New Delhi: A litigant who posted online content against particular judges has been held guilty of contempt by Delhi High Court, which said the videos “personally attacked” certain judicial officers and “lowered” the dignity of the judicial system.A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja said Gulshan Pahuja’s content on his channel ‘Fight 4…
Mumbai: The BMC has launched a centralised system to streamline resolution of all types of citizen complaints. The new platform, called the Management and Redressal of Grievances (MARG) system, was inaugurated by the city’s mayor Ritu Tawde with the aim of boosting citizen participation and ensuring faster, more effective delivery of civic services.The MARG system…
Bengaluru: “First in my bloodline to cross Silk Board without a traffic signal,” a motorist chortled on the web. His celebration was evident. With the opening of a double-decker flyover over Silk Board junction, one of its ramps has facilitated easy traffic flow from HSR Layout towards Jayanagar.Another netizen exclaimed: “Wow! This (is) a dream…
Chennai: The city will soon provide commuters with image-based guidance on directions to landmarks and cautionary warnings for accident-prone stretches, school zones, pedestrian crossings and speed breakers across 300 key roads.Greater Chennai Corporation officials say the 20-crore initiative will improve road safety and commuter convenience by offering clear directions, visually intuitive symbols, and timely warnings…
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Enforcement Wing conducted multiple raids across the commissionerate between January 1 and April 21, targeting food adulterators and food manufacturing units operating without a license. During the raids, police booked 22 cases and arrested 28 persons for posing threat to public health.The raids focused on manufacturers and sellers of bakery products, sweets,…
Gurgaon: A fire broke out on the first floor of a flat at a residential society in Sector 63A on Wednesday afternoon, triggering panic in the residential complex. No casualties have been reported in the incident.An official said the initial assessment points to a possible short circuit as the cause of the fire. “The exact…
Kolkata: Congress secured permission on Wednesday for Rahul Gandhi to hold three rallies in Bengal on Saturday — a day after police denied clearance for his April 23 appearances.Gandhi will address rallies in Sreerampore, Metiaburuz and at Shahid Minar in central Kolkata, in that order, said Congress senior Amitabha Chakraborty. Congress had originally proposed Ramlila…
Ghaziabad: A 65-year-old woman allegedly jumped to her death from the balcony of the 29th floor of Trine Tower, a high-rise in Indirapuram’s Ahinsa Khand 2, early on Wednesday morning.According to ACP (Indirapuram) Abhishek Srivastava, the woman, a resident of Vasundhara, had come to stay at her daughter’s house in Trine Tower on April 19….
Deepali Kusta Gawas and Roshni Rama Gaonkar defeated Punjab’s Meenakshi Soni and Diksha 20-22, 21-6, 15-12 Panaji: Goan teams made it to the semifinals of the U-17 National School Games Beach Volleyball Championship at Miramar in contrasting fashion on Wednesday.Narendra Vasudev Gaonkar and Vedant Devidas Kavlekar were the big favourites to win their boys quarterfinal…
Varanasi: Panic gripped Gangapur village under Maniyar police station in Ballia district on Tuesday after some children found a rusted mortar shell while digging silt from an old pond. Bearing the mark of a moon and star, it appeared to be a Pakistani mortar shell. Police isolated the area and started an investigation.After seeking report…
