Panaji: Gopal Naik, whom police had been trying to trace since the Aug 28 shooting at Porvorim, was arrested late Wednesday evening by the crime branch of the Goa police. Naik was intercepted while entering Goa in a taxi at the Collem check post. Police said he was disguised in saffron robes from head to…
Dr Balbir Singh stated that the state govt is establishing critical care blocks in all remaining 22 districts of Punjab to expand advanced healthcare facilities, where services of covid warriors and volunteers will be further utilised. Patiala: Punjab health and family welfare minister Dr Balbir Singh on Thursday handed over appointment letters to 80 covid…
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath distributes appointment letters to 470 sportspersons under the skilled sportsperson quota in UP Police Lucknow: Accusing the previous Samajwadi Party govt of having run a job syndicate, where only ‘Saifai’ or ‘sifarish’ (recommendation) would help someone get employment in the state, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday called its PDA formula…
A Durga Puja pandal in Patna Patna: Nearly 20,000 Durga Puja pandals across Bihar will undergo fire and security checks this festive season, with organisers facing cancellation of licences for failure to comply with mandatory safety norms. Around 1,500 major pandals, including nearly 100 in Patna, will receive special attention as the fire and emergency…
Jaipur: Fourteen students of Govt Senior Secondary School in Ganipur, Dausa district, fell ill after allegedly consuming poisonous Ratanjot seeds on the school premises.The students began complaining of vomiting and diarrhoea soon after eating the seeds, following which school authorities alerted the health department. As their condition worsened, they were rushed to the sub-district hospital…
Amravati: The Amravati district administration has imposed stringent restrictions on groundwater extraction, declaring all govt, semi-govt, gram panchayat and municipal council drinking-water sources as “protected sources” across the district.District Collector and District Disaster Management Authority chairperson Ashish Yerekar has ordered that no new well or borewell be dug within 500 metres of a notified public…
Rajkot: A forest department employee was injured after he was allegedly attacked, abused and threatened with death by two men during a lion rescue operation in Amreli district. The accused insisted on being allowed to see the rescued lions, police said.A complaint was registered at Chalala police station against Asim Shaap alias Gulab Laliya, an…
Rescue operations underway on Thursday Daltonganj: A 16-year-old girl, Sarita Kumari of Khajuri Naudeeha village, drowned in Bataney Dam under Naudeeha bazaar police station limits in Palamu on Wednesday.Police station in charge Niraj Kumar Singh said she had gone to a nearby health centre with her younger brother before visiting the dam, where she allegedly…
Surat: A three-year-old boy was killed in a leopard attack at Bhinar village of Vansda taluka in Navsari district on Monday night. His body was found about 500 metres from his home after a search by villagers, forest officials and local MLA Anant Patel.Arav Patel had gone with his mother to relieve himself at around…
Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), in association with United Way of Baroda, will attempt to create a world record through a mega Garba event at the United Way Garba Grounds during Navratri on Wednesday, Oct 7.The ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Garba’ will feature renowned folk artist Atul Purohit, with the event being organised around the…
