Kolkata: The intense heat notwithstanding, thousands of people across the city queued up outside liquor outlets right from Friday morning as off-shops reopened after a four-day shutdown.By 8.30 am, 40-50 people could be seen standing outside multiple stores, waiting for their two-bottle-per-purchase quota, ordered by the excise department. While areas with several outlets saw relatively…
The thief was trying to force his way into a house in Shalimar Garden Ghaziabad: A teenaged boy allegedly slipped into a locked house, only to find himself wedged in the very iron grille meant to keep intruders out. By the time he managed to free himself, residents were waiting.The incident took place around 2pm…
Margao: Maina-Curtorim police on Thursday arrested the main accused in an abduction and robbery case. He was nabbed through technical surveillance in Davangere, Karnataka, nearly a month after the crime was registered.The arrested accused, Nilesh Bhimrao Jadhav, 53, a resident of Akola, Maharashtra, allegedly posed as an Enforcement Directorate officer to lure the complainant.According to…
Ahmedabad: A sudden gunshot during a conversation at a convenience store in the US state of Louisiana has changed a 30-year-old woman’s life. The victim, originally from Gujarat, is now battling for survival after a bullet ripped through her jaw. Her husband has been arrested in connection with the case.Doctors say her recovery will require…
Ludhiana: Canadian authorities are investigating the death of a 24-year-old Punjabi-origin childcare educator found in a park at Barrie, Ontario, just 300 m from her house.Anmoldeep Kaur, from Akalgarh village of Ludhiana district originally, was discovered dead on Monday morning. Her father, retired Subedar Parminder Singh, has claimed that the family was notified at 6.15…
Ambala: Haryana cabinet minister Anil Vij and Delhi cabinet minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday accompanied candidate Akshita Saini to file her nomination papers for the Ambala municipal corporation elections and expressed confidence of a decisive victory. Akshita filed her nomination at the Ambala City ADC office. Earlier, a rally was organised in which the…
Surat: The Varachha police booked a 20-year-old man for abetment of suicide after a woman with whom he was in a live-in relationship allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday.According to police, the victim, Vaishali, had entered into a live-in relationship with the Dongar Patil, and the two had been living together for the past year.Police…
Guwahati: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Assam govt and a former district superintendent of police in an appeal challenging the Gauhati high court’s refusal to order a CBI probe into allegations of custodial torture of a youth in 2023, who later died by suicide allegedly due to “mental pressure”.Advocate Arif Jwadder said,…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt’s decision to relax electricity disconnection norms for smart prepaid meter users has brought temporary relief to lakhs of domestic consumers, particularly those with low sanctioned loads. However, a close look at official data reveals that economically weaker households continue to bear the greatest burden of the prepaid electricity regime.Announcing the…
Jaipur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot launched a sharp attack on the ruling BJP govt in Rajasthan, citing a serious breakdown in law and order following repeated bomb threats to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly over the past two months.Describing the Friday’s threat as “extremely unfortunate,” Gehlot said the repeated incidents point to a worsening security…
