The crocodile entangled in fishing gear Kendrapada: Forest officials of Bhitarkanika National Park rescued a six-foot-long saltwater crocodile after it became entangled in traditional fishing gear at Brahmanikola village near the park in Kendrapada district on Saturday. According to forest officials, farmer Bhagabar Swain had placed a traditional indigenous fishing trap, locally known as a…
Varanasi: Two men died after a speeding car allegedly hit their motorcycle from behind near the proposed old age home on the Mirzapur-Prayagraj highway in the Ashtabhuja Chowk area under Vindhyachal police station limits on Thursday night.According to reports, the car was coming from the Prayagraj side when it struck the motorcycle and fled towards…
CCTV footage shows the accused, wearing a helmet, coming up from behind the woman as she is walking near her home Ghaziabad: A 70-year-old woman was robbed of her gold chain by an assailant in Raj Nagar on Friday morning. The incident took place about 400 metres from the district magistrate’s house. CCTV footage showed…
Pune: Several OBC activists have urged the govt to take legal action against Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to break his ongoing hunger strike. They strongly objected to the state sending an official delegation to the Marathwada region to discuss the demands raised by him.Jarange has been on a hunger strike for nearly two weeks….
More than 400 police personnel divided into more than 50 specialised teams headed by deputy superintendents of police conducted the coordinated sweeps targeting private hostels, rented rooms and houses occupied by students from nearly 30 colleges. COIMBATORE: In a major crackdown aimed at eradicating narcotics from educational hubs, the Coimbatore district police on Saturday conducted…
Jaipur: With 1,515 public charging stations installed as of Dec 2025, Rajasthan accounts for about 5% of the country’s 29,151 public charging stations.Karnataka leads with 6,096 stations, followed by Maharashtra with 4,166. Rajasthan, however, has a strategic role to play in developing intercity charging corridors, particularly along highways linking Jaipur with major cities and tourist…
Kawasaki has launched the 2027 Ninja 300 in India at an ex-showroom price of Rs 3.34 lakh, making the entry-level twin-cylinder sportbike Rs 17,000 more expensive than before. While the latest model year update does not bring any mechanical changes, it gets a few cosmetic revisions, updated tyres and fresh graphics. Deliveries of the motorcycle…
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…
Ghaziabad: Amid student protests in several districts of Uttar Pradesh over govt school infrastructure, the Ghaziabad administration has formed a three-member team to inspect schools. The team, comprising a block education officer, block development officer and an engineer, will assess infrastructure, basic facilities and other arrangements in schools across the district.DM Ravinder Mander told TOI,…
Deceased Praveen Kumar (L); arrested (clockwise): Nandheesh, Manikandan, Ezhumalai, Gowtham CHENNAI: A 23-year-old man died after he was hacked by a group near Kelambakkam following a dispute over his relationship with a woman.Three people were arrested initially, while another suspect was arrested after the victim’s relatives staged a road blockade demanding action against those involved.Police…
