TNNTNNNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed deep grief over the fire in a residential building in Vivek Vihar, Shahdara, which caused nine deaths.He announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to the next of kin of each deceased person and Rs 50,000 to those…
Navi Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed authorities to complete all pending procedures immediately and set a final deadline of six weeks to ensure legal rehabilitation of families displaced from Sheva Koliwada in Uran taluka. The HC was critical of the central govt and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) for the four-decade delay in…
Bengaluru: A walkathon with community dogs, which saw the participation of children and interactive activities, marked the launch of ‘MOTI’ (Movement of Trust & Inclusion) initiative at Cubbon Park Sunday. The programme, organised by Bengaluru Central City Corporation, aimed to encourage the adoption of community dogs and promote coexistence.Four Indie (Indian mongrel) dogs were adopted…
Chennai: An employee of a private hotel was arrested on Saturday for misappropriating funds worth 31,500 at his place of work in Perambur.Police who verified CCTV footage at the hotel, said the accused, Deepak Kumar, 19, from Bihar, had been misappropriating the money in small amounts over a period of time. The incident came to…
Although the main carriageway on this stretch was repaired in 2024, the shoulders remained unpaved Gurgaon: A 6-km stretch on Southern Peripheral Road (SPR), between Vatika Chowk and Ghata Chowk, will soon be widened into an eight-lane corridor by paving adjacent road shoulders, effectively adding a lane on either side. GMDA has allotted the work…
Noida: A 54-year-old property dealer was found dead in his office in Sector 26 on Sunday, in an alleged case of suicide linked to ongoing family disputes, police said.The deceased, Phool Singh, owned a property office in Sector 26.According to police, Singh did not return home on Saturday night, following which his family began searching…
Panaji: With the rise in taxi operators blocking the parking space for the public in the state capital, the traffic cell of Goa police has decided to stop tourist taxi parking in the city except in the designated parking space for them.The traffic cell has written to the North Goa collector to issue a notification…
Varanasi: Police commissioner Mohit Agarwal called upon newly inducted constables and officer-rank policemen to be techno-savvy in order to combat modern-age crime and issues effectively.He was conducting annual inspection of Sigra and Bhelupur police stations on Saturday evening. While interacting with newly inducted constables following completion of their training, he said their focus should be…
Amritsar: Lying deep in the fertile plains between Amritsar and Lahore, a once-thriving utopian colony that stood as a testament to communal harmony before the bloodletting of Partition in 1947 is being rediscovered by a new generation of Punjabi litterateurs.Recently, the Punjab language department marked the birth anniversary of Gurbakhsh Singh Preetlari, the visionary civil…
Guwahati: The northeast regional chess and yoga meet, hosted by Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Rangia in Kamrup, brought together young talents from over 100 JNVs across the northeast to compete in events testing both mental and physical skills.The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Shillong Region Chess & Yoga Meet 2026 was held from April 26 to 28…
