Year: 2020

Assam to upgrade 50 border outposts with Rs 100 cr outlay

Assam to upgrade 50 border outposts with Rs 100 cr outlay

Guwahati, Dec 18 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said the state government will upgrade 50 border outposts (BOPs) with an outlay of Rs 100 crore in the first phase of an infrastructure development scheme. Addressing a meeting of the departments of Home and Border Protection and Development,

CBI Says Hathras Victim Was Gang-Raped, Killed

CBI Says Hathras Victim Was Gang-Raped, Killed

The four accused in the alleged gang-rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras in September were today charged by the CBI of gang-rape and murder, over three months after the incident that triggered outrage across across the nation. The CBI has also invoked charges against

Ancient Buddha, coins found in expressway digging in UP

Ancient Buddha, coins found in expressway digging in UP

A mound being dug up for the Purvanchal Expressway near the Mahpur village in Mau district has thrown up a Buddha’s head and a coin board, reportedly dating back to the Kushan period. State archaeology directorate’s Varanasi regional officer, Subhash Chandra, who paid a visit to the site on Thursday,