The report called a BMC worker’s fall into an open channel an accident Mumbai: Days after a BMC worker fell into an open stormwater channel during mayor Ritu Tawde’s inspection of a chronic flooding spot at King’s Circle, a civic inquiry termed it an accident and called for better crowd management during VIP visits.Eyewitnesses told…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested a woman who, along with her sister’s friend, allegedly attempted to extort her husband — a businessman — amid an ongoing domestic dispute and plotted to eliminate her mother-in-law. Police have also arrested the friend, who was allegedly in contact with gang members and had sent threat messages to…
Chennai: A 33-year-old man, R Mohanraj, has been sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl in Chennai by the special court for exclusive trial of Pocso Cases.According to the prosecution, the girl, who was 15 years-old when the incident occurred in June 2020, did not disclose the abuse to anyone…
Patna: A major mishap was averted after a SpiceJet flight from Mumbai suffered a tyre burst while landing at Darbhanga airport on Monday morning. The crew safely brought the aircraft to a halt and all around 150 passengers were evacuated without injury.Airport sources said the incident occurred around 10am, shortly after flight SG-115 touched down….
Jharkhand rural development minister Deepika Pandey Singh Ranchi: State rural development minister Deepika Pandey Singh on Monday said the Centre owes Rs 900 crore to the state govt under the material component of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).Attending the two-day national rural development conference in New Delhi, Singh demanded that the…
Around 24 cerebral malaria patients are under treatment Jamshedpur: The toll in the cerebral malaria outbreak in East Singhbhum district climbed to four on Monday after a one-year-old girl died at MGM Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) in Jamshedpur. Kushboo Sardar was undergoing treatment at MGMMCH for four days.Her elder sister, Subola Sardar, also succumbed…
Petrol, diesel retail sale curbs for commercial users lifted NEW DELHI: Rolling back yet another emergency measure introduced to ensure equitable distribution of fuel during West Asia conflict, govt Monday decided to lift restrictions on sale of petrol and diesel to commercial users from retail pumps from July 1. The temporary restrictions on the sale…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari promised a “goon-free Bengal” and vowed to make “rioters homeless” while introducing a bill on preventive detention and another on confiscation of properties of accused in the Assembly on Monday.He assured the House that neither law would be used against those engaged in politics, social service or religious work in…
Some of the seized capsules Mumbai: The Pune man arrested for allegedly passing out pills filled with zinc phosphide at a Muharram procession last week had destroyed some of the poison he had ordered online, said police.The probe has shown that the suspect, Fayyaz Premji (39), had ordered 30,000 capsules and 50kg of zinc phosphide,…
New Delhi: One Delhi govt teacher was appointed as a trained graduate teacher (TGT) over two decades ago but never entered a classroom. He has spent his entire career in administrative offices, eventually rising through the ranks without ever teaching a single class, according to a school official. This, he said, is not an isolated…
