New Delhi: At the sports complex in East Vinod Nagar Friday, Delhi govt launched Vidya Vahini Yojana, an initiative aimed at providing free bicycles to girls studying in govt schools.Addressing the gathering, chief minister Rekha Gupta described the initiative as “a celebration of our collective commitment to empowering every daughter,” and said the scheme reflected…
Navi Mumbai: After five months of meticulous probe in the FIR of cheating and forgery registered at Panvel City police station against eight men for allegedly duping a Kharghar builder of nearly Rs 2.3 crore by fraudulently selling him a 47 guntha (approximately 4,755 sq m) parcel of land in Karanjade, which belonged to the…
A BJP member is taken into preventive custody near KRS reservoir on Friday following protests over Cauvery river water-sharing Bengaluru: The latest Cauvery river water crisis, caused by a steep rainfall deficit in Karnataka, has again revived calls for a permanent, scientific distress-sharing formula to govern water releases during drought years.While the Cauvery Water Disputes…
Chennai: Former minister S S Sivasankar and DMK organisational secretary R S Bharathi on Friday alleged that the TVK govt has renamed the Thayumanavar scheme launched by former chief minister M K Stalin to deliver ration commodities at the doorsteps of senior citizens and persons with disabilities.Addressing reporters at Anna Arivalayam, Bharathi said the Nilgiris…
Rs 500 cr paddy diversion scam unearthed in T, 50 rice mills under lens Hyderabad: A statewide crackdown by the vigilance and enforcement (V&E) department has uncovered the alleged diversion of govt-procured paddy worth nearly ₹500 crore by rice millers, triggering criminal action and a large-scale recovery drive.Investigators say thousands of tonnes of paddy entrusted…
Gurgaon: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable assets worth ₹782 crore belonging to Raheja Developers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, escalating its probe into alleged diversion of homebuyers’ funds by the real estate company.With this latest action, the total value of assets attached in the case has reached nearly ₹2,399 crore, making…
24-Yr-Old Picked Up From Gym In Gated Township Burdwan/Kolkata: A 24-year-old suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative, who was allegedly tracking CM Suvendu Adhikari’s movements, was picked up from a gym within a gated township in Burdwan by the state’s Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday night. Investigators suspect Hamim Mondal came into contact with the Pakistan-based…
Noida: Real estate developers have welcomed the Centre’s four-month extension for housing projects, saying that the decision will help ease financial stress, address supply chain disruptions and ensure the timely completion of projects.In an advisory issued on Friday, the Union housing and urban affairs ministry granted an extension for housing projects affected by the West…
Villagers corner officials seeking answers on the water crisis Ponda: Department of drinking water (DDW) officials in Ponda faced their second gherao in four days on Friday as residents protested acute water scarcity at the Daag-Ponda office.This time, residents of Talem-Bondbag cornered the officials. On Monday, residents of Sapana Colony in Bethora had staged a…
Ahmedabad: A 64-year-old consultant from Ellisbridge lost Rs 99,000 after cyberfraudsters allegedly used fake bank credit messages and a fabricated medical emergency to convince him to transfer money.According to an FIR registered with Ellisbridge police, the alleged fraud happened on July 23 when the complainant received a call from a man claiming that his friend…
