Varanasi: In an encounter on Friday night, Azamgarh police arrested a 20-year-old man identified as Abhay alias Mattu for killing a 70-year-old man on June 11, over a 15-year-old rivalry.The deceased, Bhual Chauhan was sleeping in a room built near the cattle shed located outside his house, when the accused allegedly slit his throat with…
Ahmedabad: It should have been a routine traffic enforcement check, but turned into a criminal case that lasted almost 18 years. What began as an effort to stop a helmetless motorcyclist ended with the biker falling on the road and injuring himself. Now, an Ahmedabad rural court has held a retired traffic constable guilty of…
Ludhiana: A record-breaking 20.2 mm of rainfall has triggered a dramatic drop in temperatures across this city offering residents rare respite from the region’s intense summer heatwave.The 24-hour deluge, which concluded Saturday morning, marks the city’s highest single-day rainfall volume in recent weeks. The weather system dragged the maximum day temperature down to a chilly…
Panchkula: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini will attend the state-level celebration of the 12th International Yoga Day as the chief guest on June 21 at the parade ground in Sector 5, Panchkula. Organised under the theme “Yog Yukt- Nasha Mukt Haryana,” the main event will run from 6 am to 8 am and feature…
Pic for representational purpose Pune: The state animal husbandry department’s Institute of Veterinary Biological Products (IVBP) has started producing the goatpox vaccine for the first time to protect cattle against lumpy skin disease (LSD), which has killed thousands of animals across Maharashtra in recent years.Officials said in-house production will reduce costs, end dependence on private…
Surat: The Santokbaa Humanitarian Award 2026, instituted by the Shree Ramkrishna Knowledge Foundation (SRKKF), the philanthropic arm of Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK), was presented on Saturday at the Sanjeev Kumar Auditorium.This year’s award was conferred on Gullapalli Nageswara Rao, noted ophthalmologist and founder-chair of LV Prasad Eye Institute, and Reema Nanavaty, development practitioner and director…
Guwahati: The Assam govt has revised its excise rules to reserve manufacturing license of heritage alcoholic beverages exclusively for tribal and indigenous communities which produce and consume such drinks.The govt has also notified fee reductions to support local businesses, slashing the application fee for a heritage liquor micro-manufactory from Rs 25,000 to Rs 15,000.Similarly, the…
Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has decided to transfer funds under the Asadhya Yojana for critically ill patients directly to beneficiaries’ bank accounts for a round of treatment and diagnostic tests.The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by KGMU vice-chancellor Prof Soniya Nityananda on Saturday in view of the recent Rs 2.5 crore…
Representational photo of blood donation World Blood Donor Day (June 14)Jaipur: Voluntary blood donors now contribute nearly three-fourths of the blood collected in government-run blood banks in Rajasthan, significantly reducing dependence on patients’ relatives for life-saving transfusions, health department officials said ahead of World Blood Donor Day on June 14.The state collects around nine lakh…
Screengrab from video of FSUI seeking help & action (Credit: FSUI) The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) on Saturday called for assistance after an officer on a vessel off Oman Coast passed away. two days ago. The union body called for help, repatriation and action for the deceased Second Officer on MT Celestial“35-year-old Second…
