Day: October 4, 2022

Four interstate narcotics smugglers held in Hyderabad: Police

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Four interstate narcotics smugglers held in Hyderabad: Police Rachakonda police commissioner Mahesh Bhagawat said on a specific tip-off, the SOT police waylaid a van near Prakash Gardens, Alair of Yadadri Bhongir district, on Warangal-Hyderabad NH-163 and found the accused transporting the narcotics from Odisha to Maharasthra Four inter-state narcotics smugglers were on Monday arrested in Rachakonda near Hyderabad for allegedly transporting ganja from Malkangiri in Odisha to Maharashtra via the Telangana capital, police said. Rachakonda police commissioner Mahesh Bhagawat said the four arrested were identified as Vikas Baban Salve (28),…

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Chennai races to finish work on drains as monsoon approaches

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Chennai races to finish work on drains as monsoon approaches Chennai: The Greater Chennai Corporation and various civic departments are racing against time to complete work on a network of storm water drains with a deadline of October 10 ahead of the northeast monsoon which according to the IMD is expected to set in by October 15 in Tamil Nadu Chennai: The Greater Chennai Corporation and various civic departments are racing against time to complete work on a network of storm water drains with a deadline of October 10 ahead…

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Probing role of 2 ex-officers in training PFI cadres: Karnataka Police

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Probing role of 2 ex-officers in training PFI cadres: Karnataka Police  “The training took place at a PFI event in Mangaluru a few years ago. Two officers have given training on how to evade investigating agencies, how to handle police interrogations and what should they do during the court hearing etc.,” said the officer. The Karnataka police probing the activities of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) are looking into the alleged involvement of two former police officers in training its cadre, police said on Monday. Police added that…

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Three of family killed after house collapses due to heavy rains in Karnataka’s Raichur

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Three of family killed after house collapses due to heavy rains in Karnataka’s Raichur Police said Manavi taluk has been battered by rain for the past three days, and as a result, the houses walls have weakened. “The family was asleep when the building collapsed. We were informed about the neighbours, and with the help of locals, we searched the debris, but all of them died on the spot,” said a senior district police officer. Three members of a family, including a child, died after their house wall collapsed due…

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Leaders bid CPI(M) icon stalwartKodiyeri a teary farewell

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Leaders bid CPI(M) icon Kodiyeri a teary farewell Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Marxist party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, along with other leaders carried the body of Balakrishnan to the pyre readied at Payyambalam beach. The mortal remains of CPI(M) stalwart Kodiyeri Balakrishnan were consigned to flames on Monday at Payyambalam beach here in the presence of tens of thousands of party workers and senior leaders, who arrived to bid farewell to their dearest comrade. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Marxist party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, along with other leaders…

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Factory activity slows to 3-month low in September

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Factory activity slows to 3-month low in September The index reading underlines the resilience of India’s manufacturing sector activity amidst global recession fears, although has undergone a moderation for the second consecutive month in September. This number was 56.4 and 56.2 in July and August . A key measure of manufacturing activity, the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing for the month of September came in at 55.1, the 15th consecutive month that it is higher than 50, signifying an expansion in economic activity, even as business confidence rose to…

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J&K’s DG Prisons found murdered, manhunt launched to nab domestic help

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J&K’s DG Prisons found murdered, manhunt launched to nab domestic help Hemant Lohia, the Director General of Prisons, was a native of Assam. Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Prisons Hemant Lohia was found dead under suspicious circumstances at his house in Jammu’s Udeyawala with his throat slit late on Monday night, said a senior police officer. A murder probe has been launched while the suspect – his domestic help – is said to be missing. The incident took place at around 11.45 pm. Preliminary investigation suggests the involvement of…

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Several held as clash breaks out between two groups in Gujarat town: Report,

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Several held as clash breaks out between two groups in Gujarat town: Report The report said that the clash ensued after one group protested over a “religious flag” that was tied to a pole by another group near a shrine. Several people were reportedly arrested after a clash broke out between two groups in a town in Gujarat’s Vadodara on Monday. According to news agency ANI, the clash took place at a vegetable market in the Savli town of Vadodara. The report said that the clash ensued after one group…

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Rain expected in Himachal, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh this week

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Rain expected in Himachal, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh this week IMD said a low-pressure area was over the west-central Bay of Bengal and neighbouring areas and likely to move west-northwestwards towards the Andhra Pradesh coast in the next two days Intense rain spells were expected in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh from Wednesday for two to three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. Heavy rainfall was also expected in parts of east and northeast India over the next three to four days. IMD said a low-pressure area…

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Congress leader’s ‘lumpy virus-cheetahs’ comment draws response from Fadnavis

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Congress leader’s ‘lumpy virus-cheetahs’ comment draws response from Fadnavis In his comment, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole drew links between lumpy virus and cheetahs brought from Namibia. A Maharashtra Congress leader’s comment linking the fast-spreading lumpy virus among cattle to cheetahs brought from Namibia last month has prompted a sharp response from deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Nana Patole, the Maharashtra Congress chief, on Monday drew an unexpected link between cheetahs, Nigeria and the virus, which is said to have spread to nearly 15 states. “Lumpy virus… There is a…

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