Chennai: A ration shop employee was arrested for sexually harassing a 27-year-old woman who visited a ration shop in Madhavaram to purchase provisions on Monday.According to the complaint, the accused, Nallathambi, 56 asked the woman to provide her fingerprint for verification. After stating that the biometric scan failed, he instructed her to move closer to…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has directed minister Laxman Kumar Adluri to approach the trial courts concerned for a no objection certificate (NOC) to obtain a passport. Laxman Kumar holds SC development & tribal welfare ministries, among other portfolios.Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka passed the directions recently while hearing Laxman Kumar, whose passport application was rejected by the…
As an interim measure, Haryana govt has suggested a balanced approach Gurgaon: A policy shift in urban sanitation — call it a mixed sweeping model — may be on the horizon in the state.This comes after key observations made by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini that road sweeping is directly linked to the efficiency…
Kolkata: Midnight raids and arrests won’t be able to scare or halt Trinamool, CM Mamata Banerjee thundered on Tuesday, her words coming barely a few hours after ED arrested I-PAC co-founder Vinesh Chandel in New Delhi late on Monday.“If one is arrested, another will take his place. We will continue to fight. It is not…
Glass facade of another manufacturing unit damaged by protestors Protesters torched and vandalised private properties during Monday’s protest Samvardhana Motherson Company where the company’s employees staged a violent protest on Monday Private properties set on fire in Sector 63 Glass facade of another manufacturing unit damaged by protestors Protesters torched and vandalised private properties during…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has called for responses from state govt and the chief engineer of the Goa electricity department in response to a petition filed by line helpers seeking revision of their salary and for payment of arrears on grounds that they were not paid in accordance with the recommendations of the 6th…
Varanasi: The products of the self-help group women associated with the National Livelihood Mission of Kashi have got a brand makeover! Marking a first in UP, more than 100 products manufactured by SHGs will be available under the trademark ‘Kashi Prerna’. This initiative of the Yogi govt will not only set a new example of…
Ahmedabad: The city’s fire and rescue services attended to a total of 2,697 calls during 2025-26, which is roughly seven a day or one every 3.5 hours. Data from the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) also shows that calls during this period were 5% lower than the 2,835 recorded in 2024-25. The data, shared…
Ludhiana: Ludhiana has already lost 12 lives in the Vrindavan boat tragedy, and a 55-year-old Jagraon resident, Rekha Jain, continues to battle for survival after falling into the Yamuna river. According to her family, her vital organs have been affected following the incident. Rekha had travelled to Vrindavan along with her son, Shawet Jain, as…
Chandigarh: The UT education dept has proposed that summer vacation in govt and government-aided schools across the Union Territory will be observed from May 23 to June 30, as per minutes of a departmental committee meeting.The schedule, finalised after meetings held in January and March, sets the summer break at 39 days. However, June 29…
