Davanagere: Six days after a 41-year-old woman was drugged, forced to consume spiked drink and sexually assaulted in Davanagere district, police Tuesday arrested 10 persons, including a minor, on charges of gang rape.Police said the accused allegedly took her photos and made videos of the ghastly crime. Police seized bikes and mobile phones from the…
Sculptures lie in neglect on the premises of Egmore govt museum Chennai: Egmore govt museum premises have become the graveyard of Tamil Nadu’s glorious past, as scores of ancient sculptures, stone pillars and temple idols are lying in utter neglect and disgrace.Many of the 13th-century Chola-era period and 14th-century Vijayanagara-era sculptures are seen buried under…
Hyderabad: A high-stakes land auction planned by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) in the heart of Banjara Hills has run into controversy, with two claimants alleging that a portion of the prime govt land being put on the block overlaps with their holdings.The dispute centres on an 8.24-acre parcel in survey No. 102/1 of…
Gurgaon: Families of jail inmates struggling financially, facing psychological distress or difficulties in accessing govt welfare schemes can now seek assistance from the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA). The initiative aims to strengthen support systems for families and facilitate a smoother reintegration of prisoners into society after their release.Under the programme, families of inmates nearing…
Kolkata: State govt has formed a committee to implement Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik Protsahan Yojana, paving the way for the release of Rs 314 crore earmarked for the welfare of tea garden workers.The central scheme aims to support nearly 10 lakh workers in 1,210 tea gardens in Assam and Bengal through better healthcare, education…
The accused was arrested for allegedly infiltrating an industrial workers’ WhatsApp group and posting inciting audio messages linked to the April 13 unrest Noida: A home ministry driver arrested for allegedly infiltrating an industrial workers’ WhatsApp group and posting inciting audio messages linked to the April 13 unrest has been granted bail by fast-track court-II.Additional…
Gauree.Malkarnekar@timesofindia.comPanaji: From this academic year 2026-27, textbooks aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) are now in force in all classes from I to VIII, as per the revised books provided by the NCERT. Local contextualisation has been carried out for the social science subject, known as ‘the world around us’ in primary classes.Director of…
Gorakhpur: A candidate appearing in the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Examination was arrested after he was allegedly found using a mobile phone inside the exam centre in Gorakhpur on Monday.The accused has been identified as Ram Prakash Kumar, a resident of Belwariya village under Asthawan police station in Bihar’s Nalanda district.According to police, Ram…
Ahmedabad: Unidentified men allegedly stole cash and jewellery with a total value of Rs 3.2 lakh from a parked car near a cafe on the SP Ring Road in Chandkheda, prompting a police complaint. According to the FIR, the complainant, a 37-year-old pharmaceutical company employee from Satellite, had visited the cafe with his family on…
Ludhiana: Two motorcycle-borne men robbed a 10-year-old girl of mobile phone and cash in a residential lane of Jagraon on Monday, an incident captured on local CCTV.The girl and several other children were returning from their uncle’s house when the men intercepted them in Babbe Wali Gali, near Rani Jhansi Chowk, says the girl’s father,…
