Attendees support the affected members through the bazaar and offer condolences with their purchase The green-and-yellow decor at Dastkar may resemble any other event at the venue at first glance. But a closer look reveals the strain – artists wear tired smiles, conversations circle back to a shared loss, and stalls stand noticeably leaner. In…
Kalyan: In a major step towards improving healthcare facilities in civic-run hospitals, Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a government medical college in Ambernath. The agreement was formalised in the presence of senior civic officials and elected representatives, including KDMC municipal commissioner Abhinav Goel, mayor Harshali Chaudhari and…
Bengaluru: A cyclist who travelled on a stretch of national highway in Bengaluru has alleged that he was asked to pay a fee of Rs 25 at a toll plaza. A video clip of his verbal altercation with toll plaza staff has gone viral. In the footage, circulating on social media, the cyclist is heard…
Chennai: Madras high court on Tuesday reserved its orders on a plea moved by a lawyer affiliated to BJP seeking action against chief minister M K Stalin’s secretary P Umanath IAS for alleged violation of the model code of conduct (MCC). It was alleged that despite the MCC being in force, the officer continued to…
Hyderabad: Surrendered senior Maoist leader Tippiri Thirupathi alias Devji revealed to the Telangana police about the Maoists’ military training links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), as well as with Maoist groups in the Philippines and Nepal. He also disclosed that the Maoists built barrel grenade launchers and ran arms units from Bhopal,…
This is an AI image used for representation Gurgaon: The traffic police have issued challans to 817 auto-rickshaw, e-rickshaw and taxi drivers for operating without the prescribed uniform, imposing fines totalling Rs 6,36,500 during a special enforcement drive conducted between April 10 and April 20.Officials said the campaign was aimed at improving compliance among commercial…
Kolkata: A fresh wave of confusion swept through several housing complexes on Tuesday after the EC barred “outsiders” from staying on the premises that will host polling booths during the mandatory silence period.The restriction, announced by Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal, will be in force from 6 pm on April 27 till the end of polling….
A car set ablaze by protesters during the unrest on April 13 Noida: In a widening crackdown after the April 13 industrial unrest in the city, the labour department has cancelled the licences of 25 more contractors accused of violating workers’ rights, including alleged non-payment of wages, bonuses and overtime. The action came after they…
Panaji: In the suo motu PIL concerning large quantities of dead fish floating in Mala lake, the Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the authorities to take “immediate remedial measures” to arrest the lake’s deteriorating water quality.Stating that it suspects sewage being discharged, the division bench of Justices Valmiki Mennezes and Amit Jamsandekar directed the…
Gorakhpur: A 60-year-old man was killed after a speeding pickup vehicle hit his bicycle on the Gorakhpur–Deoria highway on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred near Gahira Chaube Tola under the Motiram Adda–Jhagaha stretch, when the deceased, Lobhith, who was on his way to unload a coal rack.According to police, the pickup was being driven by…
