Jailor accords ‘warm welcome’ to BJP MlA
lucknow: In an alleged case of ignoring jail manuals for VIPs, the jailor and the jail security staff were reported to have accorded a warm welcome to arrested BJP MlA Sangeet Singh Som during his entry inside the Orai jail in Jalaun on Sunday. The jail official was reported seen shaking hands with the MlA while the security personnel saluted the leader during his entry inside the jail.
after 10 days, Curfew lifted in Shopian
Jammu: life in Shopian town of south Kashmir started limping towards normalcy as authorities on Sunday lifted curfew, which was imposed after killing of five persons in CRPF firing, after 10 days. "Curfew has been lifted from Shopian town on Sunday," a police spokesman said. The spokesman said the situation in the town remained peaceful with no untoward incident so far.
express train derails in Andhra, none hurt
Hyderabad: A bogie of Kanyakumari-Howrah Express derailed in the early hours on Sunday when a cattle herd strayed on railway track near Kavali station. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident involving a second class luggage coach carrying around 25 passengers at the time of the incident, according to a South Central Railway (SCR) release. "Timely response by the railway engine personnel today averted a possible major mishap when four wheels of the coach of Kanyakumari-Howrah Express (No.12666), next to the engine, derailed between Sri Venkateshwarapalem and Kavali stations on Gudur-Vijayawada down-line section at 2:40 AM," the release said.
seperatists detained on way to Shopian
Srinagar: Over 12 leaders of separatist oufit Jammu Kashmir liberation Front (JKlD), including its chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik, were detained by police at Pampore on Sunday while they were on way to Shopian town in south Kashmir where curfew was lifted after 10 days. Malik and his colleagues were stopped at Pampore in Pulwama district and taken into preventive custody, police said.
85 booked for rioting in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar: A case has been registered against 85 persons, including a Khap council head and his two sons, for their alleged involvement in the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas. The case was registered on Saturday after some riots victims filed a complaint, alleging that their houses at lisadh village in Fugana area were burnt during the communal violence, police said.
Undertrial escapes from Ballia jail
lucknow: An undertrial lodged in Ballia district jail escaped from district hospital where he was admitted for treatment. The miscreant, Thothi Nat of Ballai, was jailed in a theft case and was lodged there since September 9, 2013. He escaped in wee hours on Sunday dodging two prison guards who fell asleep. Sources said Thoti, a notorious thief, had an easy slip from jail. An FIR was lodged against prison guards Madan Singh and Bihari Ram in this connection.