Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced a statewide drive against child marriage, directing authorities to conduct house-to-house checks to identify underage marriages and pregnancies. Adhikari warned that those involved in arranging or facilitating child marriages would face strict legal action, including arrest and imprisonment. Families found participating in such marriages could Read More…
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has upheld the authority of railway officials to take action against people found in an intoxicated condition on railway premises or aboard trains. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas dismissed a petition challenging Section 145(a) of the Railways Act, 1989, ruling that the provision is not unconstitutional. The section empowers railway authorities Read More…
Lucknow: The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) has busted an inter-state drug trafficking network in Uttar Pradesh, seizing a total of 18.64 kg of crude heroin in a series of operations near Lucknow, officials said. The operation, codenamed ‘Operation Black Hawk’, was carried out by teams from the CBN’s Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh units. Read More…
Hyderabad: An FIR has been registered against a ruling Congress leader in Telangana’s Sangareddy district for allegedly organising an animal sacrifice, police said on Saturday. The case was registered on August 7 under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), relating to mischief by killing or maiming an animal. Police said the FIR was Read More…
Kannur: A Medical Board has concluded that serious medical negligence by doctors led to the death of an 18-month-old child at Payyannur Baby Memorial Hospital in Kannur district. According to the board’s findings, the child, who was brought to the hospital for treatment in the morning, was administered anaesthesia only in the evening, by which Read More…
Palakkad: The sentencing of Chenthamara, who was convicted in the sensational Nenmara double murder case, will be pronounced today by the Additional District and Sessions Court in Palakkad. The children of the victims, Sudhakaran and Sajitha, have demanded the death penalty for Chenthamara, stating that they fear for their safety if he is released. They Read More…
The YouTube channel of Mohammed Nihal, popularly known as “Toppi,” has been removed following a police report in connection with a case involving the alleged circulation of obscene content through social media. The action came after an investigation by the Aluva Rural Cyber Police, which was probing a complaint filed against Nihal. According to the Read More…
New Delhi: The Delhi government’s Drugs Control Department has seized more than 31,000 Oxytocin injection vials from a pharmaceutical facility in Patparganj Industrial Area for allegedly violating mandatory cold-chain storage norms. The seizure was made during a special inspection carried out under the department’s enforcement drive following directions from Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh. Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Police have launched an investigation after an application linked to the department’s website, used for managing internal files and official data, became non-functional, raising suspicions of a possible cyber attack. According to police sources, the application has remained offline for the past four days and is suspected to have been compromised by hackers. Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has described Operation Toofan as the largest anti-narcotics crackdown in the state’s history, saying the campaign is aimed at dismantling drug trafficking networks operating across Kerala. Addressing the media, the minister said that Punjab was once considered the centre of the drug trade in India, but Kerala has now Read More…