Ghaziabad: A Meerut man who had a criminal past has been sentenced to life in prison for abducting and killing a trader who owned a shop in the city’s Loha Mandi and his driver 17 years ago. One of the other accused was acquitted of murder and abduction charges but was sentenced to three years…
In the Ranji Trophy, states are allowed to register three professional players or those from areas outside their jurisdiction Panaji: The Goa Cricket Association (GCA) has tightened rules for outstation players to feature in domestic competitions, and even represent the state team, to ensure that Goans don’t get elbowed out.Several outstation cricketers have turned themselves…
Varanasi: Mughalsarai police station in charge Vijay Pratap Singh and head constable of Chakarghatta police station were suspended for behaving inappropriately with public.Singh, who was initially attached to police lines, abused and assaulted a person who requested for release of an individual in a criminal case. The head constable was accused of threatening a junior…
Ahmedabad’s landmark Heat Action Plan (HAP), born out of tragedy in the summer of 2010, is now being studied as a possible template for European cities grappling with intensifying heatwaves. The plan—credited with saving thousands of lives through early warnings and coordinated interventions—will be showcased this week at the CLARA Summer School on Climate Change…
Mohali: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death at her residence in Dashmesh Nagar, Zirakpur, on Tuesday, with police suspecting her former husband of carrying out the attack. The accused allegedly stabbed the woman following an argument before fleeing the scene.The deceased has been identified as Poonam, a native of Bhiwali in Rajasthan who…
Pune: Many voters on Tuesday faced difficulties in finding their names and the part number in the PDF format of the electoral rolls. Some said they downloaded the entire PDF for their part number, running into as many as 30 pages, to spot their names. Many others said the revision in their part numbers posed…
House of the deceased where the body was found Surat: More than a week after the murder of a 22-year-old woman engineer, police are yet to identify the culprit in the case. The woman was found dead at her home in Godavadi village in Surat district on the morning of Aug 24.Police said they have…
Shillong: Hearings for claims and objections under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in 14 East Khasi Hills assembly constituencies resumed on August 31 after earlier disruption due to law and order issues in Shillong. The revision has been extended by 14 days to allow electors to participate. EROs and AEROs have restarted notices and hearings….
Lucknow: A 16-year-old girl was raped in Lucknow’s Itaunja area, following which police arrested a 19-year-old man named in the complaint, officials said.The accused is a resident of Karaundi village under Itaunja police station limits.According to police, the girl’s father lodged a complaint on Aug 30, alleging that the accused had raped his 16-year-old daughter….
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