The woman took the extreme step apparently over domestic issues George MendoncaNavi Mumbai: In a shocking and heart-wrenching incident, a 29-year-old tribal woman from Kharavali tribal hamlet in Mangaon taluka, Raigad, allegedly fed poison-laced cold drink to her four minor children before she herself consumed the poison on Saturday. While the woman and her two…
Bengaluru’s growing concern with rogue cables Bengaluru: What began as a routine ride home after a dental appointment ended in a devastating accident for 46-year-old Shaziya, who now faces months of recovery after a loose optical fibre cable allegedly snagged her scooter and threw her onto the road.The incident occurred around 7.15pm on June 9…
Chennai: A 23-year-old man was arrested on charges of attempting to break into an ATM in Koyambedu. Although no money was taken, officers registered a case and later detained one of the two suspects. Search is on for the other.The probe began after Vignesh, 32, the branch manager of a Punjab National Bank office on…
Hyderabad: Heavy overnight rain and gusty winds claimed three more lives in Hyderabad, taking the city’s rain-related death toll to five in less than a week after the electrocution of an auto driver and a teenager in Bandlaguda on June 9 exposed the dangers posed by snapped power lines during the monsoon.In two separate incidents…
Govt rejected a request to factor weekly offs into the payment structure, reiterating that door-to-door waste collection is an essential civic service Gurgaon: Haryana govt has clarified that contractors engaged in door-to-door waste collection will be required to achieve 95% radio frequency identification (RFID) compliance for billing purposes, addressing concerns raised by agencies implementing municipal…
Kolkata: Trinamool’s rebel MP camp swelled to 20 on Saturday after veteran Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay took a morning flight to Delhi and first met Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav at his residence and then Union home minister Amit Shah later in the day.Sudip’s late flip indicates his wife and Chowringhee MLA, Nayna Bandopadhyay,…
Advocates and deed writers at the registry offices in Greater Noida, Dadri and Jewar suspended work and called for an indefinite strike on June 10 to protest against the govt’s move to implement e-registration Noida: Days after deed writers in Greater Noida went on strike alleging that the state’s e-registration initiative would threaten their livelihood,…
Panaji: Four persons, including a Goa police constable, were briefly taken into preventive custody after their car nearly collided with the convoy of chief minister Pramod Sawant at Amona on Thursday night.Police said the incident occurred when the driver of the four-wheeler lost control, coming dangerously close to the CM’s vehicle. Sawant was travelling from…
Varanasi: To review the status of the upcoming National Centre of Ageing (NCA) ahead of its inauguration, chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Banaras Hindu University on Saturday. The National Centre of Ageing is being developed under the National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.Prof Anup…
Ahmedabad: Now, if you gather your ‘blood XI (eleven),’ the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) van will reach you to collect the units. The initiative will be launched on Sunday, observed as World Blood Donor Day. Dr Vishwas Amin, director of the Red Cross blood bank, said that so far, the norm has been a…
