police want 5 Mumbai rapists to undergo IP
Mumbai: Police plan to conduct test identification parade of the five accused in the photojournalist gang-rape case as soon as they are remanded in judicial custody. “Currently all the five arrested accused will remain in police custody till September 5. When they would be produced before a court on the last day, we would seek further custody,” a Crime Branch official said. “However, if we do not get extension in the police custody and the accused are sent to judicial custody, then we would immediately go for identification parade,” he said.
Not ceding Ramtek lS seat to allies: Sena
Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray dismissed reports that his party was ready to cede Ramtek lok Sabha seat to its alliance partners — BJP and RPI (Athavale) in 2014 elections.
While RPI (A), led by Ramdas Athavale, had staked claims for the seat which falls in Vidarbha region, the BJP wanted Sena to swap the constituency along with South-Central Mumbai, Kalyan and latur seats, even though seat-sharing talks for forthcoming elections are yet to be finalised.
‘Over 5 million people hit by Bihar floods’
Patna: There was no let-up in the fury of floods in over a dozen Bihar districts on Sunday with major swollen rivers, including the Ganga, affecting more than five million people, officials said. According to the State Government, the toll in floods this year has gone up to 132. “Major rivers, including the Ganga, Sone, Budhi Gandak, Kosi and Gandak, are not showing receding trend so far, a bad news for hundreds of thousands of people affected by floods,” said an official of the Central Water Commission.
Quake jolts Kishtwar, Doda, sparks panic
Bhaderwah: An earthquake of moderate intensity on Sunday shook Kishtwar and Doda districts in Jammu & Kashmir, triggering panic among people. There were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, officials said. The quake, measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale, jolted the region at around 8.04 am, Met office said. Panic-stricken people rushed out of their homes as the quake struck. On Saturday, a tremor, measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale, had hit the area.