Lucknow to have 4 ‘vanar van’ to check monkey menace

Lucknow, July 4 (BPNS)  Lucknow will soon have four dedicated ‘monkey forests’ on its outskirts to check the growing monkey menace within the city limits. As a pilot project, the first monkey forest would be developed in six acres of area in the Umaria village of Bakshi-Ka-Talab area, following which similar forests would be developed […]

Huge cache of arms, ammunition seized in J&K’s Rajouri

Jammu, July 4 (BPNS)  A huge cache of arms and ammunition have been recovered by the police after the disclosures made by Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Talib Hussain, who was caught by the villagers of Tukson Dhok village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district along with his accomplice, officials said on Monday. The two terrorists were overpowered […]

Eknath Shinde govt to seek ‘vote of confidence’ today

Mumbai, July 4 (BPNS)  A day after winning its first major legislature battle to bag the Speaker’s post in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly — the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde government supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will seek the crucial ‘vote of confidence’ in the House, scheduled here on Monday. The trust vote for the […]

Lankans arrest 12 Indian fishermen from TN

Chennai, July 4 (BPNS) The Sri Lankan Navy Spokesman Captain Indika DeSilva in a statement said that they arrested 12 Indian fishermen at Point Pedro in Jaffna on Sunday. They have been charged with illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters and their mechanized boats seized, the statement said. The arrest has taken place days after […]