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Nigeria

Nigeria to honor PM Modi with rare GCON award received by Queen Elizabeth in 1969

The announcement of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi was made by Nigerian government as Modi arrived in Nigeria on Nov 17 for the first leg of his three-nation tour, which will also take him to Brazil and Guyana.

NCB seizes 82.53 kg of Cocaine worth ₹900 crore in Delhi, links to international syndicate

Around 1,300 kg of cocaine were seized in three raids across Delhi and Gujarat as part of a multi-agency operation targeting a major international narcotics syndicate in October.

Fire at Jhansi Medical College kills 10 newborns, investigation underway

Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak said that children who were injured in the fire have been admitted for treatment in the medical college’s emergency room and various private hospitals. The state government will cover the expenses of the injured children currently being treated in private hospitals.

Delhi

Man dies trying to save woman from husband’s assault in Delhi, accused arrested

Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer north) Nidhin Valsan said enraged at the intervention by Ran Singh, accused Dhiraj hit him on his head with an iron rod leading to his death on the spot.

Gujrat

700 kg drugs worth ₹ 5 crore caught in Gujarat's Porbandar, 8 Iranian suspects arrested

Officials said the seizures on Nov 14 night were made as part of Operation Sagar Manthan — jointly by the officials from the Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) and the federal anti-drugs agency Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

Mangled wreck of the car involved in the Dehradun accident

After-party ride ends in tragedy as six youths die in devastating Dehradun crash

The accident took place around 2 am near the city’s ONGC Chowk on Nov 12 as seven friends were returning from a party in a Toyota Innova which rear-ended a truck at a speed of 100 km/hour.

Manipur

AFSPA re-imposed in 6 police station areas in Manipur

Ministry of Home Affairs in a notification on Nov 14 said in wake of the active participation of insurgent groups in heinous acts of violence, Armed Forces Special Powers Act has now been extended to the jurisdictions of Sekmai and Lamsang police stations in Imphal West, Lamlai in Imphal East, Moirang in Bishnupur, Leimakhong in Kangpokpi, and Jiribam police station.

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