Panaji: Of the 28 reforms recommended for Goa under the Centre’s ease of doing business framework, state govt has implemented 12 recommendations, while 16 reforms remain under discussion and in various phases of implementation within departments.The progress is part of phase II of the national reform exercise, according to a status report dated May 8….
Varanasi: Bulldozers and earth-moving machines intensified demolition of the purchased buildings on Sunday. Police tightened security on Dalmandi street and worked to clear crowds, especially near Naisadak, to keep traffic flowing.Leading the police and central armed forces team securing the PWD and district administration during demolition, ACP Dashaswamedh Atul Anjan Tripathi said the PWD team…
Ahmedabad: For months before the 1992 Farzana Radhanpuri murder case resurfaced, the prime accused, Shamsuddin Khedawala, 61, a taxi driver, allegedly lived under the grip of recurring “disturbing visions.” He spoke of “sights and voices and suffered many sleepless nights.” Clerics were approached and occult rituals performed, yet the ‘visions’ stopped only when police unearthed…
Ludhiana: Safety hazards and failing infrastructure are overshadowing the education of nearly 300 students at a “smart school” of this district, despite govt claims of modernisation.The Govt Primary Smart School (Basic) in Jagraon currently serves 287 students amidst deteriorating conditions. Three classrooms are officially unsafe, yet they remain adjacent to active learning spaces, posing a…
Panchkula: While most polling booths in the sectors saw thin crowds, those in rural and colony areas witnessed heavy turnout. Long queues were seen at a polling booth in Sector 17, where residents of Rajiv and Indira colonies cast their votes. At a polling booth in ward 8, some voters had to wait for nearly…
Pune: A case of cheating was registered on Friday against a man, already lodged in the Yerawada prison on a rape charge, for duping over 10 people of Rs1.5 crore on the promise of getting them cars at a discounted rate.A software engineer (35) of Ravet lost Rs14 lakh to the suspect, following which he…
Silchar: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Cachar police, in two separate operations, seized suspected heroin worth around Rs 2.82 crore on Sunday and arrested two persons, officials said.The first operation was conducted at Gachtala Tematha, under Sonai police station, where police, based on specific intelligence inputs, arrested one Riaz Uddin Laskar, leading to…
Lucknow: Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh’s public outreach campaign, ‘Aapka Vidhayak Aapke Dwar’, continued to gain momentum in his constituency, with residents raising civic and welfare-related issues during the 167th edition of the programme held in the Malak area of Neelmatha on Sunday.Officials said a total of 26 complaints and applications related to police matters,…
Bhilwara: Police in Bhilwara have arrested three men for allegedly burning a dead man’s finger and toe with matchsticks as part of an attempted insurance fraud, officials said Sunday. Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh said the case was registered on a complaint by Chamba Ben in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, who alleged her 36-year-old son, Deepak, fell seriously…
NEW DELHI: Two Indian crew members aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise vessel MV Hondius are healthy and asymptomatic after a hantavirus scare led the ship to anchor off Spain’s Canary Islands, the Indian embassy in Madrid said Sunday.The vessel, carrying around 150 people, arrived in Spain amid international health monitoring linked to a reported hantavirus outbreak…
