ashok chaurasia

In a noteworthy political shift, Bihar is set to see a cabinet expansion this Thursday, with Nishant Kumar, son of Nitish Kumar, poised to step into a ministerial role. The occasion will be graced by Prime Minister Modi, who will oversee the oath-taking ceremony at the historic Gandhi Maidan.

Irked after the person accused of raping his minor daughter got a bail, a man tried to set himself afire outside Vidhan Bhawan on Monday.However, the attempt was foiled by policemen present at the spot.

Showing carelessness proved costly to a constable, Ashok Kumar, on Wednesday when additional chief metropolitan magistrate II directed the DIG to deduct a sum of Rs 2,000 from the constable's salary.

Manoj Chaurasia, a paanseller, was brutally attacked by Naresh Keni, one of his regular customers, on a busy street in Pant Nagar, in Ghatkopar East, on Tuesday morning. Keni is now under arrest. According to shopkeepers in the area, Keni was formerly employed at the Jai Ma Sitla juice stall nearby, and whiled away his time at Pant Nagar.

Special Task Force on Monday arrested Achche Lal Chaurasia alias Bachcha Lal Chaurasia of Madhavpura Majra (Pratapgarh) along with fake currency of Rs 7.06 lakh.

The crime branch has arrested a city doctor allegedly involved in the Vyapam scam which pertains to the admissions in the medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh.

Agitated over the noise of firecrackers and other loud sounds during a wedding, an angry elephant, who was hired for the ceremony, went on a rampage, damaging vehicles and uprooting pandals at the venue in Almapur village under Sarai Inayat police station of Prayagraj late on Friday night.

A dacoit identified as Shiva Kol, a resident of Kota Kandela, was arrested near Unchadeeh-Sakrauha village in Chitrakoot district on Tuesday evening.

With the declaration of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) election results on Friday, several newly elected ward councillors are rolling up sleeves to contest for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor. The new councillors will elect mayor and deputy mayor at the collectorate here on June 19.

When TOI visited the ghat to take stock of the conditions on Wednesday, the stepped embankments along the Ganga had withered and caved in.

An FIR alleging the murder of an 18-year-old girl, Rajni Kumari (name changed), by R P Chaurasia, owner of the hostel in which she lived, was lodged with Shastri Nagar police station on Monday.

A Kandivli resident in his early 30s was arrested with his father on charges of a dowry death and cruelty after his wife was found dead at their residence on Wednesday.

Several corporators have won for the third time or more in the civic elections-2012.