A fire erupted in a first-floor office on Barakhamba Road this morning (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Panic gripped a commercial building on Delhi’s busy Barakhamba Road on Thursday morning after a fire broke out inside an office.The blaze, which damaged electronic equipment, documents and furniture, was brought under control within minutes, with no injuries or…
An ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing facility in Tiruvallur has led to another fatality CHENNAI: One more worker succumbed to complications caused by the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district, taking the death toll to 11, while 67 others continue to undergo treatment at hospitals in Chennai…
Gaya: Salary of 63 teachers deputed in different PG departments and constituent colleges of Magadh University located in the five districts of Magadh division has been stopped.A notification to this effect has been issued by MU registrar Vinod Kumar Mangalam. Besides, three months salary of nearly 400 teachers of the university, except the 63 whose…
Supreme Court, Ram Mandir (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain an oral request for the urgent listing of a petition seeking a court-monitored investigation into alleged financial irregularities in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya.The court asked the petitioner’s counsel to mention the matter on June…
Muharram procession guidelines Kolkata: No permission would be granted for any new Muharram procession, said Kolkata Police as it issued a set of strict security and logistical guidelines ahead of Muharram on Friday.For the first time, Lalbazar clarified that only traditional Muharram processions, being taken out for many years, would be granted approval, subject to…
Man accused of killing 21-year-old over Mumbai local train door dispute MUMBAI: A dispute over keeping a train door closed during heavy rain turned fatal on Mumbai’s suburban railway network after a 21-year-old passenger was allegedly stabbed inside a crowded local train.Police arrested the accused, identified as 30-year-old Roshan Suvarna, from Panvel within hours of…
Delhi woman found hanging; alleges harassment by in-laws (Picture credits: X) NEW DELHI: Hours before she was found hanging at her matrimonial home in outer Delhi’s Nangloi area, a 24-year-old woman allegedly recorded a video on her mobile phone accusing her in-laws of harassment and speaking about the distress she had been facing, police said…
CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducted searches at 14 locations, including the residences and offices of former Tamil Nadu minister and Tiruvannamalai MLA E.V. Velu, on Thursday after registering a corruption case against him and 10 others over alleged irregularities in the execution of Highways Department road works in 2022.The searches began…
Patna: The Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) probing the Bihar tender scam has filed a 4,000-page chargesheet against seven accused, additional director general (ADG) Pankaj Darad said on Wednesday.Those named are Rishu Shri, senior IAS officer Sanjeev Hans, Santosh Kumar, Pawan Kumar, Mumukshu Chaudhary, Tarini Das and Umesh Singh. Darad said evidence has also emerged against…
MEA says passport not a travel document NEW DELHI: A clarification by the ministry of external affairs (MEA) that a passport is “primarily a travel document” and not proof of citizenship has renewed attention on a longstanding legal question – what documents establish Indian citizenship?Speaking at an event marking the 14th Passport Seva Divas, senior…
