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Time of India
21-06-2025
- Time of India
Suspecting affair, man murders wife in Paharganj hotel
New Delhi: A 24-year-old woman was killed at a hotel in central Delhi's Paharganj allegedly on suspicion of an extramarital affair on Friday night. An inquiry revealed that it was the husband who called Uttar Pradesh Police, admitting to killing his wife. Delhi Police has arrested him. At 3am on Friday, police received a call from the manager of a hotel in Paharganj about a woman's body lying in one of its rooms. A police officer said the manager said he received a phone call from UP Police around 2.45am, asking him to check the hotel room. The manager found the woman lying dead on the bed and informed the sub-inspector from UP Police. The sub-inspector told the manager that the accused was with him. He also informed Delhi Police. The local police found that 24-year-old Gopal Sharma checked into the hotel at 6.35pm on Thursday along with Kirti Sharma as husband and wife. Around 9pm, he left the hotel alone on the pretext of bringing food from outside. However, he never returned. Gopal travelled to Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, where he called the emergency helpline number 112 and confessed to killing his wife. He reportedly told UP Police that he murdered her in a fit of rage due to suspicions about her character and an alleged affair. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo UP Police detained him. Delhi Police later arrested him and brought him back to the city for questioning. He again admitted to committing the crime and described how he strangled Kirti, who was originally from Uttarakhand, to death. An officer said a murder case was registered and investigation was underway. The body was sent for postmortem, and forensic teams were called in to collect evidence from the crime scene. Police are also verifying the couple's background and any prior history of conflict. Earlier this month, a 29-year-old woman was murdered inside another hotel in Paharganj. Police arrested a man who was in a relationship with the woman and accompanied her to the hotel. Preliminary investigation revealed that she was strangled with a drawstring. The arrested man claimed he suspected that she was in a relationship with someone else.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Nepal ex-PM faces graft charge over land deal with Indian yoga guru's firm
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Authorities in Nepal have charged former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal with corruption and demanded a million-dollar fine over the purchase of land by a firm owned by Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev, a court official said on Friday. Nepal, prime minister between 2009 and 2011, faces charges of allowing Patanjali Yogpeeth Nepal company to purchase more land than it was legally allowed to own for herb production, processing and a hospital in the Himalayan nation 15 years ago. Both Nepal and Patanjali Yogpeeth deny any wrongdoing. The 72-year-old Nepal heads a small opposition group in parliament and his United Socialist Party says the prosecution is an act of "political vendetta" against him. "I have not done anything illegal nor indulged in any corruption concerning Patanjali land deal causing any loss to the state," Nepal told the Kantipur daily newspaper. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), a corruption watchdog, alleged that some of the land, in Kavre district, was later allowed to be swapped with other land, or sold at a higher price, causing a loss to the state. The allegations were set out in a charge sheet filed by the commission on Thursday at the Special Court in Kathmandu. The commission demanded Nepal be ordered to pay a fine of 185.85 million Nepali rupees ($1.35 million). If found guilty he could also be sentenced to up to 17 years in jail. A spokesperson for Patanjali in India denied any wrongdoing, saying it bought the land privately through due legal process. "Patanjali has not acquired any government land. It is unfair to drag our name in local political vendetta actions and proceedings," S K Tijarawala, Patanjali's spokesperson, told Reuters in a text message. The commission also charged 92 others, including some former ministers and officials, some of whom are already dead. Yaga Raj Regmi, information officer of the court, said Nepal would receive a formal court notice giving him 15 days in which to present himself at court and the hearing would start after that.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Nepal ex-PM faces graft charge over land deal with Indian yoga guru's firm
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Authorities in Nepal have charged former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal with corruption and demanded a million-dollar fine over the purchase of land by a firm owned by Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev, a court official said on Friday. Nepal, prime minister between 2009 and 2011, faces charges of allowing Patanjali Yogpeeth Nepal company to purchase more land than it was legally allowed to own for herb production, processing and a hospital in the Himalayan nation 15 years ago. Both Nepal and Patanjali Yogpeeth deny any wrongdoing. The 72-year-old Nepal heads a small opposition group in parliament and his United Socialist Party says the prosecution is an act of "political vendetta" against him. "I have not done anything illegal nor indulged in any corruption concerning Patanjali land deal causing any loss to the state," Nepal told the Kantipur daily newspaper. