Teachers recruitment scam: ED arrests accused & travel agency owner Prasanna Roy

Kolkata, Feb 20 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested travel agency owner Prasanna Roy, suspected of being a middleman in a ‘teacher recruitment scam’ in West Bengal government-owned schools, after a 10-hour interrogation, official sources said on Tuesday. The ED, probing the money trails in the alleged irregularities of the teacher’s appointment, arrested Roy…

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J&K: Snowfall, rain continue for third day in Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 20 (UNI) The rain continued in Kashmir for the third consecutive day, and the upper reaches of the valley received fresh snow, triggering the closure of crucial highways, officials said on Tuesday. Jammu-Srinagar national highway and Srinagar Leh road remained closed for vehicular traffic due to the snowfall and rain on Tuesday. Traffic…

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UP: Four killed as bike collides with tractor

Ballia (UP), Feb 20 (UNI) Four people, including two youths, were killed when a motorcycle collided head on with a tractor in the Nagra area of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Tuesday. Police sources said that the incident took place late on Monday night when Shailendra Rajbhar (25), a resident…

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