Margao: GFP president and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has protested Goa legislative assembly complex’s silver jubilee celebrations from Oct 6 to 9. He has refused to attend or accept the felicitation, calling the event a “display of arrogance”.In a letter to speaker Ganesh Gaonkar, Sardesai said govt was “rewriting the history” of the complex. The…
10 Buildings demolished near Kotchehri Golghar crossing for road widening Varanasi: Amid tight security arrangements, six bulldozers started demolishing demarcated portions of buildings which were not removed by their owners despite notices on Tuesday. The demolition drive was launched under the Kutchehri-Sandaha road widening project to remove structures obstructing traffic on the busy stretch.Under the…
Gujarat currently has five FTOs Ahmedabad: Gujarat is set to double its number of flying training organisations (FTOs) to 10, as the state seeks to tap rising demand for commercial pilots. Five FTOs currently operate in Gujarat. Another five are expected to become operational soon, according to the state govt.The existing FTOs have trained more…
Chandigarh: Reacting to the raid at chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s camp office on Tuesday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership accused the Modi-led BJP of resorting to blatant misuse of central investigative agencies. The party said the CBI raid just months before the Assembly elections exposes BJP’s desperation to gain a foothold in the state.In a…
Motiram Marathe (83) was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of shooting dead his grandson, Abhay Manik Marathe (33) Pune: The bullet injury’s nature on the chest of a Lonavla lawyer helped police on Tuesday decode his family’s attempt to pass off his murder over a property dispute as a death due to accidental firing…
Times News Network Surat: A 25-year-old pregnant woman lodged a complaint alleging voyeurism after an unidentified man allegedly entered her treatment room during a physiotherapy session at a wellness centre in the Citylight area. The matter led to a confrontation at the centre and cross FIRs at Umra police station.According to the woman’s complaint, she…
Shillong: North Eastern Council (NEC), Shillong, released Rs 42.63 crore in Sept to support development projects across the northeast, an NEC statement said.Of the total, Rs 35.21 crore was allocated to northeast states, while Rs 7.42 crore was released to regional institutions and agencies for capacity building, infrastructure and technology.The regional allocation included Rs 2.88…
ACS tourism and culture Amrit Abhijat visits the exhibition on Tuesday Lucknow: The centuries-old miniature painting tradition of the Banaras Gharana was on display at Kokoro Art gallery on Tuesday with the inauguration of ‘MINIATURES: Banaras Gharana’.Curated by Vandana Sehgal, the exhibition was inaugurated by Amrit Abhijat (IAS), additional chief secretary, department of tourism, culture…
Bhilwara: Chittorgarh police late Monday night arrested six men allegedly planning to kill A-category history-sheeter Chirag Khatik. Cops seized a country-made pistol, a revolver with four live cartridges, sharp-edged weapons and two cars from them.The arrests were made in a joint operation by Rashmi police and District Special Team (DST) after police received information that…
File photo: Captain Smit Machchhar NEW DELHI: Captain Smit Machchhar’s heroic act of saving flydubai FZ1073 has acquired another dimension with the extent of the injuries he was fighting to save the plane from its suicidal Omani co-pilot now coming out.Sources say co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami hitting him with the axe kept in the cockpit had…