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), a corruption watchdog, alleged that some of the land, in Kavre district, was later allowed to be swapped with other land, or sold at a higher price, causing a loss to the state. The allegations were set out in a charge sheet filed by the commission on Thursday at the Special Court in Kathmandu. The commission demanded Nepal be ordered to pay a fine of 185.85 million Nepali rupees ($1.35 million). If found guilty he could also be sentenced to up to 17 years in jail. A spokesperson for Patanjali in India denied any wrongdoing, saying it bought the land privately through due legal process. "Patanjali has not acquired any government land. It is unfair to drag our name in local political vendetta actions and proceedings," S K Tijarawala, Patanjali's spokesperson, told Reuters in a text message. The commission also charged 92 others, including some former ministers and officials, some of whom are already dead. Yaga Raj Regmi, information officer of the court, said Nepal would receive a formal court notice giving him 15 days in which to present himself at court and the hearing would start after that. Sign in to access your portfolio
India Gazette
02-06-2025
- India Gazette
Army Commander, Central command flags off Plastic Eradication Kaar Sewa for rejuvenation of Ganga New Delhi [I
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Atulya Ganga Trust, an Armed Forces veterans initiative dedicated to the sustainable rejuvenation of River Ganga since 2019, is undertaking a 'Plastic Eradication Kaar Sewa', with effect from June 5 to 7, a press release said. Its mission spans afforestation, pollution mapping, including measuring the presence of microplastics and raising public awareness to restore the river. The drive was flagged off by Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta, GOC-in-C Central Command, at Lucknow on June 2. The ceremony was attended by Gopal Sharma, founder of the trust and Lt Col Hem Lohumi. Lieutenant General Vikas Rohilla, DG LWE and Colonel Commandant Bombay Sappers also graced the occasion. The initiative is being supported by the State administration of Uttarakhand, the Border Roads Organisation and the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. Corporate support is being provided by Bisleri. Atulya Ganga volunteers will assemble at Uttarkashi on June 3. On a daily basis till June 7, they will physically collect all the plastic waste littered on the roadside and on mountain slopes between Gangotri and Harsil. The collected waste will be handed over to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for further disposal. Through this initiative, the NGO aims to cultivate a mindset amongst the citizens and government machinery to recognise the urgent requirement of promoting sustainable practices to protect nature. Earlier, in April Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the government is preparing for the Green Chardham Yatra this time, a release from Uttarakhand CMO said. He said that the government's effort is not only to provide the pilgrims with pure food and a clean environment but also to prevent the problem of single-use plastic from arising at our holy pilgrimage sites due to the Yatra. We are working on the principle of reducing, reusing, and recycling single-use plastic, he said. (ANI)
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Nepal's royalists demand restoration of monarchy dumped 17 years ago
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Thousands of supporters of Nepal's former king rallied in the capital Kathmandu on Thursday, calling for the restoration of the constitutional monarchy that was abolished 17 years ago, amid rising unhappiness with successive elected governments. Flag-waving protesters marched into the city centre from different directions shouting: 'Our king is dearer than lives ... king come back and save the country,' as riot police stood guard but did not intervene. At a similar rally in March, two people were killed and several injured. The 239-year-old monarchy was voted out in 2008 following weeks of bloody street protests. The last king of the Himalayan nation, 77-year-old Gyanendra, has lived with his family in a private house in Kathmandu as a commoner since being toppled. He has not commented on Thursday's demonstration but expressed sorrow at the violence that killed two people in March. Demonstrators are also calling for the country of 30 million people, wedged between China and India, to become a Hindu state again, a status it lost with the monarchy. 'Governments formed in the last 17 years have failed to deliver on their promises of development, creation of jobs and improvement of the living conditions of people,' said 35-year-old street vendor Rajendra Tamang. 'Thousands of young people are forced to leave the country in search of work as they see no hope here,' he said. Millions of young Nepalis are working in the Middle East, South Korea and Malaysia, mainly at construction sites, and the money they send home is a key source of income for Nepal. Supporters of the government staged a separate but smaller rally nearby in support of the republican system that replaced the monarchy. The three major political parties that jointly control nearly 200 of the 275 seats in parliament say the monarchy was consigned to history and cannot be restored. All three jointly campaigned against the monarchy and voted it out in 2008 and say their faith in the republican system was unshakeable. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party, which is campaigning for the monarchy, holds only 13 seats in parliament. A two-thirds majority or 184 lawmakers is needed to change the constitution, which was adopted in 2015, turning Nepal into a federal democratic republic. The royalists say their protests will continue until the monarchy is restored.
