Ludhiana: A departmental inquiry into the seizure of 86gm of opium and four mobile phones from inmates at Ludhiana Central Jail has led to the arrest of an assistant superintendent, raising fresh concerns over the alleged involvement of prison staff in facilitating the entry of prohibited items into Punjab jails.Assistant superintendent Rishavpal Goyal was arrested…
Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema detained by the police during a protest outside the Punjab Election Office in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday alleged that the Delhi Police entered Gurdwara Sri Bangla Sahib in Delhi wearing shoes, bareheaded and carrying batons to detain youth protesting against “vote…
Indian currency notes for representational purposes Pune: A 30-year-old transsexual person filed a complaint on Friday with Kothrud police, stating that nine transgender people assaulted and threatened the person with religious conversion.The accused also robbed the complainant of Rs 6.7 lakh on Friday.Kothrud police have registered a case under the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act,…
Workers are seeking an eight-hour shift and a paid weekly off Surat: Textile embroidery workers’ unions in Surat have warned of wider protests as their dispute with employers sharpens over demands for labour code implementation, including paid weekly offs, minimum wages and regulated working hours. Union leaders also cautioned that parts of the industry could…
Shillong: Meghalaya State Judicial Academy (MSJA), under the aegis of the High Court of Meghalaya, organised a one-day outreach programme on the “Right to Clean Air: From Statistics to Action” amid growing concerns over air pollution in Byrnihat Circle.The programme, held at the Multipurpose Hall in Byrnihat on Friday, was organised in collaboration with the…
With BOX on Akhilesh’s responseLucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday accepted the challenge of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Ayodhya in the 2027 assembly elections, daring the SP boss to try his luck from the temple town.“Akhilesh ji, you should also contest from Ayodhya. I will contest, too. Let’s test our fortunes….
Rajkot: Police in Madhapar of Kutch west lodged a complaint against a house mother of an SOS Children’s Village shelter home for allegedly subjecting minor inmates to extreme physical and mental abuse, including beating eight boys (all under 14 years), hurling profanities and smearing human excrement on their faces.An FIR was registered at Madhapar Police…
Health department officials collect food samples after a lizard was allegedly found in a school meal, sending 64 children to hospital in Rajasthan’s Churu district. Jaipur: Sixty-four students of a govt school at Surwas village in Sujangarh block of Churu district were rushed to hospital Saturday after consuming a mid-day meal that included a vegetable…
The former Delhi chief minister had been under police surveillance at his residence since morning. He was detained when he tried to leave to join the protest against alleged irregularities in the electoral process. NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers gheraoed Jaffarpur Kalan police station in Dwarka on Saturday, alleging that party convener Arvind…
US downgrades Hong Kong to tier 3 in the human trafficking ranking. Hong Kong has rejected the United States’ decision to place it in the lowest category of its annual human trafficking report, calling the assessment “entirely unfounded” and accusing Washington of applying double standards in evaluating the city’s efforts to combat trafficking. The US…
