Margao: Margao town police on Wednesday arrested the driver of the rent-a-cab vehicle that knocked down a woman two-wheeler rider at Sirlim and fled the scene. Police traced him to Calangute with the help of CCTV and dashcam footage.The accused, Swaraj Jagtap, 19, a native of Pune, was brought to the police station after arrest….
Varanasi: Mere hours after bidding a farewell to their sister at her wedding, tragedy struck the family after her two cousin brothers were mowed down by a speeding truck in Bhadohi early Wednesday. Their friend, who was riding with them, was left battling for his life with serious injuries.The deceased were identified as Karan (18),…
Ahmedabad: Residents of Punjavala ni Chali in Khokhra on Wednesday blocked traffic to protest against polluted drinking water supply and draw attention of authorities to the issue. Around 3pm, they placed cement blocks across the road outside the chali, bringing traffic to a halt. A team from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and policemen arrived…
Representational image of a drug deaddiction centre Ludhiana: Police have raided a clandestine drug rehabilitation facility operating out of a village shed, arresting three men for allegedly running an unlicensed operation that charged vulnerable families premium rates while allowing inmates to use drugs in public.The operation in Kutbeawal village, off Humbran Road, was exposed after…
Chandigarh: The Haryana Congress on Tuesday said it is fully alert to protect voters’ rights during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and has prepared a detailed strategy to monitor the process across the state. The decision was taken during a meeting of the Action and Monitoring Committee formed by the Haryana…
Pune: A 39-year-old delivery person was arrested from Chinchwad on Tuesday in connection with a Rs1.33-crore nursing job fraud case in which over 15 women were duped.The delivery person is the third suspect arrested for duping women with the promise of nursing jobs in state govt hospitals. Inspector Chandrashekhar Yadav of the Baramati taluka police…
Agartala: Union minister of DoNER Jyotiraditya Scindia, chief minister Dr Manik Saha, and agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister of Tripura Ratan Lal Nath jointly launched Mission Queen Pineapple, Tripura, with an allocated budget of Rs 236 crore in New Delhi on Wednesday.Nath said Tripura’s exceptional agro-climatic conditions established it as one of India’s primary pineapple-producing…
Lucknow: Celebrating the World Menstrual Hygiene Day, UP govt has decided to expand the Swachh Garima Vidyalaya initiative across 7,004 govt and aided schools in all 75 districts of the state.Launched in Aug 2022 as a pilot in one government girls’ inter college per district, the initiative — implemented in collaboration with Unicef — aimed…
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US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting US President Donald Trump on Wednesday held an expansive Cabinet meeting at the White House, addressing issues ranging from ongoing negotiations with Iran and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz to Ebola preparedness, immigration detention protests and domestic anti-fraud initiatives.Trump said talks with Tehran were progressing…
