Chennai: Following the uproar over the delay in appointing new principals to govt arts and science colleges, the higher education department is speeding up the process, and more than 100 colleges are likely to get new principals within the next four weeks.Professors said the new academic year started with the vacancy of principal posts in…
22-year-old murdered, three held Hyderabad: Three persons were taken into custody by the Hayathnagar police for allegedly murdering a 22-year-old man and brutally assaulting him, including injuring his private parts.The murder took place on Wednesday night. The victim’s body was found on a bench in a burial ground at Pasumamula. On receiving information about the…
Traffic jam on the way to Darjeeling Kolkata: Warning that unplanned tourism could damage both the environment and the economy, Bengal tourism minister Shankar Ghosh said on Friday the state will adopt a sustainable, data-driven approach to tourism development by factoring in the carrying capacity of destinations before promoting large-scale investments. Speaking at the inauguration…
Noida: A 29-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly stalking a journalist, making obscene gestures and passing lewd remarks while following her on a motorcycle in Noida’s Film City earlier this week.During the investigation, the accused was identified through CCTV footage and other technical evidence, which helped police trace his address to a slum…
Panaji: A man, believed to be a tourist, jumped from the old Mandovi bridge on Friday evening, police said. A search operation was launched after police received a call around 6.30pm, with personnel from the fire and emergency services joining the effort.Police said the man’s identity has not yet been established and that he wasn’t…
Ahmedabad: During the monsoon in 2025, three people, including a married couple, were electrocuted by poorly maintained street light poles.To prevent electrocutions this year, the civic body surveyed the city’s 2.17 lakh street light poles. Preventive maintenance was carried out on 82,075 poles — most of which, 18,494, are in North West Zone.Officials said that…
Season’s highest rainfall cools Tricity Chandigarh: Overnight rain brought much-needed relief from humidity in Chandigarh, with the city recording its heaviest spell of the southwest monsoon season so far this year. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Chandigarh weather observatory recorded 92.3mm rainfall between 8:30am on Thursday and 8:30am on Friday.The downpour led…
Realtor Ketan Agarwal was allegedly murdered in Lohagad by his fiancée and her boyfriend on June 18 Pune: Vishal Agarwal, the father of murdered realtor Ketan Agarwal, this week sent an email to President Droupadi Murmu, requesting her to personally look into the case and help the family secure justice for his son.Vishal said he…
Guwahati: Assam plans to blend tea and golf into a premium tourism circuit.The budget on Friday proposed the Assam Tea and Golf Trail to attract high-value domestic and international tourists. Announcing the initiative, finance minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said the circuit would link the state’s tea estates with its championship golf courses to offer a…
LUCKNOW: A sub-inspector posted at Rahimabad police station was suspended after a viral video allegedly showed him demanding a Rs 1.5 lakh bribe in connection with the investigation of a fraud case, police said on Thursday.The complainant, Vishnu Kumar, in a representation to the joint commissioner of police, alleged that sub-inspector, Guddu Prasad had been…
