Gurgaon: A motor accident claims tribunal has awarded Rs 18.3 lakh compensation to the family of a 32-year-old man, Yogender, who died after a dumper hit his motorcycle on Pataudi Road in March 2020. Though the dumper did not have a valid permit or fitness certificate, the tribunal, presided over by judge Amit Gautam, asked…
Kolkata: A day after the swearing-in ceremony, BJP MLAs Agnimitra Paul, Dilip Ghosh and Tapas Roy on Sunday sought to debunk the party’s alleged aversion to non-veg food by holding a ‘fish festival’ in several parts of the city, in which BJP workers took part in large numbers. The netas and workers savoured pieces of…
ITMS camera in Nandgram, Ghazaibad Ghaziabad: Since the rollout of Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) in Ghaziabad in Jan, over 1 lakh challans worth Rs 5.2 crore have been issued for violations in less than four months from Feb. Riding without a helmet topped the list, accounting for 93% of fines with over 97,000 challans…
Margao: With the southwest monsoon fast approaching, residents living along the banks of the Sal river have raised an alarm over the unchecked spread of water hyacinth across large stretches of the river. They have urged the water resources department (WRD) to undertake and complete de-weeding operations before the rains set in.The concern stems from…
Varanasi: Amidst chanting of Vedic mantras, rituals of bhumi pujan (groundbreaking) for the construction of a 500-bed super speciality hospital building were performed on SSPG divisional hospital premises here on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid foundation of the project during his visit on Apr 28.After the rituals, former UP minister and City South…
Restaurant owners say the shortage has been most visible among waiters, kitchen helpers and cleaning staff, with many workers preferring short-term catering assignments during wedding seasons Ahmedabad: With his entire staff away from Ahmedabad, restaurateur Rushabh Purohit has been managing his Gujarati thali restaurant almost single-handedly for the past few days. Some workers returned to…
Sonipat: In a major cybercrime crackdown, Sonipat Police busted a fake call centre operating out of the Bahalgarh area and uncovered an alleged international fraud racket that duped foreign nationals of nearly Rs 2.5 crore.Acting on a tip-off, police raided the premises and arrested three accused allegedly involved in the operation. Police said the gang…
Tezpur: Three suspected poachers were apprehended from Assam’s Lakhimpur district on Sunday, officials said.The accused were allegedly planning to poach rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), they said.KNP director Sonali Ghosh said the arrests were made from Narayanpur, in a joint operation by forest officials of the Eastern Range, Gamiri, and the Crime Investigation…
Lucknow: A day after three children of migrant labourers drowned in a rainwater-filled pit at a brick kiln in Kushinagar on Saturday, district magistrate Mahendra Singh Tanwar ordered a magisterial inquiry and directed officials to submit a report within three days.The incident occurred in Dinapatti village under the Kasya police station area, where labourers from…
Rajkot: A Rajkot couple was arrested for allegedly murdering the woman’s lover and dumping his body in a forest stretch near Naranka village in Kotda Sangani taluka, police said on Sunday.The crime came to light on Saturday when a farmer spotted the body of an unidentified man lying beside the road in the forest area….
