Chandigarh: Eight workers were killed, and 12 others sustained injuries after a car ran over them on Lehragaga-Jakhal road in Punjab’s Sangrur district on Sunday, police said. The incident occurred near Alisher village when a group of more than 20 workers enrolled under Viksit Bharat Guarantee Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) —…
Shillong: Satellite imagery and geographic information system (GIS) technology have helped identify over 3.4 lakh hectares of cultivable wasteland in Meghalaya, accounting for 15.2 per cent of the state’s geographical area, according to a study. The study, published in the Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International earlier this month, estimated that 3,40,673.36 hectares…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has said strict action would be taken against those responsible for firing at Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai and assured full support to the ongoing investigation. Police have formed 15 teams to nab the assailants, an official said. The 36-year-old actor escaped unhurt after gunmen opened fire at his car…
Davanagere (Karnataka): Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Sunday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of arrogant and irresponsible governance, alleging that it had failed to address drought and the hardships faced by people. The former Karnataka CM expressed confidence that the BJP and the JD(S) would contest the next election together, secure a…
Bhubaneshwar: Senior BJP leader Braj Mohan Ram was on Sunday sworn in as the 28th Governor of Odisha during a function here at the Lok Bhavan. Orissa High Court Chief Justice Harish Tondon administered the oath of office to Ram in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, state ministers,…
Bhubaneshwar: In the wake of the Chorbagan pandal stampede in Kolkata that claimed 19 lives, Odisha Police has asked puja committees to ensure a queue-based darshan system to manage crowds, particularly in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, officials said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters here, DGP Vinaytosha Mishra said narrow passages and large crowds could lead to…
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said any change of government in India can take place only through elections, asserting that attempts to force a regime change by rejecting the Constitution will fail. Speaking to reporters here, Fadnavis slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray over his regime change statement, mocking him for…
New Delhi: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 137 kg of crystal methamphetamine, a banned synthetic drug, worth about Rs 100 crore from a coastal village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. In one of the biggest narcotic seizures in the coastal region in recent years, DRI officers conducted an intensive surveillance and…
Imphal/ Kamjong: At least 15 houses belonging to the Kuki community were set on fire in a hill village in Manipur’s Kamjong district, forcing a large number of civilians to flee and take shelter in forest areas and a nearby Army camp, officials said on Sunday. Suspected militants attacked Chassad village late on Saturday night…
Kolkata: Lack of crowd management and misleading announcements following a sudden downpour during Saptami celebrations may have triggered panic among visitors, leading to a stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Circumstantial evidence, along with accounts from locals and eyewitnesses, suggests that inadequate crowd control…
