Thane: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Thane police has initiated a detailed investigation into a multi-crore investment scam involving a private firm, with its directors and managers accused of duping investors of over Rs 4.3 crore. The offence pertains to an alleged fraudulent operation run from an office on Gokhale Road, where unsuspecting…
This visit to the Bengaluru Central Prison was almost cinematic. After passing through multiple layers of security — frisking, formalities, and a stamped hand marking entry — you step through a modest doorway. Inside are thousands of inmates, both undertrials and convicts. What stands out, however, is a space that feels entirely different from the…
M K Stalin and Rahul Gandhi (File photo) CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had spoken over phone on Thursday morning on the delimitation bill. However, the two leaders will not be sharing stage on Saturday when Rahul will be visiting Tamil Nadu for campaigning.“The chief minister discussed delimitation issues,…
Gurgaon: A 33-year-old American Express executive was found dead by his wife on Friday morning inside his flat at Pyramid Paradise in Sector 76.She flew in from Mumbai after he stopped answering her calls following a fight over the phone on Thursday evening. The deceased was originally from Kanpur, while his wife, 32, is from…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress candidate for Rashbehari constituency Debasish Kumar has always been a late riser. Friday morning would have been no different. Kumar had been on a whirlwind tour of his constituency on Thursday night, returned home well past midnight and went to sleep at 2 am. But he was rudely woken up at 6…
Cabinet minister Sunil Sharma inaugurated the polyclinic on Thursday Ghaziabad: In a first for Khoda, a govt polyclinic-cum-primary health centre was inaugurated on Thursday by cabinet minister Sunil Sharma. The centre will be managed by the Ghaziabad health department and is expected to cater to nearly 10 lakh people.The facility was constructed at a cost…
Panaji: The recent fires that gutted beach shacks at Arambol and Ashwem have uncovered how beachside hotels are understating their category while registering with the tourism department in order to avoid paying taxes and fees to govt.Tourism minister Rohan Khaunte has directed the tourism department to constitute a team of officers to scour through records…
Chandigarh: Haryana chief principal secretary (CPS) Rajesh Khullar will continue to don the role of big boss in Haryana bureaucracy, as the chief minister office (CMO) released fresh allocation of work of officers attached with CM office. Khullar will be looking after 18 departments, including Home, Excise, Finance, Vigilance and Health, in addition to those…
Surat: A 55-year-old diaper trader from Athwalines was cheated of Rs 22 lakh in a cyberfraud in which the accused lured him with promises of high returns from pre-IPO investments.According to the complaint filed with Athwalines police, the accused contacted the victim through social media and persuaded him to invest in a pre-IPO (Initial Public…
Imphal: CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Friday visited several villages in Ukhrul district, which has witnessed recent violence between the Tangkhul Naga and Kuki communities, and interacted with residents, conveying a message of peace and harmony.Singh said every community has both good and bad elements, but every common citizen and innocent child longs for peace…
