News for 'Krishna district'

Chinmayanand granted bail in sexual abuse case

Chinmayanand granted bail in sexual abuse case

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

Chinmayanand, whose trust runs the Shahjahanpur law college where the woman studied, was arrested on September 20 under section 376-C of the IPC, a charge short of rape.

Truck rams into car carrying Unnao rape survivor; 2 killed

Truck rams into car carrying Unnao rape survivor; 2 killed

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

Unnao Superintendent of Police Madhav Prasad Verma said the rape survivor, her paternal and maternal aunts along with their advocate met with an accident while on their way to meet her uncle, who is lodged in Rae Bareli jail.

A behind the scenes look at Advani's rath yatra

A behind the scenes look at Advani's rath yatra

Rediff.com17 Oct 2011

Beyond the public rallies and welcome sabhas, Bhartiya Janta Party's senior leader Lal Krishna Advani holds en-route to his sixth rath yatra which started on October 11, there is much preparation that goes on the backstage that misses the immediate attention, says Priyanka.

Mysterious disease kills 11 children in Bihar

Mysterious disease kills 11 children in Bihar

Rediff.com18 Jun 2011

Eleven children have died of some unknown disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, a district health official said on Saturday.

Murder cases against DM, SP in Bharatpur riot

Murder cases against DM, SP in Bharatpur riot

Rediff.com26 Sep 2011

Murder cases have been registered against Krishna Kunal and Hinglaj Dan, who were posted as district magistrate and superintendent of police of Bharatpur when it witnessed communal violence earlier this month.

Charge sheet filed against Varun Gandhi

Charge sheet filed against Varun Gandhi

Rediff.com4 Jan 2012

A charge sheet has been filed in a local court in neighbouring Pilibhit district against Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi and 12 others in connection with a 2009 case of alleged attack on a police team.

Once a boxing champ, he now cleans drains for a living

Once a boxing champ, he now cleans drains for a living

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Once a boxing champion, life has dealt Krishna Routh a severe blow.

Bharatpur violence: Rajasthan govt announces CBI probe

Bharatpur violence: Rajasthan govt announces CBI probe

Rediff.com17 Sep 2011

The Rajasthan government on Friday night announced a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the community clash in Bharatpur's Gopalgarh village which left eight people dead.

Another day, more hidden currency is flushed out in crores

Another day, more hidden currency is flushed out in crores

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

Crores of new currency notes continue to tumble out of lockers and hidden locations as authorities conduct raids and searches across the country.

Cyclone alert in Andhra Pradesh

Cyclone alert in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com28 Oct 2005

Anna supporters block highway near Ralegan Siddhi

Anna supporters block highway near Ralegan Siddhi

Rediff.com27 Aug 2011

Supporters of Anna Hazare on Friday blocked the Pune-Ahmednagar Highway near Ralegan Siddhi, the Gandhian's native village in Western Maharashtra.

Anna Hazare agrees to additional police security

Anna Hazare agrees to additional police security

Rediff.com13 Apr 2011

Authorities have decided to beef up the security arrangement of activist Anna Hazare in his village Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra.Ahmednagar Superintendent of Police Krishna Prasad told rediff.com that there was no present threat to Hazare right now, but as part of the regular review of his security, the local administration has decided to increase the number of personnel guarding the Gandhian.

With mortar bombs, Pakistan targets Indian border

With mortar bombs, Pakistan targets Indian border

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

There have been 21 ceasefire violations along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu region in August

JK: Three militants killed in encounter

JK: Three militants killed in encounter

Rediff.com2 Feb 2008

Security forces launched a search operation today afternoon, following inputs that a group of militants was moving towards the Line of Control to receive another group from across the border in the Krishna Ghatti-Mendhar sector in Poonch district, he said. However, the ultras were intercepted by the troops en route and a fierce encounter ensued, resulting in the killing of three militants, the spokesman said. One Army jawan sustained injuries when he stepped over a mine.

74% voter turnout recorded in Rajasthan, 67% in Telangana

74% voter turnout recorded in Rajasthan, 67% in Telangana

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

At places in the border districts of Barmer and Jaisalmer, people walked miles through the desert to cast their votes.

