Shillong
SHILLONG - A special CBI court in Meghalaya has convicted five people, including a top official of the Punjab National Bank (PNB), and sentenced them to two years' imprisonment in a Rs.69.75 lakh loan scam.
SHILLONG - An estimated 40,000 women from India's northeast were recruited by various escort services for the Commonwealth Games, sparking fears that a vast majority of the women could be engaged in a prostitution racket in New Delhi during the 12-day mega event, rights groups and a minister said here Tuesday.
SHILLONG - A court in Bangladesh Tuesday remanded to judicial custody an Indian farmer charged with entering the country illegaly, an officer of India's Border Security Force (BSF) said, alleging that the farmer had been abducted by Bangladeshi nationals.
SHILLONG - A Meghalaya farmer abducted by Bangladeshi nationals last week from a disputed area near the border remains in police custody there, says India's Border Security Force (BSF).
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