Bengaluru: A special court for elected representatives has sentenced Nagaveni, daughter-in-law of the late Congress functionary and minister RL Jalappa, to five years of simple imprisonment with a fine of Rs 20,000 for defrauding a medical seat aspirant’s family of Rs 45 lakh in 2021.Besides Nagaveni, police had also charge-sheeted her husband J Narasimhaswamy, son…
Chennai: An RTI reply has exposed an alleged irregularity in promotions in the department for the welfare of differently abled persons, revealing that 17 employees with only Class X or Class XII were promoted as junior rehabilitation officers (JROs) and later rose to senior positions, including assistant director and deputy director.The promotions were given based…
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Friday removed encroachments from 1.3 acres of govt land in Petbasheerabad of Qutbullapur mandal in Medchal-Malkajgiri district, and fenced off the parcel, officials said.The land is part of a 38.15-acre govt property under the control of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA). Officials said…
Kolkata: A routine medical check-up at RG Kar Medical College blew the lid off a horrific year-long ordeal for a six-year-old girl in Lake Town, triggering a swift cross-jurisdictional police operation that ended with the arrest of her cousin brother on charges of rape on Friday afternoon.The breakthrough came when the minor, suffering from acute…
Security personnel have been asked to carry out regular checks and ensure that no suspicious or unapproved items are left unattended anywhere on campus Ahmedabad: Gujarat University has issued fresh instructions to tighten security and maintenance across its campus following directives from the vice-chancellor.Security personnel have been asked to carry out regular checks and ensure…
Chandigarh: Haryana govt has launched an online registration facility for former personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), enabling them and their eligible family members to avail benefits under various state welfare schemes.Announcing the initiative on Friday, sainik and ardh sainik welfare minister Rao Narbir Singh said Haryana was the first state in the…
The Central Railway cancelled several trains, including Deccan Queen, Deccan Express and Intercity Express, until July 17 to facilitate restoration work on the landslide-hit Lonavla–Karjat ghat section Pune: Daily commuters feared overcrowding and fleecing in alternative modes of transport after the cancellation of three Pune–Mumbai intercity trains till July 17, while the MSRTC’s plan to…
Guwahati: Assam will launch an ‘Assam Made Liquor’ initiative to curb illicit trade and offer regulated alternatives.Finance minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said, “Our govt is introducing Assam Made Liquor to provide affordable, regulated and quality-assured alternatives while discouraging illegal production and distribution.”The excise department collected Rs 4,054 crore in 2025-26, up Rs 445 crore from…
CM Yogi Adityanath greets a woman during the foundation stone laying ceremony of various development projects in Basti on Friday Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the previous Samajwadi Party govt had imposed restrictions on Hindu traditions like kanwar yatra and now it seems that its president Akhilesh Yadav was waiting to don…
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court Friday directed that no coercive action be taken against Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) chief and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal in connection with an FIR registered at Padu Kalan police station in Nagaur district.Justice Farjand Ali passed the interim order while hearing Beniwal’s petition challenging the FIR registered on May 28…
