Panaji: Around 600 buffaloes are expected to be sacrificed in Goa during ‘qurbani’ for Eid-ul-Azha (Bakri Eid), with govt directing that the ritual slaughter strictly be conducted at Goa Meat Complex Ltd (GMCL), Usgao, only. Slaughter is scheduled to take place on June 28, 29 and 30. The decision was announced during a recent meeting…
Varanasi: Cyber Police Station of Sonbhadra district on Thursday arrested two persons for sharing and uploading child pornography videos on social media. Information about child pornography/videos uploaded on social media was received through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) portal operated by ministry of home affairs and Cyber Tripline system, which flags…
Ahmedabad: If a murder convict jumps parole, you would expect him to disappear into hiding. But Hemant Nagindas Modi allegedly spent the last decade quite brazenly in front of the camera. For nearly 12 years, the 53-year-old — known in entertainment circles as Spandan Modi and sometimes Twinkle Dave — acted alongside some of Bollywood’s…
Karan SharmaLudhiana: With the heatwave intensifying, parents in the city are apprehensive about sending their children to school in the scorching heat. Many parents and students have urged the government to announce early holidays in Ludhiana to protect children from the extreme weather.Students attending double-shift schools are the worst affected, as their classes begin at…
Stray animals near a construction site behind the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (Tata Memorial Centre) Stray dogs in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh) due to territorial behavior and aggressive packs. The surge in population is often tied to stray animals congregating near construction sites for food Behind the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research…
The post of chairperson at the Maharashtra State Commission for Women has been vacant since March 20, when Rupali Chakankar resigned Pune: Over 2,700 complaints were pending before the Maharashtra State Commission for Women at the end of the last financial year, with key positions in the panel remaining vacant, an RTI reply obtained by…
Guwahati: Security forces and various law enforcement agencies in a joint operation over the last 24 hours recovered 68 sophisticated weapons and large quantities of ammunition stashed inside a rebel camp in Imphal West district.Authorities also arrested four cadres of UNLF (Pambei), a faction of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) that signed a ceasefire…
Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai Lucknow: UP Congress chief Ajay Rai on Thursday launched a sharp attack on PM Narendra Modi and the BJP, accusing the Centre of pushing the country into economic distress and failing to address issues concerning youth, farmers and unemployment.“The BJP govt had failed on multiple fronts, including handling of…
Zinc Football Academy, Udaipur and Royal FC players in action during the Rajasthan Senior Women’s Football League at the Rajasthan United Football Club Ground in Jaipur on Thursday Jaipur: Zinc Football Academy, Udaipur drubbed Royal FC 2-0 on the second day of the first Rajasthan Senior Women’s Football League, organised by the Rajasthan Football Association,…
NEW DELHI: The much-delayed 4th India-Africa summit that India was to host from May 28 to 31 was postponed on Thursday on account of the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Though not yet a global pandemic, the risk posed by the virus made WHO declare a health emergency of international…
