Mumbai: A 56-year-old Powai construction supplier who lost Rs 6.6 lakh to an MGL piped gas bill fraud received the full amount after a court directed the accused, Mangaluru resident S K Shetty, to pay the victim before entertaining Shetty’s anticipatory bail plea, the police said.Between March 25 and May 12, Mumbaikars lost Rs 3…
Bengaluru: A day after hundreds of street vendors staged a protest at Freedom Park, Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda assured vendor associations that a provisional Town Vending Committee (TVC) would be constituted immediately to address their concerns and ensure compliance with the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014.The…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has retained its top position among the states in gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education by enrolling 52.3% of youth aged between 18 and 23 in various degree, diploma and certificate programmes in the institutions, according to Union govt’s latest All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) report for 2023-24. The…
Telangana HC grants bail to Bandi Sanjay’s son with riders Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Thursday granted bail to MoS (Home) Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son Bandi Sai Bageerath in connection with a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) case registered against him at the Petbasheerabad police station. Bageerath has been in judicial remand…
The collapse occurred at Imperia Esfera Phase II around 6.15am Gurgaon: A school student escaped by a matter of seconds on Thursday morning after a balcony at a premium residential society in Sector 37C collapsed, sending heavy chunks of concrete crashing onto the driveway moments after the child had walked past to board a school…
Police presence has been stepped up in Surjapur following the minor girl’s rape-murder and lynching of a man suspected to be an accused Dwaipayan Ghosh & Sarthak GangulyKolkata/Baruipur: Baruipur rape-murder accused Prabash Mondal, 38, was shot twice from close range while fleeing, with both bullets entering through the back and exiting the body, his autopsy…
Severe waterlogging across the city left many stranded on Thursday Ghaziabad: The district administration has declared a holiday for all schools from classes 1 to 12 on Friday after IMD issued an orange alert for thunderstorms, heavy rain and hailstorm.The order, issued late on Thursday by the district inspector of schools (DIOS) on the directions…
Panaji: Chief elector officer Sanjay Goel, inspector general of police (IGP) Ajay Kishan Sharma, and deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Varsha Sharma, along with others, were transferred from the state under an order issued by the ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Thursday. MHA has transferred two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to Goa.MHA…
Varanasi: The Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple administration has suspended all VIP and protocol darshan during the holy month of Shrawan, from July 30 to Aug 28, to ensure smooth crowd management and provide equal opportunity for lakhs of devotees expected to visit the temple for darshan and jalabhishek.Announcing the decision on Thursday, the temple’s CEO,…
A routine tear gas drill at the police headquarters for the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra Ahmedabad: People passing through Shahibaug on Thursday were caught off guard when their eyes suddenly began stinging and watering. Several motorists pulled over, some stopped to wash their faces, and bystanders began recording videos as confusion spread on the stretch.The…
