Sabotage theory is not ruled out
Security agencies are exploring the possibility of the copter carrying Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu exploding in the air since no signals were transmitted from the copter, which happens in cases of crash landing. The copter is missing for four days and Isro images on Wednesday showed presence of metallic
CVC findings: PWD sends report to MHA
The public works department of the Delhi government is believed to have dispatched a letter to the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Tuesday in response to the allegations made against the agency by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), said sources. However, senior officials were not available for comments.
3,000 rescuers look for CM copter
Over 3,000 rescue workers, which included mountaineers of specialised forces of the Army, ITBP and CRPF, engaged in tracing the missing helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu on Tuesday, the fourth consecutive day, failed to reach three possible locations where Sukhoi jets and Isro satellites have found “metallic traces” in the hills of the frontier state.
HC grants relief to auto drivers on GPS charges
Giving interim relief to 200-odd autorickshaw drivers in the city, the Delhi high court on Tuesday stayed the city government’s notification demanding `15,000 from them for installation of global positioning system (GPS) in their vehicles.
‘Too early to name PM candidate’
BJP president Nitin Gadkari made it clear that the party will contest the next Assembly elections in Rajasthan under the collective leadership of Leader of the Opposition Vasundhara Raje and party president Arun Chaturvedi. But he said it is too early to name a prime ministerial candidate as the party has various able leaders.
Man arrested for abducting child
The Delhi police has arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly abducting his employer’s five-year-old son from Naraina in southwest Delhi.
The police said the five-year-old boy has been rescued from Gonda in Uttar Pradesh and the accused, identified as Ram Karan, has been arrested. The boy was
BJP’s core group to discuss Uma return
Speculation about the return of firebrand saffron leader Uma Bharti to the BJP by May-end is in the air as the core group of the party is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, with the issue being high on the agenda.
Snooping task lands detective in jail
The attempt of a private detective to earn clandestinely record the activities of a woman, whose husband suspected her of infidelity, was cut short by the Delhi police who arrested the accused on Monday and sent him to jail.
JD-U seeks to contest 53 in UP
The JD(U) is staking claim on a minimum of 53 seats to contest next year’s UP Assembly poll in alliance with the BJP. The central leadership of the two parties would soon hold talks to give a final shape to the seat agreement for the UP polls.
Green card-holder hangs self to death
A man, who had come home last year from the US to tend to his ailing father, allegedly committed suicide at his Vasant Kunj residence in south Delhi on Tuesday.
The incident took place at D-7348, Vasant Kunj (south) at around 7 am on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Dheeraj, 32, was found hanging from the ceiling fan by his mother who immediately made a call to her relatives and the police control room.