JAMMU: A division bench of J&K high court has quashed a govt order that directed the recovery of honorarium from the pension of a retired police officer, stating disciplinary proceedings cannot be extended beyond retirement unless backed by due process and proof of loss.A bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar made the…
Varanasi: Four policemen had to face action after a video showing some policemen indulging in stone pelting to stop trucks near a barrier of the mining department in Lodhi area of Robertsganj police station in Sonbhadra went viral on social media, on Sunday night.Sonbhadra Assistant Superintendent of Police (Operations) Tribhuvan Nath Tripathi said on Monday…
BAREILY: In a “love swap” that could rival the plot of a television drama, a man from Bareilly district eloped with his wife’s sister. A day later, his brother-in-law ran away with his sister.But it all ended amicably as the families reached a mutual settlement.Police said the unusual chain of events unfolded last month in…
Iker Guarrotxena’s experience will help FC Goa in their ACL2 campaign Panaji: Iker Guarrotxena can see the hunger in the eyes of his teammates, and the desire to punch above their weight in the AFC Champions League Two.The ACL2 is Asian football’s second-tier club competition but packed with teams which can give the best in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to US president Donald Trump on Tuesday and thanked him for greeting him on his 75th birthday.PM Modi said he is “fully committed to taking the India-US Comprehensive and Global Partnership to new heights”. “Thank you, my friend, President Trump, for your phone call and warm greetings on…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party-led state governments are set to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday with a flurry of schemes and events across the country.The prime minister himself is scheduled to visit Dhar in Madhya Pradesh, where he is expected to make a series of announcements, including the launch of the ‘Swasth Nari,…
By 2050, Chennai will need more than three times the drinking water storage it now has. To avert a potential crisis, the water resources department (WRD) has unveiled a 14,000-crore plan to restore lakes and tanks, and build new reservoirs and recharge structures.The WRD consultant, Royal Haskoning DHV, has prepared a detailed feasibility report projecting…
NEW DELHI: The govt plans to make stricter rules for operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones in India with provisions for fines upto Rs 1 Lakh and imprisonment upto six months. The Union aviation ministry has issued draft Civil Drone (Promotion & Regulation) Bill, 2025, and sought public comments on the same till Sept…
Inter-caste marriage led to the kidnapping of his wife, relatives forcibly took her from her husband’s home AHMEDABAD: A farmer’s inter-caste marriage triggered a violent kidnapping of his wife that has now gone viral on social media. A complaint was filed with Dehgam police on Sunday.Ravi Patel, a 23-year-old resident of Dehgam, alleged in his…
Flood relief warehouse established in Amritsar CHANDIGARH: As part of the flood rehabilitation efforts, a warehouse facility has been set up on Ajnala Road in Amritsar. This central hub for storing and distributing relief materials was created by Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney, president of the Sun Foundation and World Punjabi Organisation, by converting…
