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HC converts habeas corpus plea into criminal writ petition

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 16 -- The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a habeas corpus petition in the matter of Aligarh police inspector missing for three months said that the case now suggests that he "might... Read More


3 drug smugglers held in Champawat district

Dehradun, Dec. 16 -- Three alleged inter-state drug smugglers were arrested near the Nepal border in Banbasa of Champawat district, an officer of the special task force (STF) of state police said on M... Read More


CAT issues notices to Centre, state over HoFF appointment

Dehradun, Dec. 16 -- Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has issued notices to the Centre, the state government and the incumbent head of forest force (HoFF), Ranjan Mis... Read More


CM promises a grand Ardh Kumbh in 2027

Haridwar, Dec. 16 -- Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday assured people that the Ardh Kumbh Mela scheduled to be held in Haridwar in 2027 would be organised on a grand scale, as he met repres... Read More


'Drug-free Devboomi' mission set to be extended to next year

Dehradun, Dec. 16 -- The state police department will extend its flagship anti-narcotics campaign, "Drug-Free Devbhoomi 2025", into 2026, senior officers said, underlining that the force remains commi... Read More


PRD jawan arrested for 60-year-old woman's murder in Almora distt

Rudrapur, Dec. 16 -- A Pradeshik Rakshak Dal (PRD) jawan was arrested for killing a 60-year-old woman at her residence in Almora district in November, police said on Monday. According to police, the a... Read More


60-year-old man duped of Rs.53 L in investment fraud, case filed

Dehradun, Dec. 16 -- A 60-year-old retired deputy general manager from a public sector undertaking (PSU) alleged that he was duped of Rs.52.97 lakh in an online investment fraud by individuals imperso... Read More


Tiger census begins in state's western forest circle, Corbett

Haldwani, Dec. 16 -- The first phase of the tiger census under the All India Tiger Estimation-2026 began on Monday in the state's western forest circle, including the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), fore... Read More


Nehru made Kashmir issue controversial, says Yogi

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday blamed Jawaharlal Nehru for the extremism and separatism "emanating from Kashmir", and said the first prime minister of India made the Kash... Read More


Vedanti, key figure in Ayodhya movement, dies

Ayodhya, Dec. 16 -- A key figure in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and two-term former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti died in a hospital in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, on Monday. He was 67. His last rites will be p... Read More