Congress Govt falls in J&K, Azad resigns
Jammu & Kashmir’s CM Ghulam Nabi Azad has resigned after losing the floor test. The Azad government was reduced to a minority after PDP withdrew support on June 28. Ahead of the confidence vote, Azad, along with state Congress president Saif-ud-din Soz, met Governor N N Vohra last night. The meeting lasted more than two hours.
PDP patron & MLA from Pahalgham Mufti Mohammed Sayeed is currently in the United States on a private visit. There are reports stating that it ….
Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife in hospital after suicide attempt in Patiala
Cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife Navjot kaur has on Saturday attempted to commit suicide at her residence in Patiala. She has been admitted in Intensive care unit in Sadbhavna medical & heart hospital in Patiala. The doctors however said it is a case of food poisoning, a private news agency reported.
Navjot Singh Sidhu who was in Amritsar rushed to Patiala & visited her wife in the hospital but he refused to talk to media. It is learnt that ….
Three opposition MLAs join BJP in Karnataka
The ruling BJP in Karnataka got a boost on Saturday when two JD(S) & one Congress legislators quit their parties to join it. The two JD(S) MLAs — Balachandra Laxman Rao Jarkiholi & K Shivanna Gouda Naik — & a Congress legislator Anand Vasant Asnotikar submitted their resignation letters to speaker Jagadish Shettar, who has accepted them. The three legislators have not given any reason for quitting the assembly membership & the parties.
Later, they went to the BJP office where ….
Earthquake struck Arunachal borders
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter Scale struck the Arunachal Pradesh border early on Saturday morning. The earthquake hit Eastern Xizang on the Arunachal borders at 03:05 a.m..
There were no immediate reports of any damage or casualty. The epicentre of this earthquake was located at a latitude of 29.4 degree North & a longitude of 96.4 degree East.
Major fire in Mumbai Mahalaxmi racecourse
A major fire has been broke out at the Mahalaxmi racecourse in central Mumbai on Thursday evening. Seven fire engines & eight water tankers have been rushed to the spot.
Fire broke out in the kitchen of a restaurant at the racecourse. There were no immediate reports of any casualties.
VHP calls Bharat bandh on July 3
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called “Bharath Bandh” on July 3 after the Jammu & Kashmir government revoked land allotment to Amarnath Shrine Board. The VHP also demanded scrapping of subsidy on Haj pilgrimage.
Pravin Togadia, general secretary of VHP, said, “Haj subsidy must be cancelled. No flights for Haj should be sent as it is wastage of precious fuel the cost of which has to be borne from the taxpayers”. Along with the demand for scrapping Haj subsidy, the ….
UP MLA Pandit held for abducting reporter
Shribhagwan Verma alias Guddu Pandit, BSP MLA, has been arrested on Sunday for allegedly “abducting” a woman television reporter three days back. Pandit has been charged under various Sections of Indian Penal Code by the Uttar Pradesh government. He was summoned by Chief Minister Mayawati at her residence in Delhi after the reporter lodged a complaint with her of his misbehavior.
The victim - Sheetal told the Chief Minister that Pandit had allegedly forced him to travel with him from one ….
Haryana govt restricts Ram Rahim’s movement
The Haryana government has imposed an informal ban on the movement of Dera Sachcha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim outside the Dera Sacha Sauda campus in Sirsa. This comes a day after the Maharashtra government talked about its plan to ban the Dera chief’s entry into the state for about one year.
A senior Haryana home department official said the Dera head had been asked not to venture out as apart from the danger ….
CBI: Rajkumar confesses to involvement in Aarushi’s murder
Ghaziabad special court has on Saturday sent Rajkumar to CBI custody for fourteen days. During the court hearing on Saturday, the CBI has said that Durrani’s servant, Rajkumar had confessed to his involvement in Aarushi & Hemraj’s murder. For the first time the CBI told the court as to what happened to Aarushi’s mobile. Rajkumar confirmed that he had switched off her mobile and then eventually destroyed it.
In his statement to the CBI under 161 of Code of Criminal Procedure, ….
Police arrested three Pak-Trained Terrorists
The Punjab Police has claimed to arrest three Pakistan-trained terrorists on Saturday with 34.5 kg of RDX explosive from Kaunke village in Jagraon. The Inspector General said that Amrik Singh, Daljit Singh & Sarvjit Singh alias Sokhu, all of them hailing from Moga, were working at the instance of one Surjit Singh Mahal of Jalandhar & intelligence agencies across the border. Mahal is now based in Hamburg, Germany.
According to the police officer, the arrests followed information that some terrorists were ….
