Bengaluru: Two children of a daily-wager couple were charred to death in their makeshift shed at Narayanapura, Kottanur, Monday afternoon.The deceased are D Arjun and D Asha. Their parents, Durgappa and Savitri, were at work at an under-construction site when the incident took place around 1.30pm, police said.“The children’s grandmother was in the bathroom when…
Chennai: Work on the third phase of Blue Flag stretch on the Marina Beach is set to be completed by this month-end, with civic authorities choosing open public spaces over commercial-style attractions. Officials said the focus of the revamp is to create a cleaner and more people-friendly beachfront where visitors can walk, relax, play and…
The shootout occurred when the two accused were taken to Bandhwari for the recovery of weapons The shootout occurred when the two accused were taken to Bandhwari for the recovery of weapons The shootout occurred when the two accused were taken to Bandhwari for the recovery of weapons The shootout occurred when the two accused…
KOLKATA: The BJP govt on Monday directed police to ensure loudspeaker sound does not travel beyond religious precincts and that prayer congregations do not block roads and cause inconvenience to the public, except on special occasions.These were among the dozen instructions to senior police officers that also included zero tolerance for illegal coal- and sand-mining,…
The groundwater extracted by the builder is being emptied into sewer water pipes Noida: The groundwater department in Lucknow has asked Noida DM to take action against a builder for excessive groundwater extraction in Greater Noida and submit a report within 10 days. The direction came after environmentalist Vikrant Tongad pursued the matter with the…
Routine Exercise To Combat Goa’s Intense Heat Ponda: Anticipating a sharp decline in the Khandepar river water level due to soaring temperatures and intense summer heat, the water resources department (WRD) has been pumping nearly 125 million litres per day (MLD) of water into the river from external sources to maintain adequate levels at the…
Varanasi: Police arrested a man accused of raping his 9-year-old niece following an encounter in Azamgarh district late on Sunday.Azamgarh ASP (rural) Chirag Jain on Monday said that when the minor girl was playing outside her residence in a village under Tahbarpur police limits, her uncle Nakhadu alias Sahab, took her to an isolated place…
Ahmedabad: A 25-year-old parcel delivery worker went missing with jewellery, diamonds, and silver worth over Rs 80 lakh that were to be delivered from Ahmedabad to Bhuj and Gandhidham, following which a complaint was lodged with the Kalupur police on Monday. According to the FIR filed with Kalupur police by a businessman, Ankit Parekh, proprietor…
Amritsar: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s appeal for economic restraint and reduced gold purchases to conserve foreign exchange, jewellers in Punjab have voiced concern over what they described as “one-sided sacrifice” being expected from ordinary citizens and small traders.National president of the Akhil Bharatiya Swarnkar Sangh, Kashmir Singh Rajput, said sentiments in the bullion market…
Dimapur: Altogether 402 cases were taken up, out of which 220 cases were disposed of during the second quarter National Lok Adalat held across Nagaland.An official statement on Monday said 11 benches were set up in the district headquarters of the district legal services authorities under the aegis of the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority….
