Burnpur/Nandigram: Bulldozers rolled in at Burnpur in West Burdwan district and Nandigram in East Midnapore on Tuesday, as authorities removed alleged encroachments.In Burnpur, the management of SAIL’s IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) used bulldozers to flatten two unauthorised Trinamool Congress party offices. According to an ISP spokesperson, the action was taken to remove unauthorised structures and…
Twisha, a beauty pageant winner in Pune who later built a corporate career as a communications manager with a German company, married Samarth on Dec 9, 2025. NOIDA: Hours before she was found dead at her marital home in Bhopal, Twisha Sharma (31) called her mother in Noida. “I had an abortion. Book my ticket…
Panaji: Goa police on Tuesday moved to procure a second 15-metre fast patrol boat for coastal security at a cost of over Rs 3.4 crore, adding to a similar vessel that is already on order.The new boat will be used for day and night patrols in shallow coastal waters, with limited operations in deeper waters,…
Ahmedabad: Petrol and diesel rates were raised once again on Monday, with prices going up by nearly 90 paise per litre across Gujarat, deepening inflation worries among consumers and transporters already burdened by rising operating expenses.According to petroleum dealers, petrol prices in Ahmedabad went up by 87 paise per litre, from Rs 97.51 to Rs…
Chandigarh: Punjab govt has refused to extend dynamic assured career progression (DACP) scheme and other financial benefits to rural medical officers (RMOs) on a par with doctors of the health department, saying that they were “class apart”.It has held the two categories belong to separate cadres governed by different service rules, appointing authorities and service…
Pune: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Pune Police has initiated a probe against 13 people, including two gold evaluators affiliated with the Parvati branch of a public sector bank, for allegedly cheating the bank of Rs 4.23 crore between May 2025 and May this year by mortgaging fake gold jewellery to secure loans.Senior inspector…
Guwahati: Assam Police arrested a truck driver for transporting 50 empty LPG cylinders that were suspected to be stolen in Kamrup district on Tuesday.The operation was carried out by officers from Chhaygaon Police Station.Chhaygaon PS officer-in-charge (OC) Bijoy Duarah said the operation was carried out based on specific intelligence.“The truck was stationed near Udmuri Chowk,…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh health department has sounded alert over the prevailing heatwave conditions and directed hospitals and medical institutions across the state to strengthen preparations to deal with any rise in heat-related illnesses. Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Tuesday issued instructions to all divisional, district, joint, urban and rural hospitals, Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, sub-centres,…
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur Monday granted divorce to a woman, overturning a Family Court order that had rejected her plea, and made strong observations against the traditional “aata-sata” marriage practice, describing it as “legally and morally bankrupt” and akin to “marital barter”.A division bench of Justice Arun Monga and Justice Sunil Beniwal…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hit out at leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, and dismissed charges of ‘crony capitalism’. On X, she listed out multiple welfare schemes and policies of the Modi govt and underlined that farmers, the poor, women, youth, and MSMEs are “at the core” of the governance structure….
