A 54-year-old man and his wife were killed and two others of the family seriously injured after the house in which they were making firecrackers was ripped apart following a blast in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district, police said on Saturday.
The Delhi police has been successful at tracing the donkey route adopted by illegal immigrants from Bangladesh to enter India. They usually travel through Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal and finally ending up the national capital.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh said MHA sanction being sought now to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal, makes it clear that ED-CBI arrested him illegally under pressure
The Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Protection Force (RPF), Border Security Force (BSF), and the Intelligence Division jointly detained three Bangladeshi nationals at Agartala Railway Station on Sunday afternoon.
Manipur police has intensified its efforts in the war against drugs by destroying a significant 59 acres of illegal poppy cultivation across Ukhrul and Kangpokpi districts. In a post on his X handle, Chief Minister N Biren Singh highlighted the impact of these operations, emphasizing the state’s commitment to curbing narcotic drug production and trafficking.
A delegation of prominent Ulemas and Muslim residents of the city from Dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin and Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin met Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena here on Saturday and demanded stringent action against illegal Bangladeshi "infiltrators" in the national capital.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Monday urging him to take prompt stringent action against those involved in the illegal sale and distribution of firecrackers in the capital despite blanket ban.
A total of 12,143 rolls of the prohibited material were recovered, leading to the arrest of four individuals involved in its distribution, asserted police.
Between 2017 and 2024, authorities destroyed a total of 16,788 acres of illegal poppy fields, underscoring the scale of the problem.
The illegal stash of fire crackers was stored by two men, who have been arrested by police.
