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The accused are Ganeswar Pradhan, inspector in-charge of Chandipur police station and Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, ASI of the police station. The vigilance has arrested both of them and will be forwarded to the court, vigilance officials said.According to the vigilance, both police officials were demanding a monthly extortion of Rs 50,000 from the complaint liquor shop owner. Otherwise, they were threatening not to allow him to run his business. Based on the complaint, the vigilance conducted a trap and caught the IIC and ASI red-handed.Following the trap, the anti-corruption wing launched simultaneous raids at Sagar Darshan Guest House where Pradhan…

The 36-year old Broad achieved the historic feat after taking the wicket of Australia’s left-handed batter Travis Head. His England team-mate James Anderson, is the only other fast-bowler to have more than 600 Test wickets.Overall, Broad is fifth bowler to take 600 scalps in Tests after Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Australia’s Shane Warne (708), Anderson (688) and India’s Anil Kumble (619).Broad began the ongoing Old Trafford Test on 598 wickets and soon moved to 599 when he trapped Usman Khawaja lbw early in the match. In the third session, Broad got his Test wicket number 600 when Head was…

The accused has been identified as Shabbir Khan (36), a resident of Nuh. The police also seized 359 kg of fine quality marijuana (ganja) from inside a truck.Information about the supply of a large consignment of narcotic substance was received by the Crime Branch in-charge at DLF Phase-4 through reliable sources.Based on the tip-off, the police reached the designated spot and apprehended the driver of a truck along and seized the large consignment of marijuana hidden inside it.During interrogation, the accused revealed that his companion had handed over the truck to him in Vishakhapatnam for delivery in Nuh.”The accused was…

His statement came a week after he announced the appointment of selected candidates in the Group 4 Patwaris recruitment exams.Chouhan said: “A little doubt arose in the Patwari recruitment exam, so I decided that there will be no appointment, investigation will be done.”He also assured that if any “irregularity” is found, he will take tough action against those found involved.“If any fault is found, ‘mama’ (or maternal uncle as he is popularly known) will set the culprits right,” Chouhan said.While it has been over a week since the matter come to the fore as it was found that seven out…

The Congress said that debate alone is not enough and Parliament is the forum for the Prime Minister ‘Manipur ki Baat’ and this is a negotiable demand of INDIA.Congress general secretary communication in-charge Jairam Ramesh: “Tomorrow Parliament’s monsoon session will start and it will end on August 11. Will the Modi government allow for a discussion on the continuing horrific tragedy which is destroying the delicate social fabric of Manipur? Will the PM break his silence and take the nation into confidence on the way forward towards reconciliation?”“Debate alone is not enough. As I had said on June 12th, Parliament…

In a tweet, Kharge said: “The news of the death of several people due to the accident on the banks of Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district is painful.”Our deepest condolences to the bereaved families of the victims who lost their lives in the tragic incident. We wish for the speedy recovery of the injured,” the Congress President said.His remarks came after at least 15 people died after a transformer exploded at the project site of Namami Gange, built on the banks of the Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli.The injured are being shifted to a higher centre in Rishikesh. Chamoli…

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) India will face arch-rivals Pakistan in their first match of Asia Cup 2023 on September 2 in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president & BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed on Wednesday while announcing the schedule for the premier Asian tournament. The tournament will start on August 30, when Pakistan take on Nepal in Multan. The final will be held on September 17 in Colombo.”I am happy to announce the schedule for the highly anticipated Men’s ODI #AsiaCup2023, a symbol of unity and togetherness binding diverse nations together! Let’s join hands in the…

Dhaka, July 19 (IANS) Before being handed the ball in defence of 228 in the second women’s ODI against Bangladesh in the 30th over, Jemimah Rodrigues had taken only one wicket in the format. But with the spin-aiding pitch having extra bounce to work with, Jemimah took four wickets, giving only three runs in 3.1 overs to bowl out Bangladesh for 120, giving India a massive 108-run win and helped them level the three-game series 1-1.Jemimah also became the first India women’s cricketer to take four wickets and score a fifty in the same ODI match.”I just wanted to pitch…

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The charge sheet filed by Delhi Police against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh discloses that the claims made by two out of the six grapplers against the former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief have been backed by a Haryana BJP leader, who also happens to a former international wrestler. The BJP leader and her sister are among the 15 witnesses mentioned in the charge sheet,The investigation involved the examination of a total of 108 witnesses, including WFI officials. Out of these, 15 have already provided partial or complete corroboration of the allegations levelled against…

The accused was a neighbour of the victim and known to the family.The incident was reported at a village in Majhauli area, around 60 km from district headquarters Sidhi on Tuesday.Police said that the victim has sustained injuries on her private part and has been admitted at a government hospital in Sidhi.“The victim has undergone a minor surgery. She is admitted at a hospital where her condition is said to be stable. Doctors said that the victim will remain under observation for the next few days. The minor accused has been detained,” Police said.As the accused boy was known to…