A trader in Varanasi was caught on the wrong foot on Sunday when district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma and SSP Prabhakar Chaudhary went to a shop in Chetganj area to buy essential commodities, posing as a commoner.
The shopkeeper overcharged for the goods purchased and the two officers immediately ordered action against the erring seller.
The district magistrate warned that anyone found overcharging for essential commodities would face stern action.
While some of the young leaders are making statements in violation of the party line, even praising the Narendra Modi government, some others are quitting the party.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur traded barbs over Twitter on Tuesday over the state government's release of state GST refund on Langar to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
Accused Isa Rahi had created a fake website of the Uttar Pradesh Madrassa Board and used it to draw viewership on his YouTube channel, a senior official said.
A teenage Indian girl has received the “Changemaker” award here by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for her fight against child marriage in her village in Rajasthan.
Separated for 36 years, a couple aged over 80 years reunited at an old age home in their native Kerala with both recognising each other instantly despite failing eyesight, triggering celebrations.
Pakistan downgraded diplomatic relations with India and also expelled Indian High Commissioner after New Delhi revoked the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir on August 5.