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New Delhi: A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death by his friend following an ongoing dispute at Dhobi Ghat in central Delhi late Monday night. The accused has been arrested.The deceased has been identified as Shivam Mathur, a resident of Dhobi Ghat.According to police, information was received at the IP Estate police station from LNJP Hospital that a man had been brought in with stab injuries. Police went to the hospital and found that Mathur had been declared dead on arrival.Inquiry revealed that the incident took place at 11.40pm, when Mathur met two friends, Shivam Chauhan and Shiv Kumar Gautam.…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar listens to grievances of citizens at his residence in Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru Bengaluru: With B Nagendra’s resignation as planning and statistics minister, chief minister DK Shivakumar has two vacancies in his council of ministers, but filling them could prove easier than managing expectations of those who miss out.The vacancies have come barely a month after 19 ministers were inducted on Aug 3, an exercise that left several senior aspirants disappointed despite Shivakumar’s appeal for patience. The latest opportunity has now revived claims from legislators who have waited for ministerial berths for years.Among those eyeing a place are…
NRI techie, wife, 14-yr-old son had left for yatra on Aug 13 HYDERABAD: As the death toll in the Nepal flash floods continues to rise, the family of Hyderabad-based NRI techie Sridhar Avvari is struggling to hold on to hope. Sridhar, his wife Deepti and their 14-year-old son Abhinav had travelled to Nepal with the S3 Isha group for the Kailash Mansarovar yatra. Their family in the city has been unable to contact them since the day of the calamity.“We were expecting a message from Sridhar and Deepti on Aug 26 as they were scheduled to return the next day.…
Chennai: A bill seeking to remove the requirement for district collector’s prior concurrence for development of wetlands in non-planning areas drew opposition from AIADMK and Left parties in the Assembly on Tuesday. DMK and PMK sought a detailed discussion on the bill before it could be passed.Housing and Urban Development Minister B Rajkumar, who introduced the bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, said the existing requirement had resulted in avoidable delays in processing and disposing of planning permission applications.Under the existing law, local authorities require prior concurrence of the director of Town and Country…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt will organise a three-month-long ‘Reform Utsav’ from Oct 2, Gandhi Jayanti, to Dec 25, Good Governance Day, to gather citizens’ suggestions and feedback and use them to drive administrative reforms.According to an official statement issued on Tuesday, the campaign would focus on identifying, categorising and implementing suggestions received from citizens in a time-bound manner, with the aim of creating a wider impact across administrative system.Govt has already constituted the Gujarat Administrative Reforms Commission, which has been making recommendations for reforms aimed at making govt services more citizen-centric.A state-level committee headed by the chief secretary has been formed…
Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi will lead an international investment outreach with a three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates next week, reinforcing the state govt’s efforts to expand Odisha’s global investment footprint and build stronger international economic partnerships. The CM is likely to leave on Sept 8.Additional chief secretary (industries) Hemant Sharma said international investment outreach is an important part of Odisha’s strategy to strengthen its global economic partnerships. “The UAE offers significant opportunities for deeper engagement with investors and business leaders. Odisha today presents a strong combination of resources, infrastructure, policy support, connectivity…
Gurgaon: For the first time, Haryana’s Special Task Force (STF) has proposed a reward of Rs 10 lakh on each of four foreign-based fugitive gangsters — a move aimed at breaking the backbone of transnational crime networks operating from abroad.The four names on the STF’s most-wanted list are Himanshu Bhau, Rohit Godara, Randeep Malik and Anil Pandit — gangsters accused in cases ranging from murder and targeted killings to extortion and organised crime.Investigators say all four continue to run criminal operations in Haryana and several other states while sitting thousands of kilometres away. The proposal has been sent to the…
Suspected peddler arrested near Club Colony Itanagar: Security forces arrested a suspected drug peddler and seized 12.2 grams of heroin worth about Rs 1 lakh during a joint operation in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district, officials said on Tuesday.A joint team of the Assam Rifles, Arunachal Pradesh Police and the CRPF detained the suspect while he was moving towards Club Colony. A search led to the recovery of the contraband and a mobile phone.The accused was identified as Wangpan Lowang, a resident of Longliang village under the Laju police station jurisdiction. Source link
Kanpur residents protested rain-damaged roads by symbolically renaming a street Yamraj ka Dwar KANPUR: Residents of Kanpur protested against the worsening condition of rain-damaged roads by symbolically renaming 80 Feet Road in Barra as ‘Yamlok Dwar’. A young man, dressed as Yamraj, cut a ribbon to highlight the numerous waterlogged potholes.Protesters held a banner by the roadside that stated: ‘Yamraj ka Dwar-Grand Opening (road to hell grand inauguration)’. They claimed that the road was filled with hundreds of large potholes and blamed the negligence of Nagar Nigam for the difficulties faced by road users.Local residents conveyed that traveling on this…
Pune: The Kudale Foundation organised a free food distribution programme in Khadki last month, with around 1,000 people receiving meals.Biryani, raita and gulab jamun were distributed to citizens visiting the Khadki market. The programme was held at the Wheelers Talkies Complex in Khadki.Foundation president Nanasaheb Kudale welcomed local dignitaries present at the event.Managing director Neeraj Kudale said the foundation had undertaken several social initiatives over the years. He said the organisation had provided 17 ambulances in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad as part of its social initiatives.Shubham Kudale conducted the programme and proposed the vote of thanks. Source link