New Delhi: A woman and her 13-year-old daughter died after they were allegedly bit by a snake while sleeping in their home in outer Delhi’s Alipur last week.The deceased have been identified as Shafika Pravin, 41, a resident of Triveni Colony in Bakhtawarpur, and her daughter, Aafiya.Information was received at Alipur police station Wednesday from…
Byculla Zoo replica planned in Thane: The proposed botanical garden and zoo will come up on a 10-hectare site at Chitalsar-Manpada. Thane: Thane is set to get a state-of-the-art botanical garden and zoo modelled on Mumbai’s iconic Jijamata Bhonsle Udyan and Zoo, with the Maharashtra government earmarking an initial ₹10 crore for the project, Transport…
Bengaluru: Police have arrested 12 people for allegedly leading a violent mob attack on a private factory in Doddaballapur, where 30 to 40 armed men stormed the premises, assaulted employees with knives, longs, maces and wooden sticks, vandalised property, and allegedly threatened workers in what police are investigating as a case of moral policing. The…
Cuddalore: NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise NLC India Limited (NLCIL), has bagged an order from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to set up a 900 MW solar power project in Gujarat.The project was awarded to NIRL through a tariff-based competitive bidding process. GUVNL will…
Hyderabad: India’s defence goods production has hit unprecedented growth, reaching Rs 1.7 lakh crore in fiscal year 2025-26, with exports at Rs 38,000 crore, establishing India as a trustworthy exporter of defence goods and technologies globally, according to a report released by Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).Policy changes along with increased procurement have ramped up…
Kolkata: The first day of the Census self-enumeration process passed off smoothly on Saturday, with most users completing the online questionnaire in under five minutes and reporting a hassle-free experience. Some respondents, however, encountered minor hiccups with the captcha and while pin-pointing their residence on the locator map.Though the self-enumeration portal went live at midnight,…
Villagers reiterated their demand that the piggery either be shut down or relocated away from habitation Margao: Villagers of Costi-Kalay in Sanguem taluka have threatened to intensify their agitation against a piggery unit they allege is contaminating local water sources unless a permanent solution is found before Ganesh Chaturthi. While a joint inspection of the…
Fake secretariat officer dupes man of Rs 40 lakh with job, housing promises Ahmedabad: Paldi police have registered an FIR in an alleged Rs 40 lakh cheating case in which a man posed as a Gujarat govt officer and allegedly collected money by promising govt jobs, contracts, housing benefits and other favours.The complaint was lodged…
The dummy IED recovered during the drill was transported to Police Lines for safe disposal on Saturday Chandigarh: As part of heightened security measures ahead of Independence Day, Chandigarh Police Saturday conducted a comprehensive security drill at the Hyatt Hotel in Industrial Area Phase I to assess emergency preparedness and inter-agency coordination in the event…
Controversy over Guru Purnima event Pune: A simple Guru Purnima event at a pre-primary school snowballed into a controversy after the opposition party members alleged that students washed feet of BJP corporator Varsha Sathe (41) at the programme.Sathe, the corporator of Ward 39 (Upper Super Indiranagar), denied the allegation. “Children applied haldi-kumkum on my feet…
