Chandrakant ‘Lala’ Patel is accused of exploiting the US U-visa victim-protection programme to help Indian immigrants avoid deportation Ahmedabad: Chandrakant ‘Lala’ Patel, accused of exploiting the US U-visa victim-protection programme to help Indian immigrants avoid deportation, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and money laundering and now faces deportation himself. Under a plea deal, Patel agreed…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress govt of attempting to remove free electricity for farmers by introducing prepaid power meters, paving the way for privatisation of the sector. He condemned the govt’s plan to replace existing meters with prepaid ones in both rural and urban areas, including for agricultural use, and…
Ayodhya Police are intensifying their probe into the Ram Temple donation embezzlement case. LUCKNOW: Ayodhya Police are set to widen the investigation into the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement case after preliminary interrogation of arrested accused Avinash Shukla revealed that stolen donation cash was allegedly hidden inside washrooms within the temple complex before being smuggled…
Ludhiana: A technical workshop titled “Accelerating Energy Efficiency in MSMEs” gathered over 60 industry leaders, energy experts, and government officials to promote sustainable manufacturing in the textile sector.Jointly organized by the Punjab Energy Development Agency, the District Industries Centre, and a German development agency, the event highlighted the state’s ADEETIE and RAMP programs. Prominent attendees…
Thane: State agriculture department has intensified surveillance and enforcement measures across the Konkan region to curb alleged diversion and black marketing of subsidised urea meant for farmers, officials said on Friday. The move comes amid concerns that neem-coated urea, supplied at subsidised rates for agricultural use, is being diverted for industrial purposes due to a…
Mumbai: Observing that what has been pointed to it is “most disturbing”, Bombay high court last week restrained a group and unknown others from making any disclosure, public or otherwise, of allegedly hacked sensitive information about children of many schools in Mumbai and abroad run by a charitable trust and another company that runs schools….
Alwar: A hotel manager has been booked for allegedly raping a woman in the Tahla police station area of Alwar district, police said Saturday.In her complaint, the woman alleged that she had gone to the hotel for work around 8am on April 17 when the accused forcibly raped her around 12.25pm. She also alleged that…
Pune: Some assailants on Tuesday night shot dead a 35-year-old man, Ramesh Reddy, a resident of Dehu Road. The murder was the fallout of an old rivalry, police said.Around 9pm on Tuesday, Reddy was near an eatery when unknown persons opened fire at him. He was critically injured in the attack. “Reddy was immediately taken…
Pune: The Maharashtra higher education department on Monday ordered a probe into collection of unauthorised fees by colleges across the state and warned of strict action, widening the scope of action beyond the ongoing fee dispute involving city-based ILS Law College.Higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil, in a circular issued on Monday, directed authorities…
Travis Anthony Phelan, an American national, was detained in the northern district of Maharajganj LUCKMOW: A 33-year-old United States citizen was arrested by police in Maharajganj district for allegedly overstaying his visa and remaining in India beyond the permitted period. Intelligence agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Local Intelligence Unit (LIU), are also expected…
