The area where Wednesday’s incident took place. Photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: A 35-year-old accountant from Charu Market in south Kolkata was allegedly attacked in a road rage incident on Wednesday evening near Exide crossing.The victim, Ajay Khemka, a resident of Deodar Rahman Road, filed a complaint with Bhowanipore police. He said he was returning…
Noida: Eight persons, including two alleged snatchers and six receivers of stolen phones, were arrested with 98 mobile phones, hundreds of spare parts, a stolen motorcycle and an illegal knife on Wednesday.DCP (central Noida) Shailendra Kumar Singh said cops carried out a raid after receiving a tip-off about a gang involved in mobile phone snatching,…
A division bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar granted Tejpal four weeks to surrender after allowing the state’s appeal against his acquittal Panaji: Thirteen years after the assault, the Bombay high court on Thursday convicted former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal of raping a colleague in a Goa hotel elevator, overturning his 2021 acquittal…
Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has drawn up a comprehensive action plan to strengthen cleanliness and civic services in the city from Sep 17, coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s birthday. As part of the initiative, the civic body will distribute four lakh dustbins free of cost to two lakh households and expand its…
The medical fraternity has said correct labelling is among the first steps towards protecting public health Ahmedabad: Terming analogue paneer a health hazard, members of Ahmedabad’s medical fraternity welcomed the ban and urged people to be more aware. Dr Jignesh Shah, president of the Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA), said that he welcomes Gujarat govt’s decision…
‘Posh’ Kitchlu Nagar road caves in days after repair Ludhiana: A large portion of the road caved in at Kitchlu Nagar’s B Block on Joginderpal Pandey Marg on Thursday. The incident occurred just three days after part of the same road collapsed and was subsequently repaired. This time, the collapse occurred only a few steps…
Alleged Congress workers protesting in Ludhiana on Thursday Ludhiana: Factional tensions within the Punjab Congress again came to the fore on Thursday after slogan-shouting disrupted the party’s “Har Booth Congress Mazboot” programme in Ludhiana, attended by AICC Punjab in-charge Bhupesh Baghel and Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.Supporters raised slogans in favour of former…
Pune: A food delivery agent, Marfat Ali (27), died after a car driver suddenly opened the vehicle’s door, causing Ali’s motorcycle to crash into it at around 3pm on July 17 in Hadapsar. Hadapsar police registered a case on Wednesday.Police said, “Ali was heading towards Hadapsar Gadital from DP Road to deliver a food parcel….
The narcotic was being transported in a truck as rice crackers Surat: The local crime branch (LCB) of Surat Rural police on Thursday seized 2.5 tonned of poppy husk — worth an estimated Rs 3.75 crore — from a truck on National Expressway 4, exposing an interstate supply network that allegedly routed the contraband through…
Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Thursday announced the restoration of flood-damaged tracks at Simaluguri and adjoining areas in Sivasagar district, paving the way for the partial resumption of passenger services.However, only diesel locomotive-hauled trains will operate on the restored sections for now, as flood-affected residents, including children, continue to shelter with their belongings…
