Sunday, 24 June 2018

Chhattisgarh Police begins probe into mob lynching of 40-year-old man in Surguja on suspicion of being 'child lifter'

Chhattisgarh Police have begun an investigation into reports of mob lynching in Surguja's Mendrakala a couple of days after a 40-year-old man was beaten to death for being a "child-lifter", ANI reported.

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Centre plans to adopt 15 districts to implement de-addiction scheme under National Drug Demand Reduction Policy

The draft policy proposes upgrading existing de-addiction centres in these pilot districts to provide inpatient and outpatient treatment facilities.

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Two LeT militants killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Sunday, police said.

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Delhi Metro Green Line extension from Mundka to Bahadurgarh becomes operational, will facilitate travel to industrial units

Delhi Metro's Green line gets an extension, Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor. The new section is operational from Sunday and will facilitate travel to industrial units.

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Days ahead of Amarnath Yatra, intelligence agencies raise terror level to critical; first analysis since BJP-PDP split

Intelligence analysis reviewed by Firstpost suggests the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) have considerably stepped up activities in south Kasmir, especially in Shopian, Anantnag, Budgam, Kulgam and Pulawama and are using sleeper cells to mobilise potential attacks during the Amarnath Yatra, which starts from 28 June.

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Five people killed, eight injured in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj after pick-up vehicle hits stationary truck

A road accident in Uttar Pradesh on the Gorakhpur-Sonauli highway in Uttar Pradesh, killed five and injured eight people.

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Swachh Bharat rankings: Narendra Modi hands over award for cleanest city to Indore, says it inspires rest of India

Handing over the awards for the cleanest city in India as per the recently released Swachh Sarvekshan 2018 report, the prime minister also lauded Bhopal for securing the second place.

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