50% of missing people from Delhi are women
New Delhi: More than 50 per cent of over 5,000 people, including 1,766 children, who went missing so far this year in the national Capital were women. The number of women who are yet to be traced is also above the 50% mark. This was disclosed by Minister of State for Home M Ramachandran.
Anti-Sikh riots: Only 442 people convicted
New Delhi: Only 442 people out of the 3,163 persons arrested for the anti-Sikh riots in 1984 in Delhi were convicted for the crimes, the lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday by Minister of State for Home M Ramachandran. He said the number of Sikhs killed during 1984 riots was 2,733 as mentioned in the Ahuja Committee report.
MP CM lays foundation of First Haj House
Bhopal: The foundation stone of State’s first Haj House was laid jointly by MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Islamic scholar Peer Sayeed Mian Sahab at Singarcholi near the city airport.
Police firing: toll climbs to 5 in assam
Tezpur/Goalpara: A villager was killed and 11 others injured when police opened fire for the second day today to control a mob which attacked and seriously injured over 20 policemen and set ablaze three police vehicles in Assam’s Sonitpur district.
Sajjan’s acquittal shocking: Sukhir
Chandigarh: Expressing shock and anguish at acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in an anti-Sikh riots case, Shiromani Akali Dal Chief and Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked the Congress saying it would not be allowed to put a lid on the issue.
Not in the race for MP CM: Digvijay
Ujjain: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh said that he is not in the race for the Chief Ministership of Madhya Pradesh and would not contest the State Assembly elections slated later this year.
Court grants bail to Digvijay in assault case
Ujjain: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh and party MP Prem Chand Guddu were granted bail in connection with a case filed against them for allegedly thrashing BJP youth wing workers in Ujjain in 2011.