Panaji: After nearly a decade of investigation conducted by the CBI and Goa police in connection with the murder of 22-year-old Swedish-Finnish national Felix Dahl, the judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) in Canacona allowed the CBI to close the investigation in the case. The court accepted the view of the premier investigation agency on the…
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a 50,000-women-strong Nari Shakti Vandana Sammelan in Varanasi on Tuesday evening. Political observers say the PM may use the occasion to unleash a sharp rebuke to the opposition for blocking the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in Parliament after launching and laying the foundation for 163 projects…
Ahmedabad: An elderly woman lost her life after falling from a two-wheeler on a highway near Adalaj, turning a family’s return trip from a social function into a fatal incident. Police have registered a case of negligent driving against her son following a complaint lodged by his younger brother.Police said the family, residents of Kalol,…
Ludhiana: Despite maximum temperature soaring above 40 degrees Celsius, 15 double shift schools are continuing classes during peak heat hours from 12pm to 5pm. A few double shift schools in the city include Govt Senior Secondary School PM Shri Cemetery Road, Govt Senior Secondary Smart School PAU, Govt Primary Smart School Kundanpuri, Govt Multipurpose Senior…
Patiala: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) launched a multi-city search operation across Punjab and Chandigarh on Monday, targeting 11 premises linked to suspended deputy inspector general Harcharan Singh Bhullar as part of a money laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.ED teams, accompanied by CRPF personnel, fanned out simultaneously across a…
Pune: The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB), following rise in complaints regarding poorly lit roads and growing safety concerns, has officially sanctioned Rs44 lakh to overhaul malfunctioning streetlights.The PCB’s general body meeting on Monday addressed this concern and finalised a private firm to manage the comprehensive repair schedule.An internal survey carried out by the board’s electric…
Dibrugarh: Hundreds of women took to the streets in Dhemaji town on Monday in a show of protest against the Congress-led INDI Alliance, condemning the opposition’s decision to vote against the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill for women’s reservation in legislative bodies in the Lok Sabha.The demonstration, organised under the banner of “Jan Akrosh Mahila Samadal,”…
Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has removed a contractual doctor and a ward aide after a probe confirmed a woman patient’s molestation charge during an ultrasound in the urology department.The Kakori resident visited KGMU on April 1 and was advised ultrasound. She later accused the doctor, deployed through a private agency under the PPP…
Jaipur/Jaisalmer: Frequent power cuts and repeated line trips disrupted electricity supply across parts of Bikaner, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer as temperatures climbed in western Rajasthan, leaving residents without cooling during peak afternoon and night hours.Residents reported sleepless nights, interrupted water supply and difficulty running coolers and fans. Power officials blamed the outages on a spike in…
AAP MLA Mehraj Malik (PTI Photo/File) JAMMU: J&K high court quashed Monday the detention of Mehraj Malik, the lone AAP legislator in the Union territory’s assembly, under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) and directed the authorities to release him forthwith.Giving relief to the Doda East MLA, Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani held that the allegations…
