Mumbai: A major fire broke out in the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai, popularly known as Crawford Market, in the early hours of Sunday, destroying three shops. The blaze started in a store near the well-known Badshah Cold Drinks and Snacks store.The blaze, suspected to have originated from a short circuit, was brought under control after…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has said orders of constitutional courts (of Supreme Court and high courts) are binding on all executive and statutory authorities even outside the territorial limits of the issuing court.The HC made the observation, directing the state’s department of stamps and registration as well as the jurisdictional sub-registrars to give effect to…
VIRUDHUNAGAR: A powerful explosion killed 23 workers and injured six at a firecracker factory in Kattanarpatti village Sunday afternoon, underscoring a long history of fatal blasts in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu – part of India’s main fireworks manufacturing belt centred around Sivakasi.The blast struck around 3.20pm at Muthuramlingapuram panchayat, roughly 520km southwest of Chennai,…
Hyderabad: A controversy has erupted over ownership of T-Wallet App, the official digital wallet of Telangana. Electronic Service Delivery (ESD) wing of information technology, electronics & communication (ITE&C) has accused a private entity of dishonouring contractual obligations and lodged a criminal complaint claiming that they are not being given access to T-Wallet app, despite the…
Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday pledged to induct I-PAC personnel into Trinamool and ensure no one loses their job as she lashed out against BJP for trying to “scare” members of the political consultancy firm engaged by her party.“If you scare our agency people and tell them to leave Bengal, they will be inducted…
Panaji: Beyond the vast syllabus and rigorous training, there are added challenges for people with disabilities (PwD) looking to crack competitive exams like lack of study texts in accessible formats and teachers equipped to their needs. For the first time, the state is set to offer training for PwD adapted to their requirements.The training will…
Gandhinagar: Reacting to the Congress and its allies obstructing the women’s reservation bill in Parliament, chief minister Bhupendra Patel said on Sunday that Opposition parties have insulted “naari shakti” and their “double-faced politics” stands exposed before people.Speaking to reporters at the state BJP headquarters, Patel said the Congress’ history of “negative politics” and “dynastic obsession”…
Chandigarh: A 51-year-old scooterist was killed after being hit by an e-rickshaw in a hit-and-run incident near the Sector 27/28 light point on Saturday afternoon. Sector 26 police registered a case against an unidentified e-rickshaw driver and kept the victim’s body in the mortuary for postmortem. Police identified the deceased as Hanif Ahmad, a resident…
Pune:Unchecked garbage dumping across forest pockets in the fringe areas of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal limits is emerging as a serious ecological concern, endangering wildlife and disrupting the natural balance of these green zones, forest officials and environmentalists have warned.The problem is particularly visible along major highways, including the Pune-Nashik, Mumbai-Bengaluru, old Pune-Mumbai, Pune-Solapur,…
Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee’s (APCC) legal cell will move a bail petition for All India Congress Committee (AICC) media and publicity chairperson Pawan Khera before the Gauhati high court in connection with a forgery and criminal conspiracy case filed by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma.Riniki filed the case at the Crime…
