Year: 2022

Assam govt official arrested for accepting bribe

Assam govt official arrested for accepting bribe

An official of the Assam government has been arrested by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (VAC) on charges of bribery, a release said. The vigilance sleuths caught the official red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 in his office on Friday, it said. The directorate acted

Amarnath: ITBP says 15,000 stranded pilgrims evacuated

Amarnath: ITBP says 15,000 stranded pilgrims evacuated

At least 15,000 pilgrims, who were stranded near the Amarnath holy cave in Jammu and Kashmir due to a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst, have been shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni, an ITBP spokesperson said on Saturday. The border guarding force has also expanded its route