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.
The former Union Minister also slammed Shashi Tharoor for his statement that praising the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for doing the right things would lend credibility to the opposition’s criticism of him.
Harpal Singh, a resident of Bhatija village, was arrested near Kartarpur in Punjab’s Jalandhar district on Tuesday, they said.
Here's some good news for mothers visiting the iconic Taj Mahal: an air-conditioned baby feeding room will be opened at the premise on Thursday.
World Champion PV Sindhu reached her hometown Hyderabad on Tuesday evening after meeting PM Narendra Modi and sports minister Kiren Rijiju.
The two were among the 11 others whose phones were stolen amid the jostling crowd that mobile phone thieves took advantage of.
A Kashmiri truck driver was killed on Sunday after he was attacked with stones by protesters in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.