The temporary shade erected years ago has long since rusted away, leaving only iron bars with no shade from sun or rain The walkway is uneven and is 1 metre wide in some sections; a metro pillar further narrows it The skywalk is to be extended by 100 metres to bypass a beam, and the…
Panaji: As many as 1,584 public representatives, including zilla panchayat members, councillors of the City Corporation of Panaji (CCP), municipal councillors and village panchayat members, failed to submit mandatory statements of assets and liabilities for 2023-24 to the Lokayukta. In contrast, all MLAs filed their disclosures for the same period.Pratibha Dessai, registrar at the lokayukta,…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has quashed rape charges against a man who fell victim to a ‘honey trap’ where the complainant allegedly extorted money from him.In this case, Dumas police in Surat registered an FIR against Manoj Vasoya in 2021 on rape charges levelled by a 38-year-old married woman who used to run a…
Ludhiana: A 30-year-old man was killed and another left fighting for his life after a violent clash broke out between rival groups of youths in Samrala on Friday evening.The confrontation, which involved more than 30 combatants armed with traditional gandasas (axes) and swords, took place in a residential colony on Ratipur Road. Police say the…
Chandigarh: In a push to turn farms into tourism hubs and diversify rural incomes, the Punjab cabinet on Friday approved the Farm Stay Policy 2026, while also clearing the setting up of a Directorate of Forensic Science Services in the state.The new policy aims to promote farm-based experiential tourism while creating sustainable and supplementary income…
Guwahati: The nearly Rs 1,000-hike in the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders has battered the commercial sector, which was already reeling under supply shortages triggered by the West Asia conflict. Overall, prices have gone up by more than Rs 1,500 since Jan.In Guwahati, the price of a commercial LPG cylinder rose to Rs 2,299…
Congress party organised the Lucknow teachers and doctors conclave on Friday Lucknow: The UP Congress on Friday used a joint conference of teachers and doctors in Lucknow to sharpen its attack on the BJP govt, accusing it of turning education and healthcare into commercial enterprises while neglecting public welfare.Organised at Gandhi Bhawan in Kaiserbagh on…
Kota: A 26-year-old man from Kota, Deepak Singh Rathore, who worked with a private shipping company, died in a maritime incident near Boston in the United States on April 25. However, a week later, his body remains untraced, prompting his family to seek an intensified search operation and repatriation of his remains.According to his cousin…
NEW DELHI: Citing the verbal duel between Congress’s Pawan Khera and BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma in the surcharged build-up to the recent polls, Supreme Court said the allegations against the Assam CM’s wife and counter-allegations made by her appear to be politically motivated, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.The court granted anticipatory bail to the Congress spokesperson,…
Felix Lengyel, also known as xQc, has made a bold claim about the Overwatch League. While watching an old 2019 clip, he reacted strongly to reported high viewership numbers. He said the league may have used bots to inflate its audience figures. This surprised many fans, as the Overwatch League was once seen as one…
