Jalpaiguri: A tense domestic drama unfolded at booth no. 25/238 in Phansidewa’s Tarabari, under the Matigara-Naxalbari assembly segment in Siliguri subdivision, on Thursday — when a man staked out a polling station for hours to intercept his wife, who had eloped with another man two years ago.He had reasoned, correctly, that she would have to…
Panaji: Bombay high court declined to stay an amendment to the Recruitment Rules of the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) that permits 25% of traffic controller vacancies to be filled through direct recruitment.The court stated that all appointments made under the amended rules will remain subject to the final outcome of the petition and directed KTC…
Ahmedabad: A 28-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday after holding he was held guilty of murdering a person over a quarrel regarding cigarette smoking in 2020.According to the prosecution’s case, Hitesh Parmar, a resident of Behrampura, stabbed Ajay Kabira to death on the evening of Nov 3, 2020, in the jurisdiction of…
Chandigarh: The Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment, a flagship central govt initiative aimed at accelerating infrastructure development across the country, is witnessing disparities among states.While the scheme has disbursed about Rs 4.5 lakh crore in loans over five years and bolstered capital expenditure of states from 2.2% of GDP in the…
Pune: A Narhe-based woman (46) lost Rs52.7 lakh in an online share-trading fraud between Jan 30 and April 2.The woman lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police on Wednesday. An officer from the Pune cyber police said the complainant’s husband was the director of a software company in Hinjewadi. In Jan, the woman came…
Lucknow: A joint team of SWAT and Garhmukteshwar police on Thursday rescued a kidnapped youth and arrested six accused, including a woman, busting an abduction-for-ransom racket. Police also recovered ₹7.5 lakh allegedly collected as ransom.Police said the victim, Fazil Hayat, a resident of Alipur Chaupala under Gajraula police station in Amroha district, was abducted on…
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NEW DELHI: The record-breaking polling in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, at 92.9% and 85.1% respectively, is yet another vindication of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, notwithstanding the constant doubts raised by some political parties, as well as of the people’s unshakeable faith in the electoral processes, according to EC officials.The overall turnout surpassed…
President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal govt.The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalise marijuana for medical or recreational use…
NEW DELHI: India and Qatar on Thursday held discussions on ways to boost bilateral trade and strengthen supply chain resilience, which has been disrupted due to the West Asia crisis. The meeting was held between commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and Qatari minister of state for foreign trade affairs Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sayed….
