Bhayander: An 81-year-old Mira Road resident has turned to his schoolmate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his decades-long fight over a land dispute, seeking justice and a CBI probe into the matter.Asgarali Vohra, who studied with Modi at the B N School in Vadnagar, Gujarat, met the PM on Sept 8 and sought his intervention…
New Delhi: The protest by women students of Jamia Millia Islamia over insects allegedly found in hostel food entered its third day Saturday, with protesters alleging that the administration had failed to honour assurances given to them earlier.The protest, led by residents of J&K Girls’ Hostel, began Thursday night and continued till around 3am Friday….
Bengaluru: A massive statewide crackdown on child labour has exposed a disturbing reality in Karnataka — nearly 800 children were found working in establishments ranging from hotels and eateries to garages and shops.Police teams conducted raids at nearly 17,000 premises across the state following chief minister DK Shivakumar’s directive to intensify the fight against child…
Hyderabad: A woman allegedly died by suicide following a family dispute in Hyderabad, and her 19-year-old son, unable to cope with the news, also died by suicide in Medak district shortly afterwards. According to police, the woman, Bethamma (45), a native of Maktha Lakshmapur village in Peddashankarampet mandal, had migrated to Hyderabad with her husband…
Chennai: Metrowater on Friday seized eight electric motors used to draw drinking water illegally from pipelines at hostels and residential premises in Alapakkam, Maduravoyal and Taramani. The action followed inspections by special monitoring teams formed by the water utility to prevent pressure fluctuations in the drinking-water distribution network and ensure equitable supply to consumers across…
Ahmedabad: A 36-year-old businessman from Zundal has filed a police complaint alleging that his former employer, the employer’s son and two unidentified men forcibly entered his house, assaulted him, abducted him and threatened to kill him if he approached the police.According to the complaint lodged with Adalaj police, the complainant previously worked in the digital…
Prayagraj: An employee of North Central Railway (NCR) and a dedicated athlete, Soniya Kushwaha has scripted history by successfully summiting Mount Kun, standing at 23,200 ft (7,077 m), in the rugged Zanskar Range of Ladakh.Kushwaha successfully reached the summit on Sept 7 after commencing her gruelling climb on Aug 29. The expedition was flagged off…
Koraput: Jeypore Jagaran Parishad has urged the East Coast Railway (ECoR) to extend the newly introduced Puri-Koraput passenger train up to Jeypore, saying its current schedule would offer little benefit to passengers from Jeypore, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts.A delegation of the parishad submitted a memorandum to ECoR general manager Parameswar Funkwal during his visit to…
The four were caught attempting to hunt rabbits with two hunting dogs inside the Konur forest region Salem: Four men were arrested by Mettur forest officials for attempting to hunt rabbits with two hunting dogs inside the Konur forest region, on Thursday.The arrested men have been identified as Selvakumar, 33, and Karthi, 25, siblings from…
A GMDA official said the system would let information reach road users directly, particularly when traffic arrangements need to change quickly. Gurgaon: Six major roads in the city may soon get centrally controlled digital message boards and public announcement systems to alert commuters about traffic, diversions, weather and emergencies, with a direct line to police…
