Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon Chandigarh: The Punjab BJP will organise the ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ across the state from Sept 17 to Oct 17, marking the completion of 25 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s journey of public service.Giving details of the campaign, Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon said the Prime Minister will…
Uttar Pradesh STF and Goa Crime Branch arrested a shooter in Bahraich. LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), in a joint operation with the Goa Crime Branch, arrested a suspected shooter wanted in connection with a firing incident at a hotel in Goa, officials said on Saturday.The accused, identified as Babu (35), a…
Patna: Police on Saturday busted an alleged sex racket operating from a guest house on Ghod Daud Road under the Rajiv Nagar police station area in Patna and arrested five people during a raid conducted by the police.Acting on a tip-off about suspicious activities at the guest house, the police team raided the G+4 building…
Jaipur: Voter turnout in wards associated with Rajasthan’s top political figures varied sharply during the urban local body elections, with several recording turnout above or below Jaipur Municipal Corporation’s overall 63.55%.Ward 64 in Bagru constituency, where Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma resides, recorded 52.98%, with 9,698 of 18,305 registered voters exercising their franchise. Polling stood…
Status to pave way for better amenities, infrastructure and boost religious tourism Nagpur: Historic Adasa Ganesh Temple, one of the district’s prominent religious destinations in Kalmeshwar taluka, has been accorded ‘B-Category’ rural pilgrimage centre status by Maharashtra govt. The decision has paved the way for planned development of the temple precinct and improving facilities for…
Rajkot: A Porbandar man was arrested for allegedly cheating two jewellers of a total of Rs 5.20 lakh by falsely claiming that his gold ornaments were pledged with a bank and seeking money to repay the loan, saying he would sell the jewellery to them.Mahesh Jogiya (60), who owns a jewellery shop in Sonibazaar, lodged…
The department had received 911 applications from districts for medals won between April 1, 2024, and Jan 31 this year Ranchi: The sports department has approved cash rewards worth nearly Rs 4.51 crore for 493 medal-winning athletes across 24 disciplines.The decision was taken at a high-level committee meeting chaired by sports director Chhavi Ranjan on…
17 shops were gutted in the incident Surat: Investigators are trying to identify the arsonist of the Shyam Sangini market fire, who was captured on CCTV footage but had covered his face with a handkerchief.Four traders have reported losses worth Rs 24 crore after 17 shops were gutted in the incident.Saroli police registered an FIR…
Vadodara: Two men lost a combined Rs 8.45 lakh to cyber fraudsters after clicking links or files related to e-challans sent to them on WhatsApp in separate incidents reported within a month.In the latest case, a trader lost nearly Rs 99,000 after clicking on a link related to an e-challan. Kirit Parmar, a resident of…
Varanasi: Police arrested the mother of a minor rape survivor on Thursday after investigators found her alleged involvement while probing a case registered under the Pocso Act.Police said the woman had initially filed a complaint accusing her husband, the girl’s stepfather, of raping the minor, threatening to kill her when she resisted, and later luring…
