Mumbai: The BMC will once again collect Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesh idols immersed in natural water bodies as well as at artificial immersion sites, with the civic body planning to divert the material from entering Mumbai’s waterways. Officials said PoP idols recovered after immersion will be transported to the Mulund dumping ground, where the…
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Public Service Commission chairperson Shivashankarappa Sahukar, placed under suspension over alleged irregularities and corruption charges, appeared before Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Thursday.CID is probing the alleged cash-for-jobs racket connected to recruitment of 400 veterinary officers by KPSC. The agency had issued notices to Sahukar and 329 candidates, directing them to appear and…
CHENNAI: Use of children in election campaigns cannot, by itself, constitute a ground to invalidate one’s victory in an election, Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has said. He added that even violation of the directives of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) does not disclose a…
Kolkata: High drama unfolded on Thursday afternoon as a joint team of KMC officials and police arrived at the Camac Street office of Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee to remove a billboard bearing the party’s name. This led to scuffles, arguments, and accusations from both sides.A large cop contingent…
Kasse wants to create meaningful films to encourage society to treat disabled people with respect Ahmedabad: Para athlete Pavan Kumar Kasse, a national-level medallist from Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district, is preparing to direct a film proposed for screening at the Superfest Disability Film Festival in 2028. The 16-year-old, who trains at the Sports Authority of…
101 girl students tie Rakhis to trees, pledge to protect them Jind: In a unique Raksha Bandhan initiative, 101 girl students of a govt high school in Makhand village tied rakhis to trees and pledged to protect and care for them as part of the “Ek Rakhi Ped Ke Naam” campaign launched by Sarv Kalyan…
Imphal: Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Thursday directed security forces to arrest those responsible for the killing of four Naga civilians in Kangpokpi district.Khemchand chaired a high-level security meeting at the CM’s secretariat in Imphal following his August 12 ultimatum to people possessing illegal weapons to surrender within 15 days.“The meeting discussed in detail…
Jaisalmer: Barmer Sadar police, with assistance from the Balotra District Special Team (DST), arrested a 33-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man in connection with the alleged honey-trap abduction of a youth and a Rs 20 lakh ransom demand.The accused, Pushpa Vishnoi, a homemaker from Dhorimanna, and Prakash Jat, were arrested in Balotra after allegedly evading…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Thursday set up a round-the-clock special control room in Delhi to assist people stranded in the flash floods of Nepal.This comes after death toll jumped to 359 while 288 were reported missing.“We have set up a control room in the Ministry of External Affairs here, which will function…
Environmental crews and volunteers physically clear thickets of invasive red mangrove trees and tangled stilt roots from a coastal waterway in Kailua, Oahu Environmental teams in Hawaii have launched a major effort to remove invasive red mangroves from nearly two miles of waterways in Kailua. The project aims to reverse more than a century of…
