Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has directed an insurance company to compensate the family of a man who died after falling from a multi-utility vehicle (MUV), holding that accident victims should not be left without relief merely because of technical policy exclusions.The case arose after Shivanand Khannanavar suffered fatal injuries on falling from a Mahindra Jeep…
Hyderabad: Armoor police arrested BJP Armoor town president Mandula Balu for assaulting a private school principal for allegedly teaching Urdu to students. He was produced before the court and released on conditional bail on Monday. Meanwhile, state police issued notices to `X’ to remove videos of BJP workers assaulting the school principal from multiple handles,…
For high-risk buildings, the order says that only architects with a minimum of five years’ professional experience will be eligible to undertake third-party certification Gurgaon: A proposed system of self-certification has been put on hold. All approvals for building plans and occupation certificates (OCs) will continue under the existing rules, for now.The state will continue…
Empty 239 bus stand in Salt Lake near Mayukh Bhawan, photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: All 41 odd buses plying on route 239 and operating on two alignments – one connecting Shapoorji to Babughat and Salt Lake 12 number Tank to Babughat – have stopped plying from Monday throwing hundreds of regular passengers in the lurch.The…
Panaji: Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) has picked Engineering Projects India (EPI), a govt entity, to revive its Rs 72 crore international cruise terminal.The project, which came to a halt in the last quarter of 2025, was under litigation, but now MPA hopes that the terminal will be completed before the 2027 cruise season.“EPI is a…
Varanasi: A 65-year-old man was killed and his 35-year-old son critically injured after a truck overturned on them in the Shivpur area of Varanasi on Monday. The incident sparked massive protests by villagers, who blamed the accident on mud accumulated on the road that allegedly made the stretch slippery.The protesters blocked the Gilat Bazar-Babatpur road…
Ahmedabad: For many women in Gujarat, marriage is no longer an immediate life goal. While many are pressing pause on marriage, an increasing number are choosing to remain single, reveals govt data. Higher education, financial independence and changing career aspirations are steadily reshaping long-held social expectations around when, or even whether, women should get married.Data…
Ajnala: An Ajnala youth who had gone to Slovakia on a work permit eight months ago in search of better employment opportunities drowned there, leaving his family devastated. The family has now appealed to the Centre, Punjab govt and the Indian embassy there to expedite the repatriation of his body.Gursewak Singh (24), a resident of…
Pune: The Maharashtra Social Justice Department on Monday refuted allegations that the state committee tasked with monitoring the Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Act has been inactive for the past four years.Responding to a query in the Legislative Council by MLCs Satyajeet Tambe and Sunil Shinde, social justice Minister Sanjay Shirsat denied claims that the “publicity…
Silchar: Delays in restoring Rangirkhal, a key drainage channel, have raised fears of monsoon waterlogging.The Nagarik Swartha Raksha Sangram Parishad said reviving Rangirkhal is vital for Silchar’s drainage system. “If Rangirkhal survives, Silchar survives,” members said, blaming years of neglect, indiscriminate waste dumping and slow restoration work. The drain, running through Lakhipur Road, Shibbari, Silchar…