Water-sharing woes keep GoM on Telangana busy

Water-sharing woes keep GoM on Telangana busy

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

The Group of Ministers constituted for the creation of a separate state of Telangana on Wednesday discussed the sharing of river water and irrigation resources in Andhra Pradesh after the state's bifurcation, but failed to arrive at a resolution.

It was my father's dream: Virender Sehwag

It was my father's dream: Virender Sehwag

Rediff.com10 Oct 2011

Promising to do as much as he can for the rural talent of the state, injured India opener Virender Sehwag has said setting up a cricket academy of international standards was the dream of his father.

Rajasthan battle shifts to SC; Speaker, Pilot file pleas

Rajasthan battle shifts to SC; Speaker, Pilot file pleas

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

Seeking an interim stay on the high court order, Joshi's petition said it was the top court's duty to ensure that all constitutional authorities act within the 'Lakshman rekha' drawn for each one of them.

Collector kidnap: Case registered against Maoists

Collector kidnap: Case registered against Maoists

Rediff.com27 Feb 2011

A case has been registered against several Maoist leaders in connection with the February 16 abduction of Malkangiri district collector K V Krishna and a junior engineer, police said on Sunday.

Collector kidnap: Mediators leave to meet Maoists

Collector kidnap: Mediators leave to meet Maoists

Rediff.com24 Feb 2011

Intensifying efforts for the release of the abducted Malkangiri Collector R V Krishna, two Maoist-chosen mediators on Thursday left for Koraput for talks with the rebels even as the Orissa government said it is hopeful of some positive developments soon.

Collector kidnap: Talks with mediators postponed

Collector kidnap: Talks with mediators postponed

Rediff.com19 Feb 2011

With Maoists extending the deadline for Orissa government to meet their demands, efforts for the release of Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna and a junior engineer through negotiations gained pace on Saturday. As Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Mohan Majhi spent the fourth day in captivity, the two mediators handpicked by Maoists are expected to arrive in Bhubaneswar shortly in order to speed up the process of negotiations.

Uproar in Orissa House over collector's abduction

Uproar in Orissa House over collector's abduction

Rediff.com18 Feb 2011

The Orissa assembly witnessed pandemonium scenes for the second day on Friday over the abduction of Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna with the opposition and treasury bench members virtually clashing in the Speaker's podium. The uproar erupted as soon as the House assembled for the day for question hour.

Three killed in communal violence in Bharatpur

Three killed in communal violence in Bharatpur

Rediff.com14 Sep 2011

At least three persons were killed on Wednesday in a clash between two communities at Bharatpur in Rajasthan over a land dispute, District Collector Krishna Kunal said.

A decade later, 10 convicted in Kumbakonam school fire tragedy

A decade later, 10 convicted in Kumbakonam school fire tragedy

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

Over a decade after a devastating fire charred to death 94 school children, a court in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday convicted 10 persons and acquitted 11 others in the ghastly school fire tragedy in Kumbakonam.

AP: 2 Cong ministers arrested over Telangana issue

AP: 2 Cong ministers arrested over Telangana issue

Rediff.com21 May 2011

The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh was left red-faced on Saturday when two of its Cabinet ministers were arrested by the police in Mahbubnagar district to avert a showdown between them. Endowments Minister Jupally Krishna Rao and Information and Public Relations Minister D K Aruna were taken into police custody at two separate places and shifted to different police stations as tension mounted in Gadwal constituency in view of the former's paada yatra (foot march).

LoC violation # 15; Pakistan pounds Poonch

LoC violation # 15; Pakistan pounds Poonch

Rediff.com18 Aug 2013

Pakistani troops violated ceasefire again on Sunday by pounding Indian forward areas with mortar shells along Line of Control in Poonch district, forcing Indian troops to retaliate strongly resulting in heavy exchanges.

Miyapur massacre: 9 accused get life imprisonment

Miyapur massacre: 9 accused get life imprisonment

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

34 Dalits, including nine children and 13 women, were killed and more than 15 others injured by activists of Ranvir Sena at Miyapur village in Aurangabad district.

