Navi Mumbai: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Navi Mumbai, on Tuesday arrested Dr Kailas Gaikwad, Deputy Municipal Commissioner of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 42,000 from a sub-contractor.ACB officials said the complainant approached the agency on April 20, alleging that Gaikwad had demanded a bribe to clear a…
Bengaluru: A 21-year-old student of a private nursing college has accused the college chairman of sexual harassment. She alleged that the chairman made derogatory personal remarks by comparing her to his former girlfriend and threatened to fail her if she did not comply with his demands. The student, who filed a complaint with Bagalagunte police…
Hyderabad: With Telangana identity and bifurcation politics resurfacing in public discourse, transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar has appealed to Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu to act against coalition leaders making inflammatory or inappropriate remarks on bifurcation.In a letter to Naidu, Ponnam said fostering unnecessary animosity over the formation of Telangana serves no positive purpose…
Kolkata/Sukna/Salboni/Kulti: In an attempt to assuage fear of the Gorkha community amid SIR and merely two days before Darjeeling goes to polls, Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said BJP will add all deleted names to voter list if it comes to office in Bengal. As many as 40,000 Gorkha names have been deleted…
Canacona: The absence of a full-time chief officer at Canacona municipality for over two years has led to a growing backlog of cases, frustrating residents. At present, the chief officer visits the office only twice a week, with hearings scheduled in the afternoon on those days, limiting access for citizens.Former councillor Dhiraj Naikgaunkar said, “The…
Class 8 peacemaker stabbed in eye with compass during fight. AHMEDABAD: A A 14-year-old student’s attempt to play peacemaker in a fight between classmates has left him with severe eye injuries and a fight to save his vision. The Class 8 student at Isanpur Public School was struck in the eye with the pointed edge…
Mohali: A Ludhiana industrialist has been defrauded of about ₹20 crore in one of the largest cyber-scams recorded in the region, falling victim to a sophisticated cryptocurrency investment scheme that spanned dozens of fraudulent bank accounts.The operation, which utilised 76 accounts across 15 different financial institutions, highlights the growing reach of organised digital crime syndicates…
Kullu: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday announced Rs 10 crore for the construction of an industrial area in Fatehpur Assembly constituency of Kangra district.On the occasion, he said the office of the chief engineer of the Shah Canal project, which was earlier shifted from Fatehpur to Mandi, would now be re-established…
Pune: Some parts of Chakan MIDC area lost electricity supply after a car rammed a few poles of a substation at 5pm on Tuesday. The repair works were partly completed and the remaining repairs were expected to be completed in two to three hours, said MSEDCL officials. The 22 KV Mahalunge switching device and the…
Lucknow: In a ‘digital arrest’ case, a retired Subedar and his wife were defrauded of Rs 82.50 lakh in Rae Bareli.Police said fraudsters impersonated staff of central agencies and subjected the couple to prolonged psychological coercion under virtual surveillance.The investigation has so far revealed strong operational links of the gang to West Bengal, with financial…
