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An FIR was registered against Inspector Bhism Pal Singh and he was arrested on Wednesday, Deoria Superintendent of Police Shripati Mishra said. Inspector Singh was absconding since Tuesday and a reward of Rs 25,000 was declared for his arrest.

PM Oli had recently accused New Delhi of orchestrating efforts to topple him in an effort to put the rival faction led by co-chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on a back foot.

It took 110 days for coronavirus infections in the country to reach one lakh, while just 44 days more to go past the six-lakh mark.

In this new system, passengers are not required to scan their baggage before dropping them at the check-in counter, which will save time.

Precipitation in the range of 104 -110 per cent of the LPA is considered "above normal", while beyond 110 per cent is considered "excess" rainfall.

State Education minister Vijay Inder Singla said the state government has decided to approach a two-judge bench of the Punjab and Haryana Court against the order.

This is the first initiative for private investment for running passenger trains on the Indian Railways network. It began last year with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) introducing the Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express.

Two acres of land will be identified for this purpose on the outskirts, he said and warned against unscientific disposal of used Personal Protection Equipment kits worn by the kin of the dead for the final rites.

The Urban Development and Rural Development Department will look after the implementation of this scheme, which will entail an expenditure of Rs 1 crore for a month.

The prime minister then followed up his speech with a flurry of tweets in languages spoken across the country, with two of them in Bhojpuri, which is commonly spoken in Bihar.

Dismissing the convict's appeal, the division bench upheld the conviction and life sentence granted to Mazidul Miah by the Coochbehar sessions court for murdering his wife under Section 302 and for torturing her under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code...

As part of the series of interactions, Rahul Gandhi held a conversation with nurses on the Doctor's day.

Five fire engines, a foam tender and four jumbo tankers were rushed to the spot and efforts were on to douse the flames, an official said.

The decision taken by the IIT Alumni Council came a day after the Union Home Ministry announced ban on 59 Chinese applications in India including TikTok.

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Using all indigenous components, the atomised airborne spraying of pesticide has been successfully achieved in air through a configuration of nozzles mounted both sides on external trusses of a Mi-17 helicopters.