Chennai: Two men were arrested on Friday for murdering a security guard living in an abandoned private school at Thatchur near Ponneri. Police said Palanivel, was murdered as he refused to give the duo money for liquor.Police said the suspects, John, 24, and Manikandan, 24, entered the school campus in an inebriated condition and demanded…
Most rainwater harvesting systems have remained defunct for years due to neglect and a lack of maintenance Gurgaon: With monsoon round the corner, residents of Sector 40 have raised concerns over defunct rainwater harvesting systems and lack of stormwater drainage network, flagging the risk of waterlogging.Residents said most rainwater harvesting structures across the sector remained…
Kharagpur/Kolkata: Deceased third-year IIT student Jayveersinh Dodiya’s grandfather on Sunday said the boy may have been a victim of “situational pressure” from the institute or “outside forces”, rather than academic pressure. Dodiya died on Saturday after falling from the hostel terrace.“He did not have any pressure. It was situational pressure from this college. This is…
The accused had carried a reward of Rs 50,000 Ghaziabad: A man wanted for the rape and murder of his four-year-old niece was killed in a police encounter in Teela Mod on Sunday, barely a day after the reward on his arrest was doubled from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000.The gunfight, police said, broke out…
Keri: The folk goddess Lairai and her seven siblings have long enriched Goa’s socio-religious life, though few are aware that they are believed to have migrated from the Chorla Ghat region in Karnataka. Sateri is the presiding deity of Shirgao in Bicholim, where goddess Lairai holds a place of immense socio-cultural and religious importance not…
Ludhiana: A quiet Sunday morning in Preet Nagar turned into a scene of chaos as a man in a stolen vehicle led a high-speed rampage through congested streets, crushing a motorcyclist and narrowly missing families standing outside their homes.The incident began when the suspect, identified by police as 35-year-old Love, reportedly became embroiled in an…
Bathinda: To get additional financial value from their produce, nearly two dozen chilly growers from the Ferozepur area are ready to start exporting the green chillies. The first consignment of 15 tonnes will be sent through an export house to the Middle East on Monday. The chilly growers have formed a farmer producer organisation (FPO),…
Agartala: Allegations against Tripura BJP MLA Tofazzal Hossain of abusing and intimidating a police officer have unsettled the political landscape in the state, prompting demands for action from the opposition CPM and Tipra Motha, an ally in the state’s ruling coalition.The MLA from Boxanagar in Tripura’s Sepahijala district is accused of intimidating the officer-in-charge of…
NEW DELHI: “Iranian Navy, Iranian Navy. I will alter to starboard and go back, I will alter to starboard and go back, don’t fire…Sepa Navy, Sepa Navy, motor tanker Sanmar Herald. Sepa Navy, you gave me clearance, you gave me clearance to go. My name is second on your list, you gave me clearance to…
Fresh row erupted within conservative circles after ex-Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly questioned the assassination attempt on Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign.Greene was once a strong ally of Trump but now has joined a group of his supporters raising doubts about the shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Posting on X, she said,…
