Hyderabad: As India considers new approaches to children’s online safety, a report by NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, says that social media age restrictions alone cannot address the full range of risks children face online. Published by NALSAR and the Indian Governance and Policy Project (IGAP), the report, titled “The Child Safety Imperative: Age-Appropriate Digital…
Police seized two 7 mm firearms, two country-made pistols, live bullets of different calibres, fired cartridge cases, and tools used to make weapons Kolkata: Bengal Police STF found an illegal arms-making unit inside a house in Ayubnagar, under Nadial Police Station in Kolkata’s Port division. The main suspect, Sahil, escaped before police arrived. Police seized…
The incident happened around 1.30am on Wednesday Ghaziabad: A 27-year-old woman was rescued after she allegedly jumped into the Hindon barrage in Indirapuram on Wednesday after a fight with her husband, a sub-inspector. Police and the SDRF team responded promptly and pulled her to safety within 10 minutes. She was admitted to Yashoda Medicity Hospital,…
Margao: Cuncolim police arrested Agustinho Pereira for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor boy in Assolna after luring him with chocolate. He has been booked under the Goa Children’s Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.Police said the incidents occurred in Sept and again on Oct 9. The accused allegedly took the…
Varanasi: Kotwali police in Ballia district arrested three men and seized 656.8 kg of illegal firecrackers and explosive material during a raid in Gudri Bazaar area on Wednesday.Ballia CO (city) Satish Kumar Sharma said, “Acting on a tip-off, a Kotwali team led by inspector Praveen Kumar Singh raided a shop and house near the cattle…
Gandhinagar: As many as 319 applicants from neighbouring countries residing in Saurashtra and Kutch will receive Indian citizenship certificates at a programme in Rajkot on Thursday.Deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi will preside over the ceremony, which will see 259 beneficiaries from Rajkot, 53 from Morbi, six from Kutch and one from Surendranagar district receive their…
Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon Chandigarh: BJP will hold a state executive meeting under its Punjab president Kewal Singh Dhillon to focus on preparing the party’s roadmap to contest elections in all the 117 assembly constituencies of the state in Sangrur on Friday.“Party leaders will discuss key public issues and determine BJP’s priorities for…
Bibvewadi ESIC Hospital is currently a 220-bed facility located on a 10-acre plot. With the approval of this new institution, it will become the third govt-run medical college in Pune city, joining Sassoon General Hospital and PMC’s Bharatratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College Pune: The city is all set to get a new govt-run medical…
Surat: Salabatpura police have arrested a 38-year-old man and seized 49 mobile phones worth approximately Rs 6.31 lakh from his possession.Police said the accused, Jahangirkhan Pathan, a resident of Rustampura, failed to produce bills or other documents to establish ownership of the devices. Preliminary investigations suggest that most of the recovered phones were stolen.The seizure…
Guwahati: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) on Wednesday launched a dedicated spot fine app to strengthen civic enforcement and encourage residents to help keep the city clean ahead of Durga Puja.The app will help civic officials to record and manage fines for violations such as littering, improper waste disposal, illegal dumping, open defecation and damage…
