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‘All Varanasi ghats tell a story that I have revealed through my paintings’
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 01:04 AM IST
Patel is in Lucknow at present for an art exhibition ‘Avimukta’ that was inaugurated at a city hotel on Monday.
Anupam Srivastava, Lucknow
Find staff responsible for lax pole maintenance: Divisional chief
In a letter to municipal commissioner Inderjeet Singh, Jacob asked him to act against staff responsible for the girl’s death
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 01:02 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Drones’ battery life hiccup in hunt for ‘maneater’ leopards
Out of the total seven drones the forest department owns, the two recently bought ones have thermal sensors that allow them to spot any living object even if it’s hiding under the deep covers of a sugarcane field, they added.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 01:01 AM IST
S Raju, Meerut
Jammu crime branch arrest two absconders
One accused Bashir Ahmed Mir of Kathpora in Kulgam was arrested from the outskirts of Jammu city for his involvement in defrauding people of their hard earned money after luring them to invest in non banking finance company - Kashmir Valley Finance and Investment Limited
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:56 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
J&K Police file chargesheet against top heroin supplier from Punjab
The heroin supplier was arrested from Amritsar by Jammu and Kashmir Police following a series of raids in Punjab after the registration of an FIR against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:54 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Jammu
Advocate also files case against Nitesh Rane for using ‘Dalit’ nomenclature
A case has been registered against a politician, an editor, and an anchor for using the term 'Dalit' and broadcasting a statement deemed legally banned. Investigations are ongoing.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:52 AM IST
Mehbooba exhorts party workers to gear up for local body, panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir
Mehbooba, who was addressing a workers’ meeting at the party headquarters in Jammu, said, “ULB and Panchayat elections are round the corner and I want my workers to get ready for them”
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:51 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
Nuh police start drone survey to identify hideouts in Aravallis
Police on Monday produced 23 suspects before a court and 15 of them were sent to 14-day judicial custody, while eight were taken on police remand, said police
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen gunned down in J&K’s Poonch
The terrorist was identified as Muneer Hussain of Bagyaldara in Poonch; the search operations led to the recovery of one AK 56 rifle, one 9 mm pistol with silencer, one magazine of AK 56, 10 rounds of 7.62 mm, nine rounds of 9 mm, two hand grenades, eatables and medicines
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Best global practices key to solving BEST’s woes
BEST Mumbai has two arms: electricity and transportation. The former subsidises losses incurred by the latter, with its Transport Department Loss Recovery (TDLR) surcharge
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Paresh Rawal
Wife tries to kill jeweller hubby by mixing ‘black magic’ herbs in food
Based on the complaint, the RAK Marg police have registered a case against the woman and her siblings, under Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
MUHS nod to 1,000 UG medical seats
The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) has approved 1,000 additional seats in eight medical colleges after the seats were initially missing from the first round of selection list for the state Common Entrance Test (CET). These seats will now be available in the second round, raising hopes for students to get into their preferred colleges. Some students are demanding a reallocation of seats from the first round.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:46 AM IST
Adani Energy Solutions secures $1bn financing for HVDC link project in Mumbai
Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL) has secured financing for its $1 billion green High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link project in Mumbai. The project aims to supply more renewable power to the city while supporting its rising electricity demand. AESL has achieved $700 million financial closure with nine international banks for the HVDC transmission link between Kudus and Aarey in Mumbai. Construction is set to begin in October 2023. The link will ensure uninterrupted supply of renewable power to Mumbai, which is facing transmission capacity constraints and a fast-rising energy demand.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:44 AM IST
50-yr-old killed, two injured in Santacruz hit-and-run, driver arrested
A cyclist was killed and two car occupants were injured after a speeding SUV crashed into them in Santacruz. The driver has been arrested.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
Virar police bust major fake document racket in construction
Police officials said they had arrested five persons—four of them in the construction business—and recovered a huge stock of fake rubber stamps and letterheads of revenue officials from Thane and Palghar districts, MMRDA, CIDCO and the Vasai-Virar City municipal corporation (VVCMC)
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Megha Sood
Ulhasnagar furniture foam factory gutted in fire, no casualties
