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Noida authority hikes land acquisition rate by rRs.r1,135

India, Sept. 6 -- The Noida authority on Saturday increased the land acquisition rate for farmers from Rs.5,324 to Rs.6,459 per square metre (sqm), officials said. They added that this time, farmers ... Read More


Ghaziabad: 35-yr-old walks into high-rise, jumps to death from 23rd floor

Ghaziabad, Sept. 6 -- A 35-year-old man from Indirapuram died after falling from a high-rise in the area on Saturday morning, police said. Police received information about the incident from locals a... Read More


Punjab: Government asks civil surgeons to procure essential drugs locally amid supply gap

Patiala, Sept. 6 -- Though the Punjab Health Systems Corporation's (PHSC) have directed all civil surgeons to arrange their procurement at their own level for one month in order to ensure uninterrupte... Read More


Woman killed as iron structure collapses during dismantling after Dahi Handi event

India, Sept. 6 -- A 45-year-old woman died after a temporary iron structure erected for a Dahi Handi celebration collapsed on her while it was being dismantled in the Old Sanghvi area on Friday night,... Read More


Faridabad woman held for allegedly extorting businessman over private photos

India, Sept. 6 -- A 35-year-old woman was arrested in Faridabad for allegedly extorting money from a 47-year-old businessman by threatening to leak his private photographs on social media, police said... Read More


Autos, taxis to queue up for meter recalibration from Monday; cost fixed at rRs.r700

India, Sept. 6 -- Auto Rickshaw and taxi drivers across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) are expected to start queuing up at authorised meter recalibration centres from Monday to update their elec... Read More


Punjab man charged with selling drugs from California pizza outlet

Washington, Sept. 6 -- An Indian national has been charged with distributing drugs from a pizza outlet in a California city, the US Department of Justice said. According to court documents, 50-year-o... Read More


Lohagad murder case: Third accused held over alleged planning

India, Sept. 6 -- Pune rural police have arrested a third accused in the murder of Pune-based real estate businessman Ketan Agarwal, 26, alleging that he was involved in planning the crime and was awa... Read More


Traditional crime offenders take to cyber frauds

India, Sept. 6 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad police said that there is an increasing trend of conventional criminals shifting to cyber crimes due to their growing proximity with cyber goons. A probe into a... Read More


Maharashtra district hospitals lack psychiatric beds, patients forced to travel hundreds of kilometres

India, Sept. 6 -- Patients with severe mental health conditions in Maharashtra are being forced to travel hundreds of kilometres for admission as none of the state's 32 district hospitals has a functi... Read More