India

Bhadohi, Oct 4 (PTI) A 44-year-old married Dalit woman was allegedly raped here by four men, of whom two have been arrested, police said on Sunday.

Superintendent of Police Ram Badan Singh said a case has been registered against the two men based on a complaint lodged by the woman's husband.

The incident took place in Gyanpur area of the city, police said.

Kondagaon, Oct 4 (PTI) A 34-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and raped by a truck driver and his two accomplices after they gave her a lift in Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday.

The three men were arrested from Raipur following a police complaint and were brought here on Saturday, the police said.

"On October 1, the woman, who was on her way to Kondagaon from nearby Baniyagaon Village, had taken a lift on the truck which was heading to the capital," Station House Officer (SHO) of the Keshkal police station RP Sharma said.

Muzaffarnagar, Oct 5 (PTI) A woman was allegedly raped by a man at gunpoint in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar following which the accused was arrested, police said on Monday.

Thrissur (Ker), Oct 5 (PTI) A 26-year old local CPI(M) leader was stabbed to death and three others were injured on Sunday night allegedly by a group belonging to right wing outfits including the RSS.

P U Sanoop, a branch secretary of ruling CPI(M), was attacked at around 10.30 pm on Sunday after aminor scuffle, police said.

"Three others, who were with Sanoop were also stabbed and the condition of one person is serious," police officials told P T I.

Jamnagar, Oct 5 (PTI) An absconding accused in the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Jamnagar in Gujarat was held on Monday, a day after three of his alleged accomplices were arrested, police said.

The girl was gang-raped by the four, one of whom was known to her, on September 28 and a police case was filed two days after the incident, after which three people, identified as Buddha Bhatia, Mayur Bhatia and Devkaran Gadhvi, were held.

Kanpur: City side of Central station will be redeveloped. Substantiating this vital information, VP Sood, project manager, said that Kanpur Central redevelopment plan would equip with various facilities. The plan has been sent to the Railway Board.

About 80% of the development work will be done on the city side. The numbers of the  passengers entering the station remain more than the Cantt side. It also becomes a reason to consider redevelopment works on this spacious side.

Lucknow, Oct 4 (PTI) A day after meeting the family of a Dalit woman who died after she was assaulted and allegedly gang-raped in Hathras, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday demanded removal of the district magistrate and an investigation into his role in the entire matter.

Priyanka Gandhi said that according to the family, the district magistrate meted out the worst treatment to them, and asked who was protecting the officer.

New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) India's COVID-19 caseload went past 65 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 55 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

The recovery rate stands at 84.13 per cent.

New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The government is weighing its legal options after losing the high-profile international tax arbitration case against Vodafone as it looks to limit damages not just in this matter but also in case of a separate lawsuit with Cairn Energy goes against it.

Kanpur: As many as 25 Band Groups in the city have lost its business during the last eight months owing to the Corona. The operators are said to be on the verge of starvation. Their trollies are not moving. Even though the poor condition of ghodi (mare) & Bagghi (Coach) suppliers are also terribly gone worse presently.

It has also been reported that the band team has not been getting any fresh order or booking during these scary months owing to vague guidelines, as the band owners maintain.