Residents alleged that organisers behaved confrontationally when asked to lower the volume Noida: Residents of Gaur City 1 in Greater Noida West have raised concerns over persistent late-night loud music and noise pollution from Radha Krishna Park, prompting complaints to senior police officials. The park, meant for recreational use, is increasingly being used for events with high-decibel…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Tuesday asked the director of panchayats to formulate within eight weeks a record retention policy in larger public interest. The policy will specify the duration within which all documentary and electronic records of panchayats across Goa are required to be retained.The court passed the order in a petition filed…
CM Yogi at the review meeting in Kashi on Tuesday Varanasi: Amid renewed political focus on the stalled women’s reservation legislation in Parliament, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday reviewed preparations in Varanasi ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to his parliamentary constituency on April 28, when he would address a grand public…
Ahmedabad: In a case resembling scenes from the Bollywood film “Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!”, car thieves used a quiet and calculated method to steal a parked vehicle in Naranpura, where they came in one SUV to steal another, police said.The complainant, a resident of Naranpura, filed a complaint with Naranpura police stating that his car…
Ludhiana: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Tuesday caught an inspector, posted as the SHO of Division Number 4 police station, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000.The accused, Gurjit Singh, was arrested following a complaint by a woman from Noorwala Road. According to the VB, the complainant’s son had been arrested in a…
Rohtak: The upcoming Sampla municipal committee poll has turned into a high-stakes political contest. Both the BJP and the Congress are grappling with candidate selection, even as political equations continue to shift rapidly on the ground.On Tuesday, former chairman of the Sampla municipal committee and Congress representative Praveen Coach joined the saffron party in Sonipat…
Nashik: There has been a noticeable drop in the number of ‘VIP’ pilgrims visiting the Trimbakeshwar temple in recent days. Until recently, the temple recorded 500-700 VIP entries on a daily basis, which has now dwindled significantly.The development follows a police operation against alleged ‘VIP darshans’, in which some people were arrested for colluding with…
Surat: A clash broke out in the Gorat locality of Rander after residents protested against BJP functionaries who had entered the area to campaign for municipal election candidates.The BJP team included local MLA Purnesh Modi, former mayor Hemali Boghawala and former councillor Anil Biscuitwala. Residents objected to the campaign and asked the leaders to leave…
Dibrugarh: A man was run over by a truck in Powai under Digboi police jurisdiction in Assam’s Tinsukia district late Monday night, sparking mob violence on Tuesday afternoon in which over 500 residents took to the streets, torched an autorickshaw, and vandalised a car and the accused’s residence.Police identified the victim as Akash Tiwari (Munna),…
Lucknow: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking in Lok Sabha, referred to Akhilesh Yadav as a “friend who occasionally extends help”, Samajwadi Party president said he does not need such friends.Akhilesh was addressing a press conference at the party office on Tuesday when he was asked about the nature of help that he…
