Cong-led Keralam govt follows Karnataka on ‘ethanol test’ BENGALURU/NEW DELHI/T’PURAM: Following in Congress-governed Karnataka’s footsteps, the Congress-led govt of Keralam Monday started collecting petrol samples to test whether their ethanol content was more than the prescribed 20%, setting up a likely Centre-state confrontation over E20 fuel.Keralam civil supplies minister Anoop Jacob said officials collected six…
With Diwali festivities set to intensify across Uttar Pradesh, UP-112 Director General Cyber Binod Kumar Singh on Wednesday directed all districts to ensure 100% availability of Police Response Vehicles (PRVs) and strengthen emergency response systems to handle any law-and-order, traffic, fire or public safety emergencies during the festival. Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police’s emergency response service,…
General:The week opens on a warm, sociable note, Aries, almost like the first winter sun falling softly across the courtyard. Early in the week, the heaviness that has been sitting on your chest begins to lift. Family, familiar faces, and even a simple outing can do more for your mood than any grand plan. You…
Choreographer Pony Verma’s first memory of actor Prakash Raj was seeing him play an ‘old man in a wheelchair’ in the 2003 Telugu film ‘Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi’. Years later, after working together on several films, their professional association gradually developed into friendship and eventually blossomed into love. However, their relationship did not receive…
Varanasi: MKS Sundaram, principal secretary, agriculture, agriculture education & research, agriculture marketing, and agriculture foreign trade & export promotion department, recently visited International Rice Research Institute’s (IRRI) South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) and reviewed ongoing research and collaborative initiatives.Vikas Kumar Singh, interim director of ISARC, briefed him on the centre’s research mandate, facilities, ongoing projects…
Investigating agencies suspect Bhat’s involvement in several recent terror strikes in the region including July 22 fatal shooting of J&K Police Head Constable Anantnag and July 31 targeted killing of two migrant workers from Chhattisgarh in Kulgam NEW DELHI: Security agencies have intensified their manhunt for Mohammad Lateef Bhat, one of four active terrorists featured…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) presidential election has taken a fresh turn, with incumbent president PT Usha entering the fray again after appearing to be virtually out of contention following her defeat in the Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOMs) election.Usha has filed her nomination through the Ice Hockey Association of India, potentially setting…
CM Suvendu Adhikari said the 19-year-old tragedy had yet to receive justice. KOLKATA: Nearly two decades after the violence that scarred Nandigram, West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said his government would reopen cases linked to the alleged atrocities committed during the Left Front regime, with fresh FIRs and stringent legal action promised…
Venus Bontadelli claimed that the city’s decision violated her constitutional rights. Image Credit: Courtesy Venus Bontadelli/Cowboy State Daily A Wyoming woman’s attempt to keep her miniature goat at home became a legal dispute over local animal regulations, the fairness of government decisions and constitutional rights. Venus Bontadelli, a resident of Powell, challenged the city’s permit…
Mumbai Police have initiated an investigation into a network of mule bank accounts facilitating illegal transactions (Representative image) MUMBAI: Mumbai Police have launched a parallel investigation into the alleged network of mule bank accounts being used to route funds generated through online gaming, betting and cyber fraud activities, with investigators examining the financial trail and…
