A witness for Sohrabuddin fake encounter case has made a statement to the court that Director General of Police Vanjara ordered Ex Home Minister’s Haren Pandya’s murder

Witness said that Sohrabuddin told him about receiving money to kill Pandya.

Witness was arrested in 2005 by Rajsthan Police, and was kept in Udaipur jail, where he met Prajapati, who told him that Gujarat police killed Sohrabuddin and his wife in a fake encounter.

Mathura/Agra Nov 4 (PTI): Environment activists and local authorities are alarmed as dead fish have been found floating in the Yamuna at Mathura, apparently due to the discharge of toxic waste into the river.

Thousands of dead fish have been seen since Thursday, they said.

People who had gone to the ghats for a bath were the first to spot them that day, an activist said.

MOSCOW, November 4. /TASS/. Dialogue between nations on the basis on common interests will help settle problems between states and cooperate in the interests of all nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday at a ceremony of decorating foreign nationals with Russian state awards for their contribution to the development of relations with Russia.

The ceremony was timed to mark Russia’s national holiday, Unity Day, on November 4.

Patna, Nov 2 2018 : A major crisis broke out at Patna police lines here today after police personnel went on rampage breaking glasses of police vehicles, misbehaving with senior police officers and holding demonstration following the death of a woman constable allegedly due to dengue at a private hospital.

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu said that PM Modi is like ‘Anaconda’ who is swallowing the independence of national institutions like CBI and RBI.

New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) With the Ram Mandir movement gathering momentum, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said no Hindu text condones the use of violence to get one's way and scriptures say people should build Ram in their hearts.

"In fact, if anything, there is a scripture that says build Ram in your heart. And if Ram is built in our heart it should little matter where else he is or he is not, because he is everywhere," Tharoor said in an exclusive interview to PTI.

Srinagar, Nov 4 (PTI) Apple crop worth crores of rupees have been damaged in Kashmir due to early snowfall, officials said Sunday.

Political leaders have extended support to the farmers and asked the state government to take up assessment of losses and compensation for the ryots.

A large number of fruit-laden apple trees in Kashmir have either been uprooted or their stems have broken due to heavy snowfall on Saturday, an horticulture department official said.

TOKYO, November 4. /TASS/. American billionaire, founder of Microsoft Bill Gates believes that the tax system will change in the future, and a special tax on robots will be introduced to help people keep their jobs. He made this statement in an interview with Japan’s Nikkei newspaper.

"[With] the idea that robots will help us make more goods and services with less people, we have defined the job is not the only thing that we were born to do. If we have to work less, then yes, it is a question of how we should spend that time," Gates said.

MOSCOW, November 4. /TASS/. Serbian filmmaker and musician Emir Kusturica and his rock band the No Smoking Orchestra will perform at the Moscow International House of Music on Sunday, the Moscow Show concert agency’s press service of reported.

On Sunday, Russia celebrates the Unity Day, one of the youngest national holidays.

The show will mark the release of the band’s new record "Corps Diplomatique" and the 20 anniversary of Kusturica’s film "Black Cat, White Cat."

New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) Delhi's air quality continued to improve on Sunday with the pollution level coming down to 'poor' category after oscillating between 'very poor' and 'severe' for nearly three weeks, authorities said.

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 231 on Sunday which falls in 'poor' category.

On Friday, the AQI was recorded at 370, which came down to 336 on Saturday, according to data of the Central Pollution Control Board.

KANPUR: In view of the approaching Diwali festival, the Food safety department launched a drive against the sale of adulterated items in city areas.

As many as seven teams conducted raids on the sweet shops and the eateries respectively. There were also collected samples in the course of the drive. Besides, as many as 65 kgs of khoya were also trashed at Ghantaghar area.  

KANPUR: City reels under intense pollution shock ever since one week. Its air quality index stays at the most unsafe level.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the pollution has almost crossed the redpoint. Side by side, the nitrogen dioxide was also registered at 104.87 per cubic metre on November 3.