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Pune court awards 10 years' RI for attempt to rape minor

India, Aug. 8 -- A special POCSO (Protection of Children against Sexual Offences) Court in Pimpri-Chinchwad has sentenced a 33-year-old labourer to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) for attempting ... Read More


Punjab CM to lay foundation stone of Ravidas research centre on Aug 9

Jalandhar, Aug. 8 -- In the run-up to the 650th anniversary of Guru Ravidas in February 2027, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann will be laying the foundation stone for construction of the Guru Ravid... Read More


Failed robbery bid led to watchman's murder, say cops

India, Aug. 8 -- Four days after a security guard was found strangled inside a water tank of a Juhu residential building, police on Friday arrested five men who allegedly killed him to eliminate the o... Read More


PNC Infratech blames rain as fresh potholes hit Lko-Kanpur Expressway

LUCKNOW, Aug. 8 -- Even as two fresh potholes emerged on the recently inaugurated Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway before repairs at the first damaged stretch were completed, PNC Infratech has attributed the... Read More


Anti-sacrilege law: Akal Takht-appointed panel seeks compliance report from Punjab govt

Amritsar, Aug. 8 -- The Akal Takht-appointed expert panel on Friday asked the Punjab government to first submit a compliance report on objections raised by the highest Sikh temporal seat before any fu... Read More


Minister orders action on roads, encroachments and waste mgmt

India, Aug. 8 -- Minister of state for urban development, transport, social justice, medical education, minority development and Waqf, Madhuri Misal, on Friday directed Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC... Read More


Ghaziabad: 47-year-old man slips into 15-ft drain, rescued

India, Aug. 8 -- A 47-year-old man nearly drowned after slipping into a 15-foot drain in Ghaziabad's Shastri Nagar on Friday before police and fire department personnel rescued him, officials said. A... Read More


GB Nagar puts multi-agency plan in place for Mahashivratri rush

India, Aug. 8 -- Ahead of the Mahashivratri rush on August 11, the Gautam Budh Nagar administration has stepped up security, traffic management and emergency response teams across the district. Polic... Read More


Residents allege irregular garbage collection in Noida Sector 122

Noida, Aug. 8 -- Residents of Sector 122 have alleged that door-to-door garbage collection has been irregular for the past 10 days, with only one of the two vehicles allocated to the sector currently ... Read More


19-year-old dies after motorcycle hits divider near Noida Sector 96

India, Aug. 8 -- A 19-year-old man died and his friend was injured after their motorcycle lost balance and crashed into a divider near Sector 96 underpass in Noida on the intervening night of Thursday... Read More