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Bomb hoax at 44 schools in Delhi cause chaos

NEW DELHI: At least 44 schools across Delhi received an email warning that explosives had been placed at their premises, resulting in panic and confusion on Monday morning as the institutes hurriedly evacuated thousands of alarmed students midway through their classes, even as security forces launched sweeping checks across dozens of campuses.

WOMAN BOOKED FOR SHOOTING REELS IN POLICE UNIFORM TO BOOST FOLLOWERS

RUDRAPUR: Police have booked a 30-year-old YouTuber from Nainital for allegedly donning a police uniform in shooting reels in a bid to increase follower count, officials said.

50-yr-old woman held with drugs worth ₹30L

HARIDWAR: A 50-year-old woman was arrested from suburban Jwalapur for possessing 107g of heroin, police officials said on Tuesday.

PROBE INITIATED INTO ILLEGAL LAND TRANSACTIONS

RUDRAPUR: The senior superintendent of police (SSP) US Nagar has set up an inquiry into alleged violations in selling land in the Kichha area of Udham Singh Nagar district.

25% discount on hotel prices for winter Char Dham yatra: Dhami

Uttarakhand government has decided to provide 25 per cent discount on hotel prices to pilgrims staying in Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam accommodations to promote tourism to winter abodes of the Char Dham deities.

Visakhapatnam man held for duping army captain of ₹2.7 lakh

The Chamoli Police arrested a member of an interstate cyber fraud gang from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh for allegedly duping an Army captain of ₹2.70 lakh, a police official said.

76-yr-old retired ONGC engineer killed at home

A 76-year-old retired official from the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) was stabbed to death by an unidentified person on Monday evening, a police official said on Tuesday.

3 of family die in Pauri

Three members of a family from Delhi died on Tuesday after the car they were travelling fell into a gorge in the Satpuli area of Pauri district in Uttarakhand, police said.

Anti-dowry law being used for settling scores, says SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday strongly criticised the growing misuse of Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), commonly known as the anti-dowry law, noting that it is increasingly being exploited to settle \"personal vendettas\" or exert undue pressure on husbands and their families.

Wider support for WB CM as Oppn bloc head

PATNA: Two key constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) backed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday to head the Opposition coalition, adding to the growing call for a shake-up within the bloc that did well in the Lok Sabha polls but has flagged since.

SC TAKES NOTE OF ANTI-MUSLIM RANT BY JUDGE OF ALLAHABAD HC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took cognisance of reports surrounding controversial remarks made by Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court during a speech at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event on December 8.

MADHAV GADGIL NAMED AMONG CHAMPIONS OF EARTH BY UN

India's veteran ecologist, Madhav Gadgil has been named as one of the six 'Champions of the Earth' by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for 2024.

IB OFFICER HELD FOR HOAX BOMB CALL ON INDIGO FLIGHT TO KOLKATA

RAIPUR: An Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly issuing a hoax bomb threat on an aircraft, 25 days after an IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata with 187 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing in Raipur.