Hyderabad: Tolichowki police have arrested eight people for kidnapping a minor girl and forcing her into prostitution in Attapur.The accused have been identified as Shaik Atif, an auto-rickshaw driver; brothel operators Sabiya Begum and Mohammed Hajimiya; and their associates Afreen alias Sana, Samreen Begum, Md Nadeem, Md Kaifuddin and Ali Bin Akram.According to police, Atif,…
Special camps are being held for voters who have received notices but have not yet submitted documents, or who need help Special camps are being held for voters who have received notices but have not yet submitted documents, or who need help Special camps are being held for voters who have received notices but have…
Kolkata: Sealdah division of Eastern Railway conducted a coordination meeting with the state police, Kolkata Traffic Police and GRP on Saturday on crowd management and security arrangement during puja.They reviewed passenger entry and exit plans, holding areas, platform segregation and deployment of cops, said a senior cop. About 270 retired servicemen would be engaged to…
Upper Ganga Canal will be shut for annual desilting from Oct 21 to Nov 25 Ghaziabad: More than 20 lakh people in Ghaziabad and Noida who depend on Ganga water are likely to be affected when the irrigation department shuts Upper Ganga Canal for annual desilting from Oct 21 to Nov 25. In the city,…
Margao: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Goa to join the party’s Goy Rakhonn Yatra on Sunday has been cancelled, party sources confirmed. No reason was given for the cancellation.Gandhi was scheduled to arrive in the Cuncolim constituency on Sunday evening. He was to pay homage at the Chieftains’ Memorial in Cuncolim and join the yatra…
Varanasi: With just 12 days left for the proposed Indian Air Force air show, the Varanasi Municipal Corporation has intensified efforts to clear flood silt from platforms and steps at the ghats along the Ganga, preparing them for use as audience galleries. District administration and police officials are monitoring the day-to-day progress of preparations.As floodwaters…
Ahmedabad: The city recorded a maximum temperature of 36.6 degrees celsius on Saturday, registering 0.6 degrees above normal, while the minimum temperature stood at 23.7 degrees celsius, 0.4 degrees above the seasonal average. Overall, weather conditions across the city remained largely within normal parameters throughout the day.According to the forecast issued by the India Meteorological…
Ludhiana: A departmental inquiry into the seizure of 86gm of opium and four mobile phones from inmates at Ludhiana Central Jail has led to the arrest of an assistant superintendent, raising fresh concerns over the alleged involvement of prison staff in facilitating the entry of prohibited items into Punjab jails.Assistant superintendent Rishavpal Goyal was arrested…
Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema detained by the police during a protest outside the Punjab Election Office in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday alleged that the Delhi Police entered Gurdwara Sri Bangla Sahib in Delhi wearing shoes, bareheaded and carrying batons to detain youth protesting against “vote…
Indian currency notes for representational purposes Pune: A 30-year-old transsexual person filed a complaint on Friday with Kothrud police, stating that nine transgender people assaulted and threatened the person with religious conversion.The accused also robbed the complainant of Rs 6.7 lakh on Friday.Kothrud police have registered a case under the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act,…
