Chennai: A clash broke out between two groups of inmates inside Puzhal central prison over distribution of ganja. A case has been registered against 12 prisoners.The incident occurred inside the remand block of the prison, where more than 4,000 inmates are lodged. According to authorities, one group of inmates was found to possess ganja. Another…
Hyderabad: Housing and Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Monday announced a major restructuring of state’s flagship Indiramma housing scheme, devolving greater authority to district collectors to speed up housing sanctions.He said special officers for each undivided district will be appointed to ensure better coordination between officials and elected representatives, and to pre-empt ground-level bottlenecks.“Even…
Kolkata: The Maniktala constituency is set to witness a neck-and-neck contest between veteran politician and five-time MLA Tapas Roy for BJP and first-timer Shrreya Pande, the Trinamool candidate. Though they once shared a family connection — Roy once had a very close association with former MLA Sadhan Pande, Shrreya’s father — neither is ready to…
Panaji: For years, Goa’s liquor supply chain has been like a leaking bottle. Premium scotch has been trucked in from Haryana, evading duties worth crores. Goa-manufactured whisky has moved out to Maharashtra disguised as pharmaceutical supplies. And through it all, the state’s excise department has had no reliable way to track a single bottle from…
Guj’s most guarded Bustard chick goes missing Ahmedabad: Fifty guards, round-the-clock surveillance, sealed roads, and specially erected watchtowers — turns out, none of it was enough to protect the Great Indian Bustard chick, the first born in Gujarat’s wild in nearly a decade. The much-celebrated chick disappeared just 26 days after its birth. Forest officials…
Chandigarh: After days of intense heatwave conditions, residents may finally get some relief as the weather department has forecast rain and thunderstorms for three days starting from Tuesday. The change in weather is expected to bring down temperatures and ease the prevailing heat.According to the latest weather bulletin, dry conditions prevailed over the past 24…
Pune: Large parts of Maharashtra — particularly Vidarbha — continued to reel under intense heat, with Amravati recording a blistering 46.6°C, a degree below the country’s highest of 47.6°C in Banda, Uttar Pradesh.The maximum temperatures in the city showed a marginal dip on Monday. Shivajinagar recorded a maximum of 39.8°C, slightly lower than previous day’s…
Guwahati: The person driving the vehicle that met with a road accident on Sunday, leaving three women on board dead, was absconding and was detained in Dibrugarh district on Monday, police said.A team from Guwahati police is en-route to Dibrugarh to bring him to Guwahati. The case is being investigated under the Noonmati police station.The…
LUCKNOW: In a swift and courageous response, the station house officer (SHO) of Mahanagar police station rescued a wheelchair-bound woman trapped inside a burning house in Lucknow, averting a potential tragedy.The incident was reported near the IT Metro station on Faizabad Road, where a fire broke out in a residential building, triggering panic among occupants….
A notice put up outside the sealed marriage garden in Jaipur Monday Jaipur: The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC)’s Murlipura zone Monday sealed Rameshwaram Marriage Garden in Harmada on Sikar Road, intensifying its action against illegally operated marriage venues in the city. According to civic officials, the marriage garden was sealed for violating provisions of the…
