Bengaluru: Days after CM DK Shivakumar announced plans to relax occupancy certificate (OC) norms for electricity connections, his govt Saturday issued an order extending the exemption to a larger category of residential buildings within GBA limits.Under the new order, residential buildings constructed on plots measuring up to 2,400 sqft, with an additional permissible deviation of…
Chennai: The Govt Railway Police and the Greater Chennai Police have constituted eight special teams to investigate the recovery of a male torso from an abandoned suitcase at Perambur Railway Station. Despite extensive efforts, investigators have not yet identified the victim or traced those responsible for the crime.The body, without the head or limbs, was…
Hyderabad: Eight people, including seven children, drowned in three separate incidents across the state on Friday.In the first incident, a 31-year-old woman and two teenagers drowned in the Manjeera river at Budimi village in Banswada mandal of Kamareddy district on Friday evening.The incident happened when relatives of T Pandari from Kamareddy had gathered at Kankaragadda…
Gurgaon: An NSG commando died after suffering a gunshot wound during a training exercise at the force’s Manesar campus on Friday, sources said.The constable-rank commando was identified as Rahul Singh Jaggi (32), a resident of Roorkee in Uttarakhand. According to a source, Jaggi was undergoing a training session on combat firing, during which he sustained…
Jalpaiguri: A high-stakes standoff between BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at four points along the India-Bangladesh border in Bengal ended abruptly overnight, with all 40-odd Bangladeshi nationals who had been stranded at zero points since Friday disappearing by Saturday morning.The most tense confrontation unfolded at Pillar No. 134 in Panishala, Mekhliganj, Cooch Behar, where…
Noida: A quick ride to the market without a helmet, a hurried sprint past the speed limit, a car left carelessly in a no-parking zone — data compiled by the traffic department shows that violations across Noida and Greater Noida are mostly habitual, and, in several categories, they are worsening.Between Jan and May 15, traffic…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has proposed to classify 41 lakh sqm of ecologically sensitive land across Goa as non-developable area. While the department claims that it is taking steps to protect ecologically fragile land, environmentalists said that these paddy fields, mangroves, khazan lands, water bodies and sand dunes are already protected…
Varanasi: Cracking down on dereliction of duty, Azamgarh superintendent of police Anil Kumar has suspended 13 police personnel and ordered departmental inquiries against 19 others after lapses were found in routine checks, night patrolling and anti-cattle smuggling operations.The action followed inspections and reviews of field operations, which revealed widespread irregularities. The SP said several personnel…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) is set to conduct the preliminary exam for various Class 1 and Class 2 posts on Sunday. The exam will be held from 11am to 2pm. The Ahmedabad City district education office has completed all administrative and security arrangements to ensure the smooth and transparent conduct of this…
Chandigarh: Police have registered a dowry death case against a man and his parents after his 26-year-old wife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself. The police launched an investigation after verifying a complaint filed by the deceased woman’s father.The victim was found dead on May 19, hanging from a ceiling fan in her in-laws’ house….
