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…
Guwahati: The Joint Tribes’ Council Manipur (JTCM) on Saturday withdrew its shutdown of National Highway 37 and all central govt-sponsored projects in areas under its jurisdiction following the release of five Naga women allegedly arrested by a CRPF CoBRA team.The council, however, said it would continue to support the economic blockade called by the United…
Kalaburagi: Two construction labourers were found hanging at Sankanur Hill in Chittapur taluk of Kalaburagi district on Saturday morning, police said.The deceased were identified as Sharanamma Bhimanalli, 32, a resident of Basava Nagar in Chittapur town, and Basavaraja Matter, 21, from Bachawara village in Yadgir district.Villagers from Sankanur noticed the bodies hanging from a tree…
Kanpur: A 40-year-old labourer allegedly jumped into a rain-swollen drain and was swept away after an argument with his wife over her refusal to cook fish. Despite a search involving local divers and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), the man remained untraceable nearly 20 hours after the incident.The incident occurred in the City Kotwali…
Kolkata: Election Commission is likely to issue an interim order on claims by rival Trinamool Congress factions on the party’s name, symbol and assets, members of both camps indicated on Saturday after making their submissions before the poll panel in Delhi.“The EC was anxious about passing an interim order. We strongly objected to it. We…
Ludhiana: A 65-year-old man searching for his missing son was allegedly assaulted and robbed by a drug addict, who confined him inside a house in the Jawaddi area and repeatedly hit him on the head with a pestle until he lost consciousness. The accused allegedly then dumped him by the roadside and fled.The victim, Nand…
Mangaluru: A fast-track Court in Mangaluru on Friday convicted 14 persons in connection with an attempt to murder two accused in the Bhaskar Shetty murder case inside the district prison here on Sept 11, 2017. The court is scheduled to pronounce the sentence on Sept 16.According to city police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH, the…
