Hyderabad: A stalled truck on the Hyderabad–Vijayawada highway could now trigger a faster response, with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) deciding to deploy additional patrol vehicles and cranes at 30-km intervals along the 181.5-km stretch.The move comes after a series of crashes involving vehicles stranded or parked on the highway, including the Aug…
Kolkata: The KMC has submitted 285 observations from the delimitation hearings to the state urban development and municipal affairs department. During the hearings, many political parties raised objections to booths being shifted from one ward to another, and at times, from one Assembly constituency to a neighbouring one.The hearings, conducted on four days, were held…
Ghaziabad: A 15-year-old girl died and her father suffered burns after a gas cylinder caught fire in their fourth-floor one-room home in Kaushambi’s Bhovapur village on Saturday evening.The girl, Aanchal, was allegedly trapped inside even as her parents and brother moved to the balcony. She suffered severe burns and died after being rushed to hospital….
Margao: Noted Konkani writer and translator Snehalata Bhatikar passed away after a brief illness. She was 85.A well-known figure in Konkani literary circles, Bhatikar made significant contributions to literary translation. Her work earned her the Goa Konkani Akademi Award for translation, besides several other honours from the Konkani Bhasha Mandal and other literary bodies.Bhatikar held…
Gorakhpur: A five-year-old boy was killed after a school bus allegedly ran over him while he waited with his mother in the Pipraich area on Saturday morning, sparking angry protests during which villagers detained a teacher travelling in the bus and vandalised the vehicle.The incident took place around 8 am in Naiyapar Buzurg village, about…
Ahmedabad: A 41-year-old woman from Ahmedabad has lodged a complaint against her Mumbai-based husband, alleging that he subjected her to years of physical and mental harassment, repeatedly abused her and their children, and maintained inappropriate relationships with several women employed in his businesses.According to a complaint registered with Women East Police on Friday, the woman…
Zirakpur: A 55-year-old property dealer was allegedly abducted in Zirakpur on Thursday afternoon. The assailants intercepted his Mercedes, assaulted him and dragged him into an Innova SUV. The accused allegedly took him to a showroom in Bhabat and held him captive before his wife reached the spot and secured his release.Police have arrested one of…
Registration officials said transaction activity has remained steady and is showing an upward trend as the state approaches the festive season Pune: The state is heading into the Ganesh festival and other upcoming festivities on a buoyant realty note, with property registrations in the first five months of 2026–27 rising 12.4% year-on-year to 21.24 lakh,…
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Lucknow: Two policemen were suspended and an SHO was transferred after cattle remains were recovered from a village in Sant Kabir Nagar district.District police chief Sandeep Kumar Meena suspended Lohariya outpost incharge Veer Bahadur Yadav and beat constable Praveen Kumar, holding them responsible for negligence, indifference and dereliction of duty. Departmental proceedings have also been…
