New Delhi: Two men were arrested for allegedly creating a disturbance during a protest over Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Connaught Place last week, as Delhi Police continued its crackdown on those suspected of disrupting public order and circulating objectionable content on social media.Police sources identified them as Shivam (22) and Gaurav (30),…
Navi Mumbai: The resumption of the mini train service between Neral and Matheran has been indefinitely delayed as its engines need repairs. It stopped around May this year, ahead of the monsoon.Eight engines were put into service on the 21-km-long Neral–Matheran section. However, two of these continue to be in service on the 3-km-long shuttle…
TNNHyderabad: BJP leader Gudur Narayana Reddy on Saturday demanded a special Rythu Bharosa package for farmers affected by drought-like conditions, saying the existing assistance was inadequate to offset losses.Reacting to chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s appeal to farmers to skip one crop during the coming yasangi season to conserve drinking water, Narayana Reddy said farmers…
Panaji: Questioning claims of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being transparent, Goa Forward Party (GFP) has claimed that Goa’s electoral rolls are being manipulated to rig the elections in favour of BJP. GFP president Vijai Sardesai said that 50 voters from a single ward of Curtorim were shifted to Fatorda in order…
Ahmedabad: The Abhayam 181 women helpline received more than 10 calls since the start of Navratri from women and girls seeking assistance in reaching home after being unable to find transport.“These calls were made by women and girls who repeatedly tried to book cabs or hire autorickshaws, but could not get transport because of the…
Starting Nov 1, police will penalise vehicles operating without number plates, displaying numbers hidden by mud or tape, using tampered plates, or lacking standard-compliant HSRPs Panchkula: The Panchkula police have issued an advisory directing vehicle owners to install high security registration plates (HSRP) and clear any obscured numbers by Oct 30, ahead of a major…
The draft categorises permissible FSI into four slabs—1.25, 1.5, 1.75, and 2—instead of extending a uniform FSI of 2 to all properties in the civil pockets under Pune Cantonment Board. Residents stated that this graded approach could leave property owners in certain areas with limited scope to reconstruct or expand their ageing houses, thereby defeating…
Guwahati/Silchar: Assam came alive with Durga Puja celebrations on Saturday as thousands of devotees participated in Maha Saptami rituals across the state.In Guwahati, Bishnupur Sarbajanin Durga Puja emerged as a major attraction with its elaborate ‘Naaglok’ theme. Set up at a cost of Rs 80 lakh, the puja allows visitors to view the themed installation…
Bengali Club has dedicated a separate section for actor Uttam Kumar Lucknow: Nostalgia swept through Bengali Club on Saturday as members and film lovers marked the birth centenary year of legendary actor Uttam Kumar, paying tribute to the screen icon whose enduring legacy continues to resonate across generations.The club has dedicated a separate section for…
120 ft Ravana effigy making ahead of Dussehra at Ram Temple in Adarsh Nagar area in Jaipur Rajasthan Jaipur: A two-day Saptami overlap will not alter Jaipur’s Dussehra celebrations, with major organising committees sticking to their schedules for Oct 20. The biggest attraction will be a towering 120-foot effigy of Ravana at Vidyadhar Nagar, which…
