Karur stampede: 38 bodies identified, being handed over to relatives, says Collector

Karur, 28/9: The identity of 38 of the 39 people who died due to the stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s public rally here on Sunday have been ascertained. The process of handing over bodies to their relatives after postmortem has begun. While 39 people died, as many as 111 people are currently receiving treatment at the…

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Police SI suspended for deputing youth to investigate case on his behalf

Bhadrak: A sub-inspector of police in Odisha’s Bhadrak district was placed under suspension for sending a youth to investigate a case on his behalf, an officer said. Bhadrak SP Manoj Rout suspended SI Kartik Jena of Bhadrak Rural Police Station Friday for allowing a civilian to impersonate as a police officer and investigate a case. The…

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BJD supremo and former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik hospitalised due to age-related ailments

Bhubaneswar, 17/8: BJD chief and Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, was admitted to a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, party leaders said. The hospital will soon release a bulletin on Patnaik’s health condition,” a senior BJD leader said. The 78-year-old former chief minister had complained of uneasiness…

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Kamal Nath says BJP distributed money & liquor to voters on eve of MP Assembly polls, claims Kamal Nath

Bhopal, 17/11: Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Friday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of distributing money and liquor to voters on the eve of the state assembly elections. Polling for the 230-member state assembly is underway on Friday. Talking to reporters at the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) office here, Nath claimed,…

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Centre finds death penalty clause in Aparajita Bill excessively harsh, Guv sends it back to state

Kolkata, 25/7: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has sent the Aparajita Bill back to the state government for consideration of the serious objections raised by the Centre over the proposed changes to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that the legislation seek a highly placed source said. The Centre, in its observation, found that the…

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