A forest offence report was registered against Bansi Nath Sapera under sections 9, 39 and 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 Gurgaon: A man was arrested after eight snakes were rescued from a house in Faridabad following a tip-off about their alleged illegal possession and use for public display and begging.A forest offence report…
The festival will feature hot-air balloons and other aerial attractions Kolkata: The Maidan skyline is set to get a colourful makeover this Vishwakarma Puja, with the Bengal govt planning a kite and balloon festival featuring large-scale kite flying, hot-air balloons and aerial displays in the heart of the city.Bengal’s tourism minister Shankar Ghosh announced the…
Panaji: A crucial meeting of the command area development (CAD) board of the Goa Tillari irrigation project, scheduled to be held on Wednesday to decide on a proposal to denotify 3.1 hectares of command area land and a casino firm proposal, has been postponed due to “administrative reasons”, the board’s member secretary said.The meeting was…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday attacked the previous Samajwadi Party govt for allegedly patronising mafia and turning Uttar Pradesh into a “BIMARU” state, saying development under earlier regimes was confined to the “Saifai syndicate”, while the state was plagued by riots, crime and corruption.Addressing a conference of Provincial Rakshak Dal (PRD) personnel at…
Ahmedabad: Expired food items and mouldy vegetables prompted the civic body to seal the canteen at St Xavier’s Loyola Hall in Naranpura on Tuesday. Officials said the canteen workers were not wearing caps, aprons or gloves, while dirt was found inside a refrigerator.According to an AMC official, the canteen also lacked a valid FSSAI licence…
Emergency, OPD Services Hit As Replacements Remain Stuck Chandigarh: The breakdown of two of PGI’s five CT scan machines, including units at the high-footfall New OPD and Nehru Hospital, is forcing hundreds of patients, including trauma victims, to endure delays and shuttle across the campus for critical diagnostic imaging.With the machines out of order, patients…
Pune: A 73-year-old man became the latest victim of a share trading fraud, losing Rs 2.32 crore to cybercrooks between May and July this year.He initially filed an online complaint with the cyber police. Following a preliminary inquiry, the Pune cyber police registered a case.A Pune cyber police officer said the complainant runs a pharma…
Guwahati: A cafe manager was assaulted and the eatery vandalised by a group in the city on Monday night.Police said five to six people were involved in the incident at the cafe. Personnel from Basistha police station reached the spot and began an investigation.“The cafe was vandalised by five to six youths. We have not…
Lucknow: BJP’s decision to elevate Smriti Irani as national general secretary has put the spotlight back on its plans for Amethi and Rae Bareli, signalling a renewed push to expand its footprint in the Congress bastions ahead of the UP Assembly elections.After losing Amethi to Congress’s KL Sharma in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Irani…
The open well in Kobadi village Rajkot: In a bizarre incident, three men from a group of 11 alleged gamblers died after jumping into a well after a false alarm about a police raid triggered panic in the darkness around 3am on Tuesday at a farm in Kobadi village of Ghogha taluka in Bhavnagar districtThe…
