Kolkata/Falta: On Monday, Bengal’s electoral fate will be decided on the basis of 293 seats as the Election Commission on Saturday countermanded the elections held in Falta assembly constituency citing “electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process during polling in a large number of polling stations”. A repoll has been ordered on May 21,…
Margao: With the monsoon season approaching, the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) has nearly completed its pre-monsoon preparatory works, chairperson Damodar Shirodkar said, adding that the council will also constitute two emergency response teams to handle distress situations during the rains.Pre-monsoon works undertaken by the MMC include cleaning of drains and gutters, desilting of nullahs, pruning…
Varanasi: Ballia police arrested three men on Friday night for killing a youth during a wedding function three days ago over the direction of a cooler. A fourth accused was already held after an encounter around Wednesday midnight.Jiyanpur police station in-charge Vinay Kumar Singh said Mahesh Nishad, 24, Pawan Nishad, 18, and Bheem Nishad, 22,…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) intensified its crackdown on civic violations on Saturday, sealing two commercial units in the West Zone. The solid waste management department took action against Madhav Chavana Mart and Space and Shades, both located in the Naranpura area, after officials found them guilty of persistent public littering. These two specific…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation has constituted a water management cell for the city to work on short-term and long-term water sustainability. The cell will focus on detecting non-revenue water — treated water lost before reaching consumers — identifying and resolving low-pressure areas, checking illegal borewells, ensuring the effective functioning of tubewells, and addressing machinery and…
Pune: A three-year-old boy was found sodomised and murdered in Chakan on Friday. The minor accused, who was attempting to flee to Bihar after committing the crime, was apprehended by police from Pune railway station.According to police, the victim’s mother, a daily wage labourer residing in the Chakan area, filed a complaint with the Mahalunge…
Silchar: Cachar police seized drugs worth over Rs 2 crore and arrested two persons from Mizoram, officials said on Saturday.Acting on a tip-off about the movement of contraband, a naka check was set up along NH-37 at Kanthagram under Lakhipur police station limits on Friday evening. A SUV was intercepted during the operation and two…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority has set user fees and timings for activities including skating, lawn tennis, badminton, pickleball and box cricket in the sports hub ‘Oxygen Sports Arena’ built at a cost of Rs 7 crore at Gate number 3 of the Lohia Park in Gomti Nagar.LDA vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar said the site earlier had…
Rajkot: The Archaeological Survey of India has begun its first large-scale, systematic excavation at Bet Dwarka, uncovering evidence of an ancient settlement with strong maritime activity and international trade links dating back more than two millennia.The excavation, led by the ASI’s underwater archaeology wing, began in Dec 2025 near the island’s shoreline. Officials said the…
Alwar: A man from Jammu and Kashmir, whose son had eloped with a minor girl from a village in Deeg district, was murdered by the girl’s family hours after a village panchayat had settled the dispute between the two sides, police said.The incident took place in a village under the Pahadi police station area. The…
