The incident took place on January 8 on the Muzaffarpur-Narkatiyaganj railway line, where a major accident was narrowly averted due to the alertness of the loco pilot of the Champaran Satyagraha Express. The arrested individuals have been identified as Mumtaz Ansari, Jumman Mian, and a minor.
The conference, organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), will also see the launch of the Drug Disposal Fortnight, the inauguration of the new office complex of the NCB's Bhopal zonal unit and the extension of the MANAS-2 helpline to all 36 states and Union Territories.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During their meeting, the two leaders discussed preparations for the Maha Kumbh Mela. CM Yogi extended an invitation to PM Modi for the spiritual event.
A newly moved-in tenant was left in shock when he discovered the body of a woman in a refrigerator while cleaning the rented accommodation in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district on Friday. The episode was reported from a flat in Vrindavan Dham Colony in Dewas. The flat has been vacant since June 2024.
In a stock exchange filing, the company announced the sale of 17.54 crore shares (13.50 per cent equity) in the company (to non-retail investors) and on January 13 (to retail investors) at a floor or minimum price of Rs 275 apiece.
A police statement said that in a successful anti-narcotic operation, police in Srinagar district arrested two drug peddlers from whom eight kg of heroin was recovered.