Ludhiana: Ludhiana additional deputy commissioner Poonam Singh announced on Monday that 18,718 voters were successfully mapped during a special camp drive held on February 7. Meeting with representatives of both recognised and unrecognised political parties, she urged them to immediately appoint booth-level agents (BLAs) across all polling stations to help maximise voter mapping coverage before…
NEW DELHI: The accused in the murder of an IRS officer’s daughter was arrested by Delhi Police on Wednesday, news agency ANI reported. He has been taken into custody after being tracked down to a hotel in Dwarka.The 22-year-old woman was found murdered in South Delhi’s Amar Colony area. Investigators suspect she was strangled, possibly…
Bengaluru: Nearly three years after a software engineer lost her life in a flooding incident, the underpass at KR Circle was submerged once again Wednesday.The underpass, which witnessed the tragic drowning during pre-monsoon rain in May 2023, was inundated with over 12ft of rainwater, following downpour in the central parts of the city. As of…
Union heavy Industries and steel minister HD Kumaraswamy addresses a press conference in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Union minister HD Kumaraswamy Thursday accused the state govt of turning the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township near Bidadi into an “official real estate business” and demanded an immediate halt to land acquisition proceedings.Approved by the cabinet last month, the…
Grand ceremony organized in Jaisalmer on Godawan Day JAISALMER: May 21 marked a historic milestone in the conservation journey of Rajasthan’s State Bird, the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (Godawan), as the state officially celebrated “Godawan Day” for the first time.On the occasion, Rajasthan’s minister of state for forest and environment Sanjay Sharma unveiled special…
Nepal government on Tuesday announced that it would reopen files related to the royal massacre of 2001, in which the entire family of then-king Birendra Shah was killed.Home Minister Sudan Gurung made the announcement soon after assuming office.On June 1, 2001, all family members of king Shah, including queen Aishwarya, were killed by then crown…
Dhubri: A Bangladeshi national identified as Muqtar Hussain (32), a resident of Dinajpur in Bangladesh, has been apprehended by the 89 Battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Assam’s Dhubri district.A source said Hussain was detained by the BSF near the Bishkhowas Border Out Post in the Golokganj sector during routine border patrolling on…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that Congress MLC Dhiraj Lingade was offered Rs 20 crore to defect to the Eknath Shinde Sena. Raut referred to Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Sachin Ahir’s recent switchover to Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena. Lingade however said he had not received any such offer. Lingade is…
NEW DELHI: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Sunday disclosed that she is one of the six female wrestlers who had accused former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.The announcement comes just days before her return at a ranking tournament in Brij Bhushan’s stronghold Gonda, marking her first appearance in nearly…
Hyderabad: In less than a week, criminal gangs linked to Nepal have struck again in the city, this time targeting an elderly couple in Kowkoor. Although the robbery took place on Monday night, the incident came to light only on Tuesday evening after the victims managed to alert police with the help of locals.The incident…
