Youth arrested for creating fake FB ID of Minister
Patna: Police arrested a youth for creating fake Facebook account of Bihar Water Resources Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh under Koelwar police station area in Bhojpur district in the wee hours on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of police personnel posted at Sachivalaya police station in the state capital nabbed the youth, Mohammed Shaukat Alam under Koelwar police station in Bhojpur district. An FIR was lodged with Sachivalaya police station in this connection. Police were interrogating the youth to know the motive behind his unlawful activity. (UNI)
3-yr-old mauled to death by leopard
Jammu: A minor girl was mauled by a leopard in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Naseem Bano (3), resident of Top Angralla, was attacked on Saturday by a wild animal,” police sources here on Sunday said. They said the Leopard dragged the girl to the nearby forest, adding that after search by locals, the body was recovered from Kho Talab, Top Angralla. The body of the deceased was handed over to her family after post-mortem. (UNI)
Festival on Indian culture at Red Fort
New Delhi: A festival showcasing cuisine and culture of different states of India will be organised at the Red Fort from 26 January as part of the Republic Day celebrations. The ‘Bharat Parv’ festival will be held from January 26 to January 29. “The prime objective of organising the event is to generate a patriotic mood, promote the rich cultural diversity of the country and to ensure wider participation of the general public,” an official release said. The Ministry of Tourism has been designated as the nodal ministry for the event, the highlights of which include a display of Republic Day Parade tableaux, performances by the Armed Forces Bands (static and moving), food festival, crafts mela and cultural performances from different regions of the country. The festival will be open to the public from 5 PM to 9 PM on 26 January and from 12 noon to 9 PM on the 27, 28 and 29 January. (PTI)
Man dies after biting-off farmer’s ear
Palghar: A mentally-challenged man allegedly bit-off the ear of a farmer and later died at a district hospital, police said on Sunday. The unidentified man, aged around 40, entered the farm of Chandrakant Laxman Gorekar at Varkundi village in Palghar yesterday at around 8 AM. When Gorekar enquired as to what he wanted, the man allegedly pushed the farmer down to the ground and started biting his left ear, Palghar police station inspector Nilesh Mainkar said. The farmer tried to rescue himself, but in vain. The man bit Gorekar’s ear to the extent that the external part got detached from his face, police said. The farmer then raised an alarm, hearing which locals rescued him from the clutches of the man. The villagers then caught hold of the man, who was uncontrollable, and took him to Palghar rural hospital where he died, police said. The police inspector said the postmortem of the man was conducted and the doctors opined that the death was natural and there was no foul play. A case of accidental death was registered and further probe was on, he said. Meanwhile, the farmer who sustained deep ear injury was also rushed to hospital and was under treatment, police added. (PTI)
Delhi zoo sets record as painted storks lay over 1,500 eggs
New Delhi: Delhi zoo has achieved a record breeding programme this year, with the local migratory ‘painted stork’ birds laying between 1,500 and 1,800 eggs. “We have recorded the best breeding figure this year with our local guests the ‘painted storks’ laying 1,500-1,800 eggs at the zoo. Last year, the figure stood at 1,290. The birds migrate to the zoo from Himachal Pradesh every August. They will fly back to their native place in March,” Riyaz Khan, zoo curator said. The National Zoological Park receives a batch of 800-1,000 painted storks every year. “Light wooden sticks are thrown around the bird enclosures for the storks to make nests. The painted storks generally make their own nests. This time we ran out of nests and found the eggs being laid even in the chimpanzee and Nilgai enclosures,” Khan said. (PTI)
Terror suspects remanded in 13 days NIA custody
New Delhi: Two suspected terrorists arrested for their alleged Islamic State links were on Sunday produced before a designated NIA court, which remanded them in the custody of the central terror probe agency for 13 days. Hyderabad residents Abu Anas and Nafees Khan, both aged 24 years, were produced before special judge at Patiala House courts and their custody handed over to the NIA, sources in the agency said. NIA and other central agencies have arrested 14 people on Friday and Saturday for allegedly planning to carry out attacks ahead of the Republic Day. (PTI)
