Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Pune and Mumbai Unit, has seized suspected amphetamine and MDMA worth around Rs 3.4 crore from a woman passenger at Pune Railway Junction and arrested her.Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted the Indian passenger in the early hours of Aug 25. She was travelling from Hazrat Nizamuddin…
2 Karnataka govt teachers suspended over participation in RSS Patha Sanchalana (Representative image) YADGIR: Two government school teachers in Karnataka’s Yadgir district have been suspended pending departmental inquiry for participating in RSS Patha Sanchalana (route marches), with the education department holding that their participation prima facie violated provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,…
Says social justice in TN was under “quiet attack” Chennai: Former AIADMK minister C Ve Shanmugam on Thursday urged state govt to conduct an independent, statewide caste survey, cautioning in assembly that social justice in the state was under quiet attack.Intervening in the debate on demands for grants for the social justice department, the Mailam…
Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini announced the measures on Thursday after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. GURGAON: The Haryana government plans to install 100 rainwater-recharge structures in Gurgaon before next monsoon to tackle waterlogging, with a target of pushing 25-30 crore litres of rainwater into the ground.Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini announced the measures on…
Kolkata: For the families of 32 Bengal travellers caught in Nepal’s flash-flood disaster, the Ho Chi Minh Sarani office of Cholo Jai Travel Club has become a centre of hope, anxiety and frantic rescue efforts. The Kolkata-based travel agency, which took a group of 30 tourists and two tour managers on a 13-day Kailash-Manasarovar trip,…
Calangute: Electricity wires powering streetlights along the enclosed footpath from St Alex Church to Boa Viagem have been stolen twice, leaving the walkway in darkness, the Calangute panchayat said.“People were complaining that the streetlights were not working. When we checked, we were surprised to find that the wires which were connecting the lights were stolen….
MC plans Rs 4cr water supply upgrade in city Ludhiana: A three-member expert team from IIT Roorkee carried out a two-day technical review of the Ludhiana Bulk Water Supply Scheme (LBWSS), a major infrastructure project funded by the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and being executed by the Municipal Corporation.The review…
Bathinda: The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed Punjab vigilance bureau director to consider and pass an appropriate order on a representation about alleged irregularities in the construction of a road in Mansa within two weeks.A single bench of Justice NS Shekhawat disposed of the petition by Mansa residents Gurlabh Singh Mahal, Manik Goyal…
Aizawl: Mizoram has issued 4,94,033 Inner Line Permits (ILPs) from 2024 through July 2026, including 2,15,946 permits issued after the Bairabi-Sairang railway line was inaugurated in September last year, home minister K Sapdanga informed the assembly on Thursday.In a written reply, Sapdanga said 13,730 non-tribal people from outside Mizoram were currently residing and working in…
Jaipur: The ruling BJP is mounting an intensive organisational effort for elections to 309 urban local bodies, with its state and central leadership closely involved in candidate selection and poll strategy.While Union home minister Amit Shah kicked off the campaign by urging voters during rallies in Chittorgarh and Alwar to “wipe out Congress” in local…
