Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj Friday appeared before a city court and secured conditional bail after it issued a non-bailable warrant against him in connection with a case alleging that he possessed multiple voter ID cards.The court had issued a second non-bailable warrant on June 12 after Raj failed to respond to the earlier warrant issued…
NEW DELHI: Road transport ministry has expanded the number of services that can be availed online through voluntary Aadhaar authentication from 58 to 100. The newly added services include applying for driving licence (DL), adding a vehicle class to existing DL, permanently surrendering DL, and updating mobile number linked to DL.Those who don’t opt for…
Residents stage a protest, alleging that several promised amenities remain incomplete despite repeated assurances from the builder Mohali: Residents of Aura Homes near Nabha Sahib staged a protest against persistent waterlogging, seepage in flats and the absence of basic civic infrastructure Friday, alleging that the builder abandoned the project after selling most of the units.Holding…
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (File photo) SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah’s invitation to 52 national and regional politicians to join the July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to demand the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood has evoked strong reactions. Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq called for broadening the protest’s agenda,…
Shabir Shah (File photo/PTI) JAMMU: NIA filed Friday a chargesheet against six senior Hurriyat Conference functionaries, including Shabir Ahmad Shah, in a 1996 case of alleged mob violence, firing on police personnel and anti-India activities during a militant’s funeral procession in Srinagar.According to the NIA, all six have been charged with criminal conspiracy, attempt to…
Doctors staged a 10-minute OP boycott protest at Perumbavoor taluk hospital on Friday – AI image Kochi: Doctors staged a 10-minute OP boycott in protest alleging that a junior doctor on duty at the casualty department of Perumbavoor taluk hospital was insulted and mentally harassed by a group of people including MLA Manoj Moothedan. Duty…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor TS Sandhu Friday chaired a session with leading industry representatives about strengthening Dwarka’s emergence as a major economic and commercial hub. It focused on policy and infrastructure interventions to improve ease of doing business, facilitate investments and make it a preferred destination for investors.Addressing those from real estate, infrastructure, hospitality and…
Hyderabad: The SIR exercise has been hit by a language barrier in the Greater Hyderabad, with many non-Telugu-speaking voters refusing to accept Telugu-only enumeration forms and demanding English versions. Many residents said ground-level staff were leaving the forms at RWA offices or with apartment associations, giving voters little opportunity to seek assistance in understanding or…
Varanasi: A 45-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter died after coming in contact with a live stay wire of an electricity pole while clearing weeds in a field at Bheera Baluwa village in Ghazipur’s Saidpur area on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Seema Devi and her daughter Khushi Yadav.According to Seema’s husband, Rammoorat Yadav, the…
Union home minister Amit Shah reviews port security bureau plan, pushes CISF-trained guards NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah, who on Friday reviewed the progress in establishment of a Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), the dedicated agency proposed to oversee regulatory and inspection functions relating to security of ships and port facilities, emphasised that only…