Chennai: R Sudhakar, IPS, has been posted as Deputy Director General (Southern Region) of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chennai, on a regular basis. An office order issued by the NCB on Thursday said the posting follows the transfer of Vikram M Khalate, IPS, as DDG (North Eastern Region), Guwahati. Sudhakar, who was serving as…
Hyderabad: With complaints of irregularities at transport offices coming under the scanner following an ACB raid at Bandlaguda RTO, the transport department has begun surprise inspections across the state to check for service delivery.As part of the exercise, joint transport commissioner (Vigilance and Enforcement) M Chandra Shekhar Goud conducted a surprise inspection at the Uppal…
The order is crucial for Haryana, which, in Aug 2025, codified its definition of “forest as per dictionary meaning” for the first time Gurgaon: Supreme Court has clarified that disputes over identification of individual forest parcels will have to be dealt with by jurisdictional high courts. The court, hearing a challenge on Sept 16 to…
Kolkata: A woman has alleged that an ayah hired to look after her ailing mother misappropriated around Rs 10 lakh over 10 months from her parents’ Baguiati home. Cops have registered a case.Complainant Dipa Bhattacharya Shandilya said her father withdrew Rs 15 lakh from his account over the past 10 months and she had also…
The decisions were aimed at meeting the rising demand for dwelling units in prime locations such as Indirapuram Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Thursday passed a slew of proposals pertaining to the change in land use.To deal with the rising demand for residential units, GDA board approved a proposal in which land use of…
Based in Slovenia, goalkeeper Som Kumar trains with the national team in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Panama coach Thomas Christiansen was pleasantly surprised to see Ryan Williams in the hotel lobby and stopped to chat for a while, before his pre-match media interaction on Thursday.The two have known each other from their time in England. Christiansen coached…
Varanasi: Janata Dal (United) chief and Bihar health minister Nishant Kumar—son of Bihar’s former chief minister Nitish Kumar—will be exploring the party’s possibilities for contesting the forthcoming UP assembly polls in 2025. He is scheduled to address a state-level workers’ meeting in Korauta area in Varanasi on Oct 25.In view of JD(U)’s past unsuccessful stint…
Gandhinagar: GIFT City is planning a new accommodation framework for professionals who need stays longer than a hotel visit but shorter than a permanent home. The proposed Business Accommodation Policy will allow authorised operators to manage select residential units for employees, consultants, govt officials and other approved guests. Immediate family members accompanying them will also…
Ludhiana: A few people in Nihang attire allegedly caught three youths suspected of possessing drugs, tied them to a pole and thrashed them with slippers. Two of the three youths were allegedly wearing police T-shirts. A video of the incident, which took place in the Dehlon area, has surfaced.The video shows a group of men…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday approved direct recruitment of 450 assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs), saying the move would augment police manpower and provide educated youth an opportunity to join the force through a merit-based selection process.Chairing a meeting to review the functioning of the home department, Mann said the recruitment would strengthen policing…
