Mumbai: A viral video from the CJP protest at Shivaji Park on Thursday, showing a policeman allegedly inappropriately touching a woman protester, stirred up a fresh controversy on Friday, with the opposition demanding his dismissal. The police, however, dismissed the charges levelled against the policeman, saying there was no act of misconduct by the officer…
Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence in Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru Bengaluru: Although expansion of the cabinet has been delayed, chief minister DK Shivakumar and Congress face a complex exercise in striking the right balance between caste and regional representation.Sources say the selection process remains wide open, and almost all…
Hyderabad: A 19-year-old engineering student from a private university in Patancheru has been missing since Wednesday.Her parents lodged a missing person complaint with the police on Thursday. According to officials, the student, who stays in the university hostel, obtained permission to leave the campus on Wednesday but did not return.When her parents were unable to…
Ahmedabad: Heavy rain caused major waterlogging on approach roads and in parts of the city’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Friday, disrupting passenger movement and delaying 36 flights. Four flights were cancelled.Airport authorities said flight operations continued despite the adverse weather, but advised passengers to leave early, allow extra travel time and check the…
Authorities said crackdowns will continue to curb unauthorised colonies and promote planned development Panchkula: In a major crackdown on unauthorised colonies, the district town planner (DTP) department Friday demolished 16 DPC (damp proof course) structures and dismantled internal road networks in three illegal colonies across Panchkula district.The drive targeted unauthorised developments in Charniyan, Kona and…
A massive pipeline stretches from a dam, highlighting modern water infrastructure and large-scale supply management Pune: The long-pending Andra closed water pipeline project has moved a step closer to implementation after the state irrigation department allowed Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to start the tendering process for use of land around the dam.The project was…
Lucknow: People facing harassment, land grabbing, property fraud or other criminal acts by individuals posing as advocates can now approach a dedicated Special Cell set up by the Lucknow Police Commissionerate, which has renewed public outreach after receiving continued complaints against such elements.The Commissionerate said on Friday that the Special Cell is functioning under directions…
A tea stall inside the basement parking of Mansarovar Plaza Encroached area of the Apex Mall in Lalkothi A tea stall inside the basement parking of Mansarovar Plaza Encroached area of the Apex Mall in Lalkothi A tea stall inside the basement parking of Mansarovar Plaza Jaipur: The city is set for a major crackdown…
‘Invoke Stringent Laws To Curb Such Crimes’ NEW DELHI: Maintaining its zero-tolerance approach towards digital arrest and cyber fraud cases, SC Friday said police must invoke charges under stringent laws to prevent such organised crimes.Rejecting the bail plea of Mohamad, aka MD, accused in a case relating to digital arrest followed by fraudsters posing as…
Image: Vindolanda Charitable Trust Archaeologists excavating the remains of a Roman fort in northern England have uncovered a remarkable sandstone carving believed to depict a protective deity that watched over the military outpost around 1,600 years ago. Buried beneath the fort’s defensive ramparts for centuries, the carved figure is offering fresh insights into the spiritual…
