Panaji: Water resources minister Subhash Shirodkar said on Wednesday that the state’s reservoirs have sufficient raw water storage to meet Goa’s requirement till the monsoon arrives. He also stated that the water resources department (WRD) is looking at the possibility of a desalination plant for Panaji and a water release automation for irrigation, among other…
Ahmedabad: In a twist to the 34-year-old murder case detected in Vatva, the city crime branch has traced the prime accused, Shamsuddin Khedawala, alive, contradicting earlier claims that he died years ago. The development is expected to significantly alter the course of the investigation into the alleged murder of a woman, whose remains were recently…
JALANDHAR: An innocentlooking CCTV camera atop a pole in Kapurthala’s Model Town turned out to be the eyes and ears of an ISI-controlled spy module that kept a watch on sensitive military locations.This was revealed when Punjab counter-intelligence (CI) busted two ISI-controlled modules and arrested three suspects for spying on military establishments via solarpowered CCTV…
Pune: A sessions court on Thursday acquitted former BJP corporator Deepak alias Baba Misal and six co-accused in a 2013 attempt-to-murder case registered with the Sahakarnagar police. Baba Misal is the brother-in-law of state urban development minister Madhuri MisalAs per the prosecution’s case, the incident dates back to Dec 2013, when the complainant, Rajendra Deshmukh,…
Guwahati: The fatal accident that claimed three lives on Sunday after the driver and the three occupants consumed liquor at a bar that remained open till 3 am, well beyond the permitted closing time of 12.30 am, has exposed widespread violations of excise rules by late-night establishments.“Although bars with late-night licences are allowed to operate…
TNNLucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party member and MLC Rajendra Chaudhary strongly refuted BJP’s allegations that SP was anti-women for having opposed the amendment to the Nari Vandan Bill, 2023. During Thursday’s special session, Chaudhary said that the Nari Vandana Amendment Bill that was defeated in Parliament was not a reservation bill but a Delimitation Bill.In a…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) arrested a school lecturer for allegedly securing a govt job using forged educational qualifications in the RPSC Agriculture Lecturer (School Education) Exam 2022, officials said.Police identified the accused as Ashok Kumar Yadav, 33, a resident of Chomu in Jaipur district and currently posted as a lecturer (Agriculture) in…
Paramakudi (SC) is a reserved constituency in Ramanathapuram district that has seen intense competition between the DMK and AIADMK. In the 2021 Assembly elections, DMK’s S. Murugesan won with 84,864 votes, defeating AIADMK’s N. Sadhan Prabhakar by a margin of 13,285 votes. In the 2016 Assembly elections, AIADMK’s Dr. S. Muthiah won with 79,254 votes,…
NEW DELHI: Public sector banks recruited 50,552 employees in the last financial year, 33% higher than 37,860 hired in the previous financial year, as they expanded their operations.In a statement, the finance ministry said that offer letters were sent to over 50,000 candidates in 2025-26 after the recruitment exercise conducted through the Institute of Banking…
Actor Akansha Ranjan, last seen in Gram Chikitsalaya, is all set to marry filmmaker Sharan Sharma, best known for directing Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl. Bombay Times has learnt that the couple is planning to tie the knot in July this year.We reached out to Akansha for a confirmation, but she did not respond to…
