Panaji: Omkar, the sub-adult elephant that has repeatedly strayed into Goa’s border villages in Pernem since Sep last year, has once again been spotted near the border.Goa forest officials said Omkar was seen in Maharashtra’s Wafoli village, approximately 5-6km from the border. They said that the elephant has remained in the village for nearly a…
Move reflects poorly on state govt’s general administration department and CMO, said a bureaucrat Mumbai: Less than a week after the state government transferred IAS officer P Velrasu from CEO of MIDC and posted him as principal secretary in the forest department, the state on Monday again posted him as additional metropolitan commissioner (AMC) in…
Guwahati: Locals in Nalbari foiled an attempted abduction of a schoolgirl on Tuesday morning, and captured two suspects who were later handed over to police after being beaten by an angry crowd.The incident occurred near Sariahtali, close to Nalbari town, when a schoolteacher was taking his 7-year-old daughter to her school on a bicycle. Two…
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…
India U-17 women’s head coach Pamela Conti with her brother Vincenzo Panaji: Whenever Pamela Conti needs guidance in the dugout, she almost always turns to her brother Vincenzo, who has been by her side all through her football journey.The former striker with 90 caps and 30 goals for the Italy national team worked with her…
Ludhiana: An international animal rights group has exposed an illegal wildlife trafficking operation in the city after spotting an Instagram user advertising a captured baby monkey for sale.Punjab Police filed criminal charges against Dalbir Singh of Lohatbaddi village following a formal complaint by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) India and local wildlife…
Chennai: There seems to be no end to the power cut woes and sleepless nights for city and suburban residents.On Saturday night, the residents of Muttukadu, Tiruporur and nearby areas blocked the traffic on ECR and OMR as their areas plunged into darkness. While residents of Perambur thronged the street, agitated over power supply interruptions…
JAGATDAL: West Bengal Police on Monday arrested four people in connection with violent clashes between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters outside Jagatdal Police Station on Sunday night.The accused have been identified as Koushik Das, Sikander Prasad, Gopal Routh and Shyamdev Shaw. Police said efforts are underway to trace the remaining suspects,…
MUMBAI: In 1935, Khurshed Maneckji Bharucha – the first Indian chief cashier of Tata Steel in Jamshedpur – borrowed Rs 3.5 lakh from a friend who owned an island near Bombay. Soon, on an open ground at Bistupur junction, arose a four-storey building with partition walls made of ‘surkhi’, a burnt clay and limestone mix….
Timothée Chalamet’s remarks on opera and ballet, originally met with backlash, have sparked a renaissance in ticket sales for London’s prestigious Royal Ballet and Opera. Alex Beard, the organization’s head, expressed his gratitude, noting a remarkable increase in both engagement and immediate ticket purchases following the actor’s candid comments. Timothée Chalamet may have faced serious…
