The autorickshaw was stopped near Agrasen Chowk Gurgaon: Traffic police impounded an autorickshaw on Wednesday after finding 18 pending challans worth Rs 63,500 against the vehicle, including for violations such as drunken driving and wrong-side driving.The action was taken during a drive being conducted under Section 167(8) of the Motor Vehicles Act against vehicles with…
Kolkata: The city police have flagged multiple fake posts on its social media between Wednesday and Thursday amid a surge of politically charged misinformation, and issued a series of warnings against such posts, urging citizens to rely only on official communication channels.Among the flagged posts was a WhatsApp “advisory” claiming prohibitory orders being imposed in…
Ghaziabad: UP govt has further reduced development and building permit fees in several districts, including Ghaziabad. In Jan, the development fee in Ghaziabad was raised from Rs 2,500 per sqm to Rs 4,170 per sqm. Under the new order, it has now been marginally cut to Rs 4,165 per sqm.In Jan, Ghaziabad saw the highest…
Panaji: With the proposal to create beachside co-working spaces on the back-burner, the department of information technology, electronics and communications has stepped up to attract digital nomads by hosting a hackathon at Baga beach.The event will be hosted at four existing beach shacks from May 21-22, with 360 tech professionals and freelance developers already signing…
Varanasi: Depressed over no family visits for one-and-a-half years, a 17-year-old inmate of the Government Children’s Home for Girls, Ramnagar, died by suicide late Wednesday. DM Satyendra Kumar has ordered an inquiry.ACP (Kotwali) Vijay Pratap Singh said on Thursday that Ramnagar police reached the children’s home after being alerted. The forensic team collected evidence and…
Ahmedabad: In an important order, a Gandhinagar civil court has allowed a woman access to her late father’s iPhone and iCloud account after recognizing digital data as part of a deceased person’s estate under the Indian Succession Act.The ruling came after the company, Apple, asked the family to obtain a court order authorizing access. The…
TNNLudhiana: With both day and night temperature staying below normal, residents continue to enjoy pleasant weather in the city. The weather department has forecast clear weather in the next few days.The sky remained mostly clear on Thursday but maximum (day) temperature was recorded at 31.8 degrees Celsius, 6.6 degrees below normal and 2.8 degrees less…
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday directed the Himachal Pradesh Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (HPMC) to complete all preparations for apple procurement under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) ahead of the upcoming season.Chairing a review meeting of HPMC schemes, Sukhu stressed that the state govt remained committed to safeguarding…
Surat: A 23-year-old textile trader from Surat was allegedly extorted of Rs 5 lakh after being threatened that private photos and videos of his finacee would be made viral. The accused allegedly demanded Rs 20 lakh and told the trader to call off the engagement. Even after receiving the first instalment of Rs 5 lakh,…
Guwahati: AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal on Thursday labelled Congress as a ‘Mulslim League’ party for securing victories in Muslim-majority constituencies in the assembly election by spreading fear of Himanta among voters. His own party managed to win only two seats.“Congress was built equally by both Hindus and Muslims, which was this party’s secular character. Now,…
