Years of encroachments, inadequate infrastructure and neglected safety SOPs have created catastrophic conditions at the twin municipal markets Margao: The twin municipal markets of Margao — the New Municipal Market and Gandhi Market — house more than a thousand traders packed into every available inch of space. Their inventory spans cosmetics and chemicals, foam and…
Varanasi: The decomposed body of a 19-year-old youth, who had been missing since Aug 6, was recovered from a cow-dung pit near Khakhariya Pokhari on Lahartara Road late Friday. Police have arrested his three friends, who allegedly killed him during a liquor party to avenge an earlier assault, dismembered his body, packed the remains in…
An early picture of Alembic Pharma in Vadodara Ahmedabad: Tracking the biggest names in Indian pharmaceuticals over a century, IIM Ahmedabad associate professor Chinmay Tumbe mapped top firms from 1920 onward and found a rare constant from Gujarat. “The data revealed that Alembic Pharmaceuticals has been among the top 25 companies for over a century…
Mohali: A minor girl suffered around 80% burns after a man allegedly sprayed sanitiser on her and set her on fire at her residence in Industrial Area, Phase 7, Mohali, on Friday.Police said the accused allegedly locked the room from outside and fled after the attack. The girl was rushed to the civil hospital, Phase…
Police investigate an alleged investment fraud Pune: Four people allegedly cheated at least 10 investors of Rs 2.75 crore over the past three years by luring them into investing in an oil business for earning good returns.A Kondhwa resident (38) lodged a complaint against them with the Kondhwa police on Friday. Subsequently, a case under…
Surat: A 20-year-old BTech student who left home ostensibly intent on ending his life after an emotional video call to his father was traced in Ahmedabad within 24 hours and brought back safely by Surat police on Friday.The student, who also worked at a technology company, had called his father on Thursday afternoon and said…
Silchar: A sharp rise in the prices of essential commodities has strained household budgets across the Barak Valley, with sugar retailing at around Rs 65 per kg, mustard oil at Rs 205-215 a litre, and onions at Rs 60 per kg in markets across Silchar, Hailakandi, and Sribhumi.The surge has hit low- and middle-income families…
UP, MP sign MoU for 2,000 MW power procurement UP, MP sign MoU for 2,000 MW power procurement UP, MP sign MoU for 2,000 MW power procurement UP, MP sign MoU for 2,000 MW power procurement UP, MP sign MoU for 2,000 MW power procurement Lucknow: Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Ltd (MPPMCL) and UP…
Rajkot: Gandhigram-2 (University) police registered a case against a man for allegedly duping a childhood friend and four others of Rs 16 lakh by promising them jobs in the Indian Air Force.According to the FIR, Arjunsingh Jadeja (40), a resident of Kalawad Road runs Shiv Travels. He received a call on June 8, from his…
Students complain about the lack of backup power supply, mismanagement and lack of basic facilities at the exam centre Jaipur: National Testing Agency (NTA) has ordered a retest for 192 candidates who appeared for the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) at a centre here Saturday after a power failure disrupted the computer-based…
