Varanasi: In a crackdown on illegal sale and trafficking of narcotic substances, Obra Police in Sonbhadra arrested one Ritesh Jaiswal (23) and seized heroin, cough syrup and injections worth Rs3.27 lakh.Circle officer Obra Prabhat Rai said that the raid was conducted in Ravidas Nagar, Ward-1, Billi on August 9. The police also seized 27.10 grams…
Over 4,000 various offences were registered from 2022 to 2026 Ahmedabad: The biggest problem on Ahmedabad’s Metro does not come from ticketless commuters. It is ‘drunkenness’, albeit of a different kind. Here, ‘mava’, the betelnut-lime-tobacco chewing mix, which is a staple for thousands of Amdavadis, is the culprit. Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) data from…
Former MP and Congress functionary Brijendra Singh Rohtak: Former MP and Congress functionary Brijendra Singh on Tuesday said he would begin the next phase of his political outreach with programmes at the assembly level. Under the programme, public outreach will be carried out across all 90 assembly constituencies of Haryana. Brijendra said gratitude tours were…
Pune: Illegal construction, operating a business without a licence and unauthorised digging of public land within cantonments of the country will now attract civil penalties as the Centre’s ‘Jan Vishwas’ amendments to the Cantonments Act, 2006, come into force.The revised provisions, also applicable to Pune and Khadki cantonments, mark a shift from criminal prosecution to…
Surat: What began as a friendship on Snapchat allegedly spiralled into sexual assault, blackmail and the loss of 36 tolas of gold, with a Surat woman accusing a 23-year-old man of repeatedly exploiting her financially and physically over several months.Kapodra police registered an FIR against one Tonish Padshala based on a complaint filed by a…
Shillong: Meghalaya continues to face challenges related to HIV transmission, stigma, misconceptions, and delayed uptake of HIV testing and treatment services, prompting govt to launch an intensified IEC campaign in 2026.The campaign will be formally launched by state health and family welfare minister Wailadmiki Shylla at Lady Keane College, Shillong, on International Youth Day on…
Lucknow: Allahabad high court has directed UP govt to extend pay parity and consequential service benefits to Special Teachers/Resource Teachers who teach children with special needs in govt schools. The court held that their contractual status cannot be used to deny them benefits available to corresponding regular teachers.HC directed govt to extend to the petitioners…
Jaipur: In a late-night reshuffle Monday, the state govt has transferred 69 Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers.The govt has appointed Suman Ram Jat as director of Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR). Ram has become the first director, nearly four years after Ramgarh Vishdhari was notified as Rajasthan’s fourth tiger reserve.T Mohan Raj has simultaneously been…
Some opposition parties, including Congress, have demanded that the bill be withdrawn New Delhi: Govt is likely to send the FCRA bill to a joint committee of Parliament for scrutiny as part of its wider effort to evolve a consensus over the contentious legislation, which has drawn sharp protests from opposition parties and Christian bodies…
US president Donald Trump being sued by human rights groups over sanctions on ICC Four major US human rights organisations have sued the Trump administration over its sanctions campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the measures are unconstitutional and restrict their ability to work with the court.The lawsuit, filed in New York…
