Kolkata A 10-member Central Delimitation Committee (CDC) has been formed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation to create 56 additional civic wards, increasing the total from 144 to 200, officials said.The committee, tasked with ensuring a balanced distribution of voters across the 200 wards, has to submit its recommendations by July 27. The KMC elections are due…
The case stems from an FIR registered at Sahibabad police station on Nov 21, 2018 Ghaziabad: Eight years on, a special POCSO court on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 after convicting him of aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a seven-year-old girl.The case stems from…
Director of mines and geology said six more low-grade iron ore dumps, including four in South Goa, will be auctioned next week Panaji: Mining activities are set to resume in South Goa after the state govt received a strong response to its low-grade iron ore dump auctions. Of the 24 dumps put up for e-auction,…
File photo of seized liquor after a raid. While officers seized liquor consignments worth Rs 13.82 lakh in five major cases in Ahmedabad city and Gandhinagar over the past two months, not a single accused was arrested Ahmedabad: Darkness, dense bushes, speeding SUVs and dramatic chases have become recurring themes in prohibition cases registered by…
Chandigarh: Passengers travelling on the Chandigarh-New Delhi Shatabdi Express and several other trains between July 20 and July 25 have been advised to check platform numbers before arriving at Chandigarh railway station, as temporary changes will be implemented owing to redevelopment work.The Chandigarh-New Delhi Shatabdi Express (train no. 12046), which normally departs from platform no….
Pune: A six-year-old girl, who was riding pillion on a scooter driven by her mother, died after a PMPML bus ran over her on the service road of the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass in Punawale on Saturday morning.The Ravet police have registered a case of causing death by negligence against the bus driver. He has not…
Surat: A 22-year-old delivery boy named Vicky Tayde, employed in Amazon courier company, was killed near his home in Ashok Samrat Nagar of Udhna on Saturday night. Accused Javed Salim Shah lived in the same locality. Tayde was killed a few months after his father Dhanraj’s murder in 2025 by Shah’s friend Dipak and his…
Aizawl: Mizoram’s lone Lok Sabha MP Richard Vanlalhmangaiha and two ZPM legislators have urged the Centre to expedite approval of key road and bridge projects, saying they are crucial to improving connectivity, easing traffic congestion and addressing infrastructure gaps in the state.The delegation, comprising Vanlalhmangaiha, PWD minister’s adviser T Lalhlimpuia and MLA Lt Col Clement…
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath interacts with students during the inauguration of the ‘Tree Plantation Mahayagya-2026’ in Gorakhpur on Sunday Gorakhpur: Launching the statewide plantation drive, Vriksharopan Mahayagya-2026 from Gorakhpur, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that maintaining a balance between development and environment conservation, the state govt focused on expanding forest cover while developing…
Rajkot: Four police personnel were suspended and five others were transferred on Sunday following an attack on a State Monitoring Cell (SMC) team during a raid on an alleged gambling den in Veraval town of Gir Somnath district earlier this week.The action comes after the SMC raided an alleged gambling den operating from the house…
