Monsoons often leave behind stagnant water, which acts as a breeding ground for mosquitoes, which then transmit mosquito-borne diseases like chikungunya, dengue, malaria and even Zika. Mumbai: A review of civic measures done ahead of monsoons to control mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya has revealed that work on 6,160 water tanks of…
Bengaluru: City police have arrested a hospital housekeeping staffer on charges of stabbing his friend and colleague to death after the victim abused him for hiding his mobile phone.The accused is Ramu, in his late 20s, and the incident took place on May 10 when the victim, Parashuram Ellappa Mangalagatti, returned from duty. “Parashuram went…
Chennai: Twelve years after the crime, a Chennai court on Friday convicted a 63-year-old man under Section 10 of the Pocso Act for repeatedly sexually assaulting his relative when she was a child.The incident dates back to Dec 2015 and occurred inside a three-storey house in Chennai. The girl’s family lived on the first floor….
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court thwarted an attempt to encroach on 1.20 acres of land belonging to Sri Laxmi Venkateshwara Swamy Temple at a prime location in Jagathgirigutta, in the heart of the city, and held that records placed before the court established the temple’s ownership over the property spanning a total of 14.10 acres.Justice…
Kolkata: Police on Saturday arrested alleged Bangladeshi national Shahidul Gazi from Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas for illegal infiltration, reports Sanjib Chakraborty. Joymal Abedin, a local TMC panchayat member was detained for allegedly providing shelter to Gazi. Source link
Panaji: Most foreigners overstaying in Goa are concentrated in Pernem and Canacona talukas, an investigation by the foreigners regional registration office (FRRO), Goa, has found.The probe revealed that Russians and Europeans largely sustain themselves on rental income from properties in their home countries, while many Africans, particularly Nigerians, are victims of human trafficking. Bangladeshis, meanwhile,…
Varanasi: Finding services and facilities available at Banaras Railway Station has become as easy as using Google Maps, said NER divisional railway manager (Varanasi) Ashish Jain, after launching on Saturday an app that guides passengers and visitors to toilet, ramp, escalator, lift and all facilities available at the station.The senior divisional commercial manager Sekh Rahman…
Farzana was 25 when she came to Ahmedabad from a small town with ambitions to make it big in Bollywood Vatva, Ahmedabad: The ‘ghost’ who waited 34 yrsShamsuddin Khedawala, an elderly taxi driver from Vatva, had been telling clerics for months that he was being haunted. He spoke of sights, voices and sleepless nights. He…
Chandigarh_Tribune flyover: the case against it- environment issues – tree cutting of 700 trees including 472 mango trees declared as heritage-I, lack of requisite clearances, obstructing the view of the Shivaliks, against pedestrian/cycle vision of city. But most importantly the question mark remains whether it would be able to solve the main aim- traffic decongestion…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is set to launch a comprehensive, year-round counselling initiative for students to address rising concerns over mental health and substance abuse.The board is currently finalising a memorandum of understanding with the Muktangan Rehabilitation Centre.Moving beyond traditional exam-time assistance, the programme will focus on…
