File pic for representation Vasai: Several Ganesh idols immersed in an artificial pond were allegedly found dumped near the jetty at Vasai Fort on Wednesday night, sparking outrage among residents. Local activists have demanded strict action against those responsible.Locals found that idols lying scattered near the jetty and alerted Vasai police and the civic administration,…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) member Shanta Hosamani, who went incommunicado after CID took over the KPSC cash-for-job scam probe, appeared before investigators Thursday after a local court rejected her anticipatory bail plea last week.Sources said investigators found Hosamani had been in touch with several candidates who cleared the veterinary doctors’ exams. She was…
Chennai: Gem Granites owner R Veeramani, 84, was taken into the three-day custody by the Central Crime Branch’s Anti-Vice Squad on Thursday for questioning in connection with a case of rape of a minor girl. Citing his age and health condition, an Egmore magistrate directed police to question him within the court premises.Veeramani was among…
Hyderabad: Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday questioned BRS working president KT Rama Rao’s claim that former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) was born into a family that owned hundreds of acres, pointing to the landholdings declared by Rao in his election affidavits.Responding to KTR’s remarks on X, Ponguleti shared KCR’s 2004 Karimnagar…
Haryana teachers to protest as Modi birthday events add to exam-season pressure Haryana teachers to protest as Modi birthday events add to exam-season pressure Haryana teachers to protest as Modi birthday events add to exam-season pressure Haryana teachers to protest as Modi birthday events add to exam-season pressure Haryana teachers to protest as Modi birthday…
Kite, Viswakarma Puja, Flight Kolkata: The state tourism department is all set to host the kite festival at the Eco Park in New Town on Friday despite objections from the Kolkata airport authorities.The latter had asked the tourism department, which is organising the fest, to change the venue as the Eco Park is located within…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath launched the city bus service on June 12 with 100 buses — 50 in Noida and 25 each in Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway area Noida: Noida Authority is planning to add 225 electric buses to its existing fleet of 100 and set up bus stops across the city to strengthen…
Varanasi: Traditional and religious events were held at several places in Varanasi on Vishwakarma Puja on Thursday.Apart from govt institutions like Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), armoury of police lines, workshops of UPSRTC and technical studies institutions, the private motor workshops and shops of automobile repairers also worshipped Lord Vishwakarma, the divine architect and craftsman of…
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah offers prayers at Hatkeshwar Mahadev Temple on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday in Vadnagar, Gujarat, on Thursday Gandhinagar: Union home minister Amit Shah and Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel led the BJP’s statewide ‘Ashirwad ka Diya’ programme on Thursday evening by lighting a lamp at…
Running from Sept 17 to Oct 17, the campaign emphasises citizen participation, waste segregation, recycling, and the safety and dignity of safai mitras under the core principle of “My Waste, My Responsibility”. Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria launched the month-long Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign on Thursday under the theme Swachhata…
