Panaji: A Valpoi court has convicted Gajanan Naik for causing death by negligence and for rash and negligent driving in connection with a 2024 accident. Naik had rammed a Volkswagen car into a motorcycle, resulting in the death of rider Ulhas Laxman Gaonkar. The court imposed a total fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused.The…
Bahraich: Terror swept through a Bahraich village as a leopard brazenly prowled into a residential lane in broad daylight, pouncing on a five-year-old boy. However, in an astonishing display of valour, the child’s mother grappled with the beast for nearly 10 minutes, refusing to yield until her son was wrested from its jaws.The incident took…
Using aliases such as “Twinkle Dave” in theatre circles and “Spandan Modi” in films, he gradually entered Gujarati entertainment circles before shifting to Mumbai for film and serial work Ahmedabad: Long before police tracked him down as a parole jumper, Hemant Nagindas Modi, 53, had already mastered the art of becoming someone else.Years before entering…
As per the last NCRB report, with nine cases, Ludhiana was at number two spot among 34 metropolitan cities of the country. Ludhiana: Amid the growing concerns about environment protection, Ludhiana recorded the second-highest cases under environment protection laws among metropolitan cities of the country in 2024, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau…
Chandigarh: City mayor Saurabh Joshi Wednesday met Union minister for environment, forests and climate change Bhupender Yadav to discuss key environmental and development priorities for Chandigarh.During the meeting, the mayor raised issues related to environmental protection, scientific waste management, strengthening green infrastructure, pollution control, ecological conservation, beautification, and sustainable urban planning.The Union minister heard the…
Pune: The Bund Garden police on Wednesday night arrested a 20-year-old youth near Belagavi in Karnataka after a girl (21) lodged a complaint stating that he allegedly threw an acid-like substance at her and her male friend on Tadiwala Road around 1.55 am on the same day.The suspect was brought to Pune on Thursday. The…
Surat: A city jeweller was cheated of Rs 23 lakh after fraudsters swapped 30 gold rings for counterfeit gold bars, prompting Katargam police to book two persons and launch an investigation into the duplicate gold scam.The victim, Mahesh Jikadara (38), runs a jewellery firm in partnership in Surat and operates a business website listing contact…
Shillong: CM Conrad K Sangma on Thursday attended Skillerate 2026 in Tura, reaffirming the govt’s commitment to strengthening skill development, employment generation and entrepreneurship opportunities for the youths of the state.During the event, 34 work orders were distributed under Skills Meghalaya and Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya (SHCDM) for the training of 4,830 youths,…
Lucknow: UP continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions on Thursday, with Banda recording highest temperature in the state and the country for fifth consecutive day. The district recorded 47.6 degrees Celsius, mour than 4 degrees above normal.India Meteorological Department (IMD), Lucknow, forecast heatwave/severe heatwave conditions at several places in East UP during daytime, while…
Rajkot: A 35-year-old woman died following a violent altercation allegedly linked to breaking an engagement at an apartment in Porbandar city on Wednesday afternoon.The incident took place around 3 pm at Neha Palace Apartments located behind Birla Hall in Porbandar. Police have registered a case against Suhasi Raychura, her father Jagdish Raychura, and mother Shilpa…
