Senior Shia leader Imran Ansari takes exception to Omar Abdullah’s ‘Jannat’ comment

Senior Shia leader Imran Ansari takes exception to Omar Abdullah’s ‘Jannat’ comment

Srinagar, March 29 Senior J&K Shia leader Imran Raza Ansari on Thursday took strong exception to a comment made by NC leader and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Alluding to local parties perceived to be close to the BJP, Omar Abdullah told a party rally in Budgam district that “these A team/B team may get certificates…

Russian national held in Goa for growing ‘magic mushroom’

Russian national held in Goa for growing ‘magic mushroom’

Panaji, March 29 The police have arrested a 33-year-old Russian national for allegedly planting psilocybin mushrooms at a rented premises in North Goa district and seized drugs valued at Rs 1.70 crore from his possession. Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic substance found in certain types of mushrooms, commonly referred to as ‘magic mushrooms’. The police said…

Former IPS Sanjiv Bhatt gets 20 years in jail in 1996 drug planting case

Former IPS Sanjiv Bhatt gets 20 years in jail in 1996 drug planting case

Palanpur (Gujarat), March 29 The Palanpur sessions court in Banaskantha district on Thursday sentenced ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail for his involvement in a 1996 narcotics case. The court found Bhatt guilty of planting drugs to falsely implicate a Rajasthan-based lawyer in Palanpur, Gujarat, where Bhatt was serving as the Superintendent…

NIA questions Bareilly preacher in Bengaluru cafe blast case

NIA questions Bareilly preacher in Bengaluru cafe blast case

Lucknow, March 29  The Lucknow unit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided the house of a preacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district and questioned him for several hours after picking him up in connection with the blast at Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru on March 1, senior police officials said. The officials added that the…

Mukhtar Ansari’s post-mortem to be conducted in UP by panel of five doctors

Mukhtar Ansari’s post-mortem to be conducted in UP by panel of five doctors

Banda (Uttar Pradesh), March 29 The post-mortem on the body of jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died of cardiac arrest on Thursday night, will be conducted by five doctors in the rank of Chief Medical Superintendent on Friday morning. The body has already been shifted to the mortuary. The family of the will be allowed…

Tension in Lucknow following clash between two communities

Tension in Lucknow following clash between two communities

Lucknow, March 29 Tension prevails between two communities following an incident of stone-pelting after a clash in Rajendra Nagar area of Lucknow under the Naka Hindola police station on Thursday night, the police said. Following the incident, Lucknow police detained a total of five people from both parties and deployed sufficient security forces to control…

Cab falls into gorge on Jammu-Srinagar highway, fatalities feared

Cab falls into gorge on Jammu-Srinagar highway, fatalities feared

Jammu, March 29 Fatalities are feared after a cab dropped into a gorge overnight on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district, officials said. Officials added that a cab travelling on the way from Jammu to Srinagar went out of the driver’s control and dropped into a gorge near the Battery Chashma in Ramban district…

Ayodhya gears up for ‘Ram Navami’ rush of devotees

Ayodhya gears up for ‘Ram Navami’ rush of devotees

Ayodhya (UP), March 29 The Ayodhya administration is gearing up for the largest ever crowd management exercise on Ram Navami which falls on April 17. The officials are expecting a congregation of more than 50 lakh pilgrims on the day. Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar and Chief Secretary D.S. Mishra are closely monitoring…

Poland, Ukraine ‘a step forward’ to solutions on agricultural imports: Polish PM

Poland, Ukraine ‘a step forward’ to solutions on agricultural imports: Polish PM

Warsaw, March 29 Poland and Ukraine had moved a step forward in finding solutions on agricultural imports, the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal. He said on Thursday that the two governments were close to solutions on the number of agricultural products that can flow to Poland,…