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The victim was identified as Shail Kumari.According to police, she was murdered after being hit on the head with a blunt object and her throat slit with a knife.A neighbour spotted her in an injured state and informed the police.When the police reached the scene on Sunday, they found her dead.A forensic team was called in and the body was sent for post-mortem examination, said Qasim Abidi, DCP (North).The elderly woman used to live alone in the house, which belonged to her younger son Mukesh Chandra Sharma ,62.Mukesh lived separately with his family in Jankipuram. He had retired from FSL…

The two parties are now face-to-face on at least five seats so far as per the list of candidates released from the two sides.It now remains to be seen if this development has any impact on the seat-sharing talks between the two for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh.Trouble began when the Congress released a list of 144 candidates for the elections to 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly.The list included the name of Charan Singh Yadav as party candidate for Bijawar seat (constituency number 52).In the 2018 Assembly polls, SP’s Rajesh Kumar had won…

In a press statement, Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said on Sunday that the situation in Gaza is unclear and is getting worse with every passing hour. The Ministry “works continuously to find solutions for our citizens, and coordinates closely with other countries”.She added that Gaza’s Rafah border with Egypt remains closed, therefore, her Ministry cannot guarantee that it will be possible for Norwegian citizens to cross that transition, Xinhua news agency reported.Two chartered Norwegian planes arrived in Oslo from Israel on Thursday night and Friday evening, with 180 and 26 passengers respectively.–IANSint/khz

The Ministry said on Sunday in a statement that the deals would help Iraq produce 400 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day within 18 months in the blocks of Kilabat-Gumar and Khashim al-Hmer-Injana in the eastern province of Diyala province and Khudhr al-Maa in the southern province of Basra.Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani said the government was keen to increase gas investment projects to reduce gas flaring, which refers to the burning of the natural gas associated with oil extraction, and use the gas for power generation, Xinhua news agency reported.Iraq, a member of the Organisation…

“Therefore the targetting is just perfect. Also, so many of his claims are simply bogus, which must be brought to light by I.N.D.I.A through intense campaigns. The alliance should provide exciting alternatives that will ignite public opinion,” he told IANS during a special interaction.The veteran Congressman feels it is a major achievement that so many parties have gathered together and announced an alliance. He adds that the Mumbai conclave was special as it was attended by Sonia Gandhi, who has been instrumental in “inspiring” different political parties.”Now, we are getting the alliance on the same page in terms of seats…

The district and other government hospitals in Agra have run short of anti-rabies vaccines, as hundreds of cases are being daily reported of dog bites.Concern has been raised as there have been several deaths in the rural areas due to rabies. Vaccines have not been supplied to the primary health centres in time and the delay results in horrible deaths, says a former village panchayat member Laxman.While the locals blame the government agencies for failure to round up stray dogs, the Agra Municipal Corporation claims neutralising hundreds of dogs to control the exploding canine population. The Corporation veterinarian said “each…

The action came after a detailed probe conducted on a complaint lodged by the President of the Tourist and Guide Welfare Association, who called it a serious crime and security lapse.”A case was registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code on October 9, 2023, at tourism police station of Agra on the complaint of Deepak Dan, President of Tourist and Guide Welfare Association, for the incident which took place on November 19, 2022,” said Syed Areeb Ahmed, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Taj Security) at Agra.Deepak Dan had complained to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, highlighting the security lapse…

One person was injured after people began throwing stones during the clash.The conflict occurred when a ‘Ram Baarat’ procession was moving through an area and two groups got into a dispute over its route.The situation quickly escalated, with local markets shutting down and angry slogans being raised against the local administration.Soon, police arrived at the scene to defuse the tension. The police confirmed that the clash had occurred over the procession’s route but assured that the situation was now under control.A senior police official said that security forces had been deployed and they were examining complaints from both sides over…

Museveni said on Sunday in a statement that the military fighter-bombers on Saturday carried out the second airstrike on ADF rebels’ hideouts at four different points on the western border of Bundibugyo-Semiliki side, which killed a number of ADF members.The previous airstrike was carried out earlier this month, Xinhua news agency reported.”As a consequence, the terrorists (ADF) are running from Congo, which they thought was heaven, and re-entering Uganda and trying to commit some random terrorist acts,” Museveni added.According to the military, a group of about five armed ADF rebels on Friday attacked a civilian’s trailer truck carrying onions in…

The latest opinion poll released on Sunday has shown that the approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet plunged from 39.8 in the previous poll conducted in September, a record low since Kishida took office in October 2021.Meanwhile, the disapproval rating rose to a record high of 52.5 from 39.7 per cent in September, Xinhua news agency reported.The survey also found that 58.6 per cent of respondents expect the upcoming economic package, planned to be compiled by the end of this month to mitigate the pain of rising prices for everyday goods, will be ineffective, Kyodo reported.A total…