Minor quake hits Uttarakhand
Dehradun, July 11 (IANS): A minor earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale hit Uttarakhand on Tuesday, an official said. The center of the quake was recorded in Salna village, Chamoli district, the disaster management official said. The tremors were felt in Chamoli and Uttarakashi districts. So far there were no reports of damage to property of loss of lives.
Goa BJP, Congress Presidents file nomination papers for RS poll
Panaji, July 11 (IANS): Goa BJP and Congress Presidents Vinay Tendulkar and Shantaram Naik, respectively, filed their nomination papers on Tuesday for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election. Tendulkar was accompanied by senior BJP leaders and MLAs from the ruling alliance partners — Goa Forward and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party. Naik, the sitting Rajya Sabha MP whose term expires on July 28, also filed his nomination papers. The Rajya Sabha poll is scheduled to be held on July 21.
Lalu records statement in fodder scam case
Ranchi, July 11 (IANS): RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad recorded his statement in a special CBI court here on Tuesday over the fodder scam case. According to his lawyer, the statement was recorded in relation to fraudulent withdrawal of money from the Chaibasa treasury. In total, 17 questions were asked by the Central Bureau of Investigation court. The Rashtriya Janata Dal chief pleaded not guilty and said that he was implicated at the behest of his opponents. He will again appear on Thursday. Lalu Prasad has been convicted and sentenced to five-year imprisonment in one of the five cases for which he is being tried in the fodder scam. The Rs 900-crore scam surfaced in the early 1990s when he was the Chief Minister.
Seven killed in UP accident
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS): Seven persons were killed on Tuesday when a car collided with a truck in Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh, police said. The accident took place near the Manikpur Nagar Panchayat at Kunda. The car was smashed and the police along with locals had a tough time extricating the bodies from the mangled vehicle. The deceased were residents of Lucknow. The truck driver escaped the scene of the accident. An official told IANS that while six persons died on the spot, a 35-year-old youth, identified as Sujit Pandey, told passersby that they were coming from Mirzapur and going to Barabanki. He died minutes later.
SSB seizes marijuana worth Rs 13.15 cr, one held
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS): The Sashastra Seema Bal on Tuesday said it has seized 1,754 kg of marijuana worth Rs 13.15 crore in the international market and arrested a smuggler. The border guarding force conducted a joint raid headed by its 17th Battalion troopers and Kolkata Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and seized the consignment. One smuggler, identified as 22-year-old Bijoy Roy, a resident of Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, was apprehended and 1,754 kg of marijuana at the estimated valued of Rs 13.15 crore in the international market was seized from his possession, an SSB official said.
Shots fired outside house of Delhi’s Congress ex-MLA
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS): Former Congress legislator Asif Muhammad Khan on Tuesday said that shots were fired outside his house here. A police officer said they have registered an FIR based on Khan’s complaint on Monday night. He said they fired three shots. The police have recovered two empty bullet shells from the area. In June too, Khan was shot at in the Zakir Nagar area of south Delhi during the month of Ramzan. Khan said there were scores of criminals from Ghaziabad and western Uttar Pradesh in Okhla, as the area is an easy route to Noida. He added that he has been fighting against these criminals and urging police to take action.
