September 2023

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday announced compensation of Rs 560 crore to six lakh farmers affected by natural disasters like drought, flood, cyclone and unseasonal rains under the crop insurance scheme during last fiscal.The crop insurance scheme is implemented in 14 clusters comprising 37 districts by the identified insurance companies. “An area of 24.45 lakh acres was...

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police head constable has been booked for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage in Laxmi Nagar area, police said on Thursday. "We got a complaint from the victim, a 22-year-old woman, against Head Constable Nafees Ahmed of Delhi Police, presently posted in PCR in the northeast district," a senior police official said. The complainant alleged that she came in contact...

THANE: A man was held on Thursday from North Dinajpur area of West Bengal for allegedly murdering a woman in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district, a police official said. The decomposed body of the 36-year-old woman, identified as Madhu Prajapati, was found in Ganesh Nagar and a murder case was filed due to the presence of multiple wounds, Senior Inspector Rajendra Pawar of Kongaon police station...

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NEW DELHI: Ever since Mohammed Siraj claimed a six-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final, accolades for the Indian pacer continue to pour in with AB de Villiers also lavishing praise on the top-ranked ODI bowler.Former South African captain de Villiers emphasised that Siraj's attitude makes him stands apart and it is one thing that can really uplift you."He's still young even though we've...

THANE: The Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra registered a case against a man for sexually harassing a 15-year-old girl after befriending her on social media, an official said on Thursday. Between November 2022 and June 2023, accused Altaf Sheikh first allegedly coaxed the minor to share a few semi-nude photos of her with him. He then demanded more such pictures threatening to make the earlier one viral...

BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced to have expelled two BJD MLAs — Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and Sudhansu Sekhar Parida — from the party. A party statement later cited their involvement in anti-people activities as reasons behind the action.The BJD said a media organization run by Soumya faces serious cases of organized bank fraud involving loans worth crores of rupees in...

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CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday inspected ongoing road works in South Chennai areas like Alandur, Perungudi and Velachery. Stalin visited Madipakkam's Ram Nagar 7th Cross Street, Third Main Road (west side), Third Main Road (east side), where works worth Rs 85 lakh are under way.Later, he inspected highway road works in Manapakkam-Kolapakkam-Gerugambakkam stretch where works worth Rs 4.5...

NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will float a tender this week to select a project management consultant who will finalise a Rs 62-crore plan for the mechanised sweeping and upkeep of 1,400km of roads wider than 60ft in the city.At present, these roads are maintained by the Public Works Department, though sanitation services, including clearing of garbage and road sweeping, are the...