Lucknow: A 55-year-old woman, owner of a stationery store, was allegedly molested and thrashed by an autorickshaw driver and his aide and pushed out of a moving vehicle after she resisted their advances in the Ghazipur (Indiranagar) area, police said.The main accused was later arrested after being injured in a police encounter.The incident occurred on…
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old newlywed allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the fourth floor of a building in northeast Delhi’s Mustafabad area, police said on Tuesday, while her family accused her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment.According to the PTI news agency, the incident occurred on Monday. The woman was taken to a hospital,…
Chennai: An unidentified elderly man died after being run over by a reversing truck on the Vanagaram-Poonamallee service road here on Friday night.Police said the accident occurred around 11pm when the man was sitting on the roadside. When the driver reversed the truck to park it on the Poonamallee-Vanagaram service road, its rear left wheel…
Despite SC directive, Panchkula stray dog attacks surge Stray dogs continue to roam freely across major city hubs, including public parks, local markets, and even the Civil Hospital in Sector 6. Official figures have remained high, with dog bite cases hitting a three-year peak. The MC has floated tenders to hire agencies for catching and…
Pune: The state govt has approved Rs 344.74 crore for the disbursal of the May instalment under the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, amid concerns among beneficiaries following the deletion of nearly 80 lakh names during the verification drive.While BJP MLA Monica Rajale, in a social media post, has said beneficiaries are likely to receive…
Minister Vanni Arasu made 67 announcements in total, including construction of 150 social justice hostels at ₹160 crore Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt on Thursday announced higher food and maintenance allowances for students in hostels run by social justice department, allocating ₹200 crore for the measures. The govt has also decided to set up a social…
MUMBAI: Flight operations at Mumbai airport will suspended for six hours on May 7 from 11 am to 5 pm, as both runways are closed for pre-monsoon maintenance work.The closure will affect runway 09/27 and runway 14/32, making the airport non-operational during this period. The maintenance is part of the annual monsoon preparedness plan to…
Panaji: A report from the state’s victim assistance unit (VAU) on sexual abuse of children, including rape, has revealed that data over the past 12 years shows that around 88% of perpetrators were known to the survivors.The report was submitted to chief minister Pramod Sawant. The VAU, constituted under the Goa Children’s Act, submitted a…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has started dredging and desilting work on the Bhairoba nullah, a key stormwater channel passing through the Pune Cantonment Board limits, with the monsoon barely weeks away. The move is aimed at preventing recurrent flooding in Wanowrie and adjoining cantonment areas.A senior PCB official confirmed that the cantonment board…
Pro-Kannada groups demand action on the Cauvery water dispute and other projects (Photo credit: X) BENGALURU: Karnataka is preparing for a day of protests, possible transportation disruptions and bad weather on Thursday, August 13, with the biggest event being a statewide bandh over the Cauvery water dispute.Pro-Kannada organizations have called for a 12-hour shutdown from…
