The BMC improvement committee has nine BJP corporators and three from Shiv Sena, giving the BJP a majority if matters are put to a vote. BJP corporators claim this majority is being bypassed Mumbai: Discontent within the ruling alliance in the BMC has surfaced in the Improvement Committee, with BJP corporators alleging they are not…
New Delhi: A passenger flying from Phuket to Bangalore Friday allegedly tried to conceal narcotics in the overhead oxygen mask panel of Air India Express flight (IX 903). Sources said he was allegedly carrying 13 packets of contraband substance he had bought in Phuket.“He tried to hide them in an overhead panel of the aircraft…
Chennai: A couple arrested in Assam and Manipur in connection with the murder of a woman whose dismembered, headless body was found in a suitcase aboard the Tamil Nadu Express at Agra railway station were brought to Chennai under heavy police security.The accused, Manik Uddin Laskar and his wife Bhagabati Majhi, were brought from Guwahati…
Families travel to Nepal in search of kin as flood toll rises Hyderabad: With the death toll in Nepal’s floods crossing 700, families of those still missing are now making their way to the disaster-hit country, desperate to find their loved ones and seek answers after days of uncertainty.From Telangana too, several families are travelling…
The city has witnessed the felling of mature trees for road and metro infrastructure projects in the past Gurgaon: A Supreme Court panel is set to conduct a site visit following allegations of felling of more than 2,000 fully grown trees and clearing of green cover near Matri Van.During a hearing on Aug 26, central…
An investigation is underway Kolkata: Kolkata Police headquarters at Lalbazar has suspended two Kolkata Police personnel and relieved a civic volunteer for allegedly extorting money from commercial goods vehicles in Bhangar. The disciplinary action was taken against sergeant Nurul Islam Molla and constable Shibnanda Thakur of the Bhangar Traffic Police Guard, while civic volunteer Ali…
300 meters of illegal 11kV primary conductor were confiscated during the operation along with 10 unauthorised distribution transformers Noida: More than 3,000 illegal power connections were disconnected by the electricity department over the past three days in Chotpur, Sadullapur and Chhajarsi areas of Hindon floodplain as part of a drive against electricity theft.Uttar Pradesh Power…
Panaji: Ending months of speculation, Revolutionary Goans Party (RG) on Sunday appointed Shavina Naik Shirodkar as its state president, filling the post vacated by party founder Manoj Parab and signalling a renewed focus on women and Gen Z voters ahead of the assembly elections.The 26-year old has a BA in journalism, but while she has…
Varanasi: Properties worth Rs 49.91 lakh linked to notorious cattle smuggler Mohammed Yasir will be attached under the Gangsters Act, as authorities intensified their crackdown on organised cattle-smuggling networks and moved to cripple their financial operations.The order was issued by Chandauli DM Chandra Mohan Garg on Sunday following a police recommendation.Chandauli SP Akash Patel said…
Ahmedabad: Monsoon in Gujarat started with abundant rainfall, but the bounty from heavens has clearly not been enough. Aug ends today and monsoon too is nearing its end, but Gujarat’s rain gauge has some worrisome data to share. Eleven out of the state’s 34 districts have recorded up to 50-51% annual rainfall deficit.Devbhumi Dwarka is…
