Varanasi: Two courts in Azamgarh and Ballia districts sentenced two men to life imprisonment and 25 years of rigorous imprisonment, respectively, in separate rape cases involving minor and Dalit survivors.In Azamgarh, the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, sentenced Abhishek Chauhan (23) of Sihi Rasoolpur under Jahanaganj police station, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of…
Seven illegally built houses demolished in Fatehwadi, Ahmedabad Seven illegally built houses demolished in Fatehwadi, Ahmedabad Seven illegally built houses demolished in Fatehwadi, Ahmedabad Seven illegally built houses demolished in Fatehwadi, Ahmedabad Seven illegally built houses demolished in Fatehwadi, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: In a decisive enforcement action on Wednesday, the estate department of the Ahmedabad Municipal…
Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Chandigarh: The Congress high command has decided to replace Amrinder Singh Raja Warring as president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), exactly two months after retaining him in the post and with less than five months to go for the assembly election.Sources said the party has conveyed the decision to Warring…
Pashan Circle faces severe peak-hour congestion, causing long delays on approach roads Pune: As traffic chaos at Pashan Circle continues to test the patience of thousands of commuters every day, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is now weighing a series of measures aimed at easing chronic congestion by widening the junction and key road stretches in…
The civic body was constituted as the Surat Municipal Corporation on Oct 1, 1966, Surat: As the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) marks its 60th anniversary on Thursday, the civic body has set its sights on transforming Surat into a world-class city by 2047, building on decades of rapid growth and resilience through successive challenges.The civic…
Dhubri: Police have arrested a 51-year-old lodge owner in connection with an alleged hawala network and are probing his suspected links with Bangladesh and communications with a hawala operator arrested in the case.The accused has been identified as Sahad Ali Sk, a resident of Netaji Subhash Road in Dhubri town and owner of Afrin Lodge.Police…
Lucknow: LMC is among six urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh selected under Centre’s ‘PRAGATI 50’ initiative for focused monitoring and improvement of sanitation and urban services.The other selected urban local bodies are Agra, Ayodhya, Mathura-Vrindavan, Prayagraj and Varanasi.The initiative, launched under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, was discussed at a video conference chaired by Union…
Udaipur: Police arrested two men in Dungarpur and recovered counterfeit Rs 500 notes with a face value of Rs 4,95,500, a laptop and a colour printer, SP Manish Kumar said. A third accused fled.Police raided Mada School ground in Ramsagada police station area after receiving information about counterfeit currency transactions inside a car. Ramsagada SHO…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday issued an apology after an ambulance was halted to make way for his convoy in Silchar.In a social media post on X, Sarma said that no CM should ever take precedence over a life in need of a urgent care.“Today in Silchar, an ambulance was…
An Iowa developer has bought the 58-acre Valley West Mall site for $11 million (£8.2 million). The company is now starting a major redevelopment project, but it must first deal with complex lease agreements and get support from the city. Brian Martin, president and chief executive officer of Threshold Capital and Threshold Development, completed the…
