Hyderabad: Agri minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao on Thursday instructed that only high-quality, high-yield seeds should be made available to farmers. He urged agriculture department officials to coordinate with the police department and take strict measures to curb the sale of counterfeit seeds. In a review meeting with officials, it is estimated that in the rainy…
After being hit, Sunder fell off the platform and lost consciousness, while the two men with him ran to safety A 55-year-old man out on parole in a murder case was shot dead on Thursday morning in Kasan village in a revenge attack allegedly carried out by the son of the man he had killed…
Kolkata: Sixty uniformed men, drawn from CAPF and Kolkata Police, are doing the rounds of each of the 22 strong rooms in Kolkata across the seven counting centres in the city. In all, the city’s strong rooms will see 1,500 CAPF and Kolkata Police personnel on rounds in each shift. Three sections, or one platoon,…
Ghaziabad: The Deputy Registrar, Firms, Societies and Chits, has appointed U Tiwary and Associates to audit the financial accounts of Ramlila Samity, Rajnagar. The firm is required to submit its report within four weeks. This action follows a complaint by former municipal corporator Rajendra Tyagi, who alleged financial irregularities in the society since 2016. The…
Dempo SC have won just two games in the league this season Panaji: Dempo SC’s dream of returning to the top tier of Indian football will be on hold for at least another year.Dempo are sixth in the Championship race, 14 points behind leaders Diamong Harbour and eight behind Shillong Lajong and Rajasthan United, who…
Varanasi: The city basked in cool and pleasant weather on Thursday after a hailstorm accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds that swept through parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, including Varanasi a day before.With maximum and minimum temperatures settling at 31.3°C and 21.6°C, the city recorded a marked drop from the pre-storm highs of 41–45°C…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Friday permitted a 16-year-old rape victim from Vatva to get her 22-week pregnancy terminated and directed the authorities at the Civil Hospital to carry out the medical termination of pregnancy after getting the victim’s consent.Justice M R Mengdey permitted the abortion to be carried out after the victim, through…
Amritsar: The BJP has alleged that the Punjab govt’s “war against drugs” campaign is ineffective, citing continued reports of youth deaths linked to substance abuse across the state.BJP Amritsar district president Harvinder Singh Sandhu expressed concern over recent fatalities, including deaths reported in de-addiction centres. He claimed that incidents of drug-related deaths were being reported…
Pune: Erratic water supply, rising encroachments, crumbling footpaths and worsening traffic took the centre stage at a citizens’ meet in Deccan Gymkhana recently, with residents saying their quality of life has “deteriorated sharply” and demanding time-bound action from corporators.The interaction, organised by the citizens’ group Deccan Gymkhana Parisar Samiti (DGPS), brought together corporators from two…
Surat: A major fire broke out at a textile embroidery unit in Saroli late Wednesday night, destroying a large quantity of sarees, textile stock, machinery and other materials.The incident occurred in the Ambika Industrial locality in the early hours. The unit was closed at the time, and no casualties were reported. However, the blaze spread…
