Navi Mumbai: A 57-year-old man who slipped and fell into Amba river in Raigad while crossing a bridge on Saturday morning and was swept away by strong water current, was found floating in the river stream on Monday about 10 km away from the spot. Police found the body after an extensive search operation using…
New Delhi: A Delhi court acquitted a man of the charge of assaulting an on-duty Delhi Police officer. The court stated that the unreliable testimony of the complainant was not corroborated by credible evidence, and there was an unexplained delay in lodging the FIR.The court of Judicial Magistrate Shashank Nandan Bhatt on Aug 11 said,…
Thane: In a bid to fast-track cybercrime investigations, the Thane city police commissionerate has inducted a new cadre of ‘Cyber Warriors’ across all police stations. This is possibly the first time in Maharashtra that such an initiative has been taken up.The initiative, conceptualised by commissioner of police Ashutosh Dumbre, comes after the setting up of…
New Delhi: Two alleged shooters linked to the Neeraj Faridpuria–Himanshu Bhau gang have been arrested for their involvement in the recent firing outside YouTuber Elvish Yadav’s residence in Gurgaon.The accused were identified as Gaurav Singh alias Nikka (22), a school dropout from Faridabad, and Aditya Tiwari (19), a BCA student from Bihar’s Kaimur district. Police…
Mumbai: Bombay high court recently frowned at a magistrate, who sent a college student from Andheri (E) to two days in police custody in a bailable offence, and directed his release on bail.“When the offence is bailable in nature and when the accused is ready to furnish bail, it is the duty of the learned…
New Delhi: All India Students’ Association (AISA) has moved Delhi High Court against Delhi University‘s provision mandating a Rs 1 lakh bond for contesting Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections. The petition, filed last week, is listed for hearing on Tuesday.Announcing the move at a press conference on Monday, AISA said the clause is “undemocratic…
Kalyan: Traffic-weary commuters on the Kalyan-Shilphata road faced fresh panic on Sunday night after a large direction board suddenly collapsed near the Palava flyover at Katai Chowk in Dombivli. The board fell in the middle of the busy road, narrowly missing a speeding two-wheeler rider. The edge of the hoarding struck the rear of his…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered a case in connection with a protest over alleged irregularities in the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), citing a violation of the undertaking to hold a peaceful demonstration.Police said they booked two organisers, 18 teachers, and 40 people under Section 223B of the BNS, which pertains to disobedience of a…
MUMBAI: In one of the biggest promotions announced lately and historic for the transport department, as many as 331 officials of the rank of assistant inspectors have been promoted to the rank of inspectors of Motor Vehicle in various RTOs across the state.The promoted officials were given their new designations at a rank insignia ceremony…
Dehradun’s Welham Girls’ School has opened a new School Museum to mark its history and legacy. The museum has been set up within Nasreen, the former Nizam’s estate on which the school was founded in 1957. Welham Girls’ School was established ten years after Independence by Hersilia Susie Oliphant and Grace Mary Linnell, as a…
