Kolkata: Within hours of the Supreme Court hearing, the EC on Saturday deployed 165 additional counting observers across Bengal, just 48 hours before the vote counting on Monday. All these officers, who will be stationed at strongrooms with multiple counting halls, are central govt officers. Also, in a first, the EC has deputed 77 police…
Metro pillar construction on the Blue Line’s Indirapuram stretch has forced commuters onto a detour via Pushta Road and Ahimsa Khand to reach CISF Road Ghaziabad: Construction of a metro pillar by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on the Indirapuram side of NH9/DME has led to the closure of the slip road connecting NH9 to…
Valpoi: Residents and family members of the 28-year-old Moin Shaikh, who died by suicide last week, allegedly after he was assaulted while in police custody, gathered outside the Valpoi police station for the second day, demanding the suspension of the investigating officer and others involved.After Friday’s protest at the police station, investigating officer PSI Prathamesh…
Ropar: The entry tax dispute between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh escalated on Saturday, with a group of Nihang Singhs issuing a seven-day ultimatum to the Punjab government, warning they would set up encampments along the inter-state border and impose a reciprocal levy on Himachal-registered vehicles if no action is taken.At a gathering at Moura toll…
Surat: A nuclear reactor enclosure for Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant Units 5 and 6 was flagged off from L&T’s Hazira facility on Saturday, marking a key step in India’s nuclear energy programme and highlighting Gujarat’s growing role in advanced engineering.The reactor enclosure was dispatched from L&T’s AM Naik Heavy Engineering Complex at Hazira by deputy…
Arija Ahmed during the HSLC examination Dhubri: Arija Ahmed, a specially-abled girl from Kurshakati village in Dhubri district, has proven that determination knows no bounds.She secured first division with a letter in Assam’s High School Leaving Certificate Examination (HSLC), the result of which was announced last month.Arija, daughter of Ayub Ali and Raushanara Begum, was…
Lucknow: Hariom Shiv Vanmali (30) had not imagined in his wildest dream that refusing to sell a piece of his land will cost him so dear. He was kidnapped, drugged and filmed inappropriately with a woman and then blackmailed to sell the land. However, the presence of mind shown by his wife, Rita, saved the…
Rajkot: A 29-year-old businessman from Dhoraji has alleged that a honeytrap gang assaulted him, filmed him nude and extorted Rs 1 lakh by threatening to file a false rape case and circulate the video, police said.Dhoraji City police registered a First Information Report (FIR) on Friday based on a complaint by Parash Sojitra, who runs…
JAIPUR: A family court in Jaipur has granted divorce to a man and held that objectionable social media activity by his wife amounted to mental cruelty.“The ruling highlights that social media conduct and online behaviour may be treated as relevant evidence in matrimonial disputes where it causes humiliation or emotional trauma to a spouse,” DS…
Authorities said the search would go on till all passengers were accounted for JABALPUR/BHOPAL: Ignored wind warnings came under sharp scrutiny after the death toll in the Bargi dam cruise disaster rose to 11 on Saturday, with rescuers retrieving two more bodies — both children — from the reservoir in central MP.The sinking has become…
