GFX POINTS Leaves gun magazine in hotelOn April 27, Arman Mutaahar checks into a hotel in JC Nagar, checks out next morning After leaving, Mutaahar calls hotel to say he has left behind a gun magazine with bullets When he fails to return to collect it for several days, hotel manager alerts police Mutaahar is…
Chennai: The state rural development department on Tuesday drew flak for continuing the practice of floating limited tenders, where only few hours are given to contractors to participate. This is a move that’s usually associated with pre-fixing contractors instead of open bidding.The department in Konnerikuppam panchayat in Kancheepuram district floated a tender worth 16.83 lakh…
Hyderabad: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths Tuesday arrested a general manager of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) after unearthing disproportionate assets worth Rs 5.88 crore during simultaneous searches at his residence in Mallapur and eight other locations across the state. According to ACB officials, the market value of the assets is estimated…
The body was found under mysterious circumstances inside a pickup vehicle in the Wazirabad area on Tuesday morning Gurgaon: A man was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside a pickup vehicle in the Wazirabad area on Tuesday morning.Police said the body was completely decomposed, indicating that the man may have died days ago.The victim, identified…
Kolkata: Trinamool is set to launch a protest campaign against what it described as BJP’s “bulldozer culture” and the forceful eviction of hawkers. As part of the programme, the party will hold demonstrations at Howrah Station, Sealdah Station and near Ballygunge on Thursday.The decision was taken following a meeting chaired by former CM and party…
Dogs in the area are fed at four designated spots around 11.30 pm and early morning, when most bite cases have been reported The corporation sterilised 102 of the 182 community dogs. The rest, adopted either by residents or NGOs, were sterilised at private facilities Dogs in the area are fed at four designated spots…
Panaji: The directorate of panchayats has dismissed an application by a resort owner at Saunta Vaddo, Calangute, who challenged a demolition order of the Calangute village panchayat after 14 years.The owner went to the director of panchayats seeking condonation of delay of 5,231 days to appeal against a 2011 demolition order of illegal structures.The additional…
Varanasi: A question in the MA Semester IV examination for “Women in Modern Indian Society (1950)” conducted by the History Department of Banaras Hindu University on May 16 asked: “What do you understand by the term Brahmanical Patriarchy? Discuss how Brahmanical patriarchy impeded the progress of women in ancient India.”While examiners will evaluate how students…
The 41-member parliamentary panel, headed by BJP MP P P Chaudhary, is scrutinising two proposed legislations related to simultaneous elections: The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill Gandhinagar: A joint parliamentary committee (JPC) examining the proposal for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies began its three-day visit…
Chandigarh: A vegetable vendor showed presence of mind and chased away three bike-borne snatchers who had robbed him in Sector 38, forcing them to abandon their motorcycle at the spot.In his complaint, Dushyant, a resident of Dadumajra Colony, said he was selling vegetables in Sector 38 Tuesday when three men on a bike approached his…
