Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed Krishnanagar police to deploy two cops for a month to protect Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra during her visits to her constituency, where she has been repeatedly pelted with stones, eggs, potatoes and tomatoes since her party’s defeat in the assembly elections.Slamming police, Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya said, “If a…
Hapur Chungi sees bottlenecks even during non-peak hours Ghaziabad: Work on the Hapur Chungi elevated road will begin this month after the tender for the project was awarded to a company. Officials said the project is expected to be completed within nine months and opened to traffic by June next year.The Hapur Chungi roundabout handles…
Tawadkar said Rs 4.87 crore had already been disbursed Porvorim: Sports minister Ramesh Tawadkar on Tuesday said the department would clear the pending prize money for medal-winning sportspersons within a month after ruling and opposition MLAs criticised the delay.Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral said prize money had been pending in some cases for as long as…
Varanasi: A 28-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a woman, recording her obscene videos and using them to blackmail her into prostitution and religious conversion in Varanasi.DCP Varuna zone Pramod Kumar said Mohd Faiz, a resident of the Omkaleshwar area under Adampur police station, was arrested following detailed questioning at Cantt police…
Ahmedabad: The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad, has deleted penalties in at least two cases where political donation deductions were disallowed, holding that disallowance by itself does not indicate misreporting of income.In an order pronounced in May and released recently, the ITAT-A deleted a penalty of Rs 93,600 levied under Section 270A of the Income-tax…
Gurdaspur: A Punjab Police constable was allegedly attacked in uniform by a group of youths at Babbehali Adda in Gurdaspur district, leaving him and his sister injured. Police said a preliminary probe pointed to an old rivalry, while sources linked the attack to his alleged sharing of information on drug peddlers.The injured constable, Karanpreet Singh,…
The protesters demanded that the govt fulfil its assurances and ensure the timely disbursal of funds to eligible candidates Pune: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Pune mahanagar, staged a protest on Tuesday at the Directorate of Other Backward Classes and Bahujan Welfare in Yerwada, demanding the release of scholarships promised by the state govt…
Surat: An 82-year-old retired man from Bardoli was allegedly duped of Rs 2.96 crore in a ‘digital arrest‘ fraud executed over nearly 20 days, after cybercriminals impersonating Mumbai cops and other agencies pressured him into transferring money for “verification” and to “stop” an arrest warrant. The fraud was carried out through multiple calls and transactions…
Guwahati: Convincing families to leave landslide-prone hill slopes remains a major challenge for Kamrup (Metro) district officials.Officials said notices were served on residents of vulnerable areas, advising them to vacate their homes and move to safer locations. However, several families have stayed in the high-risk zones or returned after being relocated.“For them, the decision is…
Transport commissioner Ashutosh Niranjan has taken action regarding irregularities in the issuance of driving licenses at the sub-divisional transport office in Basti Lucknow: Transport commissioner Ashutosh Niranjan on Tuesday suspended motor vehicle inspector Sanjay Kumar Das and ordered departmental proceedings against motor vehicle inspector Seema Gautam over alleged irregularities in the issuance of driving licences…
