HARIDWAR: Two inmates fled from Haridwar District Jail Friday evening when guards and officials were engrossed in a Ramlila performance inside the prison. The prisoners, one serving a life sentence and another awaiting trial, escaped unnoticed until it was too late for prison authorities to track them.Even as Haridwar was agog with rumours that the…
CHENNAI: NIA is investigating whether sabotage caused the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express to veer off the main line and collide with a parked goods train Friday night at Kavarapettai station, 40km north of Chennai. The collision injured eight people and overturned 12 coaches.There were no casualties, as the coupling of the advanced Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB)…
BENGALURU: In a move aimed at promoting Kannada pride, Karnataka deputy CM D K Shivakumar (DKS) announced on Friday that all institutional buildings, including businesses, in Bengaluru must hoist the Kannada flag on Rajyotsava on November 1, the state’s formation day.“We are marking 50 years since Mysore was renamed Karnataka. As the minister in charge…
MUMBAI: NCP functionary and former Maharashtra MLA Baba Siddique (66) was shot dead in Bandra (East) near his MLA son Zeeshan’s office at around 9.30pm Saturday by three people.Siddique was getting into his vehicle when three assailants arrived on foot and fired multiple rounds at him. Siddique, who sustained bullet injuries on his chest, was…
NEW DELHI: Expressing serious concern over the attack on a Durga Puja mandap at the Tanti Bazar area in Dhaka and the theft at Jeshoreshwari Kali temple at Satkhira, the govt deplored the events, saying these follow a “systematic pattern” of desecration and damage to temples and deities that has been witnessed over several days…
PANAJI: After 10 years, a Panaji court acquitted engineer Devu Chodankar for his social media posts against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 2014 general elections.The court stated that the benefit of the doubt had to be given to him as the prosecution couldn’t establish offences against him, partly due to the testimony of the…
CHANDIGARH: Nayab Singh Saini will take oath as Haryana CM for a second term on Oct 17 at a grand ceremony in Panchkula, with PM Narendra Modi and senior BJP functionaries in attendance.The swearing-in of Saini, along with his cabinet, will take place at Dusshera grounds in Sector 5 at 10am. The event was finalised…
NEW DELHI: The portal for registration for the PM Internship scheme went live on Saturday, a scheme that has attracted several large companies and is aimed at enhancing the employability of young men and women entering the workforce.Over 190 companies ranging from Reliance Industries, Larsen & Toubro, Maruti Suzuki, Jubilant Foodworks, Eicher Motors, ONGC, HDFC…
NAGPUR: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Saturday in his annual Vijaya Dashami speech that “being unorganised and weak is like inviting atrocities by the wicked”. Hindus should take lessons from the events in Bangladesh, he said as his organisation enters its 100th year.On society, and the country in general, he said there is a…
NEW DELHI: Giving impetus to water conservation efforts, Centre has decided to construct one million rainwater harvesting structures, including check dams, percolation tanks and recharge wells, under a new initiative to enhance groundwater replenishment across the country before the onset of next year’s monsoon.The new initiative – Jal Sanchay, Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) – will strengthen…
