Madhya Pradesh Urban Administration Minister Bhupendra Singh has ordered registration of an FIR against officials of a Gujarat-based private construction firm after its two staffers, including a minor, died while measuring the depth of a sewage line'
Safety standard ignored: Firm failed to provide necessary safety gear required for sewage-related works to its staffers resulting in the tragic incident
The CBI submitted the final report to the court with a prayer for closing the case for want of evidence on the ground that no material substance for conclusion of guilt beyond reasonable doubt was found against the security personnel.
A major fire destroyed around 100 acres of wheat crop in Uttar Pradesh s Amethi district on Sunday, following which a 55-year-old farmer died of shock, officials said. Union Minister and BJP candidate from Amethi Smriti Irani, who was campaigning in the area, stopped a meeting and rushed to Gobardhanpur village in the district.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led a silent protest on Monday, demanding the removal of Union MoS Ajay Misra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.