Ahmedabad: The first officer of an Air India Express flight from Dammam (Saudi Arabia) to New Delhi has emerged as a suspect in the bomb hoax that forced the aircraft’s emergency landing in Ahmedabad on Aug 31.Sources in city police said they examined handwriting samples from passengers and crew members, including the first officer. The…
Pakistani gangster Shehzad Bhatti Chandigarh: Centre on Wednesday declared Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN) a terrorist organisation under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, citing its alleged involvement in arms, explosives and narcotics smuggling, radicalisation of youth and terrorist activities.In a notification issued Wednesday, ministry of home affairs said Bhatti‘s objective was to involve gullible youth and…
Pune: Primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare is set for a major boost across Maharashtra with state cabinet approving a Rs 4,250-crore five-year health sector reform programme, Pragati, to make public medical system more robust, technology-driven and citizen-centric.A govt resolution (GR) issued on Tuesday stated that the initiative, Primary Healthcare Reimagined with Advanced Governance and Accessible…
Vini Devi, had been reported missing since Aug 24 Surat: A 36-year-old woman from Jharkhand, whose father had alleged she was murdered by her husband and relatives, was found alive in the Sachin GIDC area of the city, leading police to unravel what was registered as a murder case in Ranchi district.The woman, Vini Devi,…
Guwahati: Chawangkining, a Naga village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, came under continued firing overnight, leaving two houses completely burnt and several others damaged. No casualties were reported.The firing began around 10.30pm on Sept 15 and continued until about 5am on Sept 16, the Chawangkining Village Authority said. It alleged that Kuki armed groups were behind…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh SC/ST Commission chairman Baijnath Rawat has written to chief minister Yogi Adityanath seeking inquiry into allegations that Dalit engineers were subjected to discrimination in discoms.In his letter written on Wednesday, Rawat referred to a representation submitted by UP Power Officers Association president RP Ken and other office-bearers and said that the association…
Rajkot: Morbi City A Division police have arrested a 53-year-old man and his 24-year-old son for allegedly burgling Radhakrishna Jewellers on Sardar Road and stealing gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 17.24 lakh.Police identified the accused as Karim Manek and his son Mustak Manek, residents of Shreeji Park on Vavdi Road in Morbi. The stolen…
Promising Rajasthan pair Rakshit Singh Mehra and Lokesh Gurjar wins the silver medal at the All India Sub Junior (U-13) Ranking badminton tournament in Kolkata Jaipur: Promising Rajasthan pair Rakshit Singh Mehra and Lokesh Gurjar brought laurels to the region by winning the silver medal at the All India Sub Junior (Under-13) Ranking badminton tournament…
The US president also said Washington would continue working with New Delhi on counter-narcotics efforts (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to curb illicit opium poppy cultivation in India, even as Washington included India among 23 countries designated as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries.In a…
Sheri Schiess and her late husband, Boyd, worked for 14 years to preserve their 25.5-acre farm in Nibley, Utah, as development expanded around it (Image Credit: Brock Marchant/ The Salt Lake Tribune) A stretch of green farmland surrounded by growing communities can look increasingly out of place, but one Utah couple spent years ensuring their…
