Chennai: As part of the TVK govt’s measures to curb bribery and cut red-tapism, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has directed its town planning department to issue planning permissions and building permits within a maximum of 27 days. It has also barred officials from summoning applicants, architects or engineers to offices during the scrutiny process. All…
Hyderabad: Medchal police arrested a B Pharmacy student for the alleged sexual exploitation of his classmate with a false promise of marriage.According to the complainant, the accused allegedly sent her nude photo to her brother and attempted to extort money. However, police said they did not find any evidence in support of the allegation.The 20-year-old…
Kolkata: A resident of Kolkata is among the 17 sailors being held aboard an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast more than a month ago. Tanviruzzaman (36), who works as a chef on the oil tanker Honour 25, has been in captivity since the vessel was seized by armed pirates near the…
Ghaziabad: A national-level para athlete was allegedly murdered and his body was dumped in Sai Upvan area in the trans-Hindon region. Police recovered his body on Saturday. He had recently qualified for an international competition and was considered one of the country’s most promising para sports stars.According to police sources, Chirag Tyagi returned home on…
Vice president CP Radhakrishnan visited the research and technology exhibition at NIO TNNPanaji: The ocean is not just a source but a living ecosystem to respect and protect aquatic life, said Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday, on his visit to CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography. “ India’s oceans are not boundaries that separate the…
Varanasi: A two-day maintenance study group meeting focused on standardizing electrical equipment and circuits across the Indian Railways concluded on Saturday at the Varanasi division of the North Eastern Railway.Railway board member (Traction and Rolling Stock), R. Rajgopal, said that the primary objective of the meeting is to standardize electrical equipment and circuits so that…
Anasuya Jhaveri, 94, has had both knees replaced — one at 70, the other at 86 — and now a hip as well In a world that lives for wins worth broadcasting and basking in, these elders measure victory differently. A long life has taught them that the things worth holding on to are the…
Ludhiana: A brief spell of pre-monsoon rain on Saturday stranded commuters in deep mud and heavy traffic while exposing critical infrastructure delays just weeks before the rainy season begins.The downpour overwhelmed major roads, turning key transit points into treacherous bottlenecks. Driving conditions deteriorated rapidly across high-traffic zones, including Haibowal, Chander Nagar, and Model Town. Low-lying…
Chandigarh: Five miscreants looted Rs 17.5 lakh from a city-based businessman at Sector-42 lake parking after luring him on the pretext of a cryptocurrency (USDT) deal.Police said the accused first contacted the victim, Amit Kumar, a Sector-45 resident, on WhatsApp, posing as a trader dealing in USDT. After days of conversation, they fixed a meeting…
The police made their first arrest in the case on Oct 11, 2024 Pune: The survivor in the Oct 3, 2024, gangrape and robbery at Bopdev ghat in the city on Saturday completed the in-camera recording of her evidence before the court of additional sessions judge HM Bhosale, narrating in detail how the sexual assault…
