The office of the chief electoral officer, Maharashtra, has directed district election authorities to arrange for additional manpower wherever necessary to meet the deadline to digitise offline forms Pune: All offline applications received under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls up to Oct 13 would have to be digitised by Oct 19 and…
Eviction drive in Jamuna Moudunga RF Guwahati: Assam govt on Saturday reclaimed more than 300 hectares of forest land across four reserve forests in Hojai, Nagaon and Golaghat districts, evicting over 500 families from protected areas in one of the biggest single-day anti-encroachment drives in recent months.The largest operation was conducted in Borpani Reserve Forest…
Lucknow: Sending out a strong message against drug abuse and trafficking, UP Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna on Saturday flagged off an all-India motorcycle rally themed ‘Fight against drugs’ from the police headquarters in Lucknow.The rally forms part of the nationwide celebrations leading up to National Unity Day on Oct 31, commemorating the…
Jaipur: The principal seat of Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a 24-year-old man seeking production of a woman who was already married to another man and had a three-month-old child from the marriage.The court held that “a live-in agreement cannot automatically confer legal standing on a person to…
The court stressed that the statutory protection is meant only to prevent persecution of officials for decisions made in discharge of their duties NEW DELHI: In a significant ruling relating to Prevention of Corruption Act, Supreme Court has said that the shield of prior sanction from higher authorities to prosecute a public servant is not…
General:This may feel like one of those grey days where the heart is not fully in it. Heavy expenditure and mild sadness can colour the mood, and results may disappoint if you’re expecting quick rewards. The Moon weighs on your emotional balance, while Saturn, your ruler, makes you face reality without sugar coating.Don’t let frustration…
New Delhi: A protest march was held by members of various women’s and students’ organisations towards Delhi Police Headquarters in Patel Chowk on Saturday against alleged atrocities committed by police personnel on women protesters.Following the march, protesters submitted a memorandum of demands to Delhi Police.Members of Students’ Federation of India (SFI) also took part in…
Mumbai: A senior citizen was duped of Rs 61 lakh in a digital arrest scam where the fraudster claimed to be from the NIA. Khar Police registered an FIR and are probing further.The 67-year-old complainant received a video call on Oct 1. The caller said he was a DIG-rank officer from NIA, Colaba. He accused…
Bengaluru: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has barred tree-felling across the entire stretch of the proposed Hebbal short tunnel project until a case challenging the felling is disposed of.NGT’s southern zone bench in Chennai passed the order Friday on a petition filed by Mangaluru-based Aranya Parisara Mathu Havamana Badalavane Sangha (Society for Forest, Environment and Climate…
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Saturday accused the BJP of targeting secular-minded voters through the deletion of names from electoral rolls, alleging that a large number of voter names had been removed, with Muslims, the poor and adivasis accounting for a large proportion.In an informal interaction with media persons, Mahesh Goud…
