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Kolkata, April 8 (PTI) ITC Hotels Limited is stepping up the expansion of its premium brand Welcomhotel in key pilgrimage and leisure destinations, with the company announcing its 50th hotel milestone on Wednesday, following new property signings in Bhubaneswar and Shirdi. The company entered into definitive agreements with Sandy Resort Private Limited to operate a 73-room hotel in Shirdi and an 84-room hotel in Bhubaneswar under the Welcomhotel brand. With these two new signings, the Welcomho ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have recovered a total of 220 mobile phones worth Rs. 20 lakh which were either lost or stolen by conducting special drives. Disclosing this at a press meet yesterday, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar said that the mobile phones were handed over to 197 owners after they produced relevant documents. The City Police Commissioner said that if a mobile phone is stolen or lost, the phone owner should log on to https://ceir.sancharsaathi.gov.in, enter the m ...Read More >
Hunsur: A carcass of a two-year-old leopardess, suspected to have been shot by poachers was found with bullet injuries at Guledahalla region in Hunsur Regional Forest Division in Periyapatna taluk. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has ordered for a probe to ascertain the cause behind its death. Forest Department staff, who were on patrolling found the carcass of the leopardess on Monday morning and informed the higher officials. The officials, who rushed to the spot, conducted a spot inspection b ...Read More >
Overexploitation of groundwater in parts of Andhra Pradesh has raised concerns over an emerging imbalance in the water table, with several mandals reporting extraction levels that exceed natural recharge. At least 12 of the State's 679 groundwater assessment mandals, accounting for 1.8%, have been categorised as 'over-exploited', indicating that groundwater withdrawal in these areas has surpassed sustainable recharge limits. The findings are based on the Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India ...Read More >
Bhopal/Barwani April 8: A light earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on Richter scale struck the Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, sending brief tremors across the region but causing no reported damage or casualties. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred at 12:48:53 IST with its epicentre located nearly 21 km southwest of Barwani town. The focal depth was recorded at 10 km. The tremors were primarily felt in the Anjad police station area, particularly ...Read More >
New Delhi: Several eminent women, social activists and public figures have come out in strong support of the Women's Reservation Bill, terming it a historic and transformative step towards ensuring greater political participation and empowerment of women in the country. Padma Shri awardee Maya Tandon told IANS that the Bill was a step that would inspire women across the country. She said that women have already demonstrated leadership abilities in various spheres and their presence in legislati ...Read More >
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), Apr 8 (PTI) A search operation was launched after a class 10 student from Kerala went missing during a family trip to Manikyadhara Falls in the Chandradrona hill range, police said on Wednesday. The girl was part of a group of around 40 relatives who had travelled from Palakkad, officials added. According to police, she went missing at around 5.30 pm on Tuesday while at the falls with her family. The family searched for her until about 8 pm before informing the auth ...Read More >
Mangaluru: A serious road accident took place near Kaikamba, Gurupura, on the outskirts of Mangaluru, involving a collision between a passenger bus and a lorry. The head-on collision resulted in severe injuries to the bus driver. Initial reports suggest that the accident occurred when a lorry, traveling in the opposite direction, collided head-on with the bus. The impact of the collision resulted in a fractured leg for the bus driver, who was promptly transported to a local medical facility for ...Read More >
Kapurthala: A heartbreaking incident has come to light from Mohalla Pandori of Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district of Punjab, where the scourge of drugs has extinguished all the lights of a family. After the death of four boys, the fifth and last son of a family has also died -- all allegedly from drug abuse -- leaving behind their mother in deep mourning. The deceased has been identified as Sonu, son of Manjit Kaur. According to relatives, four of her sons had already lost their lives from ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Srinagar police have busted yet another Al-Falah type, multi-state network of Lashkar e Taiba in a painstaking, month-long investigation launched after the arrest of two Pakistani terrorists in March for allegedly receiving, guiding and arranging logistics for foreign terrorists infiltrated into J&K, which threw up a network of overground workers (OGW) not just in Kashmir but in other states like Haryana and Rajasthan.Abdullah @ Abu Hurrera @ Ahmed, a resident of Kasur in Pakistan's P ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a move aimed at easing travel demand and improving passenger convenience, Western Railway has announced the extension and enhancement of several special train services connecting Mumbai with key destinations across the country. According to the information shared by Western Railways on X (formerly Twitter), the Mumbai Central-Katihar Weekly Special, which operates on Saturdays, has been extended significantly. The service will now operate from May 16 to July 25. In the return directi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal has asserted that its order directing GPS tracking systems fitting applies to tankers supplying groundwater for commercial purposes, as well as tankers transporting STP-treated water. Treated water is a byproduct of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), and used for non-potable purposes, such as construction, horticulture, road sprinkling and similar activities, to reduce dependence on groundwater and promote sustainable water use. On May 28 last year ...Read More >
Thane, April 8: The Naupada Police have arrested a 45-year-old construction labourer for the alleged sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl at a construction site in the Naupada area of Thane. The accused, identified as Ram Laddu Madheshwar Yadav, had recently arrived from Bihar for work. Details of the incident According to police reports, the victim's father is a labourer who resides at the construction site in temporary housing with his family. On the night of the incident (Monday), the vi ...Read More >
The weather department has issued alerts across Uttar Pradesh, forecasting strong winds, thunderstorms and rainfall on April 8, with a possibility of hail in several districts The weather department in Uttar Pradesh has issued a series of alerts as conditions grow increasingly unstable. For April 8, forecasts predict winds of 40-50 km/h, along with thunderstorms and widespread rainfall across several districts, with a warning of possible hailstorms as well. On Tuesday evening, intense rainfall ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 8 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has terminated the services of two government employees as part of his "zero-tolerance to terror" policy, officials said on Wednesday. The dismissed employees have been identified as Farhat Ali Khanday and Mohammad Shafi Dar, the officials said. They said the dismissals were executed under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution and are part of the ongoing drive to root out terrorists embedded in the government machinery. W ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 8 (PTI) The Odisha Vigilance Department on Wednesday unearthed multiple assets, including a farmhouse, a palatial building, high-value plots, and bank deposits exceeding Rs 60 lakh, during raids on a senior irrigation department engineer, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, vigilance sleuths conducted simultaneous searches at six locations linked to the engineer of the Central Irrigation Circle, they said. During the operation, officials detected a triple-storeyed palatial bu ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: In a significant stride towards inclusive and gender-sensitive electoral practices, Dibrugarh district has set up 300 polling stations managed entirely by women, marking the highest number of all-women polling stations booths in Assam for the 2026 Assembly elections. According to district officials, a total of 1,322 polling stations have been established across six Assembly constituencies in Dibrugarh. Among these, the 300 all-women polling stations stand out as a major initiative ai ...Read More >
Karnataka 2nd PUC result date and time 2026: The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has officially announced the 2nd PUC Result 2026 date and time. As per the notification, results will be declared on April 9, 2026, at 3 PM. Students who appeared for the exams can access their scores online once the results are released. Where to Check 2nd PUC Result 2026 Students will be able to check their Karnataka 2nd PUC results through the digital platform DigiLocker. The link to c ...Read More >
Kolkata, India: India is considering releasing snakes and crocodiles along its frontier with Bangladesh, the Border Security Force said Wednesday, as New Delhi seeks to stave off unauthorised crossings. Senior Border Security Force officer Manoj Barnwal told AFP that "the use of reptiles" was discussed in a February meeting with the Home Ministry. "We have been asked to explore the feasibility of deploying reptiles such as snakes or crocodiles in vulnerable riverine gaps," said Barnwal, deputy ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD)'s Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, has warned for very severe thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, hail, rain, and strong surface winds over Khordha and Puri districts. According to the nowcast warning issued at 3:44 PM, intense thunderstorm activity with surface winds gusting between 50-60 kmph is very likely to occur at a few places in these two coastal districts during the next three hours, valid until 6:44 PM today. The warning c ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad man's scooter was stolen and a first information report (FIR) was also registered. Months later, he received a traffic challan for the same scooter. Since he was clearly not using it, what he came across was a clear image of the thief on the challan notification. The man, identified as Faisal Rahman, shared the unusual incident on social media. It received nationwide attention with over 1.8 million views just hours after being posted on Tuesday, April 7. "Dear Hyderabad ...Read More >
