Gurgaon: A 60-year-old truck driver died after battling injuries for 11 days following a head-on collision between two heavy vehicles in Bilaspur.Shiv Mohan, a resident of Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, succumbed to injuries on April 12 after the accident near the Mitsuba company area on April 1. He was employed as a driver with a…
Kolkata/Malda/Behrampore: Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Trinamool of ushering in a “dictatorship raj” in Bengal and paving the way for BJP, saying people in the state were “stuck” between an “anti-people” TMC and a “hate-spreading” BJP.Addressing a rally at Shamsherganj in Murshidabad, the Congress neta alleged governance failure under CM Mamata Banerjee. “There is complete…
Protests over minimum wage implementation intensified across Haryana and Uttar Pradesh FARIDABAD: Protests over minimum wage implementation intensified across parts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, with factory workers blocking roads, clashing with police, and triggering a wider law-and-order response across industrial hubs.In Faridabad’s Sarai Khawaja area, employees of an automotive components unit staged demonstrations for…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has granted bail to five people arrested last year in connection with the daylight abduction of a businessman, Sandeep Chowdhary, from Ponda.Chowdhary was allegedly forced into a car, taken across the Goa-Karnataka border, and wrongfully confined in Bengaluru, from where he later escaped and was rescued by Goa police. He…
Varanasi: Rani Ki Sarai police in Azamgarh busted a gang of criminals who targeted youths seeking jobs abroad for smuggling drugs and other articles by arresting two members. The gang came on police radar after one of its victims lodged a complaint.Azamgarh SP Anil Kumar said that Sunil Yadav, a native of Shrinagar Siyarha village,…
Gandhinagar: The state’s shipbuilding and repair policy, which is expected to be announced next month, will offer a slew of incentives to industries, including interest subvention for reducing interest rates on financing, electricity and water subsidy, and dredging support for the shipbuilding ecosystem.Beyond fiscal support, the proposed policy will ensure long-term waterfront access, single-window clearances,…
Ludhiana: Residents of G Block, Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar, on Tuesday, staged a protest opposite Nehru Sidhant Kendra, where the draw of lots for Atal Apartments was being organised. Police personnel were deployed outside the venue to prevent any disruption to the draw. A local BJP leader was also among the protesters.Residents alleged that…
Chandigarh: Burglars struck at multiple locations across the city on Monday, targeting two houses, a temple and an anganwadi, making off with cash, jewellery, household items and even gas cylinders.At a temple in Dhanas, the burglary occurred between 2 am and 3 am, said Gurvinder Singh, a temple representative. The accused allegedly entered the premises…
Pune: The Ravet police have registered a case of cheating and forgery against a resident of the area for allegedly duping his relatives and a realtor of Rs 75 lakh.The accused reportedly created a fake acknowledgement receipt for a three-acre plot owned by his relatives in the Ravet area and attempted to sell it to…
Surat: A 62-year-old homemaker from the Adajan area was cheated of Rs 11.03 lakh in an insurance policy fraud where the accused posed as officials of the “Bima Lokpal Office” and extracted money on the pretext of bonuses and refunds. Surat cybercrime police registered an FIR against five persons and launched a probe.According to the…
