Kolkata: Based on a complaint about a stolen gold chain worth Rs 8 lakh, police suspect a gang of female thieves, each carrying an infant in her arms, has started targeting women travelling in autos and buses in the Hatibagan-Ultadanga and Gariahat-Kasba belts.According to a complaint lodged by Hatiara Road resident Kavita Poddar (52), she…
Ludhiana: Despite past police crackdowns, illegal de-addiction facilities continue to proliferate across the district’s rural fringes, exploiting vulnerable families through word-of-mouth networks and unauthorised pamphlet distributions.Health department officials claim that illicit operators target outer areas and villages deliberately, leveraging local gaps in awareness. In a recent crackdown, Ladhowal police arrested three men on May 27…
The MiG-21 aircraft installed in front of National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, being unveiled on Tuesday Mangaluru: National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, on Tuesday unveiled a retired MiG-21 aircraft installed in front of Main Building on its campus.Air Marshal (retd) BU Chengappa said the aircraft was a twin-seater trainer variant featuring…
FEASTS OFF THE MENU: Hit by drought and crop failures, Haragi residents have collectively decided to put an end to lavish post-wedding feasts Shivamogga: Residents of Haragi village in Shikaripura taluk have unanimously resolved to ban expensive post-wedding non-vegetarian feasts, locally called ‘Beegara Oota’, amid severe drought, crop distress and growing financial burden.All 350-plus households…
A man dressed as Mahatma Gandhi participates in farmers protest in Noida Farmers protest outside Noida Authority office A man dressed as Mahatma Gandhi participates in farmers protest in Noida Farmers protest outside Noida Authority office A man dressed as Mahatma Gandhi participates in farmers protest in Noida Noida: A group of farmers under the…
Pune: Fresh from a strong doubles run, Rutuja Bhosale had entered the Asian Games with momentum on her side. What followed, she says, was a campaign marked by confusion, inadequate support and missed opportunities.A week after reaching the biggest doubles final of her career at a WTA 125 event in Portugal, Rutuja reached Aichi-Nagoya hoping…
Panaji: Strange events unfolded at the excise commissioner’s office in Panaji on Thursday, when a man turned up at the office claiming to be a newly appointed officer. He began issuing orders to staffers at the office and sought files to begin his work. The man, who was initially thought to be an impersonator, turned…
The FIR was registered under Sections 13(1)(a) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and Sections 409 and 120-B of the IPC. Sections 465, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC were subsequently added. Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed proceedings in a corruption case against Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee…
Lucknow: Kidney damage caused by diabetes can develop silently, but two simple tests can help detect it early, doctors said at a conference organised by the UP Diabetes Association (UPDA) on Thursday.The tests are the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), which detects protein leakage in urine, and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), which assesses how…
Russian women perform pin daan rituals in Gaya on Thursday Gaya: As war continues to divide their countries, five Russian women and a Ukrainian devotee came together on the banks of Falgu river in Gaya on Thursday to perform pinddaan for their ancestors and pray for peace between Russia and Ukraine.The six women performed the…