31 die in Andhra Pradesh cyclone

31 die in Andhra Pradesh cyclone

Rediff.com16 Dec 2003

Krishna district, which accounted for 24 deaths in house collapses and heavy rains, was the worst affected.

With 'har ghar dastak', Nitish begins poll campaign

With 'har ghar dastak', Nitish begins poll campaign

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

The CM knocked doors of 10 households in Pachim Darwaza.

Yogi terms Bulandshahr violence as an 'accident', 3 cops transferred

Yogi terms Bulandshahr violence as an 'accident', 3 cops transferred

Rediff.com8 Dec 2018

Additional Director General Intelligence SB Shiradkar had Friday submitted a report on the violence.

UP: 5 kids among 9 burnt alive by villagers

UP: 5 kids among 9 burnt alive by villagers

Rediff.com11 Mar 2011

Nine persons, including five children, were on Friday charred to death and three others injured when some houses were set ablaze by villagers agitated over the murder of a village head in Thuthibari area of Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district, police said.

Bihar: Docs seek bribe from grief-stricken parents

Bihar: Docs seek bribe from grief-stricken parents

Rediff.com25 Jun 2011

Parents of victims who lost their lives to deadly encephalitis in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district have accused the officials of a government hospital of demanding a bribe to hand over the dead bodies of their children. Parvatia Devi and her husband Maheshwar Paswan were shocked when officials of the Shri Krishna Medical College and Hospital demanded money for the release of the bodies.

TN worker shot dead by Libyan Army: Vaiko

TN worker shot dead by Libyan Army: Vaiko

Rediff.com23 Feb 2011

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Vaiko on Wednesday alleged that the Libyan army had shot dead an Indian worker there and the authorities of the violence-torn country falsely claimed it to be a death in a road accident.Vaiko said 42-year-old Murugiah from Tirunelveli district was shot dead by the Libyan Army after it ordered the workers to vacate their place of accommodation. "On February 22, they were forced to vacate the place and the army opened fire on them."

Pak violates cease-fire in Poonch, soldier killed

Pak violates cease-fire in Poonch, soldier killed

Rediff.com25 Oct 2010

A soldier was killed in indiscriminate firing by Pakistani troops in Krishna Ghati sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Sunday night. The unprovoked firing appears to have escalated tension along the border ahead of United States President Barack Obama's visit to India. According to official sources, Pakistani troops targeted the Indian posts of Kirpan, Kranti and Kirpan-II from their forward posts of Chuha and Daaku.

Instead of leg, Bihar doctor wrongly operates gallbladder

Instead of leg, Bihar doctor wrongly operates gallbladder

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

Commenting of the wrong surgery that the patient underwent, Bihar Health Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey said that it was not a big thing. M I Khan reports.

Meet the 5 richest MPs

Meet the 5 richest MPs

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the top five MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the wealthy is increasing rapidly.

1 killed, 7 injured in Pakistani shelling in Poonch

1 killed, 7 injured in Pakistani shelling in Poonch

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

One person has been killed and seven injured after Pakistani troops pounded forward posts and civilian areas along the Line of Control in Saujian sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir with heavy shelling and firing, forcing the Army to retaliate.

'Nandan Nilekani is subverting the Constitution'

'Nandan Nilekani is subverting the Constitution'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2011

Human Rights activist Gopal Krishna speaks at length to Prasanna D Zore on what ails the UID project and why he thinks it should be scrapped.

Nature is under siege from Uttarakhand's forest fires

Nature is under siege from Uttarakhand's forest fires

Rediff.com3 May 2016

'When I read that the blaze has engulfed the beautiful oak and pine forests around Kumaon's Lake District, my heart bled,' says Geetanjali Krishna.

Pakistani troops shell Indian posts for 4th day in row

Pakistani troops shell Indian posts for 4th day in row

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

Troops of Pakistan opened fire at Army posts and civilian areas in Poonch district on the Line of Control with automatic weapons and rockets for the fourth day in row on Wednesday prompting army to return fire.