LIVE News Updates: Tihar Jail requests services of hangman Pawan for execution of Nirbhaya case convicts

Tihar Jail has requested the services of hangman Pawan from Meerut, for the execution of the convicts of Nirbhaya case that is to take place on 1st February, stated Anand Kumar, DG Prison

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18 Jan 2020, 6:37 PM

Tihar Jail requests services of hangman Pawan for execution of Nirbhaya case convicts

Tihar Jail has requested to avail the services of Pawan, the hangman from Meerut, for the execution of the convicts of 2012 Delhi's gang-rape case that is to take place on 1st February, stated Anand Kumar, DG Prison

18 Jan 2020, 7:54 PM

322 roads including 5 National Highways closed due to heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh

322 roads including 5 National Highways closed, 323 electricity supply schemes and 26 water supply schemes disrupted across the state, following heavy snowfall, said Himachal Pradesh Disaster Management Authority

18 Jan 2020, 7:44 PM

47-year-old man arrested for molesting his 4 minor daughters

A 47-year-old man, who allegedly molested his 4 minor daughters for years, has been arrested in Kerala's Malappuram district, said the police


18 Jan 2020, 5:51 PM

Haryana Police arrest two most wanted criminals from Delhi and Sonipat

Two criminals arrested, in separate operations. They were on the most-wanted list of Delhi Police from Sonipat. Police have also recovered two country-made pistols and 9 cartridges from their possession, stated Economic Offences Wing, Haryana Police

18 Jan 2020, 5:38 PM

AAP MLA Adarsh Shastri joins Congress

Delhi: AAP MLA from Dwarka Adarsh Shastri joins Congress in presence of PC Chacko and Delhi Congress Chief Subhash Chopra.


18 Jan 2020, 5:03 PM

Shabana Azmi injured in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Maharashtra: Actor Shabana Azmi injured in a car accident near Kahalpur on Mumbai-Pune Expressway.

18 Jan 2020, 4:46 PM

Department of Tourism, Nepal: Over 200 people have been rescued from Mount Everest and Annapurna

Department of Tourism, Nepal: Over 200 people have been rescued from Mount Everest and Annapurna. An avalanche had hit a section on Annapurna circuit trekking route yesterday.


18 Jan 2020, 3:39 PM

National Highway-5 blocked at Pangi Nalla, Kinnaur district due to landslide

Himachal Pradesh: National Highway-5 blocked at Pangi Nalla in Pooh subdivision of Kinnaur district due to landslide.

18 Jan 2020, 3:30 PM

Delhi Court has convicted two accused in connection with a 2013 kidnapping and rape case of a 5-year-old girl

A Delhi Court has convicted two accused, Manoj Kumar and Pradeep, in connection with a 2013 kidnapping and rape case of a 5-year-old girl in Gandhi Nagar. The court will hear the argument on quantum of sentence on January 30.

One of the two convicts in 2013 kidnapping and rape case of a 5-year-old girl in Gandhi Nagar, attacked journalists and tried to snatch their mobile phones also, while coming out from the court after hearing.


18 Jan 2020, 2:50 PM

Congress leader P Chidambaram in Kolkata says, I want all opposition parties to come together against CAA

I want all opposition parties to realize the gravity of the issue at stake and come together on one platform, says Congress leader P Chidambaram in Kolkata.

18 Jan 2020, 2:48 PM

Pakistan violated ceasefire along LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch district

Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violated ceasefire along LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch district from 1230 hours to 1315 hours today. Indian Army retaliated.


18 Jan 2020, 2:47 PM

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi writes letters to Union Ministers Piyush Goyal & Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi writes letters to Union Ministers Piyush Goyal & Harsimrat Kaur Badal, seeking setting up of spice park & mega food park in his constituency Wayanad in Kerala.

18 Jan 2020, 2:46 PM

SC to hear SLP filed by Nirbhaya convict on 20th Jan; claiming he was juvenile in 2012

Supreme Court will hear on 20th Jan, the SLP filed by Nirbhaya convicts, Pawan, claiming that he was a juvenile at the time of crime, and the Delhi High Court had ignored this fact.


18 Jan 2020, 2:26 PM

Voice and SMS facilities will be restored soon across J&K, says Principal Secretary

The competent authority has ordered today that voice and SMS facilities shall be restored on all local prepaid sim cards across J&K, stated Jammu & Kashmir Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal.

18 Jan 2020, 1:46 PM

Eleven activists of SDPI taken into custody in Hubli for raising slogans against CAA & NRC outside police station

Karnataka: Eleven activists of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) taken into preventive custody in Hubli. They were raising slogans against CAA & NRC outside Kasabapeth Police Station in the city.


18 Jan 2020, 1:42 PM

Flight carrying three Union Ministers to Srinagar diverted due to bad weather

Flight carrying three Union Ministers diverted to Srinagar from Jammu due to bad weather. Their visit is aimed to discuss policies regarding development of J&K post abrogation of article-370.

