New Delhi: As the city grapples with a rising number of deadly blazes, Delhi govt officials have identified changing building interiors and an increasing use of combustible materials as likely reasons behind the faster spread of fires in residences and commercial establishments.The issue came up during internal reviews conducted by govt in the aftermath of…
Navi Mumbai: Mandwa coastal police in Raigad have discovered the body of the missing 85-year-old tribal woman from Alibaug taluka from about 70 feet in the gorge at Ambenali ghat near Poladpur after detaining two suspects who confessed that they strangled her for robbing her gold ornaments and threw her body in the Ambenali ghat…
Bengaluru: A domestic help, employed by a family for over a decade, has been accused of stealing around Rs 25 lakh from her employer’s house in Jnanabharati Layout. Cops have recovered Rs 15 lakh of the stolen money.The theft came to light when businessman Bhadrirangan B found the money kept in a wardrobe had gone…
In limbo: Pedestrian subway at Perambur Chennai: Despite recent patchwork improvements at Perambur Loco Works railway pedestrian subway, several key safety and maintenance concerns remain unresolved. No concrete timeline has been given for further action. Residents and passengers complained that the absence of CCTV surveillance around the subway and booking office continues to leave the…
Police also found that he was involved in a similar offence in Gujarat, where a theft and cheating case was registered against him at Bhilad police station in Valsad Gurgaon: A 28-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly posing as a prospective flatmate on an online housing platform, moving into a sublet flat in…
Tree plantation by CM Suvendu Adhikari at Nolbon, Sector V in World Environment Day Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said the state govt would work on expanding environment-related content in school curricula to sensitise students about ecological issues from an early age.“We will evaluate environment and tree plantation-related subjects in the school syllabus…
Edited to 279 words.Panaji: A four-member delegation from the ‘Enough is Enough’ movement met Goa governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju and submitted a 10-point charter on Friday. The members who are part of the movement’s core team urged Raju to convey their concerns to chief minister Pramod Sawant.The main demand from the members of the…
Ludhiana: A labourer has been arrested for allegedly attacking his neighbour with a spade and assaulting the latter’s sister after a dispute over playing loud music in Jodhewal.The injured man suffered a head injury and is undergoing treatment at Civil Hospital.Based on a complaint by the victim’s 28-year-old sister, police registered an FIR under Sections…
Rohtak: The vice chancellor of Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (PBDUHS), Rohtak, issued show-cause notices on Friday to two examiners from the department of oral surgery of its constituent dental college. The notices sought an explanation within seven days why they should not be removed from answer sheet evaluation duties and other…
Aizawl: Former Mizoram CM and Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga and national security adviser Ajit Kumar Doval held a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday and discussed a wide range of issues, a media release of MNF said on Friday.The release said that Zoramthanga and Doval discussed geopolitical issues, including political developments in Myanmar…
