India

Chandigarh, Apr 16 (PTI) The Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government in Punjab announced 300 units of free electricity to households from July 1.

The announcement was made in advertisements published by the state's information and public relations department in various newspapers on Saturday.

It was related to a 30-day report card of the AAP government in Punjab. A formal announcement is expected to be made later on Saturday.

Giving 300 units of free electricity was one of the major poll promises of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Punjab assembly election.

Muzaffarnagar, Apr 15 (PTI) A special court trying Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe cases on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing a Dalit worker.

Special Judge Jamshed Ali also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on convict Popin Kumar after holding him guilty under IPC section 302 (murder) and the SC/ST Act.

New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) India's fuel sales fell in the first half of April as a record rise in prices in a short 16-day period dented demand, preliminary industry data showed on Saturday.

Petrol sales fell almost 10 per cent in the first half of April when compared with the same period in the preceding month, while diesel demand slid 15.6 per cent.

Even cooking gas LPG, which had consistently shown growth even during the pandemic period, saw a 1.7 per cent month-on-month fall in consumption during April 1-15.

New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) Hatred, bigotry and intolerance were "engulfing" the country and if not stopped these would damage the society beyond repair, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has alleged.

In a newspaper article, she called upon people not to allow this to go on and urged them to stop "this raging fire and tsunami of hate" that will "raze all that has been so painstakingly built by past generations".

Kanpur: A heart-wrenching accident took place today morning at the Dada Nagar crossing here.

In an attempt to drag the bike from under the closed gate, the youth got hit by the train. He died on the spot.

The accident was so terrible that the bike got blown up. The body of the young man was also mutilated.

The GRP informed the relatives after identifying the documents found in the pocket of the deceased and on the mobile.

It was due to this accident a line of Dada Nagar railway crossing remained affected for about an hour, as reported.

Kanpur: There is a ruckus about Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan's film with the title of Bawaal. As the title, so the activity.

Lately, he was trolled on the internet media without a helmet driving a motorcycle.

After this, now a new case has come to the fore. The motorcycle that Varun used during the shooting was reported to be bearing a fake number plate on it.

The bike has the number of Splendor bike registered from Unnao. Now the traffic police will issue a challan on the basis of the photo.

Kanpur: In a major reshuffle of the police officers in the Uttar Pradesh government, fresh postings have been ordered.

This reshuffle was carried out after assembly elections in the state As many as, 14 Indian Police Service officials were transferred by the state government on Friday.

One transfer from Kanpur Nagar District has also come into effect.

The Superintendent of Police of the district of Maharajganj Pradeep Gupta has been made the Commandant of the 37 PAC battalion in Kanpur Nagar district.

NEW DELHI, April 15 (Xinhua) -- At least seven children have died due to an unknown disease during the past six days in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, officials said on Friday.

The deaths have taken place in Sirohi district, about 413 km southwest of Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan.

The mysterious deaths have triggered panic in the area, prompting authorities to rush medical teams to the affected villages in the district to ascertain the reasons.

New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said Egypt, which is one of the largest importers of wheat from Ukraine and Russia, has approved India as a wheat supplier.

There is a sharp decline in availability of wheat in the global markets due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Both the nations are major producers and exporters of wheat.

Khargone (MP), Apr 15 (PTI) Curfew was relaxed on Friday for two hours in the riot-hit Khargone city of Madhya Pradesh to allow people to buy essential commodities, a senior official said.

The curfew, imposed on Sunday evening after riots broke out in the city during Ram Navami celebrations, was relaxed for all from 10 am to 12 pm, Khargone collector Anugraha P said.

However, people were not allowed to use vehicles during the period and they can make purchases from nearby shops, she said.