GORAKHPUR: Aurangabad village in Bhathat area of Gorakhpur district, known for its traditional terracotta craft, is set to be developed as a major rural tourism destination under a state govt initiative.According to officials, the tourism department has prepared a project worth nearly Rs1 crore to transform the village into a ‘Special Tourist Village.’ The execution…
Chandigarh: Prison officials at Burail jail caught two women, including the mother of an inmate, for allegedly attempting to sneak in mobile SIM cards and batteries into the prison Wednesday. Police also registered a case against the inmate they were visiting.The accused were identified as Paramjit Kaur and Jyoti, both residents of Dadmajra Colony, Sector…
Surat: A 47-year-old Surat-based real estate businessman, currently working at a motel in the US, filed a complaint alleging that he was cheated out of Rs 5.8 crore, after being lured into investing in a South Indian film project with promises of high returns.The complainant, Hitesh Patel, alleged that the accused induced him to invest…
NEW DELHI: Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hailed the defeat of the Delimitation Bill in the Parliament as a “victory of democracy” and accused the Centre of hatching a conspiracy to alter the federal structure of the country.While addressing a press conference, Priyanka said that Centre is planning to stay in power using…
Kota: Jhalawar police Wednesday arrested three people for running a cyber fraud racket using mule bank accounts in the Bhawanimandi police station area. Three other accused were arrested from the same area in a similar case on April 10. The accused were identified as Ajay Verma (28), Arvind Meena (25) and Rajkumar Meghwal (25), all…
Panaji/Mapusa: Less than 15 days after a fire at Arambol beach gutted six private shacks, six cottages of the Dallas Beach Resort at Ashvem were gutted in a fire on Thursday night.The blaze, which was reported around 8.45pm, quickly engulfed the wooden structures of the resort near the Ajoba temple. While the property sustained extensive…
A chilling phone call alerted authorities to the murder of Dinesh Kumar near Buchawas Railway Station. MAHENDRAGARH: A man was found murdered near Buchawas Railway Station on April 15, after his family received a chilling phone call from his mobile in which the callers said he had been assaulted and threatened to kill him.The deceased,…
The mystery of the Colorado River’s missing water has finally been solved by scientists from the University of Washington, revealing a critical shift in the American West’s hydrological cycle. For the past several decades, hydrologic managers have used winter snowpack measurements to predict how much water will be available in reservoirs during the summer months,…
The incident occurred between 11.30am and 11.45am Monday. ASI Venkataswamy TV, of Cottonpet police station, and constable Yamanappa Madar were on Hoysala patrol duty when, around 11.30am, a passerby alerted them about a man attempting to vandalise the statue at Shantala Circle BENGALURU: A man armed with a pickaxe attempted to vandalise the statue of…
Brass working of Desia Kondh | OdishaThe community members specialise in creating artefacts and jewellery distinct due to its look from brass, also identified as Dokra. They use scrap brass work and use the lost-wax technique. It starts with artisans crafting a wax model, which is coated with layers of fine clay. It is dried…
