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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday directed authorities to shut down 717 TASMAC liquor outlets located within 500 metres of places of worship, educational institutions and bus stands across the state within the next two weeks.According to the state government, the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) currently runs 4,765 retail…
SRINAGAR: Amid J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha’s Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan and criticism over leaving liquor shops across Jammu and Kashmir untouched, chief minister Omar Abdullah Monday said that liquor shops in J&K are for those who are being allowed by their religion to consume liquor, and no one is forcing anyone to liquor shops.“First…
Lucknow: A massive fire broke out on Thursday night at Barabirwa vegetable market in Krishna Nagar, engulfing over 100 shops and reducing more than 20 of them to ashes. The incident occurred around 11.30pm near a mall, triggering panic in the densely packed market area.Eyewitnesses said the flames were so intense that they were visible…
KOCHI: Screenwriter Sreenivasan gave a big political mileage to kattan chaya (black tea) and parippuvada (lentil fritters) with Sandesham but tea shops and restaurants, especially those in villages, had long played a crucial role in defining Kerala’s socio-political and cultural convictions. When another election campaign reaches business end, these casual hangouts turn vibrant. However, LPG…
British Conservative MP Bob Blackman has said that those behind the disruption of a Holi celebration in north-west London earlier this month are “still largely at large”, even as he flagged fresh incidents of violence targeting Hindu and Sikh communities in nearby areas.In a post on X, Blackman said that despite raising the March 3…
NEW DELHI: Kerosene oil, which has made a comeback for household use across several states and UTs, will be primarily made available through ration shops and, in some cases, from retail outlets of public sector oil marketing companies for cooking and lighting purposes. The Centre on Thursday allocated 48,000 kilolitres (kl) of additional kerosene to…
LONDON: Gangs of suspected Somalian men have allegedly been terrorising Indian-origin shopkeepers and restaurant owners in Wembley and trashing their shops in targeted attacks of late. This follows the attack in Harlow last week, wherein a gang attacked Holi revellers. Wembley shopkeepers felt it could be the same group.Bob Blackman MP raised the Harrow attack…
LUCKNOW: The body of a 35-year-old man was found inside a freezer at a veg biryani shop in Bakshi Ka Talab (BKT) area on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Vijay Pal, a resident of Kishanpur Majra under the BKT police station limits.According to police, the shop had remained closed for the past four…
Gaya: Demolition threat looms over more than 250 shops and houses in the Rajauli block area of Nawada district, with the administration giving occupants time till Feb 17 to voluntarily remove encroachments from public land. Officials have warned that structures failing to comply will be bulldozed, and the cost of demolition will be recovered from…
Representative file photo An explosion struck a building in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, damaging an eight-storey structure on Moallem Boulevard, state media reported. The blast destroyed “two floors, several vehicles, and shops”, though the cause remains unclear.The semi-official Tasnim news agency dismissed social media claims that a Revolutionary Guard…
