8 Dera followers arrested for attacking fuel station

Faridkot, September 6 : The Punjab Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested eight Dera followers for allegedly attacking a fuel pump in Kotkapura area on August 25 following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case. The accused were identified as Narinder Kumar, Kuldeep Singh, Gurwinder Singh, Marpreet […]

Rail traffic affected as car bangs into overbridge railing near Phagwara

Rail traffic affected as car bangs into overbridge railing near Phagwara

Phagwara, September 6 : Traffic on the Amritsar-Phagwara rail section remained suspended for around four hours in the wee hours of Wednesday following power failure as a car rammed into the railing of the overbridge. Following this, the railing fell on the power lines near Chiherru, damging them. As a result, the Katra-Delhi Sampark-Kranti Express […]

BSF nabs 2 Pakistani nationals, seizes 3 boats off Gujarat coast

BSF nabs 2 Pakistani nationals, seizes 3 boats off Gujarat coast

Kutch, September 6 : The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday detained two Pakistani nationals and seized three boats from Harami Nalla in the Arabian Sea off Gujarat coast. The Pakistani nationals and their boats were apprehended by the central security agency’s patrolling team near pillar number 1,166 at Harami Nalla, the BSF said. At least five […]

Supreme Court allows 13-year-old rape survivor to abort pregnancy

Supreme Court allows 13-year-old rape survivor to abort pregnancy

New Delhi, September 6 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a 13-year-old alleged rape survivor to terminate her 32-week-old pregnancy after taking note of a medical report. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar perused the medical report filed by a board of doctors of JJ Hospital, […]

Khattar meets Nitin Gadkari, wants SYL canal to be constructed soon

Khattar meets Nitin Gadkari, wants SYL canal to be constructed soon

New Delhi, September 6 : Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar on Wednesday met Union Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari and urged his ministry to intervene for the expeditious construction of the SYL canal. A battery of BJP leaders from the state, including his cabinet colleagues Capt Abhimanyu, OP Dhankar, Anil Vij, state party president […]