National Highways Authority of India has issued a fresh advisory for highway users, warning that improper use of FASTag could lead to it being blacklisted. The move comes as the authority tightens norms around electronic toll collection, especially with the rollout of more advanced, barrier-free tolling systems across the country.FASTag, which uses RFID technology to…
Bengaluru: Director-general of prisons and correctional services Alok Kumar Monday dismissed as “completely baseless” rumours claiming that actor Darshan Thoogudeepa had tried to kill himself in Bengaluru Central Prison.Alok Kumar clarified there was no such incident and appealed to the actor’s fans not to believe in such false information. “The rumours (of Darshan trying to…
NEW DELHI: Keeping with the Madhya Pradesh high court’s order, ASI has allowed full access to Hindus to the Bhojhshala complex for worship of Goddess Saraswati.Drawing from HC’s May 15 verdict, ASI said the court ruled that Bhojshala in Dhar district is a protected monument and a temple of Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati).“The court has also…
NEW DELHI: Retail inflation, based on consumer price index (CPI), inched up for the third consecutive month to 3.5% in April from 3.4% in March on account of acceleration in food prices, data released by NSO showed Tuesday. The food index rose 4.2% in April, above 3.9% in the preceding month. Fuel inflation decelerated sharply…
Jaipur: Concerned over sanitation and waste management in Jaipur, the Rajasthan High Court has directed municipal authorities to ensure that sanitation workers perform only the duties for which they were appointed and stressed that similar cleanliness measures should be implemented across Rajasthan.The court further asked GS Gill, additional advocate general, to finalise similar instructions for…
Former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy Hyderabad: Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice B Sudershan Reddy, has sounded an alarm over the rise of “farmhouse culture” in Telangana’s suburban belts, warning that agricultural land is being steadily converted into real estate projects instead of serving its intended purpose of cultivation. He urged the govt to…
Margao: A Margao couple has alleged that their property in Sao Jose de Areal, Salcete, was illegally transferred through a forged special power of attorney (SPA) and a fraudulent gift deed executed without their knowledge, Fatorda police said.Complainants Anant Lotlikar and his wife, Savitri Lotlikar, residents of Aquem Alto, Margao, alleged that Pandurang Lotlikar of…
Ahmedabad: Two men were arrested by Ramol police for allegedly operating an unauthorised call centre from a shop in the CTM area and cheating foreign nationals by promising personal loans at low interest rates.Police identified the accused as Jay Dave (29), a resident of Amraiwadi, and Subrata Naik (35), a resident of Kailash Colony near…
A Nepalese couple, employed as domestic help and security, stole Rs 25 lakh from their employer’s residence in Bengaluru. (Arrested Bhuvan Bista alias Pavan Bista, 35, and his wife Seetha Bista, 33.) BENGALURU: A Nepalese couple employed as domestic help and security personnel at a contractor’s residence, who had stolen Rs 25 lakh in cash…
Chennai: A 22-year-old Nepalese national and two minors were arrested by Kilpauk police after they made obscene gestures at two women in Purasawalkam. The trio was apprehended by an auto-rickshaw driver and members of the public before being handed over to the police.According to police, the incident occurred on Purasawalkam High Road. A woman and…
