Kolkata: In a dramatic four-hour operation that pushed the city’s disaster management units to their limits, a fully grown cow was pulled from the depths of the city’s subterranean drainage network on Thursday evening.The rescue near the perennially busy Haldiram crossing on VIP Road, necessitated a coordinated effort by the Bidhannagar Traffic Police, the Fire…
Panaji: The complaint against a nightclub operating in an area categorised as salt pans in Bardez took an unexpected turn. The matter before the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) was being pursued by the complainant entirely through his lawyer, with him never appearing at hearings. The nightclub owners disputed the genuineness of the complainant…
Varanasi: A seven-day national hands-on workshop on “Ancient Indian Coins in the Framework of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS): Sources, Script, and Minting Technology”, organised by the department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Banaras Hindu University, began on Thursday. The workshop is being organised to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of the eminent historian…
Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out on Thursday at a scrap godown near Chharodi village on the Sanand-Viramgam highway, causing panic in the area and sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. The godown, located near a company, was rapidly engulfed by the flames that spread through large quantities of highly combustible scrap…
Panchkula: The Panchkula police cybercrime cell has identified over-one-year-old pending fraud cases and drawn up an action plan to crack them, with special teams set to be sent to other states to track down accused persons.Officials said around 20–22 long-pending cases, primarily related to investment fraud, have been shortlisted for focused investigation. Most of these…
Pune: Online fraudsters cheated a 46-year-old software engineer from Vimannagar of Rs 36.6 lakh by luring her with promises of high returns from online share trading.The fraud took place between Jan and March this year. A formal FIR was registered by the Airport police on Wednesday.According to police, the victim, originally from Thane, resides in…
Dibrugarh: Massive erosion by the Brahmaputra, over the past week, has wiped out at least five residential houses and a temple in Dibrugarh’s Tengabari Mirigaon, while leaving several other structures on the edge along the riverbank.The affected area includes Bindhakota, which is the birthplace of Union minister and former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal.For the villagers…
Residents standing in the queue to collect their belongings at the gutted site on Thursday Lucknow: Grief hung heavy in the air as Satish stood frozen, staring at the charred remains of what was once his world—his two little daughters, devoured by the devastating Vikas Nagar blaze.“I wanted to make one a doctor and the…
JAIPUR: A special court handling riot cases in Jaipur on Wednesday acquitted 10 men in the 26-year-old Malpura communal riot case, citing lack of credible evidence and giving them the benefit of doubt.Special Judge Shewta Gupta said the prosecution failed to prove charges of murder and attempted murder beyond reasonable doubt, noting that most witnesses…
Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of using the Women’s Reservation Bill and delimitation exercise as tools for political engineering, alleging it could weaken OBC and Dalit representation. In the TCS Nashik case, the accused are moving court for bail, including anticipatory relief for an absconding pregnant woman who denies charges of harassment and religious coercion….
