New Delhi: A six-year-old girl, rendered an “orphan in every sense” after her father killed her mother and was sentenced to life imprisonment, became the focal point of a Delhi court’s sentencing order in a domestic violence case Saturday.Additional sessions judge Anuj Agrawal sentenced Subhash Bera to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10,000…
Raipur: Police have launched a massive search operation to trace two minor brothers who have been missing from their home in the Rajendra Nagar area under Urla police station limits since July 8.According to police, the siblings — , Ayush and Piyush Chauhan — left home unannounced at 11 am on a bicycle after being…
Pic for representational purpose Pune: Opposition leaders and farmer activists have welcomed the relaxation of certain eligibility criteria to bring more farmers under the farm loan waiver scheme but said its implementation would still be delayed as the state awaits income tax data from the Centre to finalise the list of eligible beneficiaries.The relaxation in…
Ahmedabad: A second sanitation worker has died after three contract cleaners were allegedly made to enter a drain without adequate safety measures at UN Mehta Hospital in Asarwa earlier this week.Shahibaug police said Sahil Nadiya, who had been undergoing treatment after the incident, died on Friday night. His co-worker, Roki Mekwan, had died earlier during…
New Delhi: For the past one year, every night, 35-year-old Sushila feared for the safety of her three minor children, including two daughters, while sleeping under a flyover in northwest Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh, an area frequented by drug addicts and other anti-social elements. That fear has now eased.As part of Delhi Police’s drive to provide…
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival at Rabindra Sarobar Kolkata: The city welcomed the return of the vibrant Chinese Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, after a four-year hiatus. As it made its roaring comeback, the Dragon Boat Festival was more than a cultural showcase. It was the celebration of Kolkata’s Chinese heritage. The highlight of the event…
Police have charged the accused with mischief by fire and animal cruelty after his wife, who works as a domestic help, lodged a complaint Pune: The Parvati police have booked a 38-year-old daily wage worker for allegedly setting his shanty on fire in Savitribai Phule Vasahat on Sinhagad Road following a domestic dispute. The arson,…
Hyderabad: After giving all required approvals for the Zaheerabad Industrial Smart City (ZISC), under the Hyderabad-Nagpur Industrial Corridor, the Centre has asked the Telangana govt to speed up works and set 2029 as the deadline to operationalise the industrial zone. However, the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) is struggling to complete the land acquisition…
Kolkata: RVNL started concrete deck launching between piers 326 and 327 of the Orange Line after 8pm on Friday and proceeded steadily throughout Saturday. Since the Chingrighata flyover has been shut and Nicco Park bound traffic is being diverted through a slip road built by RVNL, there were traffic snarls on the Bypass as cars…
A still from ‘All That Matters to Them’ Kolkata: Lives of climate refugees on Ghoramara island in the Sunderbans have been brought to the forefront in Mrinmoy Sarkar’s ‘All That Matters to Them’, which received the Satyajit Ray Golden Award at the 9th South Asian Short Film Festival. Organized by the Federation of Film Societies…