Police recovered the abandoned van near Masuri police station on the DME, about 10 kilometres from the crime spot Ghaziabad: Police have reviewed more than 250 CCTV cameras along the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Crossings Republik and NH-9 toward Meerut and Baghpat to identify three armed men who robbed a cash-laden van outside an ATM kiosk and…
Panaji: The Goa University on Thursday withdrew admissions to its newly announced integrated five-year master’s programmes, which were to be rolled out from the 2026-27 academic year.The university’s move follows TOI report that the Goa University was going to start the integrated five-year master’s programmes without prior approval from state govt.In a notification, registrar S…
Varanasi: The cyber crime cell on Wednesday night arrested a 37-year-old man for duping aspirants seeking multi-national company job after collecting their personal data and information from social media.The accused, Nitesh Saroj, is originally a resident of Pindra, Varanasi, but was currently living in Mumbai from where he was carrying his illegal activities.According to ACP…
Ahmedabad: A motorcyclist died after losing control of his bike and falling from the Balolnagar bridge in the city, once again drawing attention to a spate of fatal accidents reported from the stretch in recent months.The deceased was identified as Sanjay Makwana, 30, who suffered severe head injuries after his motorcycle first struck the divider…
Bathinda: Punjab for the first time recorded less than 100 farm suicides in over a decade in 2024 in line with the decline across the country, according to a report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under accidental deaths and suicides in India in 2024.The national figures dropped from 10,786 in 2023 to 10,546,…
Pune: Faraskhana police have arrested a shopkeeper (49) on charges of molesting a 10-year-old girl residing in his neighbourhood at Ganeshnagar after offering her a chocolate on Thursday afternoon.Deputy commissioner of police (zone I) Krushikesh Rawale said, “The girl ran from the shop as soon as he molested her. She then narrated the incident to…
Surat: Mild showers accompanied by gusty winds swept through parts of Dang, Kaprada and Tapi districts on Thursday, bringing brief relief from the scorching summer heat across South Gujarat. Though the rainfall remained scattered and limited in intensity, cloudy skies covered much of the region throughout the day, indicating a temporary change in weather conditions.Residents…
Dimapur: A report on income disparity in Nagaland has indicated a significant income inequality in the state, with a Gini coefficient of 0.46.According to the report, the Gini coefficient for rural Nagaland stands at 0.42, while urban areas in the state have a slightly higher coefficient of 0.44, suggesting that the urban income inequality is…
Lucknow: The state govt has said that the drip irrigation technology, wherever used, has led to a 25% increase in sugarcane yield in the state.According to the sugarcane department, drip irrigation systems have been installed across 73,078 hectares of sugarcane area over the past nine years. Farmers using this system have recorded a 25% increase…
Rajkot: A case of digital extortion was reported in Rajkot, where a 50-year-old security guard was duped into parting with nearly Rs 9 lakh by cybercriminals posing as Mumbai police officers.Prakash Chauhan, a resident of Gandhigram who works for a private bank, lodged a complaint at Cyber Crime police station against the holder of a…
