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NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said that it has arrested two persons in connection with the murder of Umesh Kolhe in Maharashtra. An NIA spokesperson said that the anti-terror probe agency on Tuesday arrested two accused persons identified as Abdul Arbaz and Maulavi Mushfique Ahmed, both residents of Maharashtra’s Amravati in […]

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday carried out searches at 13 locations in West Bengal and recovered cash to the tune of ₹17 lakhs in connection with its probe on illegal cattle smuggling. A CBI spokesperson in New Delhi said that the agency conducted searches at 13 locations including in Kolkata […]

KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal government on Wednesday inducted nine new faces including famous singer Babul Supriyo into the cabinet. The new ministers were sworn in at Raj Bhavan. Among the prominent names, Supriyo gets the IT and Tourism ministry while Snehasis Chakraborty gets the transport ministry. Pradip Majumder was allotted the department of panchayat and […]

SRINAGAR: The Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir, Dilbag Singh on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting at Police Control Room (PCR) Kashmir to review the overall security scenario and arrangements regarding the celebration of forthcoming Independence Day and 10th Muharram-ul-Haram functions. At the very outset of the meeting, the DGP sought reports from the […]

JAMMU: The Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday chaired the second meeting of the Wetland Authority for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Among the key decisions, the J&K Wetland Authority approved the Integrated Management Plan (IMP) for Conservation of Wular Lake to promote an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach for conservation and […]