Mumbai: An FIR has been filed against two officials of the state-run Sir JJ Mahanagar Blood Centre after a recent Food and Drug Administration investigation found that blood collected at govt donation camps was allegedly diverted to a private blood bank.The FIR, lodged by State Blood Transfusion Council additional assistant director Dr Suhas Mohanalkar, names…
Bengaluru: In order to curb unauthorised parking on highways, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) identified 20 critical locations in Karnataka. These black spots were detected based on constant parking violations over a period of time.The detection is part of a nationwide process in which 595 locations were identified. In Karnataka, four of these black…
For homebuyers lured by glossy brochures and lofty promises, Tamil Nadu’s real estate regulator has added a new layer of protection. A year after tightening norms to curb misleading real estate advertisements, the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has armed itself with a graded penalty system.According to an circular issued in June, from…
Hyderabad: The investigation into the disappearance of Hyderabad student Gujja Manideep Reddy in Finland has been transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Finland’s premier investigating agency, the Centre informed Telangana high court on Thursday.The development comes nearly two months after the 24-year-old student went missing, prompting his parents to approach the court alleging…
Police seized 10 mobile phones, three Motorola walkie-talkie sets, two pages containing scripts allegedly used to convince customers to share their credit card details, and documents containing details of 180 Axis Bank credit card holders Gurgaon: Six people have been arrested for allegedly posing as Axis Bank officials and cheating credit card holders on the…
Kolkata: Two bikers snatched a high-end smartphone from a young woman standing in front of the University of Calcutta’s College Street campus. The bike they were on reportedly had no numberplate on it, CCTV footage revealed.The woman claimed ever since, she had been receiving obscene messages, linking it with the snatching. The incident took place…
Ghaziabad: A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death by his friends at a birthday party in the Shanti Nagar area of Crossings Republik in what is believed to be the third attempt to kill him, police said.An FIR was registered against six persons, an officer said, three of whom — Gaurav, Dev and Hari —…
Many roads in Panaji were waterlogged after heavy rains lashed the city and several other parts of Goa on Thursday Panaji: Heavy rain in parts of Goa over the past 24 hours has slightly improved the state’s monsoon rainfall deficit, although the cumulative seasonal rainfall remains nearly 30% below normal, according to the India Meteorological…
Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on Wednesday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with 18 private hospitals in Varanasi to provide medical treatment facilities to its teachers and staff at CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme)-empanelled private hospitals.The MoUs were signed by registrar Rajan Srivastava and representatives of the hospitals in the presence of vice-chancellor Prof. Ajit…
Ahmedabad: A special court in Ahmedabad granted regular bail to two journalists — Abeda Shaikh and Sabir Shaikh — against whom the police had invoked the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GujCTOC), alleging that they were part of an organised crime syndicate involved in extortion.Both journalists were initially booked by the Shahpur…
