Belagavi: Despite restrictions on plaster of paris (PoP) Ganesha idols, the banned idols continue to dominate the festive market in Belagavi. Large quantities are reportedly being transported from neighbouring Maharashtra and sold across the district, even as local manufacturing remains restricted.Along with household idols, giant Ganesha idols measuring up to 30 feet are being transported…
Jhansi: A joint team of police and the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on Saturday seized 214 kg of ganja, estimated at around Rs 1.07 crore, from a truck and arrested two alleged members of a drug trafficking network.According to SSP Jhansi Vikas Kumar, the truck was intercepted based on a tip-off near Nayakheda on the…
Kolkata: Recent meeting minutes from the state’s information and cultural affairs department outline a framework for producer crew freedom. But, technicians said, the matter was still under discussion rather than it being a final order. Even so, they maintained an open, non-confrontational stance, focused on “what was best for the industry”.“We had discussions over how…
Bus stolen, found stripped of tyres Ludhiana: In a strange case, a PRTC bus parked outside Ludhiana bus stand was stolen early on Aug 29. The driver came to know about the theft when he reported for work later that day.He circulated details of the bus in a WhatsApp group of drivers and found the…
Udupi: Police launched a crackdown on illegal stone quarrying and transportation in Karkala and Padubidri, registering three cases.In the first case, Karkala Rural police led by PSI Prasanna MS, while patrolling in Karkala taluk on Sept 10, noticed a tipper truck travelling towards a quarry on the mud road at Kuntadi in Kalya village around…
Department heads directed to complete the project within the stipulated deadline Mysuru: Construction of a primary health centre (PHC) has finally begun at Gopinatham, the village of slain brigand Veerappan, located on the edge of the dense forests of MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary along the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border.The state govt last year granted administrative approval…
The fire broke out in a fifth-floor flat of Aditya Mega City on Saturday Ghaziabad: A fire broke out in a flat of the multi-storey Aditya Mega City residential complex in Indirapuram on Saturday.No casualties were reported in the incident but furniture in the flat was burnt. The flat’s owners are one Mohit Goyal and…
PMC has deployed dedicated teams to fast-track preliminary land requirement proposals Pune: PMC is scheduled to hold a crucial coordination meeting next week with senior officials from the railways and the ministry of defence to discuss the handover of vital land parcels required to construct high capacity mass transit route (HCMTR) and the inner ring…
Colva: A South Goa sessions court granted bail to Mohandas Sawant Dessai of Curchorem, who was arrested by the Economic Offences Cell (EOC) in June in connection with alleged financial irregularities at Ashtagandha Urban Cooperative Credit Society.According to the prosecution, the EOC registered a case in 2024 under various IPC provisions, alleging that before 2023…
Punjab minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond Chandigarh: Addressing the prevailing power situation in the state, Punjab power minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Saturday said Punjab is currently receiving 1,051 MW less power than its allocated share from the central power pool.He asserted that while the state-owned thermal power plants have adequate coal stocks, private thermal power…
