Surendra, a resident of Jewar’s RR Colony, was arrested on Tuesday Noida: Accused of leering at her 14-year-old stepdaughter, a 45-year-old man brutally assaulted the girl, strangled her with a piece of rope and left the body in a sack on a deserted stretch of Yamuna Pushta Road last week. Then he did what he…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday urged panchayats not to spend money to build gutters in villages. Instead, he urged panchayats to spend the grants given by the state to build wedding venues or banquet halls.“The rural development agency gives funds to many villages, sometimes even as much as Rs 30-50 lakh. But many…
Gorakhpur: Marking International Workers’ Day, the state govt will organise a mass wedding ceremony for 200 daughters of labourers across Gorakhpur division on May 1. The event will be held at Champa Devi Park from 11am, with labour minister Anil Rajbhar and several public representatives attending the event.The initiative, aimed at easing the financial burden…
Ahmedabad: The humongous task of restoring songs dating back to the era of India’s first talkie, ‘Alam Ara’ (1931), demands much more than just passion — a finely tuned ear and a deep technical knowledge of vintage recordings.Yet, by his own admission, Shekhar Iyer, an Ahmedabad-based management professor, possessed none of these qualities. Rather, 36…
Amritsar: A jatha from Bengaluru, comprising Sikligar and Vanjara Sikh devotees, arrived at the Golden Temple on Wednesday as part of a special outreach initiative supported by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.The group, led by Jarnail Singh and organised by Gurdwara Singh Sabha Bengaluru in collaboration with the Karnataka Sikh Welfare Society, was received by…
Dibrugarh: With the cultivation season fast approaching, the district administration of Majuli has taken a step to ease the burden on farmers by relaxing fuel procurement norms, allowing them to purchase petrol and diesel in approved containers from designated petrol pumps — a relief measure that addresses a long-standing practical challenge faced by agriculturists on…
Lucknow: A day after TOI reported the acquittal of an accused in a six-year-old police encounter case, the superintendent of police of Ambedkar Nagar has taken cognizance and ordered a departmental enquiry into the matter.SP Prachi Singh confirmed to TOI that a probe has been initiated and the probe has been assigned to the additional…
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court Wednesday extended interim bail granted to Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in a sexual assault case, till May 25 on medical grounds.A division bench of acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sangeeta Sharma allowed the extension after hearing an application seeking continuation of the relief.During the…
Kolkata: Voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata: Kolkata, which traditionally registers a low voter turnout, almost caught up with the rest of Bengal Wednesday.Election Commission data shows that till 9pm, Kolkata recorded over 88.4% voter turnout,…
D4vd is getting ready for a very serious court hearing, but what is grabbing attention is not just the case itself. It is his unusual request before appearing in court. According to court documents, his team asked the judge if he could wear dress pants and a button-down shirt instead of jail clothing. This request…
