The controversial army major, Major Leetul Gogoi might face a general court-martial for his friendship with a local Kashmiri woman. In May, he was detained by the police in a Srinagar hotel along with the woman. A court of inquiry (CoI) into the matter found him guilty of “fraternising with a local in spite of
On Monday, SpiceJet Ltd. completed its historical flight using jatropha seeds oil and a mix of aviation fuel. This flight was covered by a Bombardier Q400 aircraft which made the trip from Dehradun to New Delhi. Yes, it was more than 120 miles. This was the first successful experiment of using biofuel for flight operations.
Yesterday, another charge sheet was submitted by Special Investigation Team – CBI related to the fake encounter of a militant suspect at Naoremthong Khullen Leikai on June 28, 2011. This one is against two state police personnel; Inspector Sagopam Ibotombi and Rifleman Ajay Prakash. Both were charged with under section 307/34 IPC and 5 Explosive
Recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has allocated to the category of Civilian Terrorists Victims. One statement signed by undersecretary to GOI, Niraj Singh and addressed to the chief secretaries of all states, union territories and administration of union territories, informed about this allocation. Out of these 4 seats, two seats will be
On Friday, Attorney General KK Venugopal submitted a slew of suggestions regarding live streaming of proceedings as a pilot project basis, to the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, which supported the idea. Attorney General KK Venugopal said, “Live streaming would ensure courts are decongested.” But he also clarified that live streaming
On Wednesday night, a five-year-old girl was raped by one 22-year-old man in a village under Manesar district. The villagers caught the accused and handed him over to the police. CWC Gurugram’s chairperson Shakuntala Dhull said that the victim underwent surgery and is in a critical condition after the operation. Police Inspector Kanta Devi said,
On Wednesday, India's medal surge at the Asian Games was continued by Wushu Players. Naorem Roshibina Devi, Surya Bhanu Partap Singh, Santosh Kumar and Narender Grewal won a Wushu bronze medal each. In the men's competition, India got three medals. Meanwhile, Naorem Roshibina Devi took a bronze in the women's section after losing 0-1 to
On Wednesday, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) said that two minor girls were found pregnant in separate cases in Gurugram. CWC chairperson, Shakuntala Dhull said, “One 15-year-old was found to be six months pregnant and another 17-year-old girl was found to be seven months pregnant. In both cases, the girls said they had a consensual
Now, SKY Hospital and Research Centre have been empanelled by the state government, under Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT) Scheme and Ayushman Bharat Scheme, under the Central government. This full-fledged heart hospital of Manipur will offer free treatments of various heart diseases with immediate effect. As per one press release, a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
On Monday morning, a woman was thrashed and paraded naked by a mob in Bhojpur district. These people were having doubt of her involvement in the murder of a young boy. Bimlesh Sao, 19, resident of Damodarpur village was found dead on a railway track at Bihiya town, some 25 km from Ara district headquarters
