Mumbai: The Sessions court which on March 27 had acquitted all seven accused in the alleged ‘fake encounter’ case in 2016 of Haryana-based gangster Sandeep Gadoli, on Wednesday in its reasoned 542-page judgment said five of the accused, all police officers from Haryana, had acted in self or “private defence.” The five had exercised “their…
Chennai: Public libraries in the city will host month-long free summer camps for students, offering art workshops, interactive games, storytelling contests, puzzles and language lessons.The camps will be held as part of the annual ‘Kodai Kondattam’ festivities of the directorate of public libraries, in collaboration with readers’ circles. Staff at full-time libraries have been asked…
Hyderabad: Welcoming the Telangana high court’s verdict on the one-man PC Ghose Commission, which probed alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project, BRS leaders termed it as a slap on the Congress govt’s ‘malicious campaign’ against BRS leaders. They said the govt should stop misleading the people with propaganda against the BRS and immediately repair the…
The meeting was held at the PWD rest house Gurgaon: The city finally hosted Haryana’s cabinet for the first time on Wednesday. But the city itself was missing from the conversation.Days after violent wage protests by workers in nearby Manesar, and with waterlogging and traffic chaos looming ahead during monsoon, the state’s top decision-making forum…
Kolkata: The EC’s no-outsider-on-premises rule has drawn flak from residents of city high-rises, some of whom vote in places like East Burdwan but stay in a gated complex in Kolkata. Some others have relatives coming over from Mumbai or other places for the summer vacation. The EC order banning everyone from outside a particular constituency…
Noida International Airport’s first phase is awaiting launch Noida: An FIR was registered against four men for allegedly raising illegal structures on land earmarked for the expansion of Noida International Airport in Jewar, despite a formal notification barring any fresh construction or transactions there.The FIR was lodged after lekhpal Niranjan Mishra inspected Mukimpur Shiwara, around…
Panaji: The town and country planning department is set to convert the existing outline development plans (ODPs) for Margao and Mormugao into comprehensive GIS-based masterplans under the Centre’s Amrut 2.0 programme. The move will see both cities digitally mapped with data-driven blueprints covering land use, infrastructure, transport, housing and employment.The exercise is being undertaken under…
Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 470 development projects worth around Rs 1,054 crore in Gorakhpur on Thursday.The projects include inauguration of 173 completed works and foundation laying for 297 others. A major highlight of the event will be the inauguration of a newly developed eco park at…
Ahmedabad: The The old city areas of Ahmedabad is heading for a tight electoral contest, with the BJP, Congress, and AIMIM going head-to-head across all 16 seats spread over four wards. While these three parties remain the main players, candidates from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and several independents are expected to influence the final…
Ludhiana: A fast-track court has sentenced a 22-year-old man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping a minor girl. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict, Raj Mohan Yadav. If he fails to pay, he will face an additional ten months of imprisonment.The case dates back to September 28,…
