The 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine, valued at more than Rs 3,000 crore intercepted by Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS west of Lakshadweep Ahmedabad: Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Indian Coast Guard seized around 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine, valued at more than Rs 3,000 crore in the international market, after intercepting…
Amritsar: In an unusual instance of administrative duty allocation, MBBS doctors posted at govt dispensaries in Amritsar have been assigned ration-card verification work, with the administration now recommending withholding their Sept salaries after they allegedly failed to report for the assignment.A letter from the sub-divisional magistrate, Amritsar-II, to the additional deputy commissioner (rural development), states…
Pune: A powerful El Niño developing over Pacific and expected to intensify further could significantly influence India’s weather in the coming months, affecting the northeast monsoon, winter conditions and the Oct-Dec cyclone season, scientists warned on Wednesday.According to them, the impacts are unlikely to follow the traditional El Niño playbook of drought alone, with a…
The axe used in the killing Surat: A 26-year-old labourer from Bihar, allegedly on the run after murdering his father in Samastipur district in July, was arrested by Saroli police in Surat. Investigators said a family dispute over money preceded the killing.Shivshankar Sahani, who worked as a labourer in the transport sector, is accused of…
The residence of MLA Alo Libang at Yingkiong Itanagar: Protests against the proposed 11,000-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project intensified in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district on Wednesday, disrupting traffic, damaging govt vehicles and triggering clashes during CM Pema Khandu’s visit.Demonstrators opposing the ongoing Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR) activities and survey work blocked key roads along the…
Lucknow: A Special Pocso court in Bahraich has acquitted a man in a nine-year-old case of kidnapping and gangrape of a minor girl by granting him the benefit of doubt after finding inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case and inconclusive linkage through forensic evidence.Additional sessions judge Arvind Kumar Gautam held that the statements of the survivor…
The initiative was launched in New Delhi on Tuesday by the union housing and urban affairs minister Rajkot: Rajkot has been selected among 50 cities across India under the Centre’s PRAGATI-50 initiative, which aims to develop model cities in cleanliness and sanitation.The initiative was launched in New Delhi on Tuesday by union housing and urban…
Rajasthan United FC welcomes Brazilian ace forward Diego Maurício at the Jaipur Airport on Wednesday Jaipur: The Jaipur-based Rajasthan United FC have announced the signing of Brazilian forward Diego Maurício, marking a major addition to the club’s squad ahead of the 2026-27 season. The experienced Brazilian has arrived in Jaipur and officially joined the Desert…
Congress chief whip Nizamuddin Bhat the officers had challenged the authority of the Speaker by writing to the Assembly. ‘It is absolutely unconstitutional. J&K Assembly is not a Panchayati board,’ he said. SRINAGAR: Two top officials of the J&K administration came under fire Wednesday from political parties in the union territory for writing to the…
Sharon Jacks, an Army veteran in Ohio, is now a double amputee as her left leg was wrongly amputated because of the negligence of the doctors. A 74-year-old Ohio woman, an Army veteran, has both legs amputated below the knee as a wrong operation removed the wrong leg, and then, to correct that, she had…
