Bengaluru: After Mahadevapura residents flagged missing villages in the 2002 electoral rolls uploaded on the election commission’s portal, similar complaints have surfaced from Ramamurthy Nagar and New Baiyappanahalli, adding to concerns over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR).Senior citizens in Ramamurthy Nagar say they are unable to trace their 2002 voting records because they do…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has ordered status quo over the disputed land parcels in Bahadurguda village near Shamshabad, until further orders, while allowing the authorities to take any action against the petitioners only after following the due process of law. These parcels form part of land being acquired by the state govt for the bullet…
Dhubri: Sky-rocketing prices of commodities, including garments and essentials, has resulted in a nearly 50% decline in Eid-Ul-Zuha sales at Dhubri markets compared to previous years.A garments store owner in Dhubri town, Mangilal Surana, expressed concern over reduction in pre-festival sales. “I have a huge stock. So far, only 30% stock has been cleared,” he…
Panaji: State govt’s victim assistance unit (VAU) has revealed that over the past eight years, around 13% of minor girls who were sexually abused in Goa became pregnant. It said that in that time period, over 1,200 sexual abuse cases were reported, and in some of these, the parents weren’t aware of the pregnancy till…
Gujarat has 88,119 primary cooperative societies, second only to Maharashtra’s 227,177 Gandhinagar: Gujarat accounts for more than a tenth of India’s primary cooperative societies, making it the state with the second-highest number of such institutions after neighbouring Maharashtra. However, official data tabled in Parliament shows that nearly one in four of the state’s functional cooperative…
Over the past 15 days, fire department officials inspected more than 165 societies and found multiple violations, including encroachments and blocked access for fire tenders Ghaziabad: Owners of buildings exceeding 15 metres in height or having a floor area above 500 square metres (sqm) but lacking a valid fire no-objection certificate (NOC) will have to…
Waterlogging is particularly harmful in Delhi because a few vulnerable spots can disrupt movement across large areas of the capital. NEW DELHI: Delhi has seen a very rainy start to August, with Safdarjung recording 127mm of rain in the first seven days—making it the wettest first week of August in at least 16 years. Delhi…
Rescue dog finally finds a home after five years, only to be returned just 12 days later for a heartbreaking reason An 11-year-old rescue dog named Ralph continues to wait for a permanent home in Oakwood Dog Rescue after a short-lived adoption ended within 12 days, leaving staff concerned about his future. What lies ahead…
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath issued land allotment letters to 17 firms in Lucknow Noida: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority has allotted plots to 17 companies for investment in the Yamuna City area, with allotments expected to bring in more than Rs 5,800 crore and generate over 10,000 jobs.The projects span key sectors, including renewable…
Ireland host Team India for a two-match T20I series later this month. Cricket Ireland has issued an official statement after days of unrest and violence in Belfast, with the governing body closely monitoring the situation ahead of India’s two-match T20I series in the city later this month.The disturbances erupted following a knife attack earlier this…
