Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday held a meeting with district secretaries at the party headquarters in Chennai in a bid to consolidate his position within the party, even as the rebel faction held a parallel meeting reiterating their demand for the general council to be convened immediately.EPS supporter and AIADMK Rajya…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has ordered an immediate crackdown on encroachments on footpaths and streets across the twin cities, stressing the urgent need to ensure pedestrian safety and protect public spaces.Hearing a petition filed by senior citizens from different parts of the city, Justice NV Shravan Kumar directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and the…
Enumerators conducting door-to-door survey in DLF-4 Gurgaon: MCG has published a list of 150 employees who were assigned Census duties as enumerators but allegedly failed to report for work.The civic body has directed all listed employees to report for duty by Tuesday, warning that criminal proceedings will be initiated against those who fail to comply.“We…
Jhargram: An adult male elephant died after being electrocuted while entering a mango orchard at a private guesthouse in the Garh Salboni area of Jhargram. Three persons were arrested for laying electric lines that caused the animal’s death.The carcass was found on Tuesday morning. On receiving information, forest department officials, including the range officer of…
Ghaziabad: DCP (city) suspended 10 police officers for failing to curb street crime and negligence. The action was taken in connection with five cases – including chain snatching and negligence on duty, among others.Sub-inspector Kamaldev Singh, chowki in-charge of Lohia Nagar, sub-inspector Manish Verma, head constable Ajay Kumar and constable Rohit Kumar – all posted…
Panaji: Twenty-seven-year-old food delivery agent Malappa Nagareddy cannot afford to skip work even for a day. His daily earnings of Rs 1,500 are the sole support for his ailing mother’s medical expenses.A major share of his income goes into petrol enabling him to complete 20-25 deliveries daily, often forcing him to skip meals. With petrol…
Varanasi: The CBI team investigating the murder of West Bengal CM Shubhendu Adhikari’s PA, Chandrakanth Rath, succeeded in arresting the prime accused in the case from the Police Lines area in Varanasi on Tuesday evening. The team had been hunting for the key accused, Vinay Rai alias Pumpum of Ghazipur, since May 9.Investigators had earlier…
Gandhinagar: The first batch of 16 students of the ultra-high purity (UHP) semiconductor welding programme successfully completed the course offered by the Industrial Training Institute, Dholera, recently, while the second batch has commenced, the state govt said on Tuesday. Tata Indian Institute of Skills (TATA IIS) trains the students in collaboration with the state govt…
Chandigarh/Bathinda: The rejection of 713 nomination papers for Punjab’s urban civic body elections triggered protests by Congress, BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in several districts on Tuesday, with opposition parties alleging political interference by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).However, AAP MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, who is spearheading the party campaign in Barnala,…
Pune: A 37-year-old security guard working with a private company in Hinjewadi lost Rs 3.98 lakh to cybercrooks in a fake RTO-Challan fraud on May 8.He registered a case with the Hinjewadi police on Tuesday.An officer from the Hinjewadi police said, “The complainant works as a security guard with a private company. On May 8,…
