Chennai: Twelve children escaped from the Government Place of Safety at Athur, near Chengalpet, on Sunday evening. Police said the children, who are in conflict with law, later assaulted three motorists, stole motorcycles and snatched a mobile phone. One child was subsequently traced, while a search is under way for the remaining 11.The Govt Place…
Hyderabad: Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday sought to project the Centre’s direct allotment of the Tadicherla-II coal block to Singareni Collieries as a lifeline for the state-owned miner. He accused successive BRS and Congress govts of failing to safeguard the company’s long-term interests and allowing dues of nearly ₹54,000 crore…
Gurgaon: HSVP has initiated the process to procure 196 acres from willing landowners across eight Gurgaon villages under its e-Bhoomi scheme, with 107 acres in Shikohpur emerging as the largest proposed site for a residential sector near the Aravalis.The proposal has been sent to HSVP headquarters for approval. The Authority will begin negotiations with landowners…
Kolkata: A first-year college student from Ultadanga was arrested by Tala Police for allegedly stealing premium smartphones worth Rs 2 lakh from delivery parcels of an e-commerce company. He had been working night shifts in the company’s storage section to pay for his college expenses. Cops said stole the devices on the nights of July…
Noida: An FIR against two Noida Authority officials in May 2021 for allegedly processing a Rs 7-crore land payout to a beneficiary after the Allahabad High Court dismissed her petition finally snowballed into a Supreme Court-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe against officials and middlemen for allegedly taking bribes from farmers to expedite or enhance…
Panaji: Goa has recorded two consecutive non-rainy days during July, climatologically the wettest month of the southwest monsoon, raising concerns over a prolonged dry spell during the peak rainy season.According to the daily rainfall bulletin for the 24 hours ending at 8.30am on July 13, no part of the state recorded light, moderate, heavy or…
Varanasi: A 25-year-old man died and his friend was seriously injured after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding truck on Lalanagar highway in Gopiganj Kotwali area of Bhadohi district on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Afsan, a resident of Madhosingh under Aurai Kotwali. His friend, Nihal Ahmed, 24, also from Madhosingh, sustained…
Ahmedabad: Courts must not lose sight of victims even as efforts in criminal proceedings focus on sympathies for the accused, said Gujarat High Court on Monday, directing Gujarat govt to compensate victims of the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts.A division bench of Justice A Y Kogje and Justice S J Dave ordered the state to pay…
Mohali: A Mohali-based transporter alleged that he received repeated extortion calls and death threats from international phone numbers in the name of gangster Goldy Brar, with the caller demanding Rs 3 crore and threatening to kill him and his family if the money was not paid.Acting on the complaint, Sadar Kharar police have registered an…
Students in local govt-run schools from classes I to VIII receive two sets of free uniforms — one being of scouts or guides Pune: Joint director of the Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad (Maharashtra Primary Education Council) Devidas Kulal issued a circular on July 8 saying that school management committees (SMCs) and suppliers would face legal…
