NEW DELHI: A 60-year-old man and his 40-year-old son were stabbed to death, allegedly by one of their neighbours, in south Delhi’s Alaknanda on Friday evening. A relative of the victims who tried to intervene was also injured in the attack.The incident took place in Tara Apartments. Police suspect a financial dispute may have led…
Thane: State agriculture department has intensified surveillance and enforcement measures across the Konkan region to curb alleged diversion and black marketing of subsidised urea meant for farmers, officials said on Friday. The move comes amid concerns that neem-coated urea, supplied at subsidised rates for agricultural use, is being diverted for industrial purposes due to a…
Bengaluru: As H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry training centre in Mathkur village, in Hesaraghatta, health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said there is no need for panic as no human cases have been reported so far.The confirmation of avian influenza was based on an April 14 report from NIHSAD, Bhopal. Authorities have…
Chennai: Elections bring promises, but little relief, says a 28-year-old Kalaivani, staring at sewage-mixed rainwater stagnating outside her home in Thideer Nagar for days. “The water stays for at least three days. The smell never goes away,” she says, pointing to the clogged drains near the Adyar River. Her frustration mirrors that of many residents…
Hyderabad: Two people travelling on a bike died after their vehicle hit a tree in Keesara on Thursday night.The deceased have been identified as A Kanakaraju, 20, and T Arun Kumar, 19, both from Gabbilalpet. They were friends who worked at a car-washing workshop. According to the police, the accident occurred at around 9 pm…
Gurgaon: A 37-year-old man died after an unidentified vehicle hit his motorcycle from behind on NH8 near Bilaspur in the early hours of Friday.Amit Kumar, a resident of Jakhopur in Rajasthan, worked at a factory in Manesar and was returning home when the accident took place around 12.05am.In his complaint, Amit’s brother, Hitesh Kumar, said…
Kolkata: Darjeeling, Siliguri, Cooch Behar and North Dinajpur will cease to exist if the delimitation bill is passed, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Friday, slamming the BJP-led govt’s move as a “deliberate attempt at dividing the country”.“They tabled the delimitation bill. Women’s reservation is a false front, as I support it independently. We will support…
Cops were pelted with stones during the violent protest on Monday Noida:Police commissioner Laxmi Singh said technical inputs received from X showed that at least two of the handles were being operated continuously from Pakistan. “Their internet connectivity, IP addresses and activity patterns indicate a foreign origin. VPNs were also used to mask identity,” she…
Panaji: Goa govt has put in place a formal, structured mechanism to ensure that carcasses of wild animals are handled and disposed of scientifically.The forest department has constituted a dedicated committee to oversee the disposal of wild animal carcasses in accordance with scientific protocols laid down by Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change.Chief…
Ahmedabad: A new eligibility rule under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is quietly threatening to upend cancer care across Gujarat, by barring hundreds of experienced oncologists from treating the scheme’s patients.The revised recruitment and empanelment norms require oncology specialists to hold doctorate of medicine (DM), magister chirurgiae (MCh) or doctorate of national board…
