Two sentenced to death by POCSO court in Rajasthan court for raping, burning alive minor girl

Two sentenced to death by POCSO court in Rajasthan court for raping, burning alive minor girl

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters A POCSO court in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district on Monday awarded death sentence to two men for raping and burning alive a minor girl in a coal furnace last year. “Kalu and Kanha were awarded death penalty by the court,” Special Public Prosecutor Mahaveer Singh Kishnawat … Read more

Girl burnt alive, parents injured in fire mishap

Girl burnt alive, parents injured in fire mishap

A girl was burnt alive, and her parents critically injured, after the hotel they own caught fire reportedly due to a leakage from a gas cylinder at Jallipalle village of Kuderu mandal, on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, couple Nagabushanam and Jyothi operate a roadside hotel in the village. After lunchtime, when there were no … Read more

Will not allow CAA implementation in Bengal as long as I am alive: Mamata

Will not allow CAA implementation in Bengal as long as I am alive: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri, on Jan. 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lambasted the BJP for raising the CAA issue ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, asserting that she will never allow its implementation in the state during her lifetime. Speaking at a … Read more

In Red Corridor along A.P.-Chhattisgarh border, a tribe keeps its customs, memories alive

In Red Corridor along A.P.-Chhattisgarh border, a tribe keeps its customs, memories alive

Stone memorials erected in memory of community servants by the Gutti Koyas of Ramachandrapuram in Kunavaram Mandal of Alluri Sitarama Raju District on Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border. In the dense forest nearly 10 km from the main road on Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border in Kunavaram mandal of the district, three stone memorials greet visitors to the tiny village … Read more

Maharashtra bus tragedy | Could come out of burning vehicle alive by breaking its window, say survivors

Maharashtra bus tragedy | Could come out of burning vehicle alive by breaking its window, say survivors

Flames and smoke billow out from the bus after it caught fire in Buldhana on July 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Some of the survivors of the ill-fated bus that caught fire and led to the death of 26 passengers in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on July 1 said they managed to come out of … Read more

Worker involved in underground drainage work at Madurai buried alive, rescue attempt underway

Worker involved in underground drainage work at Madurai buried alive, rescue attempt underway

The 36-year-old from Erode was working at a depth of 15 feet, when a nearby drinking water pipeline burst, filling the pit with water and causing the loose soil around to cave in The 36-year-old from Erode was working at a depth of 15 feet, when a nearby drinking water pipeline burst, filling the pit … Read more