Puri: The Odisha government on Wednesday announced that appropriate steps are being taken to ensure completion of the ongoing inventory process at the Ratna Bhandar of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri before the Snana Yatra. Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan made this announcement as the second phase of the inventory process resumed today. The counting of valuables stored in the Ratna Bhandar is being carried out in a phased manner to ensure proper verification and documentation. The third pha ...Read More >
KAPURTHALA: After a loss of a couple's four sons allegedly to drugs, their fifth offspring died at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Amritsar on Tuesday. Sonu (32), the fifth son of the couple and whose condition was serious, was referred to Amritsar for treatment on Monday, his family members said, adding that he was bed-ridden due to a severe liver infection. Speaking to mediapersons on Sunday, Sonu's mother Manjit Kaur in Sultanpur Lodhi here had claimed that she lost her four ...Read More >
Thane: In a tragic incident, two youths were killed while another was injured in Mumbra on the evening of April 7. The incident occurred near the MM Valley area when the trio, riding triple on a two-wheeler, were hit by a private school bus as they reportedly tried to overtake it. According to a report by Saam TV, the two deceased, aged 19 and 21, have been identified as Avinash Davande and Sangham Pulshare, respectively. The third victim injured in the accident has been identified as Mahesh Wa ...Read More >
Jaipur, Apr 8 (PTI) Rainfall was recorded at several places in Rajasthan in the past 24 hours under the influence of a western disturbance, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The department said that weather conditions are likely to remain largely dry in the coming days with a gradual temperature rise. According to the Meteorological Centre, Jaipur, Shahpura in Jaipur district recorded the highest rainfall of 45 mm during the period ending Wednesday morning. Due to the impact of ...Read More >
India on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) welcomed a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, calling for "de-escalation, dialogue, and diplomacy" to ensure lasting peace in West Asia. "We welcome the ceasefire reached and hope that it will lead to lasting peace in West Asia. As we have continuously advocated earlier, de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy are essential to bring an early end to the ongoing conflict," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. "The conflict has already caused im ...Read More >
Aizawl: Mizoram Governor Vijay Kumar Singh successfully completed his self-enumeration for the general census at Lok Bhavan here on Tuesday, Lok Bhavan sources said. Singh hailed the country's first digital census as a "landmark initiative" for the nation. He urged all census officials in the state to make all-out efforts to ensure that no citizen is left behind. He also appealed to citizens to take the exercise seriously by registering themselves in the census and to extend full cooperation t ...Read More >
JAISALMER: In yet another major action along the India-Pakistan international border, a fresh consignment of heroin dropped by a Pakistani drone was recovered on Tuesday in the Karanpur sector of Sri Ganganagar district, marking the third consecutive day of such recoveries in the region. Acting on inputs from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), the Border Security Force (BSF), in coordination with the police, recovered two packets of heroin weighing approximately 1.560 kg near the internationa ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 8 (PTI) The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the death sentences awarded to two men in a 2019 rape and murder case of a seven-and-a-half-year-old girl in Ludhiana's Doraha. The HC also remanded the case back to the trial court, asking it to begin the trial from the stage of recording the statement of the accused and a fresh judgement be passed. "It is not a case where the trial court had put all the incriminating circumstances to the accused," observed the bench of J ...Read More >
Kerala Lottery Result Today Live, 8-4-2026: The Kerala State Lottery Department has officially declared the results for the DhanaLekshmi DL-47 lottery draw on April 8, 2026. The draw was held at the Gorky Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, under the supervision of independent panel of judges. The top prize of ₹1 crore, along with the second and third prizes of ₹30 lakh and ₹5 lakh, have been claimed. Participant with ticket number DL 572496 has won the bumper jackpot first prize. Check the live upda ...Read More >
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