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He said: “It is often seen that under-trials accused of serious criminal offences go scot-free owing to lack of adequate evidence to support the conviction. The mobile forensic vans, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and tools, will help the law enforcement agencies reach crime scenes at the earliest and would enable the investigators to collect and securely preserve crucial pieces of evidence and ensure the same is not contaminated.”The Chief Minister flagged off seven mobile forensic vans here and mentioned that these are the first batch and that more such vans will be given to the police force very soon.He exuded…

He has been remanded to ED’s custody till September 2 by a special PMLA court.The ED initiated a PMLA investigation based on FIRs registered by the Ahmedabad Police and Surat Police against Singh for commission of offences of impersonation and cheating.Singh, fraudulently identifying himself as a senior official of the ED, duped one coal trader to the tune of Rs 1.50 crore on the pretext of getting his tender work done through his highly placed contact persons.In another instance, he defrauded a Surat based energy sector company for more than Rs 2 crore by impersonating as the Financial Advisor and…

The man had gone with his pregnant wife to admit her for delivery in the hospital when two bikers opened fire on him, inflicting two gunshot injuries. The doctors immediately operated on him and removed the bullets but his condition is said to be critical. The incident took place at a private hospital located at Darahra locality under town police station in the district. The incident has led to huge chaos in the hospital and the attackers managed to flee without any resistance. The local police reached at the spot and are now scanning the CCTV to identify the accused.…

Many teachers protested against the Education Department and Additional Chief Secretary (Education) K.K. Pathak in their own style. Teachers in Nalanda and Vaishali came to schools sporting black ribbons while some teachers in Patna burnt copies of the notice issued by the Education Department cancelling several government holidays.“While Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is greeting the people of Bihar on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, the Education Department is penalising the teachers through its ‘Hitlershahi’. We have lots of work during festivals, but the department has cancelled 15 leaves, including Raksha Bandhan, Teej, Jeutia, and Diwali. “These are important festivals for…

During his meeting with Shah, the BJP leader from Assam expressed his desire to contest next year’s Lok Sabha elections.After the meeting, he told media persons: “I have made Amit Shah aware of my expectations. I intend to represent the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, which is no secret.”Reacting on the recent tussle between the old and new guards of the BJP in Assam, Deka asserted that the party’s leadership would resolve any such issues.”BJP is not a small party… it is vast like a sea. The leadership of the party will resolve any internal conflicts,” he said.Besides,…

In his address after inaugurating the D. Devaraja Urs Jayanti and the state level convention of the Karnataka State Dalit Sangharsh Samiti at the Town Hall here, he said that if Dr B.R. Ambedkar had not been the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, the country would not have had such a meaningful constitution.(Former Karnataka Chief Minister) Devaraja Urs worked hard to effectively implement the aspirations of Ambedkar and the Constitution through his position as Chief Minister, he said, adding that therefore, Urs could implement social justice programmes which were not implemented by any of the previous Chief Ministers.Devaraja Urs’…

London, Aug 31 (IANS) Coach Gareth Southgate has kept faith with two senior players when naming his 26-man squad for England’s two games during the forthcoming international break.Southgate included Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson in the squad, despite Maguire remaining out of favour at Manchester United and without an appearance so far this season and Henderson opting to move to Saudi Arabia, which represents a less competitive competition than the Premier League.The coach has handed a debut call-up to Chelsea defender Levi Colwill and recalled AC Milan’s Fikayo Tomori and Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell, who missed the World Cup, while Arsenal’s…

Kandy, Aug 31 (IANS) Sri Lanka opened their Asia Cup campaign with a convincing five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their Group B match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.On a two-paced pitch, young pacer Matheesha Pathirana took career-best figures of 4-32, while the ever-reliant Maheesh Theekshana picked up 2-19 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 164 in 42.4 overs.Spinners Dhananjaya de Silva and Dunith Wellalage kept the Bangladesh batting line in middle overs, never allowing the batters to score freely, though Najmul Hossain Shanto played a valiant hand for Bangladesh with a fine 89.In reply, Sri Lanka were…

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Mohun Bagan Super Giant edged past fellow ISL club FC Goa 2-1 here on Thursday to set up a Kolkata Derby clash with East Bengal in the final of the 132nd Durand Cup football tournament.Noah Sadaoui gave FC Goa the lead in the match played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan but a penalty by Jason Cummings and a second-half goal by Armando Sadiku made sure that the Mariners advanced to the final.They will now face their arch-rivals Emami East Bengal in the summit clash on September 3.Both Mohun Bagan and FC Goa fought for possession…

London, Aug 31 (IANS) Coach Gareth Southgate has kept faith with two senior players when naming his 26-man squad for England’s two games during the forthcoming international break.Southgate included Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson in the squad, despite Maguire remaining out of favour at Manchester United and without an appearance so far this season and Henderson opting to move to Saudi Arabia, which represents a less competitive competition than the Premier League.The coach has handed a debut call-up to Chelsea defender Levi Colwill and recalled AC Milan’s Fikayo Tomori and Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell, who missed the World Cup, while Arsenal’s…