streets, forced people out of their homes and flooded a section of a major Los Angeles boulevard.
The water flow from the broken pipe was stopped after about four hours, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power spokeswoman Jane Galbraith said.
Crews were cleaning [...]
Amritsar, Sep. 6 (ANI): A special team of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths on late Saturday night seized about 13 kilograms of heroine estimated to be worth over 600 million rupees in the international market, near Sarhali in Tarn Taran district.
Twelve packets containing heroine, which were wrapped under a yellow adhesive [...]
