Hashim Firozabadi said the father of the girl complained to him about some boys harassing her while on her way to coaching class. When Firozabadi went to speak to them, they allegedly attacked him.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and dedicated to the nation a refurbished national police memorial here and a newly-built museum for the khaki-donning forces.

Petrol and diesel prices were cut for the fourth straight day Sunday on softening international oil prices, providing some relief to consumers battered by two months of relentless rate hikes.

Forty of the 59 people killed in the train accident near here have been identified so far and the bodies of 36 of were cremated, officials said Saturday.

A nine-year-old boy from Bolangir district, whose decapitated body was found earlier this week, was a victim of human sacrifice, police said Saturday.

Infuriated by the persistent quarrels with his wife, a man allegedly strangled to death his seven-year-old son here, police said on Saturday.

The BJP Saturday released its first list of 77 candidates for the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls, fielding Chief Minister Raman Singh from the Rajnandgaon seat.

Right wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha filed a police complaint Saturday against a journalist and a cameraman of a news channel for allegedly trespassing into its premises in North Goa district and shooting video of a woman disciple.