Panaji: A head clerk allegedly inducing people facing departmental inquiries to buy life insurance policies through his wife was among four police personnel suspended on Wednesday for alleged misconduct, corruption, and violations of service discipline. Additionally, a police sub-inspector (PSI) attached to Porvorim police station was transferred to the Goa Reserve Police (GRP) after a…
Pateliya (L) is yet to find courage to fly again; Mukti (R) lost her parents and says she will not board a flight again AHMEDABAD: Mukti Vansadiya’s life is an irony. For 12 years, the Ankleshwar resident booked airline tickets professionally at a travel agency. After losing her parents, Divya (60) and Arjunsinh (65), she…
Bengaluru: Rajajinagar MLA and former minister S Suresh Kumar has criticised the high court’s decision to stay the applicability of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (Rera) to BDA residential layouts.Kumar said the spirit of the Act was to protect consumers and should not be diluted through technical interpretations. He criticised BDA’s move to…
Indian man to be deported from New Zealand after being caught in underage sex ring. (Photo: NZ Herald) An Indian man, Nishanth Parakudiyil Prahladan, faces deportation from New Zealand after he pleaded guilty to having sought sex from a 13-year-old girl whom he thought was 19. The 25-year-old migrant worker contacted the girl in 2023…
MUMBAI: IRDAI has asked the non-life industry to come up with a standard definition of claim and a uniform definition of claim settlement ratio for various lines of business. This followed different companies using different definitions for determining claim settlement ratio, a key metric that is an indicator of companies’ financial health and customer satisfaction.Some…
Rajkot: A unique convergence of architecture, interior design and engineering is set to captivate the city with a three-day exhibition from April 11 to 13.The event will be held at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Art Gallery at Racecourse and will remain open to the public from 10am to 7pm each day.The exhibition is a collaborative…
Pune: Khadak police have registered a case of trespass and theft against seven people — all distant relatives of a family — for entering a shcool premises at Kasewadi in Bhawani Peth and stealing computers and other articles worth Rs12 lakh in total.The complainant (31) lodged a complaint last week with the Khadak police station,…
Bengaluru: A 26-year-old homemaker was detained for questioning after her husband and four-year-old son were found dead under mysterious circumstances in their Chikkabanavara residence in north-west Bengaluru Monday morning.Harini, the homemaker, called police control room at 7am, stating her husband Abhinandan, 35, and their son were lying motionless in bed. A team rushed to the…
Kerala’s Guruvayur Temple is full of stories and mysteries that still amaze devotees. It is not just devotion that draws devotees to the temple, but also these surprising folklores. One among the fascinating beliefs is that the deity in the temple, the Chaturbahu form of Lord Vishnu, was worshipped by Lord Krishna himself. Yes, you…
Panaji: State govt has decided to develop a comprehensive digital inventory and geo-referenced database of traditional and heritage-linked occupations across Goa to improve inclusivity and enhance livelihood resilience.Govt will identify and map around 1.5 lakh individuals engaged in traditional and heritage occupations, and create a structured framework for identification and classification through primary data collection….
