Pune: Online fraudsters allegedly cheated a 53-year-old shopkeeper from Katraj of Rs 63.85 lakh by luring him with promises of high returns through online share trading.According to Pune Cyber police, the fraud took place between March and May this year. The victim submitted a complaint in May, following which the police verified the allegations and…
The new ramps are expected to ease access to the bustling residential townships significantly Ghaziabad: Work on two new ramps that will improve connectivity to the Hindon Elevated Road from Indirapuram and Vasundhara will begin within a month and is expected to be completed in 18 months, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) said, after the…
Ludhiana: A former employee was among those who robbed a liquor company of ₹17 lakh, targeting one of its cash collection agents on April 17. Police on Friday announced the arrests of the trio who had spent much of the loot on drugs and hotels.Dugri police arrested Gurdeep Singh ‘Bobby’, 21, of Shaheed Karnail Singh…
Kolkata: A large cache of firearms and ammunition was recovered from a pond near an under-construction building in Sandeshkhali on Saturday. The area was once considered a stronghold of jailed former Trinamool functionary Sheikh Shahjahan. The arms seizure was the result of a joint operation by the West Bengal Police Special Task Force (STF) and…
Dibrugarh: A cadre of the NSCN-K (Ang Mai) faction was arrested during a joint operation by the Assam Rifles and Tirap police in the Hydel area of Khonsa in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Thursday.The operation was launched by the Khonsa Battalion of Assam Rifles in coordination with Tirap police on the basis of specific…
Noida: With monsoon approaching, district magistrate Medha Roopam has directed administrative officials and police to crack down on unauthorised construction on floodplains, warning that encroachments pose serious risks during floods.Chairing a review meeting of the district flood committee on Tuesday, the DM said strict action must be taken against any construction activity in violation of…
Amit Mohan PrasadWorld Population Day (11 July) this year focuses on empowering young people and enabling them to fulfil their aspirations. The theme is particularly relevant for India, which has a median age of 28.4 years and one of the world’s youngest populations. Yet the question is not whether India’s population is growing or whether…
CHIKKABALLAPUR: A 26-year-old physiotherapist was found dead in a locked room at a homestay near Nandi Hills on Monday, while her boyfriend was found unconscious beside her. Police suspect he attempted suicide after killing her.The victim, Sai Surabhi of Jayanagar in Bengaluru, worked at Sri Sathya Sai Hospital in Muddenahalli. Her boyfriend, Sanjeeth Ali, 25,…
Patiala: The counter-intelligence (CI) wing of Patiala police on Monday busted a fake currency racket in Malerkotla and arrested four persons with counterfeit notes worth Rs 5.5 lakh, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Monday.Police recovered all the fake Indian currency notes in Rs 500 denomination.The accused were identified as Nazar Khan of Jhunir village…
Senior advocate Billwadal Bhattacharyya was appointed as additional advocate general of Bengal on Friday. He is the second AAG to be appointed this week after senior advocate Rajdeep Mazumder. “The govt reposed faith in me. It will be my duty to live up to the expectation. It’s a new govt, which brings a lot of…
