Fire erupted at a Narela Industrial Area plastic factory on Saturday, with emergency services battling the blaze. NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Delhi’s Narela Industrial Area on Saturday, officials said.Fire tenders were rushed to the spot immediately after the incident was reported, and efforts were underway to douse the…
Guwahati: Three persons have been arrested in the city for allegedly assaulting local residents, police said on Monday, following reports of multiple incidents over the past few days.Conincidentally, all three arrested are Hindi-speaking people.Describing the first incident, in which two women were harassed late at night by Chandan Kumar Mandal from Bihar, joint commissioner of…
The latest sanction covers installation on 598km spanning 48 block sections, at an estimated cost of Rs 140 crore Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad division of the Western Railway is set to become fully equipped with Kavach 4.0 after Indian Railways approved the expansion of the indigenous train protection system across the remaining sections of the division.The…
Madhuri Dixit Nene has remained one of Bollywood’s most celebrated stars, making it nearly impossible for her to go unnoticed in public. However, she left the industry at the peak of her stardom and settled in the USA after getting married to Dr Sriram Nene. After many years of marriage and after having two children,…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday mounted a strong counterattack against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut after he compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and called him as an “aghori”.The ruling party said Raut’s comments reflected the opposition’s growing frustration and alleged that he had insulted not only the prime minister but…
Ludhiana: Thousands of Class-XII students in Punjab’s govt schools have begun their final academic year without essential textbooks, sparking fears that the delay will compromise results in the high-stakes board examinations.Despite the start of the new session, students in senior secondary schools report a critical shortage of govt-issued materials for major subjects, including economics, political…
Kolkata: A retired HC judge in the SIR tribunal reportedly got death threats, demanding the inclusion of certain names in the final voter roll. His daughter lodged a complaint on May 2, saying a letter was delivered to their Picnic Garden home on Saturday, threatening them with dire consequences if all “under-review” Muslim names were…
Agartala: Union minister for power, housing and urban affairs Manohar Lal Khattar flagged financial losses in the power sector during a review meeting in Tripura and directed officials to identify and curb illegal electricity connections, stressing better planning to meet future energy demand.Khattar asked officials to improve the quality and reliability of electricity services across…
Jaisalmer: Pugal police of Bikaner district recovered 14kg heroin from the scooty belonging to a man found injured and unconscious on the road Tuesday.According to police, the youth was found on the main road, about 7km from Pugal towards Khajuwala. After receiving information, police reached the spot and took him to hospital. The scooter was…
Mumbai: In a bid to ensure power failures do not disrupt Mumbai’s water supply, the BMC has proposed setting up a backup power transformer at its Bhandup water treatment complex, which supplies nearly 80% of the city’s drinking water.The proposal, to be tabled before the Standing Committee on Wednesday, seeks approval to spend Rs 14.67…
