Atul Sharma

A police constable in Madhya Pradesh is being praised for giving CPR to a snake that had fallen unconscious after being exposed to pesticide-laced water. The constable, Atul Sharma, used mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to revive the snake, which was later released safely. Sharma, a self-taught snake rescuer, had received a call from residents who reported a snake in their home. Although a vet stated that conventional CPR may not work on snakes, Sharma's actions have been hailed as heroic.

Police booked two men for robbing cash worth Rs 2.91 lakh from a 60-year-old manager of a petrol pump located at around 400 metres from Amaria tehsil headquarters on Bareilly-Haridwar NH 74 at 6.30pm on Saturday.

Police here took the unprecedented step of invoking IPC Section 376 (3) in a case involving the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl by her brother-in-law. Following the directive of SP Atul Sharma, a 28-year-old man from a village under Madhotanda police jurisdiction was booked early on Saturday under the Pocso Act as well as IPC Section 376 (3).

A written complaint in the matter was filed to the inspector (crime), Umesh Kumar, posted at Puranpur Kotwali police station on May 31 by the baby’s maternal grandmother. However, police did not lodge an FIR maintaining that the issue was resolved between the husband and the wife by virtue of an amicable compromise.

A 40-year-old farmer, Hardev Singh, was allegedly beaten to death with sticks by unknown persons on Sunday night in the Bhagwanpur village of Pilibhit district, said Hajara police station SHO Manoj Mishra.

Hasyam," the three-day annual comedy theatre festival organised by Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi in alliance with the department of cultural affairs, Chandigarh and Tagore Theatre Society, Chandigarh will be held from April 25 to 27, at Tagore Theatre at 6:30pm.

The chief judge of the family court in Bareilly has issued an order to issue a show cause notice to the superintendent of police (SP) at Pilibhit before initiating contempt of court proceedings against him.

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly molested by her 18-year-old schoolmate first and then later raped by his father, 42, after sending his son out of their house. Though the crime took place on March 13, police registered a case on Saturday after an order by the court of special judge for Pocso Act in Pilibhit city.

Members of a delegation of garment and textile industry returned to the city after visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. They were in J&K to explore industrial investment opportunities there. After discussions with several departments of the J&K government, the businessmen said that the incentives on offer were very lucrative as compared to the ones offered in Punjab.

Traffic movement on Bhind-Lipulekh NH-731 was blocked by locals for two hours on Monday morning in protest against the theft of valuables worth Rs 20 lakh from a jewellery store located in front of Barkhera police station.

Six IPS officers were transferred by UP government on Wednesday. DIG, fire services, Akash Khulhary was made additional police commissioner of Prayagraj.

Indore: Two groups clashed and pelted stones at one another after a dispute during Govardhan Puja in Malharganj area on Wednesday.Malharganj police said that the incident was reported at 3:30 pm on Wednesday when a procession of a community reached Sitaram temple for workship.

Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi has organised acting workshops in the city for the budding artistes of govt schools and NGOs.

As the larger Sikh community was trying to come to the terms with the terror attack on Karte Pawan Gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday, many social media users, including those with thousands of followers, were quick to target the Sikhs over Citizen Amendment Act (CAA).

The ritual offering of water and milk to the deity collects in 200-foot-deep pits at the Vaishno Mata and Vishnu temples of Sundar Nagar in a water-saving solution that came from Pandit Atul Sharma and three members of the area’s residential society.

The newly appointed commissioner of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) Greater Mahendra Soni inspected the city’s cleanliness system, zone offices, Indira Rasoi and Delawas STP plant on Wednesday and gave directions to the officers concerned for improvement.

Mohammadwadi residents Sameer Kailash Dudhe and Abhilash Yogi, who work in an IT firm in Hinjewadi, were worried about travelling to work in their two-wheelers owing to the ongoing rise in fuel prices.

A 10-year-old girl who was kidnapped and strangled to death was also raped, revealed her post-mortem report, which arrived on Friday.