Panaji: A torrid week of hot and humid conditions— when mercury hovered near or above 35°C and night temperatures soared above 28°C for four consecutive days— eased a wee bit, as the mercury dropped to normal level on Saturday.But with India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting maximum and minimum temperatures of around 35°C and 26°C for…
Reel shot with police vehicle at Sabarmati goes viral AHMEDABAD: The city police have launched an inquiry after a video surfaced online showing a person sitting on a police emergency vehicle and filming a social media reel at the Sabarmati Riverfront.The clip, which has gone viral, shows the individual dressed in a black sari perched…
Chandigarh: Prof Ashok Kumar has been appointed the new medical superintendent (MS) at PGI. Official orders to the effect were issued by the PGI director on Saturday. Prof Kumar, the senior-most professor in the department of hospital administration, will now hold a dual responsibility. In addition to his new role as medical superintendent, he continues…
Pune: Residents of 18 housing societies in the Handewadi-Autadewadi area in Hadapsar have warned of an agitation, including hunger strike, from May 8 over the lack of civic services and power disruptions even after becoming a part of Pune Municipal Corporation.The housing societies collectively sent a letter to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Maharashtra State…
Lucknow: A case of abetment to suicide was registered against a woman, her father, brother and other family members after a 34-year-old assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was found dead in his rented accommodation in the Ahimamau area under Sushant Golf City police station limits on Friday.According to his cousin, the officer did not respond to calls…
JMC inspection flags illegal demolition, orders action in walled city JMC inspection flags illegal demolition, orders action in Walled City JMC inspection flags illegal demolition, orders action in Walled City JMC inspection flags illegal demolition, orders action in walled city JMC inspection flags illegal demolition, orders action in Walled City JMC inspection flags illegal demolition,…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party and Election Commission after fresh polling was announced in the Falta assembly constituency following reports of “severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process” during the second phase of polling on April 29.Reacting to BJP leader Amit Malviya’s social…
Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav has heaped praise on the much-anticipated Michael Jackson biopic ‘Michael’, saying the film left him deeply moved, particularly by its revelation that the King of Pop was a devoted fan of silent-era comedy legend Charlie Chaplin. Rajpal Yadav channels his inner Michael Jackson on Instagram On May 2, Rajpal Yadav took…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail plea of Al-Falah University chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui in a money laundering case, with Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan observing that the allegations against him are “grave and serious in nature” and that no grounds for relief are made out at this stage.The case…
Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s commissioner Kailas Shinde directed that pre-monsoon works in Navi Mumbai should be completed by May 15 and asked all authorities to coordinate so citizens do not face problems during the monsoon and the system remains ready for relief work. Various govt agencies attended a review meeting recently under the…
