Bengaluru: In a crackdown on the illegal sale of scheduled drugs, Chamarajpet police have arrested four women in two separate operations for allegedly selling Tydol, an opioid painkiller tablet, without medical authorisation. These tablets, used to treat moderate-to-severe acute pain in adults, require a valid prescription for sale. The tablets are used as narcotic drugs…
Chennai: A consumer commission has pulled up restaurant in the city for collecting Goods and Services Tax (GST) without furnishing a valid GST registration number on its bill, holding that the practice amounted to both an unfair trade practice and deficiency in service. The commission directed the eatery to pay ₹10,000 as compensation and ₹2,000…
Unauthorised food stalls removed in Patancheru on Sunday Hyderabad: As part of a special drive to ensure obstruction-free movement for pedestrians, the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) has removed unauthorised food stalls, street vendors, temporary structures, and other encroachments occupying footpaths.The Serilingampalli Zone recorded the highest progress, with encroachments cleared along five major road stretches, including…
Kolkata: Baguiati police have launched a probe into an alleged financial fraud in which a man was duped of Rs 34.5 lakh under the pretext of securing a business loan. According to the complaint, the victim, who was facing financial difficulties, approached a private consultancy firm seeking a loan of Rs 30 lakh. The firm’s…
Ghaziabad: Following the Ghaziabad administration’s order to RWAs and AOAs to tighten fire safety measures in societies, resident bodies have flagged major hurdles in meeting the norms, including the high cost of maintaining firefighting systems, ageing electrical infrastructure, conducting regular audits and drills, and keeping emergency exits free from encroachments.At a review meeting earlier this…
Calangute: A five-member inter-state gang that stole 16 gold rings from a jewellery showroom in Candolim in broad daylight on Friday has been arrested by Calangute police on Sunday at Raigad, Maharashtra. Four others accompanying them have also been detained and brought to Goa.The theft was reported at Calangute police station on Friday by Uday…
Ahmedabad: A 30-year-old grain broker was allegedly assaulted by four men, including one armed with a knife, in the Juhapura area late on Saturday following a dispute that occurred three days earlier near a mosque.According to the FIR, the complainant was passing by Royal Akbar Tower near Moti Bakery around 11.30pm when he was intercepted…
Amritsar: Leader of the opposition in Punjab assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Sunday held Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal responsible for continuing Bhagwant Singh Mann as the chief minister of Punjab despite being aware of his conduct.Bajwa claimed that the AAP chief’s decision made him “equally accountable” for the ongoing controversy.Congress representatives led…
Pune: The river belongs to everyone. Unfortunately, waste dumped on its banks belongs to none. Or at least that is what thousands of residents of a sprawling residential society in the IT hub of Hinjewadi have come to realize, after running behind three different agencies for the past two months, all to get the illegally…
Aizawl: The number of voters in Mizoram has come down to 8,28,877 from 8,75,068 in the 2025 electoral rolls after finalisation of enumeration forms during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), state election officials said on Sunday.Sunday was the deadline set by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for distribution, collection and digitisation of enumeration…
