GSL designed and constructed the fast patrol vessel LESPWAR, which was officially handed over to the Seychelles Coast Guard by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 27 Panaji: State-run defence shipbuilder Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) saw its total revenue, breaching the Rs 4,000 crore threshold this fiscal year to reach Rs 4,004 crore for the…
Varanasi: After nearly 12 years on the run, a criminal carrying a Rs 50,000 reward and allegedly linked to Naxal activities was arrested by the Varanasi Field Unit of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force from Assam on Thursday.Rajkumar Verma alias Pradeep Verma was arrested from Kamrup in Guwahati, where he had allegedly been hiding….
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt and govt of India have submitted a formal Expression of Interest (EoI) to Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for hosting the 2038 edition of the Asian Games in Ahmedabad. The 2030 edition of the Asian Games will be held at Doha in Qatar, while the 2034 Asian Games will be hosted by…
Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon Ludhiana: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Friday blamed the Aam Aadmi Party govt for the drug menace in the state, alleging that “chitta” was being delivered to people’s doorsteps.Interacting with mediapersons in Ludhiana on the eighth day of the BJP’s Nasha Mukti Yatra, Dhillon said party leaders…
Navsari: A contact number carried by a 90-year-old woman proved crucial in helping her return home after she mistakenly got off a train at Gurugram in Haryana and was found distressed by railway officials late Tuesday night.Hiraba Chavda, a resident of the Vijalpore area of Navsari, boarded a train for Delhi but alighted at Gurugram…
CM Lalduhoma at the CSR conclave in Aizawl Aizawl: Mizoram’s peaceful environment, high literacy rate, social harmony and a stable govt make it favourable for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects, chief minister Lalduhoma said while inaugurating the state’s first CSR conclave in Aizawl on Thursday evening.The event, jointly organised by the Mizoram CSR Cell and…
Rajkot: Two cars belonging to the same family were allegedly set on fire in the parking area of Dwarika Village apartments in the Railnagar area around 2am on Friday, police said.The accused, Hardik Popat, torched the vehicles in retaliation for a police complaint filed earlier by the complainant against him for molesting his wife. He…
Coaching Centres at Gopalpura area Jaipur: Following Supreme Court directions, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) will begin action next week against illegal paying guest accommodations operating in residential colonies along both sides of Gopalpura Bypass Road.The enforcement wing will issue notices to operators, asking them to shut down the accommodations. Facilities that continue to function…
SRINAGAR: Chief minister Omar Abdullah brought Friday an assembly resolution seeking restoration of full statehood for J&K, but an autonomy reference ignited a BJP backlash, with its members ripping up copies amid anti-national chants directed at the governing National Conference (NC).The contentious reference came as the document cited an autonomy resolution passed by the assembly…
Gina Greentree. Image Credit: ABC News An Australian family was forced to prepare for an auction after discovering that a narrow strip of land beside their rural property was not legally theirs, despite generations treating it as part of the farm. The land in Charleys Forest, near Braidwood in New South Wales, had remained registered…
