Cat thrown from 12th floor of Ambernath building Navi Mumbai: A candlelight vigil was held by animal lovers at Ambernath on Sunday evening to protest the recent animal cruelty case in which a cat was thrown down from the 12th floor of Royal Flora Phase-2 tower.While the Shivaji Nagar police station has lodged an FIR…
Bengaluru: In a brazen operation carried out almost under the nose of city cops, a 30-year-old alleged drug peddler was running a cocaine delivery racket just 100 metres from Chamarajpet police station, using bike-based logistics services to ferry narcotics across Bengaluru. The racket came to light after police personnel noticed an unusual stream of delivery…
Chennai: Abandonment of pedigree dogs such as pugs, great danes and others has been on the rise across the city. In just 10 days, more than 50 pedigree dogs have been dumped on roadsides and outside animal shelters, adding further pressure on facilities operating at full capacity. Animal welfare activists say GCC’s microchipping initiative failed…
Against the clock, Hyderabadis step up to save 239 Chevella trees Hyderabad: Nearly 239 trees along the Hyderabad–Manneguda stretch of NH 163, earlier marked for felling as part of a highway widening project, are set to get a second lease of life after Hyderabad residents stepped forward to adopt and fund their scientific translocation.The trees,…
KOLKATA: Kashmira Sheikh, 36, visited the Kultali Jamtala branch of PNB in Bengal’s South 24 Parganas to check whether the subsidy for her LPG cylinder had come through. She froze at the sound of what the bank official said was the latest “credit” to her account — Rs 99,99,99,997.She lives in an asbestos-roofed house and…
Canacona: Despite a statewide ban on driving on beaches, two incidents were reported in Canacona taluka, prompting action by the tourism department.In the first case, Gopal Kusalkar was found driving a Maharashtra-registered vehicle on Agonda beach. Locals stopped him before the vehicle could get stuck in the sand. Kusalkar told them he had been misled…
Fake premium liquor bottling unit busted in Shahpur, four held Ahmedabad: Police on Saturday night busted an illegal bottling unit allegedly producing counterfeit premium liquor by refilling empty branded bottles with cheaper liquor at a house in Shahpur. Four men were arrested during the raid, while the alleged mastermind remains absconding.A team of the Prevention…
Amritsar: A 22-year-old man was arrested and a hotel operator booked after the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl at a hotel near the Golden Temple, police said on Sunday.Police identified the accused as Vishaldeep Singh. He has been booked under Sections 4 and 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)…
Pune: Former home minister and senior NCP politician Dilip Walse Patil has refuted allegations linking him to a milk adulteration case, saying he would quit public life if charges levelled against him were proved.Walse Patil also threatened to initiate criminal proceedings and seek substantial damages for defamation against those making “false and politically motivated allegations.”Walse…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has said that it will verify all the complaints related to illegal construction, including those received through the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS), before initiating enforcement action.The move comes amid reports that some people were repeatedly filing complaints to harass property owners.LDA vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar said that complaints received through…
