Ghaziabad: A special Pocso court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000, pronouncing him guilty of raping his minor stepdaughter.While declaring the quantum of the sentence for the offence under Section 5(i)/6 Pocso Act for causing aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a minor, additional sessions…
Ponda: Vendors of Palika Bazaar refused to shift to a temporary location arranged by the Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) and insisted they be accommodated in and around the market complex.At least 50 vendors, including Gharu Sawant, Shambhu Naik and Sandesh Naik met Bhimnath Khorjuvekar, chief officer of Ponda municipality, with their request.Vendors said some vendors…
Varanasi: With the 2027 Uttar Pradesh elections on the horizon, the BJP is set to kickstart its organisational preparations with a two-day joint training camp for 266 assembly in-charges and vistaraks from the Kashi and Gorakhpur regions in Varanasi from Wednesday. BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh, national general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in…
Ahmedabad: Navratri celebrations across the world are bringing together Gujaratis, professionals, students and Indian families, with some participants even travelling for hours to enjoy fun-filled nights of garba and raas. Temples and cultural organisations are hosting programmes for all nine nights, while popular artistes are drawing larger crowds during weekend events. From New Jersey and…
Karan SharmaLudhiana: For years, Aishwin Kaur dreamt of standing on an international podium with the Tricolour flying high above her. In Malaysia this week, that dream came true.The 20-year-old table tennis player from Ludhiana returned from the Asia Pacific Deaf Multi-Sport Championship 2026 with an impressive haul of four medals, including two gold and two…
Chandigarh: Observing “complete red-tapism and inaction”, the Punjab and Haryana high court has proposed imposing costs of Rs 10 lakh each on the offices of the Director General, Department of Town and Country Planning, and the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), to be deposited with the Poor Patient Welfare Fund at the Postgraduate Institute of…
The GMRT, near Pune, was designed nearly four decades ago to detect the hydrogen signal from galaxies in the early Universe Pune: Indian astronomers, using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) near Pune, recently detected an extremely faint radio signal of atomic hydrogen from galaxies that existed 8-9 billion years ago. The detection is a…
Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), the world’s largest office building, remains one of the flagship projects within DREAM City Surat: DREAM City has cleared key planning and regulatory approvals that pave the way for large-scale development, including a revised master plan, a land disposal policy and updated development control regulations.Authorities have also floated a request for…
Shillong: Security will be tightened in Shillong before and during Durga Puja to ensure peaceful celebrations.East Khasi Hills district superintendent of police Vivek Syiem said police would seek additional state forces for the festive period. Round-the-clock mobile patrolling and tactical team deployments will be carried out across the city, particularly around puja pandals and other…
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