Medaram jatara: Collection of environment maintenance charges temporarily suspended

Medaram jatara: Collection of environment maintenance charges temporarily suspended

The Forest Department has decided to temporarily suspend the collection of environment maintenance charges from the vehicle users on the Eturunagaram wildlife sanctuary stretch of the National Highway 163 in Mulugu district from February 2 to 29, 2024. The decision has been taken in view of the ensuing historic Sammakka Saralamma jatara (mega tribal fair) … Read more

CBI court in Coimbatore dismisses discharge petition of Pramod Kumar IPS, directs him to appear for framing of charges

CBI court in Coimbatore dismisses discharge petition of Pramod Kumar IPS, directs him to appear for framing of charges

The special court for the trial of cases, investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in Coimbatore on Thursday dismissed a discharge petition filed by IPS officer Pramod Kumar in an extortion case pending against him since 2012, which is linked to the multi-crore Paazee forex scam. Dismissing the petition, S. Govindharajan directed all … Read more

Eight Sri Lankan fishermen held on poaching charges in Ramanathapuram

Eight Sri Lankan fishermen held on poaching charges in Ramanathapuram

Eight Sri Lankan persons were detained by the Indian Coast Guard and handed over to the Mandapam Marine Police on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | Photo Credit: BALACHANDAR L Eight Sri Lankans were detained and four fibre boats were impounded in Ramanathapuram by the surveillance team of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in the early … Read more

U.P. ATS arrests former contractual Army employee on espionage charges

U.P. ATS arrests former contractual Army employee on espionage charges

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old man in Lucknow for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and passing on information about India’s military installations to the handlers across the border. Shailesh Kumar alias Shailendra Singh Chauhan is working as a porter on a contractual basis in the Indian Army … Read more

Naidu’s arrest: A.P. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy trying to corroborate charges framed by CID without evidence, says Atchannaidu

Naidu’s arrest: A.P. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy trying to corroborate charges framed by CID without evidence, says Atchannaidu

There is no proof of the money trail in the skill development scam case, says K. Atchannaidu. | Photo Credit: File Photo Telugu Desam Party (TDP) State president K. Atchannaidu says that Jana Sena Party (JSP) president Pawan Kalyan’s decision to forge an alliance with his party is a historic move aimed at getting rid … Read more

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi’s plea challenging sedition charges against him

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi’s plea challenging sedition charges against him

A view of Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court of India on July 21 sought a response of the Centre on a plea of RTI activist and independent Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi challenging the invocation of penal provision of sedition against him in a case related to anti-CAA … Read more

Russia oil discount to India shrinks to $4, delivery charges remain opaque

Russia oil discount to India shrinks to $4, delivery charges remain opaque

The steep discounts on Russia crude oil that India gorged on since the Ukraine war, have plunged but the shipping rates charged by Russia-arranged entities continues to remain ‘opaque’ and higher than normal, sources said. Russia bills Indian refiners at a price shade less than the $60 per barrel price cap imposed by the West … Read more