New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police has nabbed 7,478 people for drunk driving this year and impounded 634 vehicles. Data from Jan 1 to date shows that 6,844 of these drivers have been prosecuted, according to officers.At 4,906 cases, two-wheelers account for the largest share of such violations, followed by cars (908). The rest of the…
Mumbai: Bombay high court has directed police that whenever they call a person to participate in a preliminary inquiry, whether prior to filing of FIR or otherwise, they must furnish a copy of the complaint, along with the notice.“We have noticed continuous lapses in a series of matters, when notices are issued… without supplying copies…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) will introduce a new maintenance policy for its apartment projects from next month, primarily for upcoming apartment projects, while also exploring ways to bring existing apartments under a similar framework.BDA currently maintains essential services such as lifts, security, garbage disposal and common areas, but officials admit that a formal, structured…
Villupuram: The entry of former AIADMK minister and Rajya Sabha MP C Ve Shanmugam into Mailam constituency has redrawn battle lines, turning what might have been a routine contest in a rural segment into a high-stakes electoral test shaped by caste alignments, alliance arithmetic and candidate clout.Shanmugam’s shift from Villupuram to his home turf is…
Hyderabad: Amid rising summer temperatures, city’s reservoirs have seen a sharp drop, prompting the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) to gear up for emergency pumping.Particularly concerning is the situation in Singur, one of Hyderabad’s key water sources supplying large parts of the western corridor, where levels have dropped from 29 tmc (thousand…
Kolkata: The Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court has allowed the surrogacy option for a Darjeeling couple in their 50s, taking into account the pain undergone by the couple to become parents and successful cryopreservation of embryos, which may result in successful pregnancy.What started as a quest to become biological parents in March 2019…
Muhammed Nemil scored a wonder long-range goal against Mumbai City at Fatorda on Saturday. It was his first goal in the ISL Panaji: Everyone who watched Muhammed Nemil’s stunner against Mumbai City FC were astounded at the quality of the long-range goal, but FC Goa coach Manolo Marquez simply turned and went back to his…
Kashi women threaten hubbies with ‘kitchen strike’ if they back anti-women parties Varanasi: In a protest against opposition parties, a group of women in Varanasi took out a march on Sunday condemning the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. Blaming the opposition for stalling the bill, the protesting women also warned…
Ahmedabad: A 55-year-old nursing staffer at Asarwa Civil Hospital lost Rs 7 lakh from her salary account in a cyberfraud after unknowingly downloading a malicious APK file sent via WhatsApp, stated a police complaint filed on Sunday.According to the complaint filed with the cybercrime police of the city, the victim, a resident of Naroda, maintained…
Bathinda: Heatwave conditions are beginning to take hold across North India, with maximum temperatures already rising sharply and set to climb further in the coming days. Several places in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh recorded temperatures 3.1°C to 5°C above normal till Sunday morning. The India Meteorological Department has forecast a further 2–4°C increase in…
