Over the past 15 days, fire department officials inspected more than 165 societies and found multiple violations, including encroachments and blocked access for fire tenders Ghaziabad: Owners of buildings exceeding 15 metres in height or having a floor area above 500 square metres (sqm) but lacking a valid fire no-objection certificate (NOC) will have to…
Panaji: In the first four months of 2026, more than five people were arrested every week in Goa in narcotics-related cases, with drug seizures valued at Rs 3.5 crore.Goa police arrested 90 persons between Jan and April in different narcotic cases registered across the state, including 50 non-Goans, 29 Goans and 11 foreigners.The highest number…
Varanasi: Continuing its crackdown on touts, fake priests and bogus guides allegedly extorting money from pilgrims in the name of providing hassle-free entry to crowded temples such as Kashi Vishwanath, police on Monday arrested 11 such persons from the vicinity of the Kaal Bhairav temple.ACP (Kotwali) Vijay Pratap Singh said the action followed several days…
Bengaluru: Two people from Ahmedabad are among six people arrested for allegedly impersonating senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) and duping a 74-year-old woman of Rs 24 crore. The Karnataka State Cyber Command busted the “digital arrest” fraud racket, police said on Monday.The accused were identified as Palak Patel and Amit…
Trophy holders: (From L) Virpal, Amanjot Kaur Bains, Arshdeep Kaur; with Punjab Baseball Association secretary Harbir singh gill (L) and president Sukhdev Singh Aulakh Ludhiana: Five years after stepping out of the batter’s box and into corporate careers, three former members of the district women’s baseball team scored the biggest victory of their lives, winning…
Kurukshetra: Kurukshetra has emerged as Haryana’s top district in identification and preservation of ancient manuscripts under the Centre’s Gyan Bharatam Mission, with 15,818 manuscripts identified so far, deputy commissioner Vishram Kumar Meena said on Monday.Chairing a meeting at the district mini secretariat, Meena said large-scale preservation and digitisation work was under way in the district,…
Voters’ lists will be updated Pune: The district administration will launch a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive of electoral rolls across the district to make voters’ lists more accurate, transparent and updated, district collector and district election officer Jitendra Dudi said on Monday.Around 91.16 lakh voter records will be physically verified through door-to-door visits. The…
Dibrugarh: Two persons were injured in police firing in the Bogidol area Sivasagar district on Monday evening after they allegedly attempted to collect extortion money on behalf of banned outfit Ulfa-I.The two injured persons, identified as Ritu Gogoi and Jitumoni Gogoi, and four others were travelling on three motorcycles to collect extortion money from local…
Lucknow: Kanchan, an alumnus of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya in Aligarh, never imagined that a small village school would become the stepping stone to her dreams. Growing up in one of the most backward regions of Uttar Pradesh, she had limited opportunities and even more limited hope.But everything changed when she enrolled in KGBV. “Those…
Protest for drinking water led by Former minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, MLA Rafiq Khan, Amil Kagji at Jal Bhawan in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 25 May 2026 Protest for drinking water led by Former minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, MLA Rafiq Khan, Amil Kagji at Jal Bhawan in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 25 May 2026 Protest for drinking…
