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KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Friday suspended three police officers over alleged “lapses” in the investigation into the RG Kar rape-murder case, Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari claimed.Announcing the decision at the state secretariat, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said the suspension of former Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Goyal and former deputy commissioners Indira Mukherjee and…
BHOPAL: The sinking of a cruise boat in Jabalpur’s Bargi dam has reignited outrage over Madhya Pradesh Tourism’s alleged negligence on passenger safety, echoing a near-tragic incident in Bhopal four years ago.The vessel capsized during a routine cruise ride on the Narmada, throwing dozens of tourists into turbulent waters and exposing what eyewitnesses described as…
INDORE: A local court in Shillong on Tuesday granted bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, prime accuse in orchestrating the murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, as per a report by news agency ANI. This was her fourth bail plea.Sonam Raghuvanshi was given bail primarily on the grounds of ‘intimation of the…
NEW DELHI: The security breach by car number UP26AZ8090, driven by Sarabjit Singh (37), has exposed serious lacunae in the security apparatus of Delhi assembly, a high-security zone guarded by CRPF. What has puzzled experts is not just that it was successful, but also the clean exit by a ‘non-professional’ man that caught the security…
Dibrugarh: Just a few hours of heavy rainfall was all it took to bring Tinsukia town to its knees on Sunday, as massive waterlogging submerged several localities and sparked outrage among residents.With the state assembly elections just weeks away, the timing of the flood has turned it into a major political flashpoint. Citizens expressed deep…
President Droupadi Murmu and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photo) Amid a political storm over alleged “lapses” during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to West Bengal, the Centre has asked the state government to submit a response by 5 pm on Sunday over suspected violations of protocol related to venue and route arrangements, sources told…
MUMBAI: Warning that governance lapses-not a lack of knowledge-lie at the heart of many financial failures, RBI deputy governor J Swaminathan said institutions often ignore red flags because incentives discourage speaking up, allowing risks to fester until they erupt into crises.Delivering the keynote address at the 3rd International Finance and Accounting Conference (IFAC) at the…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand high court (HC) has overturned a 20-year sentence awarded by a lower court in a 2018 case involving the alleged gang rape of a mentally ill woman in Haldwani, citing serious lapses in the handling and preservation of forensic evidence.The case relates to an incident reported on March 7, 2018, in Haldwani’s Banphulpura…
Accused Shivam Mishra (centre) and his father KK Mishra (right) NEW DELHI: A local court in Kanpur criticised the police for procedural lapses as it granted bail to VVIP brat Shivam Mishra just hours after his arrest on Thursday, four days after a high-end Lamborghini, allegedly driven by Mishra, crashed into pedestrians, injuring six.“There were…
DEHRADUN: Citing “serious lapses in the manner in which the trial court examined an accused under section 313 of CrPC”, Uttarakhand high court (HC) has set aside the life sentence of a man from Uttarkashi in a 2013 case involving his wife’s murder. Deciding the criminal appeal, the court observed the accused was not questioned…
