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 austere Sarangi won the Balasore Lok Sabha seat, defeating the BJD’s Rabindra Jena, a former MP and businessman, by more than 12,000 votes.
Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben was visibly overwhelmed with emotion as she watched on TV the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
The who's who of business, cinema, politics and sports gathered to be witness of the return of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and formation of his new cabinet at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, here on Thursday.
A centuries-old "Guru Nanak palace" was partially demolished in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said on Monday.
The Chiefs of Staff Committee comprises chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. The senior most member is appointed its chairperson.
Congress lawmaker from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor said that BJP built up the most extraordinary personality cult in modern political history.