The accused was released from jail about five months ago after serving a sentence in a drug trafficking case Kolkata: A man posing as a monk, Palash Mondal, allegedly stole Rs 2.5 lakh along with a gold ring and a silver spoon from a monk’s room at Baishnab Math in Chetla before fleeing. He was…
Noida: Six people, who stole mobile phones from a logistics company and sold them at discounted prices, were arrested.The company discovered the theft during an audit and lodged a complaint.Police recovered 154 mobile phones worth around Rs 50 lakh from the gang, they said on Monday, adding that Rs 2.5 lakh and a Scorpio allegedly…
Several khazans in Goa are currently in a dilapidated condition Porvorim: Goa govt has proposed a Rs 476 crore Khazan Land Rejuvenation Programme to restore 1,490ha of protected khazan land to cultivation by strengthening bunds and sluice gates and desilting water bodies and drainage channels.The proposal, prepared by the directorate of agriculture and submitted to…
Varanasi: Azamgarh police on Sunday rescued a minor girl and arrested a 19-year-old accused in connection with a case registered at Bardah police station.The accused is a resident of Muchra village under the Phulpur police station area in Azamgarh district. He is accused of allegedly luring the minor girl away from her home, misleading her…
Ahmedabad: A city sessions court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to a 17-year-old who is facing allegations of sexually harassing his distant cousin. The cousin, a UK resident, had come to India four years ago and revealed the alleged offence two years ago.According to public prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt, after the teen’s revelation of the alleged…
Industry stakeholders at a Cicu workshop on solar thermal tech, which is emerging as a cleaner alternative for industrial process heat and fuel savings Ludhiana: For decades, the furnaces, boilers and production lines powering Ludhiana’s industrial economy have largely run on conventional fuels such as coal, furnace oil, diesel and LPG. But with energy costs…
Chandigarh: Teachers from nine states, including Punjab, staged a protest at Jat Mitra Bhawan in Keshavpuram, New Delhi, against the compulsory Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirement for teachers appointed before implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, following the Supreme Court’s judgment on the issue.Teachers from Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal…
Pune: Large parts of Maharashtra are likely to see below-normal rainfall and temperatures may remain above normal, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its Sept outlook.IMD on Monday released the rainfall probability map which indicated that sizeable parts of Maharashtra were in the below-normal rainfall category. Some pockets in eastern parts of the state may…
Hotfix units often located in residential areas Surat: Rampant use of banned single-use plastic sheets by hotfix units and the dumping of the resulting waste in public places have emerged as a major concern for citizens and Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).After protests by residents and political parties, the civic body has intensified enforcement, issuing 2,054…
Guwahati: Ten tribal-fringe villages along the Kulsi River on the western outskirts of Guwahati are embracing a greener future and turning to vanilla cultivation as an alternative sustainable livelihood, in an effort to move away from unregulated sand mining and heavy dependence on forest resources.Officials said promoting livelihoods in homesteads and other non-forest areas in…
