Gurgaon: Police in Faridabad and Nuh have arrested 787 accused in a crackdown on criminals and drug traffickers over nearly two weeks, with teams recovering illegal firearms, ammunition, narcotics and banned medicines. The arrests were part of a special drive, Operation Trackdown, launched by Haryana Police to target wanted and habitual offenders as well as…
Kolkata: Two persons were injured as fight broke out at a popular sweet shop in the Karaya area on Friday morning with a BJP Yuva Morcha member and his aide allegedly refusing to pay for some sweets. Police said the incident took place around 11 am on Friday when the store manager was on duty….
Yamuna – Ganga e-way link will be developed in three years Noida: UP Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has invited tenders for contractors to build a 74-km access-controlled link road connecting Noida International Airport with the Ganga Expressway via Bulandshahr. The UP cabinet recently gave final approval to the project, which will have six lanes…
Borkar accused govt of ignoring Bambolim beach violations Panaji: Revolutionary Goans MLA and president Viresh Borkar accused govt departments of colluding with land developers and hospitality firms by turning a blind eye to alleged violations along the Bambolim beach stretch. He demanded immediate action to stop encroachments and construction in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas.“The…
Varanasi: A 28-year-old man died and another was critically injured after an iron flagpole came into contact with an 11,000-volt high-tension power line while they were lowering the Independence Day flag in Ballia’s Bhikharipur village on Saturday evening.Rakesh Yadav, who ran a private library near the main road along the embankment in Bhikharipur under the…
Ahmedabad: That soft, creamy block of ‘paneer’ sitting in your kitchen or melting in a local curry may not be pure cottage cheese at all. Following Gujarat govt’s Aug 6 blanket ban on non-dairy analogue paneer, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has launched a citywide inspection drive, sealing offending dairies and shuttering local eateries caught serving fake…
Punjab BJP spokesperson Sarchand Singh Amritsar: The Punjab BJP on Monday lend support to officiating jathedar of the Akal Takht Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj’s call for increasing the Sikh population and his framing of the issue as a Panthic concern.The party, however, said that Giani Gargaj’s statement drew attention to another pressing issue — the…
Pune: Open garbage dumping across Chakan MIDC has become a chronic issue, with industrialists blaming the lack of a dedicated waste-management facility for turning multiple stretches of the industrial belt into dumping grounds, creating health risks and damaging the reputation of one of Maharashtra’s key industrial hubs.Siddhesh Meher, who runs a fabrication and packaging unit…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday directed police to adopt a modern, people-centric approach to crime control.Sarma issued the directive while reviewing law and order and police administration at a meeting attended by DGP Harmeet Singh and senior police and home department officials.According to the CM’s Office, the meeting discussed child marriage, polygamy, crime…
Transport minister Dayashankar Singh announces 5% hike in honorarium of outsourced employees Lucknow: The state govt has increased the honorarium for outsourced employees of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) by 5%, with the revised rates effective from July.The enhanced payment will apply to computer operators, accountant-cum-tally operators and programmers working with the…
