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Frequent car breakdowns, lack of towing vans aggravate sorry situation of traffic in Thane

Thane, Dec. 16 -- Thane's traffic congestion appears to be a vicious cycle where prolonged traffic jams put severe stress on vehicles leading to mechanical failures and breakdowns on busy roads. To ad... Read More


State boards may soon get power to allow laying oil pipelines inside of forest areas

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is considering a proposal to allow state wildlife boards to consider the laying of slurry, petroleum and crude oi... Read More


Satellite-tagged turtle's movement off Dahanu a major boost for animal rehabilitation efforts

Mumbai, Dec. 16 -- The steady westward movement of satellite-tagged Olive Ridley turtle Dhaval Lakshmi from the Dahanu coast is being seen by scientists as a strong indicator of a successful rewilding... Read More


Young activist walks 490 km to flag hazards on Mumbai-Goa Highway

MUMBAI, Dec. 16 -- Amid mounting public anger over delays in the Mumbai-Goa Highway project, a 28-year-old activist from Raigad district undertook a 490-km walk along the entire stretch to document sa... Read More


Orwellian inflection to US visa vetting

India, Dec. 16 -- The US's new regime of expanded vetting of H-1B came into force from Monday. "Online presence review" may sound innocuous at first instance, but it is Orwellian in every sense. The n... Read More


Man auctions obscene videos on Telegram; police launch manhunt

MEERUT, Dec. 16 -- A multi-state police investigation has exposed an alleged online marketplace for child sexual abuse material, with a Meerut resident at the centre of accusations involving the aucti... Read More


Retired S-I kills daughter over marriageplans; wife, son help dispose of body

Agra, Dec. 16 -- A retired police sub-inspector allegedly strangulated his daughter over her decision to marry outside the family's wishes, and, later, disposed of her body in the Yamuna with the help... Read More


After searches, money trail linked to racket under ED lens

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- After searches conducted at 24 locations in UP, Jharkhand and Gujarat, the Enforcement Directorate on Monday began analysis and evaluation of documents and other incriminating evid... Read More


Trader's accountant robbed of Rs.85 lakh at gunpoint

Meerut, Dec. 16 -- In a daylight robbery, bike-borne criminals looted Rs.85 lakh at gunpoint from the accountant of a ghee and edible oil trader near Saraswati Medical College on the Hapur-Ghaziabad H... Read More


Bareilly man duped of Rs.78,500 by fake bank recovery agents

Meerut, Dec. 16 -- In Bareilly district, five people posing as bank recovery agents cheated a local man, Enul Alvi, of Rs.78,500 on the pretext of closing his SBI loan account. The victim realised the... Read More