Chennai: With a post-poll return surge building along the Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road, traffic police in Tambaram and Chengalpet have moved into high-alert mode, deploying diversions, staggered entry points and on-ground personnel to prevent a repeat of Sunday’s choke points.From early morning, the arterial stretch between Chengalpet and Tambaram saw traffic thicken steadily as…
Hyderabad: Personal comments cross a line the moment they are dismissed as a joke, said actress Anasuya Bharadwaj during a panel discussion held as part of the year-long ‘Stand With Her’ campaign, initiated by the Women’s Safety Wing of the Telangana Police in partnership with TOI. This month’s discussion focused on digital dignity, boundaries, and…
Kolkata: A man, accused of sexually assaulting and murdering his live-in partner’s 3-year-old daughter near Maidan on March 21, has been arrested from Babughat on Friday morning. He had initially fled to Ayodhya to evade arrest.Police said the child’s mother was in a relationship with the man from Rabindranagar. Investigators alleged that both were addicted…
Panaji: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education introduced a compensation scheme for the first time for the batch that cleared Class X on Sunday. The new scheme was seen aiding 342 students pass their Class X public examination.While 275 passed the Class X examination utilising the conditions of the compensation scheme, another…
Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan voted with his family in Vadodara for Gujarat local body elections VADODARA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Yusuf Pathan on Sunday said the BJP is unlikely to be removed from power in Gujarat for the next 40–50 years, underlining the party’s sustained public support in the state.Speaking to mediapersons after voting…
Mohali: Sohana Police have registered a case against an individual in connection with alleged fraud and criminal breach of trust in a land deal. The accused allegedly acquired land worth crores from the complainant but failed to transfer it all in return. He also allegedly issued death threats to the complainant.Gurmohan Singh, a resident of…
Pune: An inquiry committee last week confirmed irregularities in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) accounts department over clearance of bills worth Rs60 crore on March 30 this year. Now, the civic body’s chief accounts officer and director of finance Pravin Jain has sought to shift responsibility onto officials from the respective departments, for whose…
Silchar: Joint inspection by members of four civil society organisations on Saturday revealed gaps in the ongoing flood mitigation works across key drainage channels and embankments in Barak Valley, raising fresh concerns over the region’s preparedness for urban flooding.Accompanied by officials of the Water Resources Department (WRD), including assistant executive engineer Debashis Acharya, members of…
Lucknow: A wave of patriotism and nostalgia swept the audience as ‘Swaraj Ke Prareta: Lokmanya Tilak’, a play on Bal Gangadhar Tilak, was staged at Jupiter Hall, Indira Gandhi Pratishtan.The play was part of Rashmirathi Parv, marking 75 years of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar’s epic. Organised by the UP culture department, the three-day festival concluded on…
Ajmer: Hardcore criminal Irfan Khan lodged in high-security jail of Ajmer hurt himself by hitting his head on the bars of his cell once again Sunday morning.He was taken to the JLN Hospital and police of two stations were deputed for his security. This is the second time in this month when the prisoner hurt…
