Batala: A land dispute turned deadly in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district when a 35-year-old man shot dead his aunt, her 12-year-old son and an ex-serviceman friend before killing himself, police said on Wednesday.Batala SSP Mehtab Singh said Manjot Singh, the accused, was locked in a property and financial dispute with his uncle. He had sold his…
A scooterist rides through a waterlogged road in the Kiwale area following Wednesday’s rain Pune: The monsoon arrived late this year, but Pune’s familiar chaos after rain returned right on cue. On Wednesday morning, the city was brought to its knees by nothing more than a usual rain spell. Roads choked, vehicles stalled, tempers flared…
Surat: Five of the 16 managing committee seats in the upcoming Sumul Dairy elections have been declared uncontested after no rival candidates filed nominations, while the remaining 11 seats are headed for keen contests.The elections to south Gujarat’s leading dairy cooperative have generated significant interest across the region. Sumul procures and supplies around 12.5 lakh…
Guwahati: Assam govt on Wednesday effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring and posting 24 IAS and ACS officers across key departments, including home, finance, agriculture, CM’s secretariat and multiple district commissioners.This is the first major reshuffle in the newly formed BJP-led govt.Among the key changes, Megha Nidhi Dahal, currently district commissioner of Dhubri, has been…
Lucknow: Veteran actor Anil Rastogi on Wednesday clarified over a viral clip from the Padma Awards ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan where he was conferred the Padma Shri.The clip which went viral on social media showed Rastogi walking up to receive his Padma Shri on Tuesday while appearing to miss a handshake offered by the…
Palanpur: A special POCSO court in Modasa town of Aravali district sentenced a man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old Class IX girl last year.The court of Special Judge K K Shukla found him guilty of rape, kidnapping and other sections of the BNS and POCSO Act and sentenced him on Tuesday.Public…
JDA issuing pattas of unapproved colonies through its Urban Service Camps Jaipur: Even as the state govt publicly voices concern over rising encroachments and unauthorised colonies, its decision to regularise such settlements through Urban Service Camps has drawn criticism from town planners and municipal officials, who say the policy rewards violations and weakens enforcement.Officials argue…
NEW DELHI: A passport is primarily a travel document and should not be treated as proof of citizenship, a senior external affairs ministry official said Wednesday at an event to highlight the expansion of passport services across the country on 14th Passport Seva Divas.The passport attests the nationality of Indians when they are abroad but…
Wounded soldiers, families accuse army, Pete Hegseth of downplaying war injuries Questions are growing over how the US military has described injuries suffered by American troops after an Iran-linked drone strike, with wounded soldiers and their families accusing the army of minimising the severity of what happened.The issue has also brought fresh attention to comments…
Vindu Dara Singh says father Dara Singh warned him against interfaith marriage with Farah Naaz (Image credits: Instagram) Vindu Dara Singh has opened up about his former marriage to actor and Tabu’s sister, Farah Naaz, admitting that his father, wrestling legend Dara Singh, had cautioned him about the challenges of an interfaith marriage.Speaking to Kadak,…
