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…
Guwahati: Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Monday urged residents to stay alert as IMD forecast more rain for Guwahati.The India Meteorological Department predicted moderate to heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, in Guwahati and adjoining areas over the next two to three days. The forecast follows a heavy rain warning issued last…
Lucknow: A case has been registered after restricted narcotic fentanyl injections were allegedly stolen from the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) in Lucknow. Police have booked an outsourced employee and his accomplice for conspiring to illegally sell the controlled drug.Based on a complaint lodged by assistant security officer, DK Pandey, the PGI…
Jaipur: Thousands of families living in 86 colonies across Sanganer and Bagru have warned of boycotting the upcoming local body elections if their long-pending demand for land titles is not addressed, at a meeting held Monday under the banner of the Niyaman Hetu Sangharsh SamitThe committee said the colonies were established 40 to 50 years…
Ram Mandir Trust sets criteria for CEO post LUCKNOW: Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra invited applications Monday for its first chief executive officer (CEO), aiming to professionalise the running of Ayodhya’s Ram temple a month after cash-counting agents were allegedly found to have stolen donations to the shrine.The CEO aspirant must be a graduate between…
The council decided to sell the site to UKIM on Feb 10 even though Bharat Hindu Samaj (BHS) is a sitting tenant LONDON: Peterborough city council argued at the high court here on Monday that its decision to sell a complex housing a Hindu temple to a Muslim association to redevelop it as a mosque…
