Mumbai: The Borivli Police have registered an FIR against two sisters for extorting money from the owner of a hotel, where a rat was allegedly found in a masala dosa while they were dining with their family last week. Police said the women, Mansi and Kinjal, threatened to file a complaint against the restaurant if…
KPTCL has commissioned a 12-km-long 220 kV multi-circuit transmission line to strengthen Bengaluru’s power grid and ease overloading and tripping along the high-demand Manyata Tech Park–Hoodi corridor. Bengaluru: North and east Bengaluru — the wide arc which hosts Manyata Tech Park–Hoodi corridor — will soon get relief from frequent power outages with Karnataka Power Transmission…
Chennai: A 39-year-old woman who posed as a doctor and stole gold jewelry from the women’s hostel at Govt Stanley Medical College was arrested on Tuesday.The hostel, located on the medical college campus, had reported a series of thefts involving students’ jewellery and expensive mobile phones. Students had complained to the hostel administration about the…
Hyderabad: With El Niño raising concerns over rainfall stress, experts are warning that Telangana’s drought vulnerability may be greater than groundwater extraction figures suggest, exposing a critical gap in how groundwater is interpreted under India’s drought assessment framework.Despite drawing only 47% of its annual extractable groundwater, Telangana’s hard-rock aquifers store limited reserves and can deteriorate…
Gurgaon’s PM 2.5 concentration through Sept was 59 µg/m³, according to the CREA study Gurgaon: Haryana was the country’s biggest pollution hotspot in Sept, with five of its cities figuring among India’s 10 most polluted. The alarming spike has come even before winter sets in.Panipat topped the national list at 78 µg/m³, followed by Jind…
17,374 Items, Worth Rs 9 Lakh, Stolen In 5 Months Kolkata: Bed sheets, hand towels, blankets and pillows, worth around Rs 9 lakh, have been stolen from AC coaches of 126-odd mail/express trains, including Rajdhani and Duronto, over the past five months. The Sealdah division of Eastern Railway has recorded a total number of 17,374…
Wrong-side driving from Botanical Garden to GIP Mall Noida: E-rickshaws and autos driving against the flow of traffic and hailing shoppers and commuters along the way have become a common sight on the one-km stretch from GIP Mall and Sector 18 metro station to Botanical Garden metro station on Captain Vijyant Thapar Road.After Noida Authority…
Calangute: Dibandu Mondal (31), a resident of West Bengal, was arrested by Calangute police on Tuesday in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl.The arrest followed a complaint by the minor’s father that his daughter had been kidnapped from Calangute by an unknown person. Police registered an offence under relevant sections of…
Varanasi: A woman lodged an FIR with Manduadih police station in Varanasi against her Mau-based husband and in-laws alleging they arranged the marriage in 2024 without disclosing that the groom was HIV positive. When she raised an objection on becoming aware of it after marriage, she was thrashed by them and even tortured for dowry.After…
Ahmedabad: More than 32,000 nursing and other paramedical seats are vacant across Gujarat even after the third round of admissions, raising concerns.Admission Committee for Professional Medical Educational Courses (ACPMEC) has completed seat allotment to over 10 paramedical programmes, including nursing, physiotherapy, audiology and ophthalmic courses for the third round. Admissions are being conducted for a…
