Thane, Sep 13 (PTI) Two people have been arrested in Bhiwandi in Thane district for allegedly gang-raping a 25- year-old woman, police said on Friday.
The incident happened on September 11 in the bushes close to Bhiwandi railway station, a Narpoli police station official said.
"The crime was carried out by four people. Two have been held while the other two are on the run," he added.
Jaulaun, Sep 13 (PTI) A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was desecrated by unidentified people at a college in Uttar Pradesh's Jaulaun district, police said on Friday.
The matter was reported by the Principal of the Gandhi Inter College, Orai, Ravi Kumar, on Friday morning, Superintendent of Police Satish Kumar said.
The officer said an FIR has been registered against unidentified persons on a compliant from the college and work to repair the statue has started.
Locals and political parties staged a protest against the incident.
New Delhi, Sept 13 (PTI) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the odd-even road rationing scheme will be implemented in Delhi from November 4 to 15.
Kejriwal said the move was aimed at combating high levels of air pollution in winters when crop burning takes place in neighbouring states.
The chief minister announced his seven-point action plan to tackle pollution due to crop burning which includes distribution of masks, mechanised sweeping of roads, tree plantation, and special plans for 12 pollution hot spots in the city.
ISLAMABAD, Sep 13 (APP): Pakistan has close fraternal relations with the Gulf states and is ready to
play its facilitating role in de-escalation of tensions in the region.
In written reply to a question in National Assembly on Friday, Minister for Foreign Affairs Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi said that Pakistan was deeply concerned at the tensions in the Gulf Region that has potential to destabilize the entire region.
Kanpur: Despite being a priority of the state government to run the e-hospital system in a better way, it does not practically appear in the wards of the Lala Lajpat Rai hospital here. This leniency prevails because of nursing staff negligence.
The chief nursing superintendent has taken to task his immediate subordinate for this lack of care. The rats have gnawed through the wires, keyboard and mouse of the computers.
New Delhi, Sep 11 (PTI) Polling for four positions of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) will be held on Thursday, with over 1.3 lakh students being eligible to cast their votes.
"EVMs were delivered to the polling centres on Wednesday and strict security arrangements have been made. The Community Hall at the Police Lines in northwest Delhi's Kingsway Camp will be the counting centre for the polls," DU Chief Election Officer Ashok Prasad said.
Kolkata, Sep 11 (PTI) Several BJP activists were injured in clashes with police in the city on Wednesday during a rally against hike in power tariff in West Bengal, party sources said.
The BJP president Amit Shah and the state unit president Dilip Ghosh, who is in Delhi in connection with an organisational meeting, have been informed of the incident, the sources said.
Shah has asked the state leadership to submit to him the details about the incident, they said.
Srinagar, Sep 12 (PTI) Normal life remained affected in Kashmir as the stalemate following abrogation of Article 370 entered its 39th day on Thursday with schools closed and public transport off the roads, officials said.
Restrictions on the movement or assembly of people have been lifted from most areas of the valley, but security forces continued to be deployed to maintain law and order, the officials said.
They said the authorities were also considering easing out restrictions on mobile communications and restoring voice call services.
Muzaffarnagar, Sep 12 (PTI) A man was booked for sexually harassing a 14-year-old girl, police said here on Thursday.
The incident allegedly took place at Sujru village in the district on Wednesday.
The accused was thrashed by people and handed over to police.
According to SHO Anil Kapervan, a case has been registered against the accused, Arjun (20).
The minor's family alleged that her clothes were torn and she was sexually harassed when she was returning home from a shop.
Ranchi, Sep 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched an ambitious pension scheme for farmers from here.
Under the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Mandhan Yojana', farmers between 18 and 40 years of age will get Rs 3,000 monthly pension after reaching 60 years.
The scheme has an outlay of Rs 10,774 crore for the next three years.
All small and marginal farmers who are currently between 18 to 40 years can apply for the scheme.
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