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HC GRANTS BAIL TO KEY ACCUSED IN PROF'S HAND CHOPPING CASE

KOCHI: The Kerala high court has granted bail to the main conspirator in the college professor hand chopping case of 2010.

8 held for raping girl in Guwahati temple: Cops

Eight people were arrested on Friday for allegedly gang-raping a girl at a temple in Guwahati, recording the crime and sharing the video on social media, police said, adding that they are trying to nab one more accused.

Remark made in court an observation: Ex-CJI

NEW DELHI: Former Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has said that a comment made by him in 2022 on the Places of Worship Act, 1991 being no bar to ascertain religious \"character\" was only an observation and cannot be regarded as a verdict by the court.

HC sets aside order against award to Krishna

The Supreme Court on Friday refused an urgent hearing on a plea against a Madras high court decision allowing the Music Academy in Chennai to present an award instituted in the name of late Carnatic icon MS Subbulakshmi to singer TM Krishna, hours after the HC set aside an interim injunction barring the academy from conferring the award.

HC grants bail to Darshan, aides

BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Friday granted bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his friend Pavithra Gowda and five others in the Renukaswamy murder case.

Actor arrested over death at cinema, gets interim bail

HYDERABAD: Popular Telugu actor Allu Arjun was arrested on Friday and later granted interim bail in connection with the death of a woman during the premiere of his latest film Pushpa 2: The Rule at a Hyderabad theatre earlier this month.

6th threat this year; when will mischief, ordeal end: Parents

My daughter had her class 12th pre-boards today which got cancelled and she had to return home at 8.30am. VIKAS SHARMA, parent

Dehradun: Two arrested for murder of ex-ONGC official

Police have arrested two people in connection with the murder of a retired ONGC officer, police said on Friday.

6th threat this year; When will mischief, Ordeal end: Parents

My daughter had her class 12th pre-boards today which got cancelled and she had to return home at 8.30am. VIKAS SHARMA, parent

30 Capital schools sent bomb threats again

Second such incident this week, over 44 Delhi schools had received similar threats on Monday

22 IAS OFFICERS DEPLOYED AS POLL OBSERVERS IN PUNJAB

The Punjab State Election Commission on Friday deputed 22 IAS officers as election observers to oversee the arrangements for the conduct of polls to the municipal corporations, municipal councils and nagar panchayats in the state.

Una officials told to curb illegal mining

Himachal Pradesh deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Friday instructed officials to make Una district free from illegal mining, drug trafficking and smuggling of large trees such as Peepal and Banyan.

Focus on giving rural economy a boost: CM

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said rules under Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh-Samman Nidhi Yojana would be modified to ensure women of Kupvi area in Shimla district receive a monthly allowance of ₹1,500.

Video of animal sacrifice goes viral in Rohru, FIR registered

An FIR was registered in Rohru after a video of a goat being publicly sacrificed on a bridge in broad daylight went viral on social media platforms.

Early snowfall triggers tourist influx in valley

We expect a further increase in tourists as PM is expected to inaugurate a train connecting Srinagar with rest of the nation on January 26 AKIB CHAYA, president, Hoteliers Club Gulmarg

NC TO DISCUSS BILL ON SIMULTANEOUS POLLS: OMAR

Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the National Conference would hold discussion on the 'one nation, one election' bill and issue necessary directions to MPs before the bill is put to vote in Parliament.

Chargesheets filed in ₹1.55-cr fraud case

THREE SEPARATE CASES INVOLVE EIGHT ACCUSED WHO BELONG TO JAMMU, SAYS THE CRIME BRANCH

BSF: Anti-drone system has thwarted Pak designs

Technological surveillance almost on the entire Jammu border, being extended along other frontiers, says Jammu frontier IG

SC COLLEGIUM PROPOSES ELEVATION OF 7 JUDGES

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, has recommended names of seven judges as permanent judges in three high courts.

2nd eyewitness identifies shooters in Mansa court

Police produce vehicles of the singer and shooters in court, along with AK-47 used in crime

{ RED FORT'S POSSESSION } PLEA OF BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR'S GREATGRANDSON'S WIDOW JUNKED BY DELHI HIGH COURT

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court's division bench on Friday upheld a single judge's order dismissing a woman's petition seeking possession of the Red Fort.

Pak Sikh TV anchor among dozens booked

ALLEGEDLY MADE CLAIMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATHS OF SUPPORTERS OF JAILED FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN

Ggm nightclubs blasts: 3 more held

The Gurugram police on Friday arrested three more suspects in connection with the bomb blast outside two nightclubs in Sector-29, taking the total number of arrests to four, police officials said.

Haryana to buy more power from Rajasthan nuclear plant

With the 2,800 mega-watt (MW) nuclear power plant being set up in Haryana's Fatehabad not expected to start power generation before 2028, the Haryana Power Utilities, expecting an average energy deficit of about 1557 MW next summer, have set their eyes on buying nuclear power from outside the state to help tide over the gap.

Kejriwal: Will contest from New Delhi seat

NEW DELHI: Amid rumours of him shifting to another constituency, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced he will contest from his New Delhi seat in the upcoming assembly polls.

Punjab should procure all crops at MSP: Saini

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that all crops of farmers in Haryana are being procured at minimum support price (MSP) and the Punjab government should also come forward and announce that the produce of farmers in the AAP-ruled state will be purchased at MSP.

MEA to Canada: Probe three students' death

Indian high commission in Ottawa, consulates in Toronto, Vancouver are in touch with Canadian authorities, says ministry of external affairs

BE CATALYST OF CHANGE, MANN TELLS TEACHERS AFTER FINLAND TRAINING

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday called upon the teachers, who recently returned from training in Finland, to be the harbingers of revolutionising the education system in the state.

RS BYPOLLS: BJP PICK REKHA SHARMA ELECTED UNOPPOSED

Former National Commission for Women chairperson and BJP leader Rekha Sharma was declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended at 3 pm on Friday.

Sangrur shivers at 1.1° Celsius, biting cold grips Punjab, Hry

Sangrur in Punjab and Haryana's Hisar reeled under severe cold on Friday as biting chill continued to prevail at many places in the two states.