Chennai: Vignesh Kumar, 27, a driver employed by Hitech Cash Management, has been arrested for stealing 25 lakh in cash from a van used to replenish ATMs of private banks in Chennai. The company handled cash replenishment services for ATM centres of various private banks across the city. Police said 8 lakh was recovered from…
Patna: A man and his wife were arrested on Sunday for allegedly strangling his mother to death in Hasanpurwa village under Andar police station area of Siwan district. Angry villagers caught the couple and thrashed them before police arrived.The mob also clashed with cops and damaged a police vehicle. Additional police force later reached the…
Ranchi: Ranchi’s “Left Free” traffic system, introduced to allow uninterrupted movement of vehicles taking a left turn at major intersections, is steadily losing effectiveness due to traffic indiscipline, illegal parking and roadside encroachments.At several busy junctions, including Lalpur, Kantatoli, Sujata Chowk, Harmu, Kutchery and stretches of Main Road, lanes meant for free left turns are…
Hazaribag: A woman in Hazaribag displayed exemplary courage by chasing down a chain-snatcher, recovering her stolen belongings and helping police nab the accused, SP Aman Kumar said on Sunday.The incident took place on Saturday in the Korra police station area when Sanju Devi was travelling on a two-wheeler along with her husband after visiting a…
Violent protest in Kolkata’s Park Circus area (Courtesy: x.com/SudhanidhiB) NEW DELHI: A clash erupted between demonstrators and police in Kolkata’s minority-dominated Park Circus area on Sunday, injuring at least three police personnel.The demonstrators were protesting the recent bulldozer action in the city’s Tiljala area, where alleged illegal constructions were demolished on the state government’s orders…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Saturday — in an urgent hearing — granted interim stay on eviction from a 50-year-old multi-storey building on Diamond Harbour Road till June 30. The fire and emergency services dept ordered eviction within 24 hours on May 15, citing inadequacy of fire prevention and fire safety measures.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya observed…
MUMBAI: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Central Railway continued round-the-clock vigilance to safeguard railway property and played multiple roles in passenger safety and security from January 1 to April 30, reuniting 584 children and adults and saving 25 lives through its key operations. During the period, RPF personnel carried out sustained efforts to rescue…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday distributed bicycles to more than 500 meritorious girl students at an event in RK Puram. She also announced that all girls taking admission to Class IX in govt schools would soon receive bicycles under a new initiative aimed at promoting girls’ education.“The education of daughters is not…
Chennai: Two police personnel, including a special sub-inspector, suffered injuries after a govt bus crashed into a police patrol vehicle parked along the Trichy-Chennai national highway in Chengalpet district early on Saturday. The injured were identified as SSI Gunasekaran and constable Vijayaraj, of the Padalam police station highway patrol unit. Police said the patrol team…
Image used for representation Patna: A 75-year-old woman was killed resisting a suspected burglary attempt at Kamdev Bigha village under Kalpa police station in Jehanabad district on Saturday night. The intruders are believed to have entered the house through the roof. Investigators suspect the woman woke up during the break-in and resisted, following which the…
