Mumbai: In partial relief to businessperson Sheetal Tejwani, Bombay High Court held that failure of Pune police to inform her of the grounds of her arrest rendered her arrest illegal. The HC quashed her arrests in two separate criminal cases by Pimpri and Bavdhan police stations as illegal and ordered her immediate release, but upheld…
Mandya: With early-summer heatwave tightening its grip, water level at Krishnaraja Sagara (KRS) reservoir — lifeline of Old Mysuru region, including Bengaluru — has slipped below the 100-ft mark.Though there’s no immediate threat to water supply in the next month and a half, authorities are exercising caution and have advised the farming community against opting…
Chennai: DMK chose to forgo its hat-trick opportunity by ceding Pallavaram, which it won in 2016 and 2021, to DMDK, while AIADMK gave the seat to its minor ally, Indiya Jananayaga Katchi (IJK). Pallavaram is one of the only two constituencies (the other being Thiruporur) in the Chennai region, where the allies lock horns for…
HYDERABAD: A 32-year-old businessman was run over by a Mercedes on the Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge in the wee hours of Sunday. After the accident, the driver, who is yet to be identified, abandoned the car and fled from the spot. The car has a West Bengal registration number.Around 3.15am, Shyam Raj, a resident of…
Jhargram: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren‘s helicopter was unable to land in Lalgarh on Sunday due to a “no-fly zone” established for PM Narendra Modi‘s rally. Soren and his wife, Kalpana, were scheduled to attend a campaign meeting in support of TMC Jhargram candidate Mangal Soren. Although the venue was ready and supporters had gathered, the…
Panaji: One person was rescued from last year’s stampede spot at Shirgao on Sunday during a full-fledged mock drill ahead of the Shree Devi Lairai Jatra on Tuesday. The mock drill, which started at 9pm on Saturday, ended at around 3am on Sunday.Around 2,000 police personnel, traffic police, fire force personnel, health officials, volunteers, and…
Ahmedabad: A Gujarati man has been charged in a fraud and money laundering case in the US after authorities busted a scheme targeting a Texas resident. The Llano County sheriff’s office said the accused, Dhyey Rakeshkumar Patel, was arrested on April 8 following a coordinated operation with the Texas attorney general’s office.According to officials, the…
Ludhiana: A decade-long love marriage ended in a horrific act of domestic violence on Sunday when a man allegedly strangled his wife to death in a village near Machhiwara, later reportedly filming a confession and sending it to a friend.The victim, Rajwinder Kaur, was allegedly killed by her husband, Gurpreet Singh, 11 years after the…
Mohali: Police registered a case after 26 objectionable files, including content linked to child sexual exploitation, were found circulating through two Gmail accounts. Officials said the case was initiated following a tip-off received through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which has been regularly flagging such instances. Acting on the alert, cyber…
Pune:The state education department has barred private schools from forcing parents to buy uniforms, books, or other learning material from specific vendors or the school itself in a move that directly benefits parents and students.Parents are now free to purchase these items from any shop of their choice, ending a long-standing practice that often led…
