Kolkata: There will not be any violence in Bengal on polling day or even after the election results are out, said Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday.Saying that central forces will be stationed in the state for 60 more days after the results, Shah urged voters not to be afraid.“The EC has made enough…
Noida: A retired NTPC employee was allegedly cheated of Rs 85 lakh by fraudsters who claimed to put him under ‘digital arrest’ for 16 days. The victim received a call on April 7 from people posing as officials from Bengaluru cyber cell, claiming his Aadhaar-linked mobile number had been used in illegal activities. The fraudsters…
Keri: Ganje, a remote village in Ponda taluka, tells the story of a bygone-day port that was widely used to transport goods to the ghats. Ganje, which was earlier part of Sattari taluka, is now under Usgao panchayat.Shantadurga and Ganjeshwari are the presiding deities of Ganje. In Guleli panchayat, there is a village called Melaulim,…
Gorakhpur: A mega MSME outreach programme was organised by Punjab National Bank at its Gorakhpur divisional office on Monday, as part of a nationwide initiative to enhance customer convenience and expand credit access.Chief guest Ram Prakash (PCS), additional chief executive officer of the Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA) inaugurated the event. Other dignitaries included R…
Ahmedabad: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls appears to have played a role in driving up voter turnout in the 2026 Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections. While the number of people who voted stayed almost the same, the turnout percentage rose sharply by 9.3 points.In 2021, 19.65 lakh votes were cast from a…
Jalandhar: The Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has intensified its campaign against seven Rajya Sabha members who defected to the BJP, deploying imagery of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to brand them “traitors” of the state.The strategy, which appears restricted to Punjabi-language social media handles, leverages deep-seated regional apprehensions regarding Hindutva politics…
Pune: The civic administration has decided to widen a long-pending stretch of the main Aundh Road, ahead of Bremen Chowk and towards the Rajiv Gandhi bridge, in a bid to remove the bottleneck faced by vehicles due to narrow carriageway width. The three heritage structures located along this stretch will now be shifted to other…
Surat: A 39-year-old man was murdered by five members of a family after he confronted them over their teenage son for allegedly making sexually suggestive gestures his daughter in the Limbayat area late on Sunday night.The Limbayat Police Station have arrested four adults and detained a minor in connection with the case.Police said the incident…
Dimapur: Nagaland University, the only central university in the state, has launched four-year undergraduate science programmes at its Multi-Disciplinary Research Centre (MDRC).The applications will be accepted from April 27 to May 18.The centre offers core courses in physics, chemistry, mathematics, zoology, botany and ability enhancement courses along with value added courses to build a holistic…
A five-member gang of daily-wage workers allegedly broke into an air-conditioner warehouse in Hazratganj to “beat the heat” and earn quick money, only to be arrested within 24 hours by Lucknow Police Lucknow: What they thought would be a cool job instead brought cops in their hot pursuit.A five-member gang of daily wagers devised a…
