Panaji: A joint survey by Mission Rabies and the Goa Institute of Management has revealed serious gaps in Goa’s rabies control efforts, with nearly a third of pet-owning households failing to vaccinate animals and sterilisation rates stuck at just 24.9%.The study is based on a March-April 2026 household survey across the proposed rabies-free model villages—Colvale…
Varanasi: The Mubarakpur police in Azamgarh arrested a cow slaughter accused, Salman Ahmad (24), following an exchange of fire in early hours on Sunday. He was wanted in connection with the butchering of a stray cattle and dumping of its remains near a highway-side food outlet on May 1.According to CO (Sadar) Astha Jaiswal, the…
Ahmedabad: Four suitcases containing gold jewellery and other items — cumulatively worth over Rs 13 lakh — were stolen from a luxury bus parked at Naroda Patiya, a complaint filed with Naroda police on Saturday stated.The complainant, Naresh Chandanani, 50, told police that he was travelling with his family to attend a wedding in Junagadh…
Bathinda: Punjab’s wheat procurement is in its final phase, with over 98% of the estimated 122 lakh tonnes having arrived in mandis by Sunday. Of the 119.9 lakh tonnes received, about 118.8 lakh tonnes (99%) has been procured.However, lifting remains slow, with only 66.3 lakh tonnes (around 56%) moved so far. Officials said 1.16 lakh…
Guwahati: Former minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar highlighted the changing contours of global power, while observing that long-standing international institutions are struggling to retain relevance in an increasingly uncertain and multipolar world. He was delivering the keynote address at a national symposium on ‘West Asia in a Fragmented Global Order: Security Dynamics…
Lucknow: Two teenagers stranded atop an overhead water tank in Siddharthnagar district were rescued by an Indian Air Force helicopter on Sunday morning, nearly 15 hours after the stairs collapsed, leading to a fatal accident.The sequence of events started on Saturday afternoon in Belasad Tappa Tharouli village of Navgarh tehsil, near Kanshiram Awas Colony, where…
Rajkot: Rajkot taluka police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly repeatedly molesting and intimidating his 14-year-old cousin. The accused, a native of Dhoraji, had been living with the victim’s family while working as a labourer at a local steel factory.The matter came to light on Saturday when the victim’s 42-year-old mother filed a complaint….
Kotda health staff strike work after nurse alleges Rs 1 lakh extortion over patient deathJaipur: An 18-year-old girl died at a primary health centre (PHC) in Udaipur Friday minutes after being administered an injection by nursing staff in the absence of a doctor at the facility.Family members said Aarti Kumari was suffering from cough and…
NEW DELHI: BJP is looking to take down the opposition in one of its few remaining strongholds West Bengal, while its rivals hope to hold their line in their redoubts in eastern and southern India, with the results to five assemblies polls – Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry – set to offer a…
Physicians from travel-ban countries won’t have to leave the US as Trump softens rules. The Donald Trump administration has silently walked back on its travel ban on around 39 countries and secretly allowed doctors from those countries to work and stay in the US. The New York Times reported that the US Citizenship and Immigration…
