Hyderabad: B Sumathi, the woman police officer who played a key role in convincing top Maoists to surrender before the Telangana police only a couple of months ago, recently got a taste of exactly how safe women feel in parts of Hyderabad after sundown.After taking over as police commissioner of newly formed Malkajgiri commissionerate, she…
Gurgaon: Two days after 27 female students of Class IX of Govt Girls Senior Secondary School in Jacobpura accused a teacher of making innuendos, using inappropriate gestures and threatening them with academic consequences for raising objections, Haryana State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (HSCPCR) has directed the school principal to appear at a hearing…
Kolkata: With allegations against him flying thick and fast after Trinamool’s drubbing, Swarup Biswas on Wednesday said that his term as the head of Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India had ended in Dec 2025. Allegations have been levelled against both Biswas and president of Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) Piyaa…
Centres have been asked to operate from buildings that are compliant with National Building Code standards and hold valid fire safety certificates. The use of basements for classes has been prohibited Ghaziabad: Acting on complaints from students and parents, the education department has ordered all coaching institutes in the district to ensure that tutors are…
Panaji: In a bid to draw the spotlight on the lesser-known but important biodiversity, 18 snakes, among some of the endemic and uncommon snake species of the north Western Ghats, have been featured in a poster released by Mhadei Research Centre (MRC).As a part of the awareness campaign, the poster will be distributed in educational…
Ahmedabad: The special operations group (SOG) of the city crime branch has arrested a 32-year-old trader for allegedly storing and selling duplicate electric wires and related packaging material of multiple brands, officials said on Tuesday. Goods worth Rs 16.6 lakh were seized during the action.Acting on specific inputs received through an investigation officer associated with…
Congress’s mayoral candidate Sudha Bhardwaj (65) feels corruption is the biggest issue in this election. Setting up a garbage processing plant for the city and shifting liquor vends from residential areas are her main priorities. She speaks to TOI:If elected, what are your priority areas?My main priorities will be setting up a garbage processing plant…
Pune: The court of additional sessions judge DP Ragit in the city on Wednesday convicted and sentenced an industrial firm employee to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his 13-year-old daughter in their house in the Hadapsar area on May 13, 2018.The court also imposed a Rs 50,000 fine on the convict, which shall…
Shillong: The Meghalaya govt has appointed Abhilash Baranwal as deputy commissioner of East Khasi Hills district, which includes the state capital Shillong.Baranwal, who was deputy commissioner of Ri-Bhoi district, replaced Rosetta Mary Kurbah, who has been transferred and posted as commissioner and secretary in the home (police) and tourism departments.DC North Garo Hills Abhishek Saini…
Lucknow: Police probing the arrest of an alleged serial child predator uncovered a disturbing pattern in which the accused Shahnoor alias Mehnuddin (29) allegedly targeted children wandering alone at village fairs and crowded public events by luring them with chocolates, toffees, snacks, and small gifts before sexually assaulting them.According to police officials involved in the…
