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Saalumarada Thimmakka while receiving Padma Shri award from President Ram Nath Kovind

Karnataka mulls museum to fulfil last wish of environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka who died at 114; funeral today with state honours

November 15, 2025 14:11 IST

Saalumarada Thimmakka, known as the 'Tree Woman of India', was the recipient of many awards, including the Padma Shri award in 2019 for her afforestation efforts.

bypoll

Independent candidate loses Tarn Taran bypoll: his 13th contest without any win

November 15, 2025 14:05 IST

After the bypoll result, he told the media that voters continue to chase mainstream parties and do not give space to “a common man who wants to serve them”.

Amritsar Rural Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Maninder Singh

Amritsar Rural SSP Maninder Singh suspended for ‘inaction’ against gangsters

November 15, 2025 14:02 IST

The development comes days after Dr Ravjot Kaur Grewal, the SSP of Tarn Taran district, was suspended after being accused of bias and misuse of police authority ahead of the bypoll.

Punjab

Show-cause issued to escort vehicle driver who hit Lt Gen’s car: Punjab Police

November 15, 2025 13:59 IST

Additional DGP (Traffic) says SOP for such employees has also been issued

Haryana

After 21 years of legal battle, Haryana engineer gets HC relief, set to join HCS

November 15, 2025 13:56 IST

The court accepted his plea after the state counsel corroborated the submissions made on his behalf, paving the way for his long-awaited appointment.

cyber

Cyber fraud victims in Haryana to get back their blocked money immediately through Lok Adalat; here’s the 4-step process

November 15, 2025 13:53 IST

Cautioning citizens against falling prey to digital arrest scams, Haryana DGP O P Singh said, “If you receive any such call, hurl a hundred abuses at the caller, then immediately report it at the 1930 helpline."

Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched by a mob over rumours of alleged cow slaughter and storing its meat at his home in Dadri’s Bisada village.

10 years after Akhlaq lynching, UP govt seeks to withdraw case against accused

November 15, 2025 20:53 IST

On September 28, 2015, Mohd Akhlaq was killed by a mob in Dadri over allegations of cow slaughter. Bhag Singh Bhati, Additional District Government Counsel, Gautam Buddha Nagar, said they filed the withdrawal application in court

Jahnisar Alam, who completed his MBBS from Al Falah University in 2024, was visiting his relatives in Dalkhola when he was picked up on Friday from the Surjapur market by the NIA team.

Delhi blast: NIA picks up Ludhiana-based doctor for questioning from Bengal; had passed out of Al Falah University in 2024

November 15, 2025 14:41 IST

Jahnisar Alam, who completed his MBBS from Al Falah University in 2024, was visiting relatives in Dalkhola when he was picked up by the NIA team on Friday.

Delhi

Delhi News LIVE Updates: Red Fort metro station reopens, blast site to see public movement soon

November 15, 2025 20:41 IST

Delhi News LIVE Updates: With no improvement in sight, the Commission for Air Quality Management has extended GRAP Stage III across Delhi-NCR. Meanwhile, the Lal Quila Metro Station, which was closed after the Delhi blast, has reopened.

The Gurgaon city police Friday said they cracked a blind murder case involving a 40-year-old man with the arrests of an Uttar Pradesh native and his live-in partner. (Express photo)

Gurgaon cops nab live-in couple over murder of Mathura native over persistent ‘friendship demand’

November 15, 2025 12:47 IST

The victim, Sonpal, worked with the accused, Khushalpal Singh, and was aware of his live-in relationship. Sonpal is alleged to have repeatedly pressed Khushalpal to introduce him to the woman, the Gurgaon police said.

After it was revealed that the cash was missing, an FIR was registered against senior constable Gurdas Singh and he was arrested.

How Ludhiana cop siphoned off Rs 1.25 crore from police station; installed “fake seals”

November 15, 2025 12:37 IST

According to the FIR, when the seals of the four parcels containing the case property were opened in the court on the orders of the judge, the cash was found missing.

Last month, the state government sanctioned a Rs 31,628-crore package to the flood-hit farmers, of which a sizeable component was a compensation towards the khariff standing crop loss.

Maharashtra farmers to get free soil, silt, gravel to restore farmland destroyed in monsoon floods

November 15, 2025 12:30 IST

Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the decision would help farmers avail essential materials without paying royalty charges and restore their fields for cultivation.

Mohammed Zahir-ul-Haq Shaikh with his son Saad and brother Mohammed Iftekhar Shaikh. Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee

Around Town: How Rs 20 from his guru helped Mohammed Yaseen Shaikh build Bademiya, now a 79-year-old SoBo kebab landmark satiating Mumbai’s late-night hunger

November 15, 2025 13:03 IST

Bademiya was established in 1946 by Mohammed Yaseen Shaikh. Bademiya’s kebabs have been savoured by cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, actors Kapil Sharma, Kartik Aryan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vicky Kaushal, and Aditya Roy Kapur, comedian Zakir Khan, among many others.

