Mumbai: BJP politician Kirit Somaiya on Monday visited the Gamdevi police station and asked for action to be taken against actor Imran Khan, who had arrived at August Kranti Maidan for an anti-CEC protest on Saturday.“Imran Khan staying in India for the last couple of days is showing extremism, fanaticism… Indians cannot tolerate it. Khan…
Bengaluru: Kolar could become the first district in Karnataka to be prioritised under the state’s ambitious push to achieve net zero emissions, as govt looks to take its climate action agenda beyond the state level and into districts and urban local bodies.The move comes shortly after Karnataka constituted a dedicated net zero task force to…
Hyderabad: With El Niño raising fears of a drought-like Yasangi season, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has urged farmers to avoid paddy cultivation and shift to short-duration crops that require less water.Addressing a Rythu Nestham conference attended by district collectors and farmers, Tummala said the effects of El Niño were being felt globally and stressed…
Dwaipayan.GhoshKolkata: With barely a week left for Bengal’s biggest festival, Kolkata Police is busy finishing its homework, the police meeting stretching late into Monday night.At the heart of KP’s concern are 25 new pujas, or the ones that are set to get even bigger this year. “They are likely to emerge as ‘the new biggies’…
Panaji: To improve industrial safety, the Fire and Security Association of India (FSAI) is drafting a white paper with recommendations the state’s inspectorate of factories and boilers can implement. The document will consolidate suggestions and learnings for low- and medium-hazard industries.“It is intended to encourage a collaborative, risk-based approach through safety self-assessment, technical awareness programmes,…
Varanasi: Death of a sari trader after his neck was slit by Chinese manjha (kite string) on Kajjakpura railway overbridge led to the lodging of a case of culpable homicide against unidentified persons by Jaitpura police station late on Sunday night. Police commissioner Mohit Agrawal issued strict instructions to launch a massive drive to crack…
Ahmedabad: Two FIRs were registered against Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani on Sunday for allegedly obstructing police personnel, creating a ruckus at police premises and violating election-related restrictions during the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation polls.Both FIRs invoke provisions of BNS relating to unlawful assembly, obstruction of public servants and other alleged offences. The second also cites provisions…
Chandigarh: A four-member Northern Railway team Monday inspected the site near the Hallomajra railway overbridge (ROB) where a door from a moving goods train fell onto a passing car, injuring a woman and damaging the vehicle.The team has been tasked with establishing the circumstances behind the incident on the Chandigarh-Mohali section. The injured woman is…
Under ECI’s revised procedure, BLOs are expected to collect supporting documents from voters at their homes and upload them online Pune: Booth-level officers (BLOs) are allegedly prodding citizens to visit election offices to submit documents against notices served under the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls instead of collecting them from home, as promised…
Guwahati: The Joint Tribes Council Manipur has issued a “non-negotiable 48-hour ultimatum” to the Centre and state govt for recovering the severed head of a Naga man killed in an attack in Kangpokpi district on Saturday, and has refused to allow a post-mortem until the head is handed to his family.The headless body of Ajinbou…
