Paul FernandesPanaji: Goa’s markets and roadsides in summer stir old memories, as vendors showcase some tangy fruits ranging from the popular kandam and churnam to assaim and zamblam. However, bhedsam, well known for its medicinal properties, was as usual missing from this fruit basket.Foraging through shrubs on hill sides, these fruits with unique taste and…
Gorakhpur: Three members of a family, including a husband, wife and their son, were killed while their minor daughter sustained critical injuries after a motorcycle collided with a tanker in Kushinagar district on Tuesday.According to CO (Khadda) Virendra Kumar Singh, the accident took place around 6.30 am near Nirbhaya Salalveer Filling Station atKhotahi on the…
Ahmedabad: A roadside nap proved fatal for a three-year-old boy, while a routine ride turned deadly for a biker as the city witnessed a string of tragic accidents within a span of hours on Monday. Five people died while one suffered injuries in separate incidents reported from Bopal, Vastrapur, Aslali, Kanbha, and SP Ring Road.In…
Suspects in cashier’s murder in Chandigarh Chandigarh: More than three days after the murder of a chemist shop cashier in Sector 11, Chandigarh Police are yet to arrest the shooters, despite deploying 10 teams. Rumours about the detention of one assailant surfaced but were not confirmed by police.Investigators have identified the weapon used in the…
The riverfront development project at Sangamwadi Pune: The Maharashtra environment and climate change department on June 12 ordered multiple govt bodies to conduct a thorough inquiry into the Pune riverfront development (RFD) project and submit the fact-finding report, following formal complaints filed by MLA Aaditya Thackeray and activist Sarang Yadwadkar alleging severe environmental violations in…
Dibrugarh: Workers of Mohanbari Tea Estate in Dibrugarh held a one-hour demonstration on Tuesday, pressing the garden management on a range of demands, including cash payment of wages, provision of firewood and repair of workers’ quarters.The agitation was organised by the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS). Workers raised slogans during the demonstration and listed several…
Lucknow: Hot conditions will intensify, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting a rise in mercury levels and the prevalence of strong dry winds across the state, including Lucknow, for the next few days.In Lucknow, the hot and humid conditions continued on Tuesday. The maximum temperature was 40.1 degrees Celsius. However, high humidity levels made…
A row erupted in the state’s political circles ahead of a scheduled visit by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to Kota Wednesday for an interaction with students, with former chief minister Ashok Gehlot accusing Lok Sabha Speaker and Kota MP Om Birla’s office of trying to derail the event.Gandhi is slated to…
MUMBAI: In a significant ruling, the Bombay high court recently held that a divorced wife cannot seek enhancement of her maintenance amount that was decreed before her husband’s death. But the ex-wife can continue to recover her maintenance for her lifetime and also arrears of maintenance from his assets, even after the husband passes, Justices…
A hearing in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case trial linked to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was postponed after prosecutors failed to properly notify the jail that he needed to be brought to court.Judge Gregory Carro had scheduled the hearing for Tuesday, but it was adjourned about half an hour after it was…
