Bengaluru: Think twice before reaching for your favourite namkeen or savoury/salted snacks. Namkeens such as boondi, sev, chips and chow chow mixture, along with dairy products, emerged as the most unsafe food items in Karnataka in 2025-26, according to the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA).The findings came after the department analysed 35,639 food samples…
Panaji: Goa continued to reel under unusually warm and humid weather conditions on Sunday, with Panaji recording a minimum temperature of 29.2°C — nearly 3°C above normal and among the hottest nights experienced in the state so far this month.According to data released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the overnight minimum temperature in Panaji…
Broken and potholed roads in the city’s sectors 23A. Residents say delayed repairs and poor-quality restoration work have left key internal roads damaged ahead of the monsoon season. Broken and potholed roads in the city’s sectors 23A A stretch in sector 14 is damaged and awaits repair A stretch in sector 14 is damaged and…
Panaji: The number of individuals pursuing doctorate studies in Goa has gone up more than four times over the last five years from a mere 433 students in 2019-20 to 1,816 in 2023-24, as per the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) released by the Union education ministry. Altogether, 32,630 students are now enrolled…
New Delhi: A woman’s attempt to buy jewellery through a social media advertisement turned into a cyber fraud, but a digital and financial investigation led police to the accused’s doorstep in Haryana.According to police, the complainant came across an advertisement for jewellery on social media in Feb and tried calling the number mentioned in the…
Varanasi: The body of a local youth Jaggu Ram (40) was found lying in a pool of blood along a canal road in Bihda village under Mirzamurad police station. The body was identified by his sister.Following spot inspection, ACP (Rajatalab) Veer Singh said that the body has been sent for postmortem examination and the report…
MUMBAI: In a crackdown on organized narco-criminal networks, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) detained a habitual offender, Rahul Shedge, under the PIT-NDPS ACT. Shedge was intercepted on May 27 and subsequently lodged in the designated jail at Taloja Central Prison.“Shedge has been engaged in trafficking and preparation of illicit drugs due to which he was arrested…
Kolkata: Wife’s plea before the Port Blair circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court led to the quashing of two Pocso cases against her husband for having sexual relations with her when she was a minor. The division bench noted the couple have two children and said any conviction would destroy the family.“While the object…
BALLIA: Five persons were convicted by a Ballia court on Monday for the 2022 assault and gang-rape of a teenage girl. They were sentenced to 25 years in prison with a fine of Rs 24,000 for each individual, a police officer said.Superintendent of police Omveer Singh stated that Special Judge Pratham Kant found all five…
Panaji: The directorate of mines and geology (DMG) has received a total of 110 bids for 24 low-grade iron ore dumps which have been put up for auction in the second phase. Director Narayan Gad said that around 50 companies have submitted their bids for the dumps, and some have submitted multiple bids.Gad said that…
