Ahmedabad: A 30-year-old grain broker was allegedly assaulted by four men, including one armed with a knife, in the Juhapura area late on Saturday following a dispute that occurred three days earlier near a mosque.According to the FIR, the complainant was passing by Royal Akbar Tower near Moti Bakery around 11.30pm when he was intercepted…
Amritsar: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Saturday began his maiden three-day visit to Punjab from Amritsar, signalling the party’s intent to strengthen its organisational network and energise the cadre ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, which it plans to contest on its own.Soon after arriving in Amritsar, Nabin, accompanied by Punjab BJP president Kewal…
Panaji: Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday called chief minister Pramod Sawant a “magician” and capable of filling 22,000 govt vacancies before the next assembly elections.“I have full assurance my CM will fill these vacancies for the benefit of youths,” Rane told reporters.“There is a craze of govt jobs in Goa. Youths from the 40…
Kota: Congress MLA from Hindoli and former minister Ashok Chandna was booked for allegedly threatening Hindoli municipality executive officer (EO) Jitendra Kumar Meena over an encroachment and lease investigation linked to one of his workers, police said Tuesday.Based on a complaint lodged by the EO Monday evening, Hindoli police registered a case against Chandna under…
China’s new supply chain control regime is emerging as a potential challenge to India’s ambitions of positioning itself as an alternative global electronics manufacturing hub, with industry players reaching out to the Centre seeking support, ET reported.According to people aware of the matter, Beijing introduced the curbs in April as part of efforts to strengthen…
A top operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Umer Harris alias “Khargosh” (rabbit), with roots in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is now believed to be in Saudi Arabia after fleeing India using a forged passport, officials told PTI on Sunday. The document was issued under the name “Sajjad”, with Harris posing as a resident of Rajasthan.The probe into the LeT…
Kolkata: The engineers who drew up a river-training scheme for the lower Hooghly in 1981 — to keep the approach to Haldia port navigable for large cargo vessels — knew that part of their plan would intensify erosion along the shores of three islands downstream — two of them inhabited. So they included a protective…
Ludhiana: In an opportunistic strike that mirrors the global scramble for energy, a thief managed to siphon off cash, a mobile, and a full LPG cylinder in a matter of minutes.With the Strait of Hormuz situation creating a “pressure cooker” environment for gas prices, local businesses are being warned that their fuel assets are now…
Approximately 2.5 lakh students opted for 15 govt universities, indicating a clear preference for public institutions Ahmedabad: The registration and choice-filling process under the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) portal for undergraduate courses concluded with substantial student participation. Against approximately 5.50 lakh available seats, 2.82 lakh students finalised their preferences by the final deadline.According to…
Chandigarh: Prison officials at Burail jail caught two women, including the mother of an inmate, for allegedly attempting to sneak in mobile SIM cards and batteries into the prison Wednesday. Police also registered a case against the inmate they were visiting.The accused were identified as Paramjit Kaur and Jyoti, both residents of Dadmajra Colony, Sector…
