Chennai: As people turn to the subsidized canteen amid rising food costs and closure of affordable eateries, Amma Unavagams, run by Greater Chennai Corporation, have cut down their menu and quantities of cooked food by nearly half, to cope with the LPG prices and the shortage.“Where we used four cylinders, we are now using one,”…
Hyderabad: A 34-year-old woman private employee has lodged a complaint with Cyber Crime police of Hyderabad alleging extortion, criminal intimidation and harassment by operators of two loan applications. The accused extorted over 9 lakh from the victim, and based on her complaint, a case was registered on Friday.The victim from Ram Nagar said that she…
Kolkata: Four 15-year-old schoolgirls, who fled from home on April 21, have been rescued from Old Delhi Railway Station by a special team from the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate. Cops said they left in a bid to travel to South Korea to attend a concert by global K-pop group BTS.The class 9 students from Lake Town…
Panaji: Goa University has locked horns with the state govt and Forum of Principals and Representatives of Managements of Non-Govt Colleges in Goa to start integrated five-year master’s degree programmes from the academic year 2026-27 without taking prior approval of the state govt.Goa University has decided to admit students passing std XII. The move has…
Varanasi: UP STF on Saturday arrested three accused in the multi-crore Bank of Maharashtra loot in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, with the seizure of over 900 gram gold and Rs 20 lakh cash.After clues pointed to east UP criminals, Jharkhand police sought help. Senior STF officials tasked Varanasi field units led by inspectors Amit Srivastava…
Ahmedabad: The city witnessed a tense rescue on Saturday afternoon after a youth climbed a tall tree near Jamalpur flyover and refused to come down, forcing a nearly one-hour operation by fire and police teams. To evade rescue, the youth jumped from one branch to another, triggering panic among onlookers and emergency service members.Pravinsinh Solanki,…
Chandigarh: A biker was killed and the woman riding pillion injured when a motorcycle in front of them took a sudden turn, leading to a collision near the roundabout of sectors 39/40/55/56. The deceased is Mandeep, 24, a resident of Ambala, Haryana. Antima Pal, 23, resident of Behlolpur village in Mohali, said Mandeep picked her…
Pune: Describing the alleged rape and murder of a three-year-old girl near Nasrapur in Bhor district as “deeply saddening and condemnable,” chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the state govt will move for a fast-track court trial and seek death penalty for the accused.“The accused has already been arrested. We will request the high…
Dimapur: The Inner Line Regulation Commission (ILRC) of the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on Saturday demanded the immediate cessation of all benami business practices, including all forms of “rent-a-local” arrangements, in Naga areas.It warned that any entity violating this directive would face public exposure in defence of Naga rights and a lawful economic order.In a…
Lucknow: In India’s fast-growing ride-hailing economy, Lucknow is set to become the next testing ground for an alternative model even as the cooperative department prepares a formal roll-out of Bharat Taxi platform in the state capital later this month.Projected as a pointed challenger to online cab service, the initiative – currently operational in Delhi and…
