A Special POCSO Court has convicted a Little Andaman resident in a 2012 child abuse case, sentencing him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment and awarding ₹6 lakh compensation to the survivor after a trial lasting nearly 14 years.
Maitilak residents have demanded a permanent RCC bridge after a fatal suspected crocodile attack, citing flooding, unsafe access and recurring human-crocodile conflict.
Police registered two FIRs after separate anti-narcotics operations on July 9 and 10 in Sri Vijaya Puram, seizing 275 grams of methamphetamine and 1.06 kg of ganja and arresting two accused under the NDPS Act.
Twenty-eight people, including 17 school students, were injured after an STS bus overturned near Kishori Nagar. The driver has been suspended pending inquiry, while one student will be airlifted for specialised treatment.
The Sessions Court is set to hear the Food Fantasy assault case today after allegations that Ward No. 6 councillor Aziz-ur-Rehman made caste-based remarks following the July 1 Junglighat assault.