Artist impression of Varanasi police commissionerate headquarters’ building Varanasi The UP govt has approved Rs 64 crore for the construction of the Varanasi Police Commissionerate headquarters, which is likely to come up on the Traffic Lines campus and be completed during 2027-28.Talking to TOI on Sunday, commissioner of police Mohit Agrawal said the budget for…
Ahmedabad: A day after nine people, including three minors, were killed in a blast at an illegal firecracker factory in Ramol, Ahmedabad police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut on Sunday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT).Gahlaut told the SIT to submit a progress report within 10 days.The explosion occurred around 3.30pm on Saturday at New Gujarat…
Bathinda: Punjab Police on Sunday said they had dismantled a “highly sophisticated, interstate exam cheating racket” that involved the use of “espionage devices”, like pen cameras, in a recruitment exam for pharmacist posts conducted by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS).At least 28 candidates were caught using devices that were concealed in socks, undergarments…
People gathered at Balgandharva Chowk in Pune to support the activist’s protest against the NEET paper leaks Pune: A signature campaign in support of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s protest over the alleged NEET paper leak drew a large number of students and youths to Balgandharva Chowk on Sunday, a day after the Delhi police shifted…
Guwahati: Altogether eight people died and 12 sustained injuries after a massive landslide struck Nagaland’s Mon district headquarters early on Sunday. Four bodies were recovered so far, and officials said the death toll could rise as four more bodies remain trapped under the debris.The landslide hit a hillside area where several houses were built, burying…
Lucknow: The Ram temple trust has set the five-point agenda for its next meeting scheduled in Ayodhya for July 22.The meeting will take place at Mani Ram Chhavani at the seat of Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, the chairperson of the trust.All the eight permanent members are expected to attend the meeting. The board of trustees…
Rajkot: The Border Range police in Bhuj busted an alleged gambling den operating from a farmhouse on the outskirts of Dhunda village in Morbi district’s Tankara taluka and arrested nine people. They also seized Rs 24 lakh cash along with vehicles and other property valued at around Rs 45 lakh.The raid was carried out on…
Jaipur: Around 150 families in Sector 120 on Vijay Path in Mansarovar have been grappling with low water pressure from the Bisalpur pipeline for nearly a month, leaving many households dependent on private water tankers. Residents said the supply is too weak to fill overhead tanks, forcing them to buy tankers every two or three…
NEW DELHI: A large majority of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants who sneak into India are not here to organically ‘explore’ economic opportunities; they cross over as part of a well-oiled labour supply chain, with Indian employers in states far from the border relying on headhunting touts in Bangladesh for cheap labour.The ‘jobs for illegal immigrants’ eco-system…
‘If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you’ Imagine standing in front of a vending machine or browsing an online marketplace, surrounded by thousands of choices created to encourage instant buying. A person purchases a slightly improved phone, feels a short moment of happiness, and soon starts looking forward to…
