Hyderabad: SC and ST welfare minister Adluri Lakshman Kumar on Wednesday said the Congress govt was committed to taking governance closer to the people instead of making them run from pillar to post in govt offices to get their grievances addressed.The minister received grievances and representations from the people at the face-to-face programme held at…
Kausar Hossain and his son Taskin Salim Kolkata: Kausar Hossain and his family were supposed to be on a bus to Bangladesh by 11 am on Wednesday. Instead, a few hours before that, he was carrying his eight-year-old son through a corridor filled with smoke so thick he could barely see a few feet ahead.The…
There are 86 SOS boxes along DME Ghaziabad: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Aug 12 said a fine of Rs 10,000 will be imposed on ambulance operators who don’t reach an accident spot within 10 minutes of a call made on the highway helpline 1033 or from SOS call boxes. But nearly half…
Panaji: Panaji police have registered a case against two representatives of the company carrying out repair and renovation work at Kala Academy, after a worker connected to the project died by suicide.The complaint was filed by Virendra Prasad, a resident of Kalyan, Thane. He said his brother, Banti Prasad, had been engaged by Techton Buildcons…
Video grab of the leopard’s pug marks in Moti Devati village, Sanand Ahmedabad: The forest team deployed in Sanand has not found fresh leopard pugmarks in the past 24 hours, even as surveillance continues. The last pugmarks were found around midnight on Monday in Moti Devati. On Tuesday, surveillance using a thermal drone was carried…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann addresses mediapersons in Chandigarh on Wednesday Chandigarh: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from Punjab chief secretary within four weeks on a complaint alleging Independence Day was not observed under governmental instructions in several govt schools, particularly in rural, remote, border and allegedly underserved areas.The move drew…
Pune: Kondhwa police on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old ‘influencer’ on the charge of outraging the modesty of a 22-year-old woman.The police said the accused conducts motivational sessions and claims to guide people towards positive thinking. “The complainant had attended the accused’s sessions. He allegedly told her that she was affected by negative energy and claimed…
Aizawl: The impact study committee on the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) and the Bairabi-Sairang railway link submitted its final draft report to CM Lalduhoma on Wednesday.The KMMTTP, being implemented by the Centre under the Act East Policy, aims to connect Mizoram with southeast Asia through Sittwe port in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, while also…
After a spell of heavy rain on Tuesday morning (in pic), city mostly had a dry day on Wednesday Lucknow: Residents woke up to overcast skies on Wednesday, with drizzle in several parts of the city. The clouds gave way to sunshine later in the day, pushing up humidity levels and making the weather uncomfortable….
Chittorgarh Police seized 505 cartons of illegal liquor and beer being smuggled in a mini truck under the cover of biscuit boxes Chittorgarh Police seized 505 cartons of illegal liquor and beer being smuggled in a mini truck under the cover of biscuit boxes Chittorgarh Police seized 505 cartons of illegal liquor and beer being…
