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Andhra Pradesh govt brings out new safety guidelines to check industrial accidents

October 3, 2022 11:20 IST

A spate of accidents over the last few years, in which many lives were lost, exposed the lack of preparedness and adequate safety norms in industrial units with preventive mechanisms found wanting.

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MP HC directs govt to give ‘reasoned and speaking order’ in pension scam case involving BJP leader VijayvargiyaSubscriber Only

September 27, 2022 13:48 IST

A special court here had last month closed the 2005 case of alleged pension scam at the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) as the MP government did not give sanction to prosecute BJP general secretary Vijayvargiya and others for 17 years.

The counting of votes and the declaration of results would be on October 19. (File)

Ladakh: Congress wins Timisgam in LAHDC bypoll

September 17, 2022 15:47 IST

Senior Congress member Jairam Ramesh congratulated the Congress committee in Ladakh and also took a dig at the BJP's central leadership and Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit the grand old party recently.

The concern came in the backdrop of CPI(M)’s allegations that BJP had used motorcycles from outside the state prior to the 2018 Assembly election to campaign in Tripura. They had also said that most of the vehicles which stayed back after the polls were used to perpetrate political violence. (Representational Image)

Tripura CPI(M) demands probe over ‘large number’ of motorcycles with UP number plates at govt-run hostelSubscriber Only

September 16, 2022 21:13 IST

The concern came in the backdrop of CPI(M)’s allegations that BJP had used motorcycles from outside the state prior to the 2018 Assembly election to campaign in Tripura.

Bodies of Girja Bai, her two-year-old daughter Sania and six-month-old son Siddhant, were found floating in the well near their house in Mangamar village under Dipka police station limits on Thursday, an official said.

Chhattisgarh: Woman jumps into well with two children in Korba, all die

September 16, 2022 16:14 IST

As per preliminary investigation, Girja had left the house with her children while other family members were asleep in the early hours of Thursday, the official said.

Premsai Singh Tekam (Facebook/File Photo)

At de-addiction event, Chhattisgarh education minister suggests liquor unites people, calls for ‘dilution’

September 2, 2022 02:16 IST

Premsai Singh Tekam, the Congress MLA from Pratappur, quoted from noted poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan's 'Madhushala' to make his point.

File photo of Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi (Twitter/ANI)

Haridwar hate speech: Accused says his life in danger, may be killed in suicide attack

September 1, 2022 15:13 IST

Tyagi, who was called Waseem Rizvi before his conversion to Hinduism, in a video message on Wednesday said some criminals from Haridwar's Jwalapur had plans to behead him when he was in jail but did not succeed because of strict prison rules.

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People should be consulted on transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab: Gajendra Singh ShekhawatSubscriber Only

August 31, 2022 14:35 IST

Shekhawat, who was in Mohali as part of the party’s strategy to visit the parliamentary constituencies in the state to connect with the people, also commented on vandalisation of a church in Tarn Taran district.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren chairs a meeting of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) legislators, in Ranchi. (PTI Photo)

Jharkhand political crisis: Crucial meeting at CM’s residence, ‘ring fencing’ of MLAs mulled

August 26, 2022 14:50 IST

In the rapidly changing political scenario, 'resort politics' may come into play in the state to keep the numbers intact, according to some insiders present at the meeting.

Uttarakhand PWD Minister Satpal Maharaj. (Source: Facebook)

Agnipath recruitment in Uttarakhand: Minister alleges deviation in criteria; nothing has changed, says Army

August 25, 2022 02:59 IST

In a statement, Uttarakhand PWD Minister Satpal Maharaj said the height requirement for the hill people in Army recruitment rallies was reduced during the time of former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) late General Bipin Rawat to 163 centimetres, but it has again been increased to 170 cm this year.

Tehri: NDRF personnel carry out search and rescue operation at Gwad following flash floods, in Tehri district. (PTI Photo)

Uttarakhand cloudbursts: 3 bodies found, 5 missing as rescue ops continue

August 22, 2022 01:21 IST

According to the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), two bodies have been recovered from Gwad village in Tehri Garhwal district, while another body has been found in Dehradun’s Raipur area.

Around 2 pm Sunday, eight more radial gates were opened to a height of 60 centimetres to increase the release downstream to one lakh cusecs as the water level in the dam is recording a rise of four-centimetre per hour.(Express Photo)

23 gates of Narmada dam opened, flood alert sounded in 3 districts

August 15, 2022 01:53 IST

The district administrations of Narmada, Vadodara and Bharuch districts have sounded a flood alert in several villages along the river banks due to the rising level of the Narmada river.

