Varanasi: A cattle smuggler was killed and another seriously injured after they jumped off the Saidpur–Balua bridge while trying to escape from police during a vehicle check in Chandauli district early Saturday. Police arrested their third accomplice and rescued 11 bovines from a pick-up van allegedly being used for cattle smuggling.Chandauli ASP Anant Chandrashekhar said…
Semiconductor FILE PHOTO: Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Ahmedabad: Gujarat-based fabless semiconductor startup IndieSemiC Pvt Ltd has partnered with US-based semiconductor supplier Semtech Corporation to develop Sabarmati-1, a 64-bit RISC-V-based system-in-package (SiP) with integrated LoRa connectivity for Internet of Things…
Amritsar: Amritsar Central Jail is grappling with severe overcrowding, housing around 4,700 inmates against its sanctioned capacity of 2,200, with nearly 75% of them being undertrials, according to a release issued by the Amritsar core committee of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) following its visit to the prison.The committee, comprising coordinator Ram Singh…
Citizens are concerned that their private details provided to lodge a complaint may be misused Pune: Consumers have shown reluctance to report hygiene violations through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s online grievance redressal portal, saying it does not allow anonymous complaints.The concerns come in the wake of recent food safety enforcement action across Maharashtra.“The…
Surat: A 25-year-old content creator was arrested by Cyber Crime police for allegedly posting misleading information about the protest at Jantar Mantar and provoking people online. The accused, Adiya Baraiya, a resident of Varachha, was booked for allegedly making a forged electronic report after he claimed on a social media page that a woman had…
Guwahati: The special task force (STF) of Assam Police arrested three alleged operatives linked to the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti network during coordinated operations in Dhubri, Chirang and Barpeta districts on Friday night.The accused were identified as Akramul Islam, Aminul Rahman, and Abul Hussain. Officers said they carried out anti-national activities through digital communication platforms, and…
Lucknow: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 4.98 kg of smuggled foreign-origin gold, valued at approximately Rs 7.11 crore, from a woman passenger aboard the Brahmaputra Mail at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction in Varanasi and arrested her under the Customs Act, officials said.The operation was carried out on July 22 following specific…
The scheme will be implemented through the BOCW Welfare Board Jaipur: The labour department is preparing to roll out a large-scale skill development scheme to train about 14 lakh registered construction workers and their dependants in construction-related and non-construction skills.The department will use up to 10% of the annual labour cess collected under the Building…
Union ministers Jitendra Singh and J P Nadda, along with CJP’s Saurav Das, addressed press conference NEW DELHI: BJP has fended off numerous opposition campaigns built around allegations, contentious laws or policies, and suspected wrongdoings of a senior Union minister or a chief minister since PM Modi took office in 2014 without making any appearance…
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