Chennai: TVK president Joseph Vijay on Saturday alleged that efforts were underway to confuse people through various means during the election period.In a post on X, he said such attempts were not new but that it was the cadres’ duty to remain alert. He accused the DMK govt of using officials to interfere with his…
Hyderabad: BRS former MLA Mohammed Shakeel’s son, Mohammed Raheel Aamir, who has been based in Dubai since 2023, has surrendered before the Jubilee Hills police in connection with a 2022 fatal hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of a balloon seller’s infant son. Acting on directions from the high court, police questioned him and subsequently…
Residents watch as a bulldozer demolishes steps in front of a house during an anti-encroachment action in DLF Phase 1 on Saturday Gurgaon: Eight enforcement teams simultaneously moved across colonies to implement on Saturday one of the biggest anti-encroachment drives the city has seen, demolishing hundreds of illegal house extensions violating right of way on…
Kolkata: A 29-year-old man, an advocate by profession, was arrested on Friday night for his alleged involvement in the gang rape of a massage therapist in Salt Lake. He denied all charges against him. On Saturday, he was produced before the Bidhannagar Court, which remanded him in police custody. The accused was apprehended from Chinar…
Protests by industrial workers in Noida on April 13 had turned violent, with vehicles, including police SUVs, set ablaze and cops pelted with stones in several sectors Noida: The labour department on Saturday cancelled the licences of 10 labour contractors for violations under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.Additional labour commissioner Rakesh Dwivedi…
Panaji: Economic Offences Cell (EOC) of Goa police on Saturday filed an FIR against 10 people in connection with an alleged misappropriation of funds invested in cryptocurrency to the tune of over Rs 7 crore.SP, EOC, Arshii Aadil said that the offence has been registered on the complaint of Poonam, a resident of Bicholim, against…
Ahmedabad: A cashier working with a gas agency was assaulted at his residence in the Sardarnagar area of the city, allegedly for terminating a tempo contract with the agency, police said.The incident occurred on Thursday night when the cashier returned home after depositing money at a bank in the Hansol area. At that time, three…
A meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) was held at Isru Bhawan here on Saturday wherein it was alleged that the Union government was trying to remove Punjab’s representation from various institutions, mainly BBMB (Bhakra Beas Management Board). The SKM members said it was decided that a delegation would meet governor Gulab Chand Kataria…
Hisar: In a significant development in a long-pending case linked to the Jat reservation agitation, a Hisar court has granted anticipatory bail relief to an accused, Karambir Dhillon, resident of Adarsh Colony, Azad Nagar, Hisar, observing serious procedural lapses and lack of justification for arrest after more than a decade.The order was passed by additional…
Dhubri: Development of Jhagrarpar Beel (wetland) has remained a bone of contention for nearly 28,000 people living on the outskirts of Dhubri town, opposite Dhubri Medical College and Hospital, for years.The wetland sits in a corridor that is rapidly turning urban under the Dhubri-Gauripur Development Authority, positioned between Dhubri and Gauripur towns. Along the 2.5-km…
