In an attempt to save the animal, the driver swerved the vehicle, causing the car to crash into an auto-rickshaw travelling ahead. Varanasi: Two youths were killed and another seriously injured after a speeding car rammed into an auto-rickshaw on national highway near Katsila village under Sadar Kotwali area of Chandauli district late on Tuesday.According…
Ahmedabad: A 54-year-old man allegedly attempted self-immolation inside Metropolitan Court No. 19 at Gheekanta on Thursday afternoon while attending proceedings related to a recovery warrant in a domestic violence and maintenance case.Karanj police inspector V S Vaghela said the man, identified as Parag Shah, a resident of Nadiad, poured a liquid, suspected to be petrol,…
TNNLudhiana: A Ludhiana businessman and his family members have allegedly received repeated extortion threats from foreign mobile numbers, with the caller claiming to be gangster Goldy Dhillon and threatening to abduct his children and other family members, if his demand was not met.Taking the matter seriously, the Sadar police have registered a case and launched…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation’s general house Thursday approved the revised Meat, Fish, Poultry Shops and Commercial Food Establishment Bye-Laws, 2026, with councillors unanimously making the penalties for sale of prohibited meat significantly tougher.The house increased the proposed fine for the sale, storage and processing of prohibited meat, cow flesh and beef from ₹50,000 to Rs…
Pune RTO issues notices to as many as 10 auto drivers Pune: As many as 10 autorickshaw drivers received notices for failing to speak in Marathi after the regional transport office (RTO) began inspecting them on Thursday.Pune deputy regional transport officer (RTO) Swapnil Bhosle said a deadline of a month has been given to auto…
Surat: Varachha police arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl after after luring her into his home by deceit, when his wife and children were not there.The accused and victim worked together at a textile unit in Varachha. They lived in nearby societies on Lambe Hanuman Road. On Aug 15, when his…
Vehicles heading towards Meghalaya stopped at Khanapara and Jorabat amid a standoff between transport workers of Assam and Meghalaya, in Guwahati on Thursday Guwahati: Assam transporters blocked Jorabat on Thursday, disrupting Guwahati-Shillong traffic after attacks on Assam-registered vehicles.Members of the Assam State Drivers’ Association (ASDA) and operators of Guwahati-based vehicles stopped Meghalaya-registered vehicles from entering…
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused BJP of shielding the ‘big names’ involved in the alleged Ram Temple donation theft.Citing the recent flooding of Sangam city following incessant rains, the former chief minister also alleged that massive corruption had taken place in the utilisation of Rs 1…
The accused at a court in Bhavnagar on Thursday Rajkot: Nine persons have died and 39 are in hospital after drinking spurious methanol-spiked liquor in Bhavnagar district, prompting a State Monitoring Cell (SMC) probe that has led to 13 arrests and the suspension of six police personnel, including two inspectors.Forty-six people suffered toxic effects after…
Jaipur: State Election Commission (SEC) has tightened the procedure for seeking clarification or relaxation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) imposed for the urban local body elections. SEC Thursday directed all departments to route such cases through chief secretary and not approach it directly. Now, such cases can be referred to SEC only after approval…