According to fire brigade officials, the fire was noticed when workers were doing welding work in the factory around 2.30 pm. Furniture foam and other furniture materials were stored in the warehouse above the factory, and the fire spread across the factory in no time
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:43 AM IST
GRP slaps additional hate-crime charge against arrested RPF constable
On July 31, Chetan Singh shot dead his senior officer Tikaram Meena and three Muslim passengers on the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:39 AM IST
Megha Sood
Mahapanchayat members meet Gurugram DC, seek release of ‘innocent’ youths
Mahesh Dayma, a former councillor of ward number 30, said if their demands are not met, they will meet chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:42 AM IST
Authorities know about menace of share autos but don’t act: Students, office-goers
Both groups have said that the authorities know everything about the flouting of rules by share auto drivers but do not want to act. Helpless due to insufficient BEST buses from Kurla West, the commuters are forced to stand in long queues and are at the mercy of share auto drivers
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:42 AM IST
We have a roadmap for J&K for next 25 years, says J&K LG Sinha
“In four years, we have travelled that much distance which was unimaginable to people. And we have framed a roadmap of next 25 years about the changes going to happen in Jammu and Kashmir,” Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor said
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:40 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Car driver held for crashing into several vehicles, injuring traffic cop
A 22-year-old son of a Nagpur-based businessman has been arrested on Sunday for allegedly ramming his car into several vehicles and injuring a traffic police constable who tried to stop him. The police said the car of the accused was chased from Marine Drive till Byculla and he was nabbed at the end of the JJ Flyover
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:39 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Facing financial crisis, Thane Man dies by suicide
According to the police officials, the man left a suicide note in which he wrote about his struggle with health issues and financial crisis wading heavily on him. “He did not have a job and was suffering from a financial crisis and health issues”
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:38 AM IST
Labourer held for killing co-worker, dumping body in septic tank
A labourer in Mumbai was arrested for killing his co-worker in a fit of rage and dumping the body in a septic tank. The body was found on August 3.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:38 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
21-year-old biker injured in road rage in Jogeshwari
A 21-year-old biker was injured after crashing into a divider in Mumbai when a car abruptly cut him off following an argument with the driver.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:37 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
Private bus operators unwilling to accept BEST fares
According to sources among private bus owners, BEST has been rigid about paying BEST rates to private bus operators who are willing to help out in the crisis. The Undertaking is paying ₹45 to ₹56 per kilometre, depending on whether the bus is air-conditioned or not. Sources said that some private bus operators were charging as much as ₹20 to ₹30 per seat on a few routes that they were operating
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:37 AM IST
Eight buffaloes electrocuted to death in Khanna village
The villagers said that a snapped electricity wire had fallen on the road due to rain, and the electric current spread into the water
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:36 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
The whistle-blower architect who exposed 65 illegal housing projects in Kalyan
Architect Sandeep Patil exposed 65 real estate projects in Kalyan-Dombivli where developers had produced fake commencement certificates to get projects registered with MahaRERA. Patil filed a PIL in the Bombay high court and the Enforcement Directorate has asked for his assistance. The case is still pending in court. Patil has called for stricter regulations and personal site visits by RERA officials to curb illegal constructions.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Linah Baliga, Mumbai
No evidence to prove split: Sharad Pawar’s NCP tells EC
The party has also sought documents from the poll body based on which the Ajit-led faction made the claim. Senior NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad reiterated that the party was still united
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Around 5,000 Muslim vendors have left Ggm, alleges hawkers’ body
Most of the vendors from the minority community hail from places such as Meerut, Aligarh, Bijnor, Moradabad, Mainpuri, Muzaffarnagar, Etawah in Uttar Pradesh and Nuh district, and a majority of them have returned to their hometowns due to alleged threats
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:46 AM IST
Criminal case against Sambhaji Bhide for insulting reformer Jotiba Phule
Bhide is facing similar cases elsewhere in the state for his offensive remarks against Mahatma Gandhi, Saibaba of Shirdi and other social reformers in his speeches over the last two weeks. On August 1, an FIR was registered against him in Nashik for his speech in Amravati in the last week of July
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:36 AM IST
