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Gurgaon: Police in the city have decided to register FIRs against motorists found driving under the influence of alcohol, adding criminal action to the existing penalties of challans, suspension of licences and impounding of vehicles. The move follows a similar push against wrong-side drivers earlier this year.Under the revised measures, drivers found to have consumed excessive liquor after a breathalyser test will face a challan, a three-month suspension of their driving licence, and registration of an FIR. The vehicle can be impounded too.Gurgaon: Civic Lapses, Builder Trouble and Police Crackdown on CrimeEarlier, police would issue challans and suspend licences, impounding…
Kanpur: An inter college in Saurikh area of Kannauj district received a threat to blow up the institute with RDX after its operator received a threatening letter sent through registered post, police said on Wednesday.The letter also threatened to kill the college operator, Kuldeep Yadav, and his son, prompting him to lodge a complaint with the police. Kuldeep Yadav, a resident of Ijalpur village under Saurikh police station, runs Sheela Devi Satya Veer Singh Inter College located on Saurikh–Mainpuri Road. Kanpur Cough Syrup Death, Lamborghini Row, Tower Fall, Solar City PlanAccording to the complaint, the registered letter threatened to blow…
Ludhiana: The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (Glada) continued its aggressive campaign against illegal urban sprawl on Wednesday, demolishing an unauthorised colony in Sahnewal.The operation, ordered by Punjab’s housing and urban development minister, Hardeep Singh Mundian, and Glada chief administrator, Sandeep Kumar, targeted developers who reportedly had ignored multiple legal notices to halt construction. A specialised enforcement team carried out the demolition and sealing campaign, which officials said went unopposed.Pune: BJP Rebels Suspension, Triple-Seat Riders Crackdown, Moshi Water Scare And MoreThe authority has confirmed it will now pursue criminal charges and the registration of FIRs against the developers involved. A…
Pune: The Dighi police on Tuesday rescued 17 women and busted a sex racket operating from a hotel on Alandi-Charholi Road.Inspector Vinayak Patil of the Dighi police told TOI that the police received a tip-off that a sex racket was being operated from a hotel located along the Alandi-Charholi Road. The police sent a decoy for confirmation. “After confirmation, our team raided the hotel in the early hours on Tuesday,” he said.The officer said the police found as many as 17 women in different rooms of the hotel. Most of these women belonged from other states and were forced into…
Ponda: At least ten interstate cyber fraudsters have cheated two Ponda natives for a collective amount of Rs 4.9 lakh. Both have been allegedly duped in the first week of Feb.They approached the police cyber cell, who transferred the cases to the Ponda police after registering their FIRs.In the first case, Anil Kumar Singh, who operates a transport company in Santacruz, Ponda, was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.8 lakh on the pretext of providing trucks to transport consignments from Mangaluru to Chhattisgarh.Singh wanted trucks to deliver his consignments. Knowing this, about eight fraudsters posing as truck drivers called him and…
Chandigarh: Two allied reports on Sukhna Lake have confirmed a localised oil spillage along the southern shore ahead of the ‘suicide tower’ last month and low levels of dissolved oxygen in water as the main culprit leading to fish mortality.The reports, based on samples of water and seven dead specimens of bottom-dwelling fish of the Clarias and Tilapia genera collected from the lake on Jan 16, 2026, were submitted last week to the forests and wildlife dept by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) and the Fish & Fisheries Laboratory of the Panjab University’s zoology dept. A dead Rock python…
Lucknow: Presenting the 2026–27 state Budget on Wednesday, finance minister Suresh Khanna allocated Rs 750 crore for the Noida International Airport project at Jewar. Khanna said the govt aims to develop Jewar not only as a full-scale international airport but also as an aviation innovation and research centre, alongside serving as a major maintenance and operations hub. Lucknow: Rs 2,180 Crore Projects, Welfare Budget Hike, Viksit Bharat Milestone Push And MoreThe Budget documents show that the Rs 750 crore capital outlay includes Rs 700 crore for land acquisition and Rs 50 crore for construction-related works, primarily supporting the third and…
Buxar: Seven 300-year-old Ashtadhatu idols, stolen nearly three years ago from the Ram Darbar at Dhakaich Ram Janaki Mutt, were finally released from the Koilwar police station storeroom in Bhojpur and restored to the temple on Wednesday, rekindling religious fervour on the Mutt premises.Temple trust secretary Kanhaiya Dubey said the idols were originally installed by the Maharaja of Nepal 300 years ago. With their return, religious fervour has once again gripped the premises, and preparations are underway for their reinstallation.Patna: No Arrest in Forced Marriage Case, Rare Snakes, Tourism Push & Shop DemolitionThe idols were released on Tuesday following the…
Without pandering to incentives, the state govt rolled out an industrial development package in the Budget 2026-27, aimed at accelerating growth, attracting investments, and strengthening Rajasthan’s position as a manufacturing and services hub.The Budget also earmarked Rs 350 crore for plug-and-play facilities at divisional level, providing ready-to-use infrastructure for small and micro enterprises. Jaipur- Convictions in a Decade-Old Feud, Bomb Threat at School, Food Safety Raid & MoreThough clearances and approvals still remain a big headache for the industry, a ‘Single Window – One Stop Shop’ facility with 149 online permissions will simplify clearances for entrepreneurs, while a competitive index…
Chandrapur: Acting on specific intelligence, the forest department seized 7 Schedule-I protected red sand boa snakes during a raid at Ratnapur in Navargaon round of Sindewahi forest range under the Brahmapuri Forest Division late on Tuesday night. Five persons were arrested for illegal possession and trafficking of the protected species of snakes.Nagpur: Special Trains, Trafficking Bust, Political Heat & Road Safety AlarmRed sand boas are believed to have healing and supernatural powers. It has high demand in the illegal market and generally sold in lakhsOfficials said these reptile was allegedly being taken for a deal worth several lakhs of rupees.…