Ahmedabad: The city police have announced traffic diversions in Raipur ahead of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections to facilitate smooth movement of election personnel and electronic voting machines (EVMs) to and from designated dispatch and receiving centres during upcoming civic polling exercises.The restrictions will remain in effect during notified hours on April 25 and again…
Ludhiana: Encroachments by food carts along the boundary wall of the Government Industrial Training Institute (Women) on Rani Jhansi Road have sparked safety and hygiene concerns among students and faculty.The illegal vendors create a congested and uneasy atmosphere, particularly during the institute’s entry and dispersal hours. “The crowd around these carts is discomforting for students….
Patiala: The gram sabha of a village in Punjab’s Ropar district has proposed banning marriages between residents, warning of a social boycott of those who defy the decision and those who support them.The gram sabha of Oyind village passed the resolution on Tuesday, stating such relationships weaken the “brotherly bond” among residents and the village’s…
Pune: Anger and anxiety are simmering in Janwadi Janata Vasahat and surrounding areas, where residents have complained of receiving muddy, discoloured water reeking of a foul smell over the past several days, raising serious health concerns.Frustrated with the supply issues, the residents on Tuesday marched to the local ward office and staged a protest, demanding…
Surat: A three-year-old girl was abducted from the Kapodra area of the city on Monday night while she was sleeping with her mother under a bridge. When the woman woke up, she found the child missing and immediately approached the police.Kapodra police, along with teams from Zone-1 Local Crime Branch (LCB) and the Surat Crime…
Aizawl: The Gauhati High Court has ordered an immediate halt to further felling of trees in the vacated Assam Rifles land in the heart of Aizawl city, after taking cognisance of a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging large-scale cutting of century-old trees for a proposed road widening project.A two-judge bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma and…
Lucknow: To improve care for critically ill patients, particularly accident victims, KGMU is set to introduce bedside CT scan and X-ray services at its trauma centre. Portable CT and X-ray machines will be installed in the casualty wing by July. The project, costing around Rs 8 crore, is expected to benefit nearly 150 patients daily.At…
Palanpur: A disturbing incident unfolded at a school when a 44-year-old teacher allegedly arrived in an intoxicated condition during class and fell asleep in front of his students.According to eyewitnesses, around a dozen students — most of them very young — were present in the classroom when the teacher, Yashwant Kadia, visibly drunk, slumped into…
Jaisalmer: Pugal police of Bikaner district recovered 14kg heroin from the scooty belonging to a man found injured and unconscious on the road Tuesday.According to police, the youth was found on the main road, about 7km from Pugal towards Khajuwala. After receiving information, police reached the spot and took him to hospital. The scooter was…
NEW DELHI: Justice B V Nagarathna, part of the CJI Surya Kant-led nine-judge Supreme Court bench hearing the core issue of ‘fundamental rights vs faith and belief’, on Tuesday observed that a person who doesn’t believe in a religion and its religious practices had no right to file petitions challenging their validity.As senior advocate V…
