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06 Oct

60 families joined BJP Together

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60 families left other parties and joined BJP in the Booth No. 36 of Rabindrapur village in Raniganj Binnabari Mandal under Kharibari block. Party flags were handed over to the newcomers.BJP National Council member Ganesh Chandra Debnath, Raniganj Binnabari Mandal president Bholanath Siddha, Shakti Kendra Pradhan Sukhmoy Banik, Booth president Madhusudan Biswas, Santosh Roy, Nantu Mandal, and other BJP workers were present during the programme.

06 Oct

seven people arrested along with stolen goods

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The Bhaktinagar police arrested seven people along with stolen goods worth 40 lakh rupees. The arrested accused have been identified as Anju Sharma, Sandeep Nath, Sultan Islam, Muksudar Haque, Prasenjit Roy, Ramkrishna Barman, and Rahul Ghosh.Reportedly, all were involved in 8 separate thefts. Stolen goods worth 40 lakh rupees, cash, and gold ornaments were recovered from their possession. During a press conference at the Bhaktinagar police station on Monday, DCP East Zone Joy Tudu stated that several thefts had been reported at the Bhaktinagar police station, based on which, the police launched investigations and successfully got hold of all accused…

06 Oct

A resident of Siliguri celebrated his son’s birthday in a heart-warming gesture

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In a heart-warming gesture, Prabir Singh, a resident of Ward No. 34, decided not to celebrate his son Mayang’s birthday in a grand manner. Instead, he, along with his son and family members, distributed chocolates and mouth masks among several traders in Haider Para Bazaar.Besides, he also handed over new clothes to an elderly woman for Durga Puja. The traders highly praised the initiative taken by Singh.

06 Oct

Rajasthan : Special court likely to pronounce verdict in 2019 Alwar gang rape case today.

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A special court for SC/ST cases is likely to pronounce the judgment in the Thanagazi gang rape case in Rajasthan’s Alwar on Tuesday. Five men had allegedly raped the woman in presence of her husband for two hours, filmed the crime, and later circulated its video on social media. Sengathir identified the three as Chhote Lal Gurjar, Mahesh Gurjar and Hansraj Gurjar. He said Mahesh Gurjar was arrested from Jaipur district’s Shahpura on Wednesday and Hansraj Gurjar from Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura on Thursday. It was immediately unclear where the third accused was arrested from. The Rajasthan government drew criticism from…

05 Oct

Case registered against man in Indore for giving triple talaq to wife.

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A 27-year-old woman from Indore in Madhya Pradesh has lodged an FIR against her husband for giving her triple talaq, a practice now banned under law, police said on Monday. The couple got married on February 7, 2016. However, the woman left her husband's house in the state's Dewas district after the wedding due to alleged dowry harassment. The couple's ailing son also died during treatment some days back, Sadar Bazar police station in-charge Ajay Verma said. "On October 3, a woman informed police that her husband was performing a second marriage which was stopped by police. Later, the man…

05 Oct

Hathras: UP Police Files 19 Cases Across State.

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The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday filed 19 FIRs in connection with the Hathras case. Prashant Kumar, Additional Director General of Police, law and order, claimed a pre-planned conspiracy to push the state into turmoil. The state police was facing a barrage of criticism from the opposition ranks over its handling of the case. "Under a pre-planned conspiracy, few political workers were involved in disturbing law and order situation in Hathras. They even spread rumours to incite general public. We have registered cases under relevant sections against them," Kumar said. He informed that police have listed sedition, conspiracy, and promoting…

05 Oct

Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari indicted in Park Lane and Thatta Water corruption cases.

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An anti-corruption court on Monday charged former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari in two graft cases, a week after he was indicted in a major money laundering case.Mr Zardari, 63, the co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and husband of the country's first woman prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was present in the Islamabad-based court and pleaded not guilty. During the hearing, the accountability court indicted 19 others accused in the Park Lane case and 15 others in the Thatta water supply case. The court charged Mr Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur in a mega money laundering case on September 28.…

05 Oct

FM Sitharaman: Government To Extend Surcharge On Luxury Items, Tobacco products.

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India will extend a surcharge on taxes on luxury goods including cars and tobacco products beyond 2022, under plans to help states repay loans raised to meet revenue shortfalls in the current fiscal year, the finance minister said on Monday. "The GST council has approved to extend the cess(surcharge) beyond five years," Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters after a virtual meeting with state finance ministers. Tax receipts of the central and state governments fell about 40 per cent year-on-year in the five months to August due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The economy is projected to contract by…

05 Oct

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Says “We Beat The Virus Once more”.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared on Monday New Zealand "beat the virus again" and announced restrictions in the country's largest city would be eased, after a second Covid-19 wave was contained.The virus was believed to have been eradicated in late May after a strict national lockdown led to New Zealanders enjoying 102 days without community transmission. But a new cluster emerged in Auckland in August, forcing the city of 1.5 million into lockdown for almost three weeks. With no new confirmed instances in Auckland for 12 days, Ardern stated Monday the virus was now beneath management and congratulated residents for…

03 Oct

BSF OBSERVES “FIT INDIA FREEDOM RUN” AND CLEANNESS DRIVE AT FRONTIER HQ GUWAHATI.

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. Border Security Force Guwahati Frontier concluded a series long “Fit India Freedom Run” by conducting 10 Km ‘Fit India Freedom Run’ at Patgaon, Guwahati and also conducted cleanness drive on the occasion of birth anniversary of father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. On 2nd Oct’ 2020, Frontier HQ Border Security Force Patgaon Guwahati concluded the series of “Fit India Freedom Run” by conducting 10 Km run under overall supervision of Shri Rajesh Kumar, IPS, Inspector General BSF Guwahati Frontier. The Run was flagged off by Shri Rajesh Kumar, IPS Inspector General Border Security Force, Guwahati Frontier. 150 participants including…