Earthquake struck Chennai & Andaman, No casualties reported
Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.7 & 6.1 struck India’s Andaman & Nicobar Islands & some parts of Chennai on Friday. The epicentre of the earthquake was 115 kilometres southwest from capital Port Blair & 45 km below the sea. There are no reports of any damage & casualties. The earthquake occurred at 17:10 p.m.
Areas from the North Andaman to the Great Nicobar Island experienced the tremor sending people scurrying out of ….
R R Patil: Maharashtra govt may ban Ram Rahim for a year
Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil has on Friday announced that the Maharashtra government is considering to ban Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim from entering the state for one year. The decision may be fuelled by Sikhs apprehension that Baba Ram Rahim will try to disrupt an event at Nanded to mark the 300th death anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in October-November this year. The event is expected to draw 25-30 lakh Sikhs from all over India. ….
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CBI has on Friday arrested Rajkumar, Anita Durrani’s servant, in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case. Joint Director of CBI Arun Kumar has said that Rajkumar was subjected to lie-detector test, psychological assessment, brain mapping & narco-analysis tests at Forensic Sciences Laboratory, Gandhinagar in Gujarat from June 23 to June 26.
Arun Kumr said that Rajkumar’s arrest was effected after report from forensic experts of a washed white colour t-shirt seized from his house opined that it “contains human blood”.
14 years old Noida ….
Amarnath yatra from Jammu suspended again
Amarnath Yatra has been called off from Jammu in view of the continued strike in Kashmir valley over transfer of forest land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board. The devotees were not allowed to proceed from Bhagwati Nagar base camp to the Amarnath cave shrine of Lord Shiva in the Kashmir Himalayas.
The step has been taken as a precautionary measure for ensuring safety of pilgrims as protests over the land transfer issue were continuing in the valley for the last few ….
Mumbai Serial killer Ravindra Kantrolle acquitted
Ravindra Kantrolle, serial killer, has been acquitted on Friday in one of the three murder cases he was facing. Sewri sessions court acquitted Kantrolle due to lack of evidence & observed that prosecution failed to prove the case against him.
He was arrested on January 14, 2007 after the a series of seemingly motiveless murders that took place in the city between December 2006 & January 2007.
FIR lodged against Akali councillor for slapping cop
A criminal case has been registered against a SAD councillor for allegedly slapped a head constable in full public view in Patiala. According to the FIR registered at Tripuri police station, Akali councillor from ward number 50 Balbir Singh Kharoud allegedly slapped head constable
Jagdish Singh, who objected to his parking the car in the no parking zone outside Mini Secretariat. Meanwhile, it was learnt that the SAD councillors are putting pressure on the police to cancel the FIR. As ….
Mumbai Police will interrogate Baba Ram Rahim
The Mumbai Police left for Sirsa on Thursday to quest Dera Saccha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the murder of a 50 years old Sikh, Balkaar Singh. Based on the statements, police will ascertain if the firing was unprovoked or in self-defence.
Balkar Singh was killed by security guard of Dera chief’s Ram Rahim outside a mall in Mulund on Friday evening. Balkar Singh & his friend got into a tiff with the spiritual guru’s staff while the latter ….
Sikh Religions leaders to stage Dharna at Raj Bhawans
Sikh religious group leaders will stage “Dharnas” outside the Raj Bhawans of Punjab & Haryana from next month to demand the arrest of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for the Mulund firing in which a 50 years old Sikh was killed by his bodyguard.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the ‘Sant Samaj’, a conglomeration of different Sikh religious groups, held at Fatehgarh Sahib last night. Giving details of the decisions taken at the meeting, Damdami ….
Maharashtra Board SSC results declared
Maharashtra Board SSC results have been declared on Thursday. Gaurav Kulkarni of Satara’s New English School, Kolhapur division, stood first by securing 97.84 per cent in the SSC examinations held in Maharashtra.
The overall pass percentage this year stood at 86.33 per cent. The overall pass percentage of candidates in Pune division is 87.89 per cent while Kolhapur has 85.97 per cent, Amravati 87.37 per cent, Nagpur 78.84 per cent, Latur 97.94 per cent, Nashik 88.07, Aurangabad 89.45 per cent.
Around 1,61,94 ….
Aarushi murder case: Rajesh Talwar’s bail petition hearing today
The Ghaziabad sessions court will hear Dr Rajesh Talwar’s bail plea application today. Rajesh Talwar is an accused in the murder of her 14 years old daughter Aarushi.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has not reached any breakthrough in this case so far. However, it said that they would argue for continuing the detention of the victim’s father Rajesh Talwar, until a chargesheet is filed against him. Talwar is presently lodged in Dasna Jail.
14 years old Noida girl Aarushi Talwar ….