• India
  • November 21, 2024
Massive Showdown Against Kejriwal Over ‘Sheesh Mahal’ Row, Kailash Gahlot Leads BJP Stir

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) on Thursday staged a protest near the residence of AAP national convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over ‘Sheesh Mahal’ controversy. The demonstraters alleged that “extravagant luxurious items” were used for the renovation of the official bungalow that was earlier occupied by Kejriwal as Delhi Chief Minister. The protest was led by…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Karnataka Hikes Treatment Charges at Bengaluru Govt Hospitals, Sparks Concerns Among Citizens

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government in a big move increased the fees of government hospitals by 10 to 15 per cent under the Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI). The list includes some prominent names like Victoria Hospital, Minto, Vani Vilas and Super speciality hospitals. The Congress-led state government issued a notice detailing the updated charges stating with immediate effect. The key changes…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Mumbai-Pune Expressway Accident: 14 Injured as Tempo Hits Bus

Mumbai: Fourteen persons were injured after a tempo hit a private bus on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Maharashtra’s Raigad district in the early hours of Thursday, a police official said. The incident took place at around 3 am when the bus carrying 11 persons was on way to Mumbai from Sangola. The brakes of a tempo transporting chickens failed following which the vehicle…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Maoist Killed, Policeman Injured in Gunfight in Odisha

Malkangiri: A Maoist was killed and a policeman was injured during a gunfight between security forces and red rebels in Jineliguda forest near the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, police said on Thursday. The exchange of fire took place on Wednesday night as the police personnel launched an operation to stop the inflow of Maoists to Odisha through the forest in Malkangiri district, a senior officer…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Mobile Resting Van Launched For Women Cops in Thane

Thane: The Thane police in Maharashtra have launched a mobile resting van for women personnel to provide them essential facilities during long duty hours and a convenient space to nursing mothers for breastfeeding, an official said on Thursday. The van, launched on Tuesday as a pilot project, will have a woman police driver and a woman constable, prioritising security and operational efficiency, a…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
BJP Leader Manohar Tahsildar Passes Away at 80 After Prolonged Illness

Bengaluru: BJP leader Manohar Tahsildar died at a private hospital here following prolonged illness, party sources said. The 80-year-old is survived by four sons, two daughters among others, they said. Manohar Tahsildar breathed his last at the hospital, where he was undergoing treatment, on Wednesday night. His mortal remains will be taken to Hangal in Haveri district, the constituency he had represented, later…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Fire Destroys Carpet Warehouse in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, No Casualty

Palghar: A massive fire broke out on Thursday morning in a warehouse where carpets were kept in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, a fire official said. So far, no person was reported to be injured, he said, adding that goods stored in the godown were destroyed in the fire. The blaze erupted at around 7 am in the warehouse of a company making PVC carpets…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Mob Attack in Manipur: Cash, Jewellery Worth Rs 1.5 Cr Looted From MLA’s Residence

Imphal: The mother of JD(U) MLA Kh Joykishan Singh in Manipur has lodged a complaint, alleging that Rs 18 lakh in cash and jewellery items worth Rs 1.5 crore were looted by a mob that vandalised the legislator’s residence on November 16, police said on Thursday. Several items kept at the MLA’s residence in West Imphal’s Thangmeiband area for internally displaced people were…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
‘Laapata Vidhayak’: Vinesh Phogat’s Missing Posters in Jhulana Sparks Controversy

New Delhi: The missing posters bearing the name of the newly elected Congress MLA and former Olympian Vinesh Phogat that surfaced at Julana in Jind sparked controversy after they went viral on social media. As per media reports, the posters of her absence from the Assembly session went viral, attracting public opposition. A poster with Phogat’s picture and “Laapata Vidhayak” (Missing MLA) was…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
NIA Raids 9 Locations Across J&K in Link With Terrorist Infiltration Cases

Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out raids at several locations across Jammu region in connection with terrorist infiltration cases, official sources said. The raids are underway at nine different places in the division, they said. The searches are being conducted following registration of cases involving the infiltration of Pakistani terrorists into J-K, they said. The NIA officials are being…