Lucknow: Jeffrey Archer’s tales are known to have a twist right before the climax, leaving the readers gobsmacked and wanting more. In a typical case of life imitating art, just when the world was waiting to grab his another-page turner ‘Adam and Eve’, the author suddenly passed away, a day before its release.A popular British…
Ara: A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly strangling his wife to death following a domestic dispute at Sultanpur village under Garhani police station in Bhojpur district in the early hours of Thursday. The deceased was identified as Reena Devi (26), wife of Mukesh Kumar. The couple had been married for eight years.Ara Sadar SDPO-1…
Jaipur: The first phase of Rajasthan’s panchayat elections will formally get underway Thursday with public notices issued, setting the ball rolling for elections to zila parishad and panchayat samiti members as well as panch and sarpanch.The first phase will begin with the departure and arrival of polling parties for the zila parishad and panchayat samiti…
Nagpur: Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has handed over the charge of Nehru Nagar zone to assistant commissioner Anuj Kopulwar, as incumbent Vikas Raibole is on leave.Zone chairperson Seema Dhomne had accused Raibole of financial irregularities and demanded that he be sent on compulsory leave until completionof a departmental inquiry. She had raised the issue in…
Forest department teams carried out successful rescue operations for a lion cub and two lionesses RAJKOT: Forest department teams carried out successful midnight rescue operations across Gir Somnath and Amreli districts, saving a young lion cub and two adult lionesses trapped in open wells.In Gir Somnath’s Bodidar revenue area, a male lion cub aged around…
Sanitation workers have been asked to ensure timely collection of waste from households and commercial establishments Hazaribag: The Hazaribag Municipal Corporation would impose fines of up to ₹5,000 on persons dumping garbage on roads, in drains, or at public places in a bid to enforce cleanliness measures, officials said.The decision was taken during a review…
Surat: A city man accused a car dealer of selling his BMW X1, which had been handed over as security for a Rs 1.28 lakh loan, and lodged an FIR with Amroli police.According to the FIR registered on Tuesday, Bhautik Vaghasiya handed over his BMW X1 to one Hanu Bharwad as security for a loan…
Vadodara: Gujarat’s self-financed school managements have announced a statewide non-cooperation movement over a range of long-pending demands, including the fee approval process, delayed Right to Education (RTE) reimbursements and provisions concerning staff appointments and removals under the recently introduced amendment bill.As part of the agitation, the Gujarat Self-Financed School Management Federation has directed private affiliated…
Varanasi: A two-day national workshop on ‘Decoding Cancer through Liquid Biopsy: A Hands-on Workshop from cfDNA/cfRNA Extraction to ddPCR Data Interpretation’ concluded on Wednesday at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University.The workshop was organised by the DIAMOnDS Centre, IMS-BHU, with the support of the health research department and the Indian Council of Medical…
Purnekar was attacked at his Manpada office around 9.30pm on Tuesday, with four rounds fired and two bullets hitting him. THANE: Police probing the gunning down of Shiv Sena (UBT) Manpada division chief Pradeep alias Balu Purnekar has arrested his old associate who was present during the attack and shifted him to hospital. Four other…
