New Delhi: Refusing to revive criminal proceedings against a woman’s former husband and his relatives in a dowry harassment case, a Delhi court held that the allegations were “completely bereft of any specific dates or distinct incidents” and amounted to sweeping, generalised accusations.Calling the implication of the husband’s entire family despite them living separately a…
Navi Mumbai: The Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has launched an awareness drive across suspected places and collected water samples following reports of two confirmed cases of the rare and serious autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). The two cases were reported in the last fortnight from the Aadhar Multispecialty Hospital, Panvel.Both the patients stay in…
Bengaluru: After strongly opposing the Centre’s VB-G RAM G Act and challenging it in court, Karnataka govt has decided to implement the new rural employment guarantee scheme from July 1, citing the need to protect rural livelihoods despite the additional financial burden on the state.Since the Centre announced the replacement of MGNREGA with Viksit Bharat…
Chennai: Three people, including a 17-year-old boy, were arrested by the Singaperumal Koil police for assaulting a 20-year-old man and stealing his motorcycle on the Chennai-Trichy highway near Chengalpet. Police are searching for their accomplice who sold the stolen motorcycle.The victim, Saravanan, 20, of Padalam near Madhurantakam, was working at a textile shop. On the…
Hyderabad: A 23-year-old pregnant woman allegedly died by suicide after being subjected to humiliation by her husband, who reportedly demanded a DNA test for her unborn child—an incident that led to the arrest of him and his mother on Saturday.The victim, G Sushmita, was found hanging at her residence in Gadipeddapur village of Alladurg mandal…
Kolkata: After 72 hours of digging through concrete and mangled steel to retrieve trapped labourers at the collapsed Taratala warehouse, focus shifted from search-and-rescue to investigation on Saturday.The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) withdrew from the site, and the Army scaled down its operation even as investigators prepared to take control of the site.“We were…
Panaji: The All India Lawyers’ Union on Saturday demanded an apology from chief minister Pramod Sawant over his statements alleging that a few advocates delay cases for personal gain.The union condemned the remarks, saying the chief minister has unfairly blamed the legal fraternity and ignored the real causes of delay in the justice delivery system.It…
Varanasi: A two-day short course on ‘Radiobiology: Concepts & Applications’ commenced at the department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Medicine, IMS-BHU, bringing together around 70 postgraduate students and young professionals from across the country. Inaugurating the programme, BHU VC Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi stressed the importance of interactive learning and encouraged the department to develop into…
Ahmedabad: Thieves wearing helmets smashed the window and stole Rs 50 lakh from a parked car in Krishnanagar moments after its owner stepped out following an alleged collision with a biker on Saturday. The victim had collected the cash from an angadia firm shortly before the theft occurred.Police suspect the accident was a planned distraction…
Addressing the gathering here, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated that the youthpresent at the event took a historic step by overcoming addiction afterlosing everything to drugs. Ludhiana: Claiming to take his govt’s decisive ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ to thenext level, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday launchedthe ‘Soorma’ (Warrior) campaign and honoured “recovered youth”…
