Mumbai: After 41 years, a sessions court on Saturday acquitted a 58-year-old man from Mumbra, Mohammad Shaikh, in communal rioting and murder case, citing a complete lack of evidence to link the accused to the violence. The incident involved a clash between the Bohra and Sunni Muslim communities in the Dongri locality. The case involved…
Bengaluru: A city-based street vendors’ union has written to chief minister Siddaramiah with the demand for increased compensation and rehabilitation efforts for street vendors who died when the wall of Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital collpased on Wednesday.Karnataka PragatiPara Beedhi Vyaparigala Sangha Sunday demanded that the compensation for those who lost their lives be increased…
Chennai: On Ennore High Road, opposite the Shastri Nagar bus stand, there was a waterbody more than five years ago. Today, the water is barely visible as the course has turned into a lush green of grass, hyacinth and garbage.Running from Tondiarpet along the high road towards Indian Oil Corporation, the canal, residents recall, once…
Hyderabad: Malkajgiri police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly impersonating senior government officials and representatives of cricket bodies to obtain Indian Premier League (IPL) passes from the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).The accused, identified as Ashok, is said to have orchestrated the scheme over a period of time by making calculated phone calls to senior…
Environmental experts say the initiative could deliver multiple long-term benefits Gurgaon: Haryana has launched a first-of-its-kind exercise to identify and map sacred groves across the state — culturally protected biodiversity zones where faith, tradition and ecology intersect.In south Haryana, forest officials have shortlisted four sites in Gurgaon district — Bhondsi near the Bhuvaneshwari temple, Gairatpur…
The proposed sports complex will occupy approximately 4 acres of public land Noida: Plans to upgrade the existing sports ground at Sorkha village with a dedicated running track have been approved by the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Anuj Nehra, following a meeting of the authorities and sports enthusiasts of the village.While there will be no change…
Panaji: State govt’s victim assistance unit (VAU) has revealed that over the past eight years, around 13% of minor girls who were sexually abused in Goa became pregnant. It said that in that time period, over 1,200 sexual abuse cases were reported, and in some of these, the parents weren’t aware of the pregnancy till…
Varanasi: Protesting against the alleged new app-based darshan system implemented at Kashi Vishwanath temple, scores of Congress office-bearers and workers tried to take out a march towards the temple from their office at Maidagin on Sunday.Heavy police force foiled their bid, after which they staged protest outside their office. Against the claims of Congress that…
Ahmedabad: A 46-year-old man was killed and three others were injured after an iron barricade fell on an autorickshaw in the Makarba area on SG Highway around 9.15am on Sunday. The rickshaw overturned from the impact, a police officer said. The dead man has been identified as Ajay Mahto, a labourer from Bihar. The injured…
Ludhiana: The fund-starved civic body is now eyeing sale of its commercial properties lying in various areas of the city to generate revenue. As per sources, officials are getting the rates fixed for the properties so that auction could be organised by the civic body. The properties are commercial in nature, and officials are hopeful…