In Gujarat, the infection has spread in 23 districts and prohibitory orders are imposed on the transportation of cattle.
(Representational/File)

Pasture turns graveyard as LSD ravages villages in Kutch, claiming hundreds of cattle headsSubscriber Only

August 11, 2022 23:40 IST

The viral disease that originated in Africa has been sweeping Gujarat for three months since the first case was reported in Kaiyari village in Abdasa taluka of Kutch on April 23, the district where many depend on cattle-herding for their livelihood.

Lucky was arrested after the police got a tip-off that he was waiting for someone near the bus stand at Badala following which the police team nabbed him and recovered the ammunition from him.(File)

One held with pistol, live cartridges

August 8, 2022 03:26 IST

The Kharar police arrested a man and recovered a .32 bore pistol and five live cartridges from him on Sunday. the accused was identified as Vikas alias Lucky, a resident of Badali in Kharar. The accused is said to be in the business of illegal weapons and was active in the area. He was arrested […]

The residents during the protest in Mohali on Sunday. (Express photo)

Residents of housing society in New Chandigarh allege lack of civic amenities, poor construction

August 8, 2022 03:22 IST

A resident, Vinod Thakur, who led the demonstration, said that the residents had asked the company as well as the maintenance firm, Shri Vishnu Facility Management, how they could justify the substantial maintenance fee without addressing the residents’ concerns and delivering the promised facilities.

Some of the pits after
repair. (Express Photo)

Tired of indifferent attitude of MC, body of residents fills road pits at Zirakpur

August 8, 2022 03:06 IST

President of the JAC, Sukhdev Chaudhary, said that they have been asking the MC officials to visit the roads in the towns, but the officials failed following which the residents took matters into their own hands.

The family found that Rajpal was admitted to Dera Bassi civil hospital where the doctors had declared him dead on arrival.(File)

Railway employee killed as unidentified vehicle hits bike

August 8, 2022 02:01 IST

According to the police, the victim was identified as Rajpal, a resident of Panchkula.

Wanted in gang-rape case, former UP MLA’s son held from Pune

ITBP jawan arrested for allegedly raping Sikkim teenager

August 7, 2022 14:58 IST

In the same complaint, the girl's mother alleged that the local boy was also sexually assaulting her since February. Police said they have nabbed the boy and taking legal action against him.

The officer added that a case under sections 4(1), 21(1) Mining Act was registered against Baljeet.
(File)

Mohali: One held for illegal sand mining at Lubhangarh

August 7, 2022 02:56 IST

The accused, Baljeet Singh, was noticed by a team of the mining department carrying sand in his tractor trailer and was nabbed

The borewell in which the puppies were stuck.(Express photo)

Three puppies die after getting stuck in 35-foot-deep borewell for 29 hours

August 7, 2022 02:30 IST

Residents came to know of the incident around 5 pm on Friday and animal welfare groups were informed.

Singh had recently got a two-day leave sanctioned to visit his village in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.

Army jawan found hanging in Ambala; suicide suspected

August 7, 2022 02:10 IST

Naik Kuldip Singh had recently got a two-day leave sanctioned to visit his village in Bulandshahr, UP

Trivedi has ordered a primary investigation into the 628 cases while 260 others —amounting to land measuring 1,900 bighas at a market value of Rs 200 crore — have been served notices after being held liable for action.(Express photo)

Trivedi: People of certain community involved in forging papers to grab land

August 7, 2022 01:31 IST

According to the release, Trivedi, who was welcomed by local BJP leaders and Matar BJP MLA Kesrisinh Solanki when he arrived for the “surprise visit”, examined a total of 1,730 revenue records, of which, 628 were found to be "suspicious", the release said.

GST on garba: Opp voices get louder, Ramesh calls it ‘Garba Samapth Tax’

August 5, 2022 03:01 IST

The Vadodara Congress unit, which staged a protest at the District Collector’s office on Wednesday by playing garba, demanded immediate revision of the decision.

Two arrested for raping minor

August 4, 2022 03:58 IST

Ambala police arrested two youths after a 17-year-old minor girl alleged that she was gang raped by the them. Newsletter | Click to get the day’s best explainers in your inbox The accused live in the same street as her in Ambala. The victim complained to police that when she was passing through the street, […]