From the early hours of dawn, pilgrims from across Goa and neighbouring regions gathered at the historic church to seek the blessings of the Infant Jesus, a tradition deeply rooted in local religious and cultural life.The solemn proceedings began with a high Mass at 5.30am, celebrated by parish priest Fr Polly Fernandes. In keeping with…
Varanasi: A 27-year-old delivery boy, Shubham Maurya, was found dead inside his room in Konia area under Adampura police station on Sunday evening, with his family alleging murder.Adampura police station in-charge Vimal Mishra said the forensic team collected evidence from the spot and the exact cause of death will be established once the postmortem report…
Gujarat High Court at Sola in Ahmedabad. Photo by Kevin Antao. 12-07-11. Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has directed Gujarat Police Recruitment Board to keep one unarmed police constable post vacant for a transgender candidate who has sought a separate category for the third gender in the recruitment process.The 35-year-old petitioner from Bhavnagar has obtained a…
Panchkula: More than 1.03 lakh notices have been issued in Panchkula under the Special Intensive Revision-2026 (SIR-2026) of electoral rolls, with 5,643 cases still pending for hearings.The figures were reviewed at a meeting chaired by deputy commissioner-cum-district election officer Mona Sharma to assess progress on the revision of photo electoral rolls and ensure completion of…
Pune: A teacher of a privately run kindergarten in Ghorpadi allegedly locked a three-year-old boy in the washroom on the morning of Sept 8 as he was “too playful” in the classroom.Mundhwa police on Sunday registered a case under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act against the teacher and manager of the kindergarten. The…
Guwahati: Gauhati high court has observed that, prima facie, several medical precautions prescribed for Zubeen Garg appear to have been violated before his death and that, given the singer’s multiple health conditions, he should ideally have had a round-the-clock caretaker.The court said whether any accused was responsible for the alleged violations, and whether they attract…
Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav after paying tribute to Ram Manohar Lohia in Lucknow, on Monday Lucknow: Recalling how socialist ideologue Ram Manohar Lohia dedicated his entire life to social justice and equality through Saptkranti (seven-fold revolution), Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday announced that once voted to form govt, his party will…
Jaipur: The income tax department Monday surveyed three hospitals belonging to Park group in Rajasthan over suspected tax evasion of nearly Rs 20 crore and alleged discrepancies in financial records.The surveys began between 6 am and 6.30 am at Amar Medical and Research Centre in Mansarovar, Jaipur; R&R Multispeciality Hospital on Chirawa Road in Jhunjhunu;…
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said there was no rationale for controlling the price of a few scheduled medicines and allowing the rest to be sold at inflated prices as all medicines are essential. It suggested a uniform rule limiting the MRP to not more than 16% above the price to…
The reopening arrives with a fitting sense of occasion. Grammy-winning singer and songwriter John Legend performed at the theatre, marking the return of the venue to its regular role as one of Wichita’s cultural gathering places. For a building designed to make moviegoers feel as though they were sitting beneath an open sky, the Orpheum…
