Sale of bananas banned at Lucknow railway station

Lucknow (IANS) Railway authorities in Lucknow seem to have gone bananas over cleanliness. Believing that banana peels spread filth, authorities have banned the sale of the fruit at the Charbagh Railway Station.

Authorities have…

BSF crushes crime syndicates; cattle smuggling drops by 96%

New Delhi (IANS) Unprecedented vigil and action against "unscrupulous" personnel of Border Security Force (BSF) deployed along the Indo-Bangla border resulted in a "96 per cent" drop in cattle smuggling. Over 500 cross-border…

J&K Police claims, Shah Faesal was not going to US to study

New Delhi (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police has claimed that civil servant-turned-politician Shah Faesal, who was stopped at the IGI airport here from flying to the US earlier this month, did not have any document to support his claim that…

Complaint against Fadnavis for 'favouring' wife's bank

Nagpur (IANS) A Nagpur-based RTI activist has complained to the Enforcement Directorate, seeking a probe against Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for allegedly using his position to help improve the business of a private bank where…

SC protection to Chidambaram from ED arrest till Wednesday

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended, by one more day, its protection to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram from arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in INX Media case.

Extending the protection to the Congress leader,…

Terrorist nabbed from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Security agencies arrested a militant in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir during a checking operation even as heavy shelling took place at two locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch, officials said on Tuesday.

Aircraft crashes in Aligarh, crew make narrow escape

Aligarh (IANS) A private aircraft crashed on Tuesday at the Ghanipur airstrip here in Uttar Pradesh. The pilot and six others evacuated in the nick of time, escaping with minor injuries.

A relief and rescue team has reached the spot. Sources…

Kashmir schools open but students play shy

Srinagar, Aug 27 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir administration's big push for restoring normalcy in Kashmir by opening schools has received a major jolt as students have stayed away.


Last week the government announced the…

First bid by militants to disrupt apple economy: J&K Admin

Srinagar (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir administration claimed on Monday that the militants made first attempt to disrupt apple economy by threatening owner of a large orchard in village Wattoo, Shopian, to stop shipments of the crop.

The J&K…

ED case in INX Media built on well crafted laundering scheme

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorates case against former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is predicated on exposing a well-crafted scheme of money laundering by abusing his official position. The affidavit submitted to the court outlines the…