Goa law on public drinking

• PANAJI: Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar said a law would be enacted to make drinking in public places a punishable offence. He said the move would ensure that Goa became free of the "litter" of bottles. "May be give and take 15 days, end of this month or February, a new law will come into action which will make drinking alcohol in public a cognisable offence," he said at the inauguration of the a waste management facility in Panaji on Thursday. "Don't you have a home to drink? Or hotel to drink? And even if you drink, at least take back the bottles," he said. PTI

Cold kills 4

• MUZAFFARNAGAR: Four people have died because of the intense cold-wave conditions in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts, according to officials. Muzaffarnagar recorded the lowest temperature in Uttar Pradesh: mercury in the district plunged to 3.4 degrees on Thursday. PTI

Extortion call

• NEW DELHI: An east Delhi based businessman has alleged he received an extortion call demanding Rs 2 crore, police said on Friday. A complaint has been filed at the Preet Vihar police station and the matter is being probed. The complainant told police he received an extortion call on January 2. PTI

Family tragedy

• VISAKHAPATNAM: A couple facing financial problems poisoned their two children and committed suicide on Thursday evening, police said. The incident took place in Mustafa Colony under Arilova police station limits. The deceased were identified as D. Rajesh Reddy, an electrician, his wife Sowmya, and their children, D. Vishnuteja, 9, and D. Jahnavi, 5. PTI

Tea stall deaths

• MUZAFFARNAGAR: Two persons were killed after a truck collided with a tea stall here, police said on Friday. The accident occurred at a bus stand in Parasol village. Both the deceased were inside the tea stall at the time of the accident. PTI

Rape charge

• NEW DELHI: A man who allegedly raped his business partner's wife has been arrested in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar, police said on Friday. PTI

Stent price complaints

• NEW DELHI: Drug pricing regulator NPPA has received 40 complaints of overpricing of coronary stents by hospitals, Parliament was informed on Friday. Minister of state for chemicals and fertilisers Mansukh L. Mandaviya said the government was effectively monitoring the implementation of the ceiling prices fixed for coronary stents. Last year, stent prices were capped at Rs 7,260 for bare metal variety and Rs 29,600 for drug-eluting ones. PTI

Coach molest slur

• BAREILLY: A coach has been booked allegedly attempting to rape two minor athletes. Coach Sahibe Alam, who is absconding, has been accused of molesting one of the athletes and attempting to rape her during a tournament in Meeraganj. The other athlete said that during the monsoon marathon held in Nainital last month, Alam showed porn films and tried to rape her. PTI

Cyber crime count

• NEW DELHI: Cyber crimes cases registered in the country have grown in the past three years, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Friday. The number rose from 9,622 and 11,592 to 12,317 during 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively, the government said on Friday.PTI

Naidu toilet vow

• AMRAVATI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has set March 31 as the deadline for constructing toilets at every home in the state and threatened to sit on a dharna and hunger strike if the target was not achieved. "At least then, you will show me some pity and build toilets," the chief minister said on Thursday night. PTI

Women in jails

• NEW DELHI: The Centre is conducting a survey on the condition of women inmates in 144 central jails in the country. The National Commission for Women is also taking part in the project, Union minister Maneka Gandhi said on Friday. PTI

Ireland mom plea

• PANAJI: A Goa court has permitted a plea by Ireland-based Andrea Brannigan to intervene in the trial of her daughter Danielle Mclaughlin's rape and murder here last year. PTI

MPs' train theft concern

• NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Friday expressed concern over the theft of luggage of two women MPs while travelling in first-class coaches of long-distance trains. Jharna Das Baidya of the CPM lost her belongings while travelling to Calcutta whereas Sarojini Hembram of the BJD was robbed on a train to Bhubaneshwar. PTI

Students killed

• INDORE: Five students of the Delhi Public School here were killed when their bus collided with a truck on Friday afternoon, police said. The bus driver also died. The accident occurred because of steering wheel failure, the police added. PTI

Nigerians held

• MUMBAI: Two Nigerians have been arrested for alleged drug peddling, and heroin worth Rs 8 crore has been seized from them, police said on Friday. The accused was involved in supplying drugs in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. PTI

Building case

• MUMBAI: Bombay High Court has permitted the families of 11 victims of a July 2017 building collapse in Ghatkopar to intervene in the bail hearing of Shiv Sena leader and the prime accused in the case, Sunil Shitap. The collapse last year killed 17 people. PTI

New Rs 10 notes

• MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank will soon bring into circulation new Rs 10 denomination notes in chocolate brown colour. They will have India's cultural heritage, the Konark Sun Temple, as a motif on the reverse side. PTI

Special park

• HYDERABAD: A park with amenities such as an amphitheatre, sensory theatre and counselling centre opened here for disabled children on Friday. PTI