Mumbai: Police have arrested a security guard, Pradip Gupta (30), as the 10th accused in the Goregaon concert drug case that led to the deaths of two MBA students on April 11.Gupta, employed by a third-party event organiser, allegedly allowed the main accused, Ayush Sahitya, and others to enter the venue without tickets for a…
Bengaluru: Staffers from a hoysala police vehicle traced a seven-year-old girl who went missing from her Chikkagollarahatti residence in Byadarahalli on April 16 afternoon.The mother was seen searching for the girl around 12.15pm, and on noticing her, the public called police control room (112). The task was handed over to hoysala-93 manned by ASI Shivanna…
Chennai: The VCK–PMK poll rivalry, which grips much of the northern Tamil Nadu districts, begins on the outskirts of Chennai, from Thiruporur assembly constituency. Historically, victory margins have been narrow in at least seven elections. Reason: dalits and vanniyars are in near-equal numbers from Uthandi to Mamallapuram.As Old Mamallapuram Road (OMR) has transformed into the…
Hyderabad: Political heat in Telangana is set to escalate once again on Monday, as both chief minister Revanth Reddy and opposition leader K Chandrasekhar Rao, the former chief minister, are scheduled to attend separate public meetings on the same day, creating a buzz in the political arena.CM A Revanth Reddy will unveil the second instalment…
Kolkata: Ahead of introducing honours with research in the fourth year of the undergraduate programme, Calcutta University is set to review how many of its affiliated colleges have the required infrastructure.A marathon meeting with the 146 affiliated colleges has been scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, during which university officials will assess how many are prepared…
Panaji: Churchill Brothers FC Goa, eight-time champions and one of Goan football’s most decorated clubs, were unable to secure the result they needed on the final day and were relegated from the Goa Professional League (GPL).Held to a goalless draw, Churchill finished 13th with 20 points and will compete in the First Division next season….
Varanasi: When PM Narendra Modi launched the ambitious PNG project in July 2018, Varanasi’s oldest localities were not on the map. However, the LPG crisis after disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz forced the govt, administration and GAIL to reconsider.As GAIL sped up work to extend PNG connections to more households, it took on the…
Gandhinagar: State Congress president Amit Chavda on Sunday released the party’s ‘vision document’ and theme song for the upcoming local body elections in Gujarat. The vision document is based on five basic principles of inclusivity, citizen services, transparent governance, accountability and affordable living, the party said.Speaking to reporters, Chavda said that development in Gujarat’s cities…
Jalandhar: Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said the failure of the women’s reservation Bill to move forward in the Lok Sabha was not a setback for the BJP, but for opposition parties, which, he added, would have to face the consequences.Addressing a press conference titled ‘Mahila Jan Aakrosh’ and a part of the…
Pune: Commuters travelling through Hinjewadi Phase II may face significant traffic congestion over the next few weeks due to the ongoing cable repair work undertaken by Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL).The affected stretch is from Wipro Circle to MIDC Circle, near Metro station 3. The road has been dug up following a technical…
