On May 24, police discovered Chandni’s body under suspicious circumstances in her rented house in Tugalpur village Noida: A 26-year-old man accused of murdering a trans woman in Greater Noida’s Tugalpur village was arrested following an encounter near the Sector 148 Metro line on Tuesday, police said.The accused, Abhishek alias Mona alias Manav, allegedly killed…
Gorakhpur: A minor altercation over giving way on a narrow village road turned violent in Gorakhpur’s GIDA area late Monday, leaving a car driver injured and his vehicle reduced to ashes after an alleged attack by motorcycle-borne youths.The incident occurred at Nagwa village under the GIDA police station limits. According to police, Nandan Pandey, who…
The department has begun identifying weak lions across the landscape Ahmedabad/Rajkot: A fresh health scare has gripped Gir, the only home of the Asiatic lion, after five lions died over 10 days across the Gir East and Gir West forest divisions. The deaths have triggered alarm in the forest department and revived memories of the…
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief secretary Sanjay Gupta has directed the state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau to probe alleged financial irregularities during the tenure of Himachal Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) chairman Shrikant Baldi.Baldi, a 1985-batch IAS officer and former chief secretary, joined as the first chairperson of Himachal Rera on Jan 1, 2020, a…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has directed civic departments to avoid appointing consultants for new projects for the next six months and focus on energy conservation in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for austerity measures amid the West Asian crisis.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 10 called for austerity measures to deal…
Silchar: A 19-year-old Bangladeshi, who allegedly entered Assam undetected two days back in search of a job, surrendered before the district and sessions court in Sribhumi on Monday.The youth, identified as Dwin Islam Sheikh from Bagerhat district, approached the court seeking legal assistance and appealed to be repatriated to his home country.Court sources said Dwin…
Lucknow: The Centre launched Rural Smart Village Centres (RSVC) nationwide to develop smart and self-reliant villages, with the initiative already rolled out in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Karnataka.Existing govt schemes, including the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) and other rural development programmes, are being integrated into the RSVC framework, Dr Sapna Poti, director, strategic alliances…
Jaipur: A family court in the city has granted a London-based father the right to interact with his 3-and-a-half-year-old daughter through video conferencing twice a month. The decision follows a legal dispute concerning access to the child born during the father and mother’s past live-in relationship.The ruling, delivered by presiding officer of court no-4 Pawan…
KALYANI/KOLKATA: Six Trinamool Congress MLAs and four-time MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar attended Tuesday an administrative meeting of Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari in an apparent act of defiance as the party’s post-poll haemorrhage showed no signs of stopping. The development coincided with TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy striking a discordant note on the May…
NEW DELHI: India and Canada are looking at concluding the negotiations for a free trade agreement by end of this year, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said. Goyal is in Canada for a three-day official visit, starting May 25. “Our Prime Minister has tasked us not only with completing the free trade agreement…
