Ahmedabad: It took the death of a critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick to finally shake the Gujarat govt out of years of neglect. The chick, born in March through the painstaking “jump start” technique at the Kutch sanctuary, is now dead — likely fallen to predators, despite 50-odd staffers deployed to protect it….
Ludhiana: Seven municipal employees have been suspended and three arrested following the alleged assault on an ex-serviceman and his teenaged son during an anti-encroachment campaign in Machhiwara.The incident, captured in a viral video, sparked outrage across social media and drew a 24-hour ultimatum from Akal Takht jathedar Kuldeep Singh Gargaj. The Sikh leader warned the…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party govt for parading its MLAs in front of President Droupadi Murmu.Warring pointed out that no law in the country allowed for the recall of elected legislators and termed the AAP’s act as “theatrics”.In an interaction with the mediapersons, the Ludhiana…
Pune: A survey of govt land leased on a long-term basis in the district has detected 240 violations across 2,161 parcels, with the administration initiating action to reclaim leased lands for violation of norms after hearings, Pune collector Jitendra Dudi said on Tuesday.“Orders to reclaim land from lease holders have already been issued for 15…
Surat: The city police’s Economic Offences Cell (EOC) has arrested two men for allegedly cheating a businessman of around Rs 7 crore by promising to secure a government order for the supply of shoes. The complainant, Pravin Dhaduk, told police he was lured into the deal after being assured that the accused had an “understanding”…
Kokrajhar: Kokrajhar woke up on Tuesday to a town still in motion — loud, still crowded and dressed in saffron and green — as celebrations for the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) rolled into second day. After Monday’s official results confirmed BPF’s return to the crucial 15-seat BTC bloc, the heart of the Bodoland Territorial Region…
Lucknow: KGMU on Tuesday issued a notice to a private agency over a lithotripsy machine for non-surgical treatment of kidney stones that has remained non-functional for the past one-and-a-half months.Every month around 20 patients come for kidney stone treatment, but they are being asked to wait or opt for invasive procedures.With the machine down, doctors…
Rajkot: In a major cyber fraud, scammers posing as the managing director on WhatsApp duped Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) of over Rs 45 lakh by tricking its general manager (finance) into transferring funds.Complainant Kintukumar Malkan has filed a case with the Rajkot city cybercrime police against the holder of the WhatsApp number and…
Jaipur: Chairing a meeting of the Rajasthan State Gas Board, additional chief secretary (Mines & Petroleum) Aparna Arora Tuesday announced that 60 new CNG stations will be established in the state this financial year.Rajasthan State Gas MD Vinay Patni assured that the targets would be met on schedule, adding that GAIL Gas’s experience in operating…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC Tuesday permitted Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, jailed in a terror funding case, to meet his ailing father at AIIMS Delhi from 8am to 8pm daily till May 10. Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain clarified that after the meeting in AIIMS, he would return to…
