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Time of India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Paan-roti & Mahua kheer for you?Make a beeline for Tribal Museum
Bhopal: This is a clarion call for all the foodies and culture enthusiasts out there, who thrive on desi flavours, authentic taste. The long wait is over; you can now enjoy a variety of hearty and wholesome ethnic dishes, sitting in true-blue indigenous homes - made as well as served by the tribals themselves at Tribal Museum, Bhopal. Four ethnic tribes of India - Bhil, Gond, Baiga and Korku - have opened the doors of their intricately crafted homes for you at the Mahua Festival that begins today at Tribal Museum. At the specific homes dedicated to these tribes, you can gorge on lip-smacking delicacies, including mahua kheer, mahua laddu, dal paania, urad bade, mungode, paan roti etc. The event comes as a complete entertainment package brought to MP by culture centres of MP, Maharashtra and UP on the 12th foundation day of Tribal Museum, said curator of the museum Ashok Mishra. He shared, "Five-day Mahua fest will begin on Friday evening with a dance drama dedicated to erstwhile tribal king Hirakhan Singh Kshatri. From Saturday, there will be glorious dance, music presentations by tribals of 11 states and UTs. Explore the craft mela where you can shop for unique handcrafted beauties and live puppet shows." The curator went on to add, "Once Mahua fest is over, the tribal food festival will go on at tribal huts daily (except Mondays)."
Time of India
30-05-2025
- Time of India
Two get 14-year RI in ganja smuggling case
Araria: District additional judge (fourth) Rabi Kumar has sentenced two men to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh each in a cross-border drug smuggling case. In the event of non-payment of the fine, both convicts will serve an additional two years of rigorous imprisonment, according to special public prosecutor and senior lawyer Ashok Mishra. The convicts have been identified as Depal Oraon (23), a citizen of Nepal, and Suman Kumar Paswan (25), a resident of Tira village under Sikti police station in the district. On the night of March 12, 2023, the duo allegedly entered Indian territory via the Bakra river, which flows from Nepal to India, carrying 60kg of ganja. They were intercepted and arrested by SSB inspector Vijay Kumar and other jawans, who seized two bags of ganja from their possession. Based on the SSB's information, an FIR was registered at Kursakanta police station, invoking relevant sections of the NDPS Act. Following investigation, Kursakanta police filed a charge sheet against both accused. A portion of the seized substance was sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Patna, which confirmed that it was ganja. "The court found both accused guilty of smuggling ganja under the NDPS Act and awarded them 14 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine," said special PP Ashok Mishra.
Hans India
07-05-2025
- Hans India
Armed robbers loot jewellery worth Rs 4.5cr from bank in Bihar's Samastipur
Patna: In a daring daylight robbery, eight armed robbers stormed a Bank of Maharashtra branch in Kashipur locality of Samastipur on Wednesday, looting jewellery worth Rs 4.5 crore and Rs 15 lakh cash, an official said. The bank, situated in one of the busiest areas of the city, witnessed the crime unfold in broad daylight, leaving the residents in shock. According to Superintendent of Police Ashok Mishra, the incident was carried out by a gang of eight, of which three posed as customers intending to open accounts. Soon after, five more individuals entered, taking bank employees and customers hostage at gunpoint. They locked the employees and customers in one room, broke the lockers and took away the jewellery. "The miscreants looted valuables from both the bank counters and the lockers. They also snatched mobile phones from the staff and customers to prevent any alarms or communication," Mishra said. Remarkably, the crime went unnoticed by the busy commercial establishments located beneath the bank until the police arrived. The gang members fled the scene on motorcycles, and no immediate alarm was raised. Senior police officials, including ASP Sanjay Pandey and other police teams reached the scene shortly after. A manhunt has been launched, and all entry and exit points in the district have been sealed. Police are currently analysing CCTV footage inside and outside the bank, and tracking the registration numbers of the motorcycles on which the robbers escaped. 'We are confident of arresting the culprits soon,' Mishra added. The incidents of robberies in banks and jewellery shops have increased in Bihar in the last few months. On March 10, six armed robbers had struck at a Tanishq jewellery showroom in Arrah and looted valuables worth approximately Rs 25 crore. Another major heist took place in the Jiva Jewellery showroom in Patna's Danapur locality on January 31 this year.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Time of India
Armed robbery of cash and gold worth crores at bank in Samastipur
Patna: Armed miscreants robbed a Bank of Maharashtra branch in Samastipur district of Rs 15 lakh cash and gold deposit worth over Rs 4 crore on Wednesday. The robbers entered the bank branch in the Kashipur locality of Samastipur Town police station area in groups, posing as customers, and then took staff and customers hostage at gunpoint. They carried out the robbery for 45 minutes, before escaping with the booty as well as the cellphones of the bank after getting information, a large police force, led by Samastipur superintendent of police Ashok Mishra and Sadar SDPO, reached the spot and started an said the police received information about the incident from the bank after a considerable delay. "The criminals had locked all the employees in a room and had also taken away the cellphones of the customers. First the Dial-112 team arrived, followed by the Town police. It is being investigated whether the bank's alarm was functioning. Additionally, there was no guard. The bank's senior officials will be questioned regarding this. We are also reviewing the CCTV camera footage from the bank and nearby areas. Police teams have been deployed in the direction the criminals fled, and efforts are being made to identify them."The branch's deputy manager, Shashibhushan Kumar, said at first two pairs of robbers entered the bank under the pretence of opening savings accounts around 11.30am. "They inquired about the required documents, and we were discussing this. Meanwhile, seven more robbers entered and held everyone at gunpoint, before emptying the locker and cash counter. The robbers also took away our cellphones, and escaped easily," he said, adding no one noticed anything, even as the bank is located in a market subdivisional police officer Sanjay Kumar Pandey said that as soon as the bank robbery was reported, the entire town area was sealed off. "The police have set up checkpoints at various locations for vehicle inspection. It is expected that the criminals must have used three to four bikes in the robbery. A close watch is being kept on the commuters. The criminals will be identified and arrested soon."
