Supreme Court peruses file of EC Arun Goel’s appointment, says it was cleared in ‘haste’ and ‘tearing hurry’

New Delhi, November 24 The Centre on Thursday placed the original file of appointment of Election Commissioner Arun Goel before the SC constitution bench. The court perused the file and said it was cleared in “haste” and “tearing hurry”. The court said the vacancy of EC arose on May 15…

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This Maharashtra man celebrated his birthday in a crematorium

Thane, November 24 A resident of Kalyan town in Maharashtra’s Thane district celebrated his birthday in a crematorium to convey the message against superstitions prevailing in society. Gautam Ratan More, who turned 54 on November 19, hosted a birthday party on Saturday night at the Mohane crematorium where guests were…

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Centre to introduce law to regulate digital media

Jaipur, November 24 Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said the Centre is working on a bill to regulate digital media. He said there used to be one-way communication of news earlier, but with the development of electronic and digital media, communication of news has become multidimensional. Now…

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Police seize IEDs, Rs 5 lakh in cash dropped by drone in J-K’s Samba

Jammu, November 24 Police on Thursday seized a consignment of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), pistols and cash dropped by a drone from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police Abhishek Mahajan told reporters that locals saw the consignment somewhere between Ramgarh and…

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Packet suspected to be dropped by drone from Pakistan found in J-K’s Samba

Jammu, November 24 Police on Thursday found a suspicious packet in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, prompting them to call a bomb disposal squad, an officer said. The packet is suspected to be dropped by a drone from across the border and the possibility of it containing an improvised explosive…

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Rs 1-crore fake drugs of top brands seized from Baddi godown, three arrested

Solan, November 23Three persons were arrested following the seizure of counterfeit medicines of leading brands worth more than Rs 1 crore from a godown in Baddi late last night.The drug haul has left the authorities shocked as the medicines were being manufactured at an unlicensed unit in Baddi, which was…

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Probe order papers in plot allotment scam go missing

Rajmeet SinghChandigarh, November 23An official document wherein then Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh had in 2019 ordered the formation of a three-member committee to probe the complicity of Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) officials in an alleged multi-crore industrial plot allotment scam has gone missing.In the document, Capt…

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2 days on, cops collect samples of chemicals from Panipat sugar mill

Mukesh TandonPanipat, November 23Two days have passed since the hooch tragedy in Haryana claimed four lives, but the police are yet to find out from where the deceased got the liquor they had consumed.The police have collected five samples of various chemicals from the Panipat Cooperative Sugar Mill and the…

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Border dispute: Assam forest office torched, cars burnt in Meghalaya

Mukroh/Guwahati, November 23A group of villagers from Meghalaya allegedly vandalised and burnt down a forest office in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district following the killing of six persons in violence that occurred in a disputed area along the border between the two states, officials claimed on Wednesday.At least two vehicles,…

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