Kolkata: A 61-year-old man, Judhajit Ghosh alias Yudhajit, has been arrested from Deshapriya Park on Tuesday evening for allegedly pretending to be an Enforcement Directorate official and trying to extort money from a former Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillor.The accused is from Kailash Ghosh Road in Haridevpur and was living at Regent Park Govt Colony. Police…
Lucknow : A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has taken a tough stand on the illegal weekly vegetable market being held near the Nigam Tiraha and Arjun triangle park in sector-1, Jankipuram.Expressing displeasure with the working style of Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC), the court said that action was taken against similar illegal weekly markets…
Probe Exposes Ghost Staff, VIP Deployments Panchkula: In the wake of an internal inquiry which exposed serious lapses in workforce management, the MC will introduce biometric attendance and prepare a digital database of sanitation workers, gardeners and beldars.MC commissioner Vinay Kumar ordered the probe, which revealed bogus attendance, missing field staff and municipal employees allegedly…
Mammootty is all set for his most awaited upcoming film ‘Patriot’ which will release on May 1 and promotions are going in full swing for the action flick.Interestingly, during a recent promotional event for the film, Mammootty praised actor-comedian Chinna Thamizha, saying he also shares the same acting passion as the ‘Youth’ actor.Mammootty says he…
Fire breaks out at apartment in Noida. Fire breaks out at apartment in Noida. Fire breaks out at apartment in Noida. Fire breaks out at apartment in Noida. Fire breaks out at apartment in Noida. NOIDA: Panic gripped residents of a high-rise residential society in Sector 74 on Friday morning after a massive fire broke…
Rajkot: A special Pocso court in Visavadar sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl after blackmailing her with secretly captured nude screenshots, holding that he exploited her age and trust to satisfy his lust.The judgment was pronounced on April 30 by special Pocso judge H V Joshi. The court convicted…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaking during the Monsoon session of Parliament Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday pushed back Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s claims that ordinary people could end up paying more for using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), clarifying that any Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on digital transactions would be levied on merchants…
mother son killed in road accident Jaipur: A woman and her son were killed after a trailer allegedly hit their motorcycle from behind near Neendar Mod in the Harmada area Tuesday morning, police said.The deceased were identified as Sangeeta, 40, and her son Krish, 18, residents of Mansa Mata Nagar in Harmada. Krish was riding…
Mumbai Indians’ Ryan Rickelton, left, celebrates his fifty runs with Rohit Sharma. (AP Photo) MUMBAI: If someone had said before IPL 2026 that Ryan Rickelton would emerge as Mumbai Indians’ standout performer in a team packed with superstars, it might have sounded far-fetched.Yet, in a season where MI have largely faltered, its big guns misfired,…
According to the prosecution, the victim, Rani, had moved back to her parental home three months prior to the incident due to marital harassment and was working at a supermarket chain on Ferozepur Road. Ludhiana: A local court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a ₹50,000 fine for the murder of his…