18 Jan 2020, 1:30 PM

Shiv Sena-Congress alliance is strong in Maharasthra, says Aaditya Thackeray

Shiv Sena-Congress alliance is strong. We may have different views on certain issues but this is what democracy is.Instead of history we need to talk of current issues, says Aaditya Thackeray.


18 Jan 2020, 1:23 PM

Former BJP MP and senior journalist Ashwini Kumar Chopra passes away in Gurugram

Haryana: Former BJP MP and senior journalist Ashwini Kumar Chopra passes away in Gurugram. He was suffering from cancer.

18 Jan 2020, 1:19 PM

K S Alagiri,Congress after meeting DMK President MK Stalin, says, There is no problem in our alliance

There is no problem in our alliance. There were differences which were sorted out.We put forward our views,the alliance will continue for state elections(2021) and even after that, says K S Alagiri,Congress after meeting DMK President MK Stalin


18 Jan 2020, 1:05 PM

Suspended J&K Police Deputy SP Davinder Singh to be brought to Delhi by NIA for interrogation

Suspended J&K Police Deputy SP Davinder Singh to be brought to Delhi by National Investigation Agency (NIA) for interrogation, says NIA Sources

18 Jan 2020, 1:02 PM

West Bengal: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram conducts a leadership training camp for state party leaders on CAA, NPR & NRC

West Bengal: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram conducts a leadership training camp for state party leaders on CAA, NPR & NRC


18 Jan 2020, 12:08 PM

J&K administration had released four more political leaders from house arrest yesterday evening

J&K administration had released four more political leaders from house arrest yesterday evening.Nazir Gurezi of NC, Abdul Haq Khan of PDP,Mohd Abbas Wani of People's Conference& Abdul Rashid of Congress.They were under house arrest since 5 August(abrogation of article 370), 2019

18 Jan 2020, 12:00 PM

Army jawan commits suicide in JK's Udhampur

An Army jawan committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in a camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, police said on Saturday.

Sepoy Prince Kumar (25), a resident of Hoshiarpur in Punjab, was posted in 112 Territorial Army and was on guard duty when he shot himself at Chinar camp in Rehambal area on Friday, a police official said.


18 Jan 2020, 11:48 AM

SDPI workers stage protest against CAA, NPR and NRC in Chennai

Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) workers stage protest against Citizenship Amendment Act, National Population Register and National Register of Citizens in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

18 Jan 2020, 11:25 AM

Bhim Army Chief bail modification matter adjourned till January 21 by Delhi Court.

Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad bail modification matter adjourned till January 21 by Delhi Court.


18 Jan 2020, 10:54 AM

Body of a woman found in Bihar’s Arrah with gunshot wounds in head

Body of a woman has been found in a field in Arrah, Bihar with gunshot wounds in the head. Police at the spot.

18 Jan 2020, 10:02 AM

Asha Devi on senior lawyer Indira Jaising's statement, “Who is Indira Jaising to give me such a suggestion?”

Earlier, advocate Indira Jaising urges Nirbhaya's mother to follow Sonia Gandhi's example, forgive convicts. Asha Devi on senior lawyer Indira Jaising's statement says, “Who is Indira Jaising to give me such a suggestion?Whole country wants the convicts to be executed. Just because of people like her, justice is not done with rape victims.”


18 Jan 2020, 9:33 AM

NCP leader on two-child law says, If Mohan Bhagwat ji wants to forcefully do vasectomies then let Modiji make such a law

“Mohan Bhagwat ji wants a two child law. He maybe doesn't know that Maharashtra already has several laws on this and many other states also.Still if Bhagwat ji wants to forcefully do vasectomies then let Modiji make such a law.We saw in past what happened with this," says NCP leader

18 Jan 2020, 9:16 AM

Bar Council of Delhi issues notice to counsel for 3 Nirbhaya convicts, seeks his reply in 2 weeks in view of HC order in case

Bar Council of Delhi issued notice to AP Singh,counsel for three Nirbhaya convicts&sought his reply in 2 weeks in view of HC order in case. Recently,Delhi HC asked BCD to take action&also imposed Rs 25000 fine on Singh,who allegedly didnt appear before Court despite communication


18 Jan 2020, 8:52 AM

Delhi: A layer of fog engulfs the national capital; visuals from India Gate.

A layer of fog engulfs the national capital; visuals from India Gate.

18 Jan 2020, 8:44 AM

Haryana to deploy home guards for security of doctors

The Haryana government has decided to deploy 1,652 home guards for security of medical practitioners and of all primary health centres, community health centres, and district hospitals, state Home Minister Anil Vij said on Friday.

He said the home guards would also be deployed in health centres of all districts.


18 Jan 2020, 8:39 AM

Women continue to protest against CAA, NRC at Ghanta Ghar in Lucknow  

Women continue to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens, at Ghanta Ghar in Lucknow.

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