Omjasvin.MD@timesofindia.comThe state’s Secretariat is buckling under mounting footfalls, haphazardly parked vehicles, absence of washrooms and drinking water facilities, besides poor canteens.With scores now coming to greet the new chief minister and ministers, the corridors are packed to the rafters. Officials say the daily footfall at the complex located on the 400-year-old Fort St George campus,…
Vijayawada: A 94-year-old woman, who gave up her Indian citizenship over two decades ago after becoming a US citizen, has now appealed to the Centre to restore her citizenship so that she can spend her final years in her native village in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh.In an emotional plea to Bapatla district collector V…
Neha Kumari was murdered by husband Amit Kumar on Wednesday after she urged him to go to work. However it sparked a dispute between the two that lead to her murder Gurgaon: A 26-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her husband after she allegedly asked him to go to work in Panchsheel Colony, Faridabad, on…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at an event to mark the 189th birth anniversary of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay Kolkata: Bengal govt will not only implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) but also bring tough laws on land jihad, love jihad and forcible conversions, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday, adding, “Keep the faith. Please allow us some…
Ghaziabad: Three more people have been arrested in connection with a newborn trafficking racket busted earlier this month in Tronica City, police said on Friday — taking the total number of arrests in the case to 16.The case dates to May 26, when a woman named Hina complained that her 11-day-old daughter had been taken…
TNNMapusa: A rented room near St. Anthony Chapel in Bhovistawada, Bastora, caught fire on Friday morning, with losses estimated between Rs 3-5 lakh. No injuries were reported.Mapusa fire station personnel reached the spot after receiving a call at 9.55am. The homeowner, Digambar Pilgaonkar, and the neighbours tried to control the flames with a domestic water…
Gorakhpur: CM Yogi Adityanath paid a courtesy visit to former Deoria MP and former Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Shri Prakash Mani Tripathi at his Civil Lines residence in Gorakhpur on Friday evening.The CM enquired about his well-being and spent time interacting with him and his family members. On his arrival, CM Yogi…
Ahmedabad: A fire broke out in a main gas pipeline near Kudasan on the Por road in Gandhinagar on Thursday after it was damaged during sewer line excavation, triggering panic among residents and shopkeepers, who rushed to safer places. Firefighters brought the blaze under control after the gas supply was cut off. No casualties were…
Road collapse at Saggu Chowk in Ludhiana Ludhiana: Political bickering over a trenchless sewer project has left motorists driving over dangerous subterranean voids.Three years ago, the municipal corporation proposed this system to replace the city’s failing, century-old brick drainage network. The ₹154-crore plan specifically targeted the highly vulnerable DMC Road stretch from Saggu Chowk to…
Bathinda: Bathinda police on Friday arrested the alleged mastermind behind the petrol bomb attack at the homeopathy clinic of BJP functionary Dr Tarsem Garg in the Patel Nagar area.The accused has been identified as Sandeep (24), a resident of Khuia Sarwar. Police said he was apprehended on Friday. Earlier, two alleged assailants — Nakul and…