The drive extended to Sector 70, Sector 67 and adjoining residential belts, where the corporation seized illegal rehris, roadside stock and other encroachments. The operation began early in the morning and continued throughout the day. (File photo)

Mohali MC launches anti-encroachment drive; furniture stock, rehri goods seized

November 15, 2025 11:24 IST

The drive extended to Sector 70, Sector 67 and adjoining residential belts, where the corporation seized illegal rehris, roadside stock and other encroachments. The operation began early in the morning and continued throughout the day.

Pune

Hidden Stories: Irawati Karve Marga, the Pune road that bears the name of a pioneer who shaped Indian anthropology

November 15, 2025 11:15 IST

Trained in Berlin in a school of racist science at the dawn of Nazism, anthropologist Irawati Karve openly opposed theories of white superiority, before returning to India and laying the foundation of anthropological studies here.

Former managing director of Jaypee Infratech Limited, Manoj Gaur comes out of court after Patiala House court grant 5 days custody to the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI)

Inside the ED case that led to the arrest of Jaypee Infra’s former chairman

November 15, 2025 11:41 IST

Manoj Gaur is accused of allegedly diverting Rs 14,599 crore of homebuyers’ money into non-construction purposes

Byrathi Basavaraj, the 63-year-old K R Pura MLA, had filed a petition against the stringent Karnataka Control of Organized Crime Act (KCOCA) being invoked against him in Shiva’s murder

MLA Byrathi Basavaraj flew to Kumbh with Bengaluru realtor murder accused on flight ticket with same PNR, Karnataka HC told

November 15, 2025 11:01 IST

Karnataka BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj, accused in an organised crime-linked murder of real estate operator V G Shivaprakash alias Bikla Shiva in Bengaluru on July 15, travelled to Prayagraj for the Kumbh Mela in February with the main accused on a flight ticket with the same PNR number, the state CID informed the high court […]

Dr. Balbir Singh, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister (Photo: Insta/aapbalbirsingh)

Children’s Day boost for Mohali healthcare: New paediatric block, polio drive launched

November 15, 2025 10:58 IST

Earlier, during his visit to the clinic, Dr Singh interacted with parents and stressed the importance of routine immunisation and early preventive healthcare.

Punjab

Punjab health minister warns drug units: ‘No compromise on quality’

November 15, 2025 10:57 IST

Steps up vigilance after MP cough syrup case

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has been blaming the previous BJP government in the state and the incumbent central government for the poor financial condition of Himachal.

Himachal to raise Rs 300 cr loan by selling govt securities for 15 years for development works

November 15, 2025 10:41 IST

In August 2025, state govt had sold its stocks to raise two separate loans amounting to Rs 1,000 crore

Tensions rose after union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu said the Centre had withdrawn its PU notification within 48 hours “out of respect for student sentiments” and blamed “outsiders” for disturbing the campus. (File photo)

PU protest hardens as students set Nov 18 deadline for Senate election schedule

November 15, 2025 10:23 IST

PU registrar Y P Verma says the administration will ensure peaceful conduct of exams beginning Wednesday

Manu Gandas, winner of PGTI's Trident Open, with Kapil Dev during prize distribution at Chandigarh Golf Club on Friday. (Photo: Kamleshwar Singh)

Gurgaon golfer Manu Gandas emerges as winner after a three-way playoff

November 15, 2025 10:08 IST

Holding his nerves together, Gurgaon golfer Manu Gandas emerged as the winner after a three-way playoff against Chandigarh golfer Yuvraj Singh Sandhu and Shubham Jaglan in the PGTI Rs 1-crore Trident Open at Chandigarh Golf Club. Gandas, who carded a final round score of one-over-73, was tied with Sandhu and Jaglan. The trio ended the […]

Officials said the blaze spread fast as the buildings that housed shops, and godowns for electrical goods and wooden plywood were situated close to each other along the narrow lanes of Ezra Street.

Major fire at Kolkata’s Ezra Street, 300 shops gutted, 20 fire engines pressed into action

November 15, 2025 17:12 IST

Sujit Bose, Minister of State for Fire and Emergency Services, visited Ezra Street, and confirmed the fire has been brought under control.

A man wears a mask amid smog as the Air Quality Index (AQI) remains in poor category, near ISBT in New Delhi (Photo credit: PTI )

Delhi-NCR AQI Level Today, November 15, 2025: Air quality still in ‘severe’ zone, GRAP Stage III stays in force

November 15, 2025 09:12 IST

With pollution levels remaining alarmingly high, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has kept Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in place across Delhi-NCR.

Bihar polls: BSP wins one seat, scrapes through by 30 votes

Bihar polls: BSP wins one seat, scrapes through by 30 votes

November 15, 2025 07:00 IST

Satish Kumar Singh Yadav, the party candidate from Ramgarh in Kaimur district, defeated BJP's Ashok Kumar Singh by a thin margin of 30 votes.

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