Noida: Police arrested three men on Wednesday in connection with a firing incident on GT Road earlier this week and seized a large cache of illegal firearms and ammunition. Angered by constant honking, the accused told cops they had opened fire at another car to scare them off.According to ADCP (central Noida) Swatantra Kumar Singh,…
On June 18, 1946, Ram Manohar Lohia did something extraordinary in Goa. He didn’t merely challenge Portuguese colonial rule, he handed people their self-belief. Standing before a gathering of Goans who had long submitted to oppression, he called on them to overthrow their colonial masters. But more importantly, he sold a dream to the people…
Varanasi: To celebrate completion of 12 years of Modi govt at Centre, BJP organised various programmes in Varanasi on Wednesday, including a cleanliness drive, tree plantation, intellectual public outreach and ‘Pragati Path Yatra’. BJP state president and Union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary participated in the programmes. A cleanliness drive was conducted at…
Ahmedabad: Six hotels were sealed in the city on Tuesday, after the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) found fire safety violations on Tuesday night. The crackdown targeted establishments that failed to rectify critical safety lapses despite being served formal notices a week prior.The properties sealed for non-compliance are primarily located in the city’s western…
An electricity transformer inside a park near Ludhiana’s Shahi Mohalla Ludhiana: Thousands of children and daily walkers face severe electrocution risks across the city as uninsulated power transformers, low-hanging cables, and utility poles obstruct footpaths and play areas inside municipal parks.Despite recent multi-crore-rupee civic renovation projects, local authorities have repeatedly failed to relocate the hazardous…
Hot weather in chandigarh Chandigarh: With monsoon losing momentum after making an early advance into parts of southern and eastern India, it is now likely to miss the normal date of arrival in Chandigarh. It is expected to reach by the end of this month.Officials in the weather department attribute the slowdown to the absence…
Antioxidant-rich jamun honey, which retails in India for approximately Rs1,000 to Rs1,200 per kg, has health-promoting properties comparable to Manuka honey imported from New Zealand, says Dr Ashish Lele, director, NCL Pune: Scientists at the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) have provided scientific evidence confirming that authentic jamun honey is a healthier natural sweetener, characterised by…
Surat: Vesu police have registered a cheating case against two persons, including a Mumbai resident, after a city-based land broker was allegedly duped of Rs 9.54 lakh in a fake gold deal that promised the precious metal at a price below the market rate.According to the complaint, Rajababu Jogu (30), a land broker from Surat,…
Guwahati: Military personnel will deliver the NEET-UG question papers to examination venues across Assam, as the state govt has put in place a watertight plan to conduct the test on June 21 under heavy security.“Question papers to be transported by military officials,” chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted on his X handle after chairing a…
Samajwadi party national president Akhilesh Yadav addressing a press conference, in Lucknow on Wednesday Lucknow: “BJP ke liye dharm ka matlab dhan hai …. (For the BJP wealth is religion),” said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday, accusing the saffron party of being more concerned about money than religion.He claimed that the CCTV footage…
