I-T search in some business houses in Belagavi

I-T search in some business houses in Belagavi

A team of Income Tax Department officers searched the houses and offices of some industrialists and businesspersons in Belagavi on January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Photo for representation only A team of Income Tax Department officers searched the houses and offices of some industrialists and businesspersons in Belagavi on January 28. They included Vinod … Read more

Two houses raided, 3 kg ganja seized; efforts on to nab accused

Two houses raided, 3 kg ganja seized; efforts on to nab accused

Excise Department staff with the accused and a part of the ganja which was recovered, in Hyderabad, on Wednesday,December 18, 2024. Close to three kilograms of ganja was seized during the raids conducted by the State Task Force under the Telangana Excise and Prohibition Department at two residences in Hyderabad on Wednesday. In the first … Read more

Goa’s green design warriors

Goa’s green design warriors

Goa is studded with 100-400 year old villas, cottages and outhouses, with laterite walls and Mangalore-tiled roofs that have been carefully restored and reimagined into stores, restaurants, bars and holiday homes. Many of them come with fine woodwork, multiple doors and windows and expansive courtyards offering cross-ventilation, as well as other little details often seen … Read more

Houses of 9 accused in clash during Muharram demolished in UP’s Bareilly

Houses of 9 accused in clash during Muharram demolished in UP’s Bareilly

The district administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly has demolished at least nine houses belonging to people allegedly involved in a clash during the Muharram procession. On July 19, violence erupted in Bareilly after members of one community allegedly pelted stones at another community. A young man named Tejwas died after being beaten during the clash. … Read more

Houses in Kukrail ‘green belt’ marked in red triggers panic

Houses in Kukrail ‘green belt’ marked in red triggers panic

Excavators being used to demolish illegal constructions along the Kukrail river, at Akbarnagar in Lucknow, Saturday, June 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI After officials of the Irrigation Department put ‘red marks’ on many houses located in Pantnagar, Rahim Nagar and Abrar Nagar localities in Lucknow, all within 50 meters of the ‘green belt’ on … Read more

Pro-TDP media houses portraying Jagan as anti-Dalit, says Jupudi Prabhakar Rao

Pro-TDP media houses portraying Jagan as anti-Dalit, says Jupudi Prabhakar Rao

Government adviser (social justice) Jupudi Prabhakar Rao said that former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and his family had always treated the Dalits with compassion and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was also following his father’s footsteps by holding those marginalised sections dear to his heart.  “However, a section of the vernacular media has … Read more

A new life with composites

A new life with composites

Post-pandemic, there has been more demand for pergolas in independent homes to accommodate intimate family gatherings | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto With an eye on convenient assembly, long-lasting and low-maintenance products, composite high-technology processed materials offer a variety of finishes and clear advantages of weatherproof and termite-resistant solutions. Many of these products in vogue today … Read more

NIA team visits places near Coimbatore blast site; police search houses of persons on watch list

NIA team visits places near Coimbatore blast site; police search houses of persons on watch list

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team probing the car blast in front of Sangameswarar temple in Coimbatore on Wednesday visited neighbouring localities, including H.M.P.R Street at Kottaimedu, where the alleged mastermind of the terror plot lived in a rented house. NIA officials were seen visiting shops and checking the availability of visuals from surveillance cameras … Read more

Five houses, 2 relief camps damaged in Mizoram due to heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Sitrang

Five houses, 2 relief camps damaged in Mizoram due to heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Sitrang

The downpour also triggered landslides and uprooted trees along several highways in in Mizoram The downpour also triggered landslides and uprooted trees along several highways in in Mizoram At least five houses and two relief camps in Mizoram’s Mamit and Siaha districts were damaged due to heavy rain accompanied by squally wind under the impact … Read more

For inter-caste, inter-faith couples, a harrowing search for safe houses

For inter-caste, inter-faith couples, a harrowing search for safe houses

Despite a Supreme Court directive, only Delhi, Haryana and Punjab have proper shelters for such couples facing opposition from families and community Despite a Supreme Court directive, only Delhi, Haryana and Punjab have proper shelters for such couples facing opposition from families and community Amit Kumar had everything going for him. After graduating in engineering … Read more