Hyderabad: In a move aimed at easing voter verification during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Telangana chief electoral officer (CEO) C Sudharshan Reddy has allowed adult family members to submit documents on behalf of voters who have received notices from election authorities.Under the revised procedure, any adult member of a voter’s…
The court observed that such persons accused of such a heinous crime against a minor should not be shown any leniency to send a strong message to society Gurgaon: Three years on, a Pocso court in Nuh has sentenced a man to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor.The court also imposed a fine…
Kolkata: The kite may still be made of paper and bamboo, but the business of keeping it airborne is getting a 21st-century makeover. With rooftop kite-flying no longer the mass pastime it once was, sellers across Kolkata and Bengal are experimenting with electric ‘charkhis’, LED-lit kites, colourful strings and even remote-controlled, stringless models to draw…
Noida: A 37-year-old truck driver was found dead inside the locked cabin of his truck with no visible injuries on his body, near Kasna in Greater Noida on Wednesday afternoon.Locals informed police on the emergency helpline around 3pm that a man was lying unconscious inside the cabin of a truck parked along a road in…
47 gamblers caught with over Rs 21L in Varanasi Varanasi: During a joint raid by SOG-2 and Sigra police personnel at a closed house in Rathyatra area under Sigra police station, 47 gamblers were arrested while over Rs 21 lakh was recovered on Wednesday evening.DCP (crime) Neetu Kadian, who led the operation, said that apart…
An elderly woman’s hands hold a smartphone showing a suspicious video call beside blurred bank documents and a police-style insignia, illustrating a TRAI–Mumbai police impersonation scam and “digital arrest” cyber fraud targeting seniors in India. Ahmedabad: Investigations into a Rs 3.8 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud case filed with CID Cyber Crime Cell had led sleuths…
While Bharat Taxi fares are being reported to be around 25% higher than those previously available on established platforms, fares negotiated directly with drivers after an app booking is cancelled can be much steeper, in some cases approaching twice the usual fare Chandigarh: The cab ride begins on an app but often ends with a…
An illustration of an arrest Pune: A 69-year-old man from Budhwar Peth has lodged a complaint with Vishrambaug police, stating that online fraudsters cheated him of Rs 29.15 lakh between Aug 14 and 28 after threatening to arrest him in a money laundering case.The suspects posed as officials of Nashik police and claimed that the…
Surat: Rander police have registered a case against a 30-year-old man for allegedly cheating Sutex Co-operative Bank of Rs 21.91 lakh by selling a property mortgaged with the bank without its consent.According to the FIR, the accused, Sarfaraz Dastgir Khan, had availed himself of a Rs 25 lakh cash-credit facility from the bank in 2013…
Itanagar: National Award-winning filmmaker Dominic Sangma was allegedly assaulted by two men near Jollang-Rakap road on Wednesday evening after he intervened when students were allegedly harassed, police said.The accused have been apprehended.Dominic, head of the screenwriting department at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) campus in Jote, was on an evening walk around…
