New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted a gang that drugged unsuspecting passengers before robbing them of their valuables. The accused would allegedly approach commuters waiting at bus stands, offer them cheap rides in an auto-rickshaw and after gaining their confidence, serve them cold drinks laced with intoxicating tablets. Once the passengers lost consciousness, the duo…
Mohammed Abuzar, the 13-year-old boy Bhiwandi/Navi Mumbai: A 13-year-old boy, Mohammed Abuzar, was swept away in a stormwater drain while playing with friends in Bhiwandi on Monday. This was the third such tragedy involving minors in Bhiwandi in the last three days. The other victims are still missing.According to the civic body, Abuzar lost his…
Engineers erected a massive 75-metre-wide artificial canopy at the Kaiga Units 5 and 6 Nuclear Power Project in Uttara Kannada, enabling one of the largest continuous monolithic concrete pours in the history of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). Bengaluru: Rain and concrete rarely go together. Construction engineers usually defer major concreting works…
Crackdown on child labour Chennai: Three minors were rescued during two surprise inspections carried out by the Chennai district administration’s Child and Adolescent Labour Prevention Task Force in different parts of the city over the past week.The inspections were conducted on July 3 and 6 on the directions of S Malathi, Chennai District Collector, as…
Hyderabad: A 22-year-old inmate lodged in Mahbubnagar jail escaped from custody early Monday morning and allegedly attempted suicide hours later, police said. He is currently undergoing treatment.According to Mahabubnagar town sub-inspector Seenaiah, the inmate was an accused in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act at Amarchinta police station…
The campaign will cover nearly 4,500 private school buses operating across the district Gurgaon: A districtwide audit of school buses operated by private schools began on Monday, with authorities inspecting 105 vehicles on the first day of a 15-day enforcement drive aimed at ensuring student safety.Notices were issued to school managements and vehicle operators where…
Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday recounted Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s resolve to spread education through vernacular languages. .“It is now time to fulfil Mookerjee’s interest in local languages. I am sure Bengal will achieve that under Suvendu ji’s leadership,” he said. Source link
19 kiosks near GIP mall to be allotted to individual bidders Noida: Nearly a year after a failed attempt to lease an entire street market to a single private operator, 19 kiosks there between Botanical Garden Metro Station and GIP Mall are set to be allotted to individual applicants by the Noida Authority.“A request for…
Panaji: The Goa Green Brigade has urged the Panaji range forest office to stop the “clandestine butchering” of heritage roadside trees and adopt a scientific conservation policy, while warning of legal action if scheduled tree work continues.Activists have also sought a halt to the Corporation of the City of Panaji’s plan to trim or fell…
Marking the commencement of the academic session 2026–27, BHU vice-chancellor Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi on Monday performed Rudrabhisheka and offered prayers at Vishwanath Temple on the campus. He was accompanied by registrar Rajan Srivastava, dean of students Prof Ranjan Kumar Singh, directors of institutes, deans of faculties, faculty members, officers, and other senior functionaries of…
