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They claim that the liquor shops near the toll plaza encourage commuters to stop and drink liquor which can lead them to commit heinous crimes.

Death toll in Punjab hooch tragedy rises to 62; ten people arrested so...

The deaths have taken place in Tarn Taran, Batala and Amritsar districts of the state since Wednesday.

1 Aug 2020 4:53 PM IST

Workers take a look at a huge crane that collapsed inside the Hindustan Shipyard complex in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. Eleven people were killed in the accident.

11 killed as crane collapses at Hindustan Shipyard in Vizag; four...

Rail-mounted crane collapsed during load testing

1 Aug 2020 3:51 PM IST

Andhra Pradesh initially enjoyed success in curbing the spread of coronavirus. (Representational image:PTI)

Andhra Pradesh pips Delhi to third spot in corona tally: Early success...

Andhra Pradesh has risen to the third position after three consecutive days of over 10,000 cases

1 Aug 2020 3:25 PM IST

Photo for representational purposes only.

Miscreants destroy sculptures worth Rs 45 lakh, dump them near...

Kumara Swamy, a resident of Gandipet, told the police that 40 sculptures made by him were damaged by a group of people

1 Aug 2020 12:56 PM IST

COVID-19: India crosses 17-lakh cases mark after record surge in a single day

COVID-19: India crosses 17-lakh cases mark after record surge in a...

Recoveries, meanwhile, crossed the 11-lakh mark

1 Aug 2020 12:00 PM IST

Andhra Pradesh governor Biswabhushan Harichandan (left) and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. (DC file photo)

Andhra Pradesh Governor approves bill to establish three capitals for...

Executive Capital at Visakhapatnam, Judicial Capital at Kurnool and Legislative Capital at Amaravati

1 Aug 2020 11:28 AM IST

Video grab of Kashmir Congress leader Saifuddin Soz speaking to reporters from behind the wall of his house in Srinagar where he says he is being detained by the central government. However, the government has denied in the Supreme Court that Soz is under detention. (PTI)

Cops release video of Saifuddin Soz visiting his sister to show he-'s...

Kashmir Congress leader says the video is a white lie to deny his detention

1 Aug 2020 10:35 AM IST

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray also rejected criticism that bureaucracy has an upper hand in his government. (PTI Photo)

Sushant Singh Rajput death: Don-'t doubt Mumbai Police-'s ability to...

Thackeray lashed out at Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis, saying the BJP politician had doubted the credibility of...

1 Aug 2020 10:26 AM IST

N Ramesh Kumar. (DC File Photo)

Jagan government reinstates N Ramesh Kumar as SEC after rap from...

Ramesh Kumar had been removed on April 10, and the tenure of the SEC reduced to three years.

1 Aug 2020 9:56 AM IST

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti, whose detention has been extended by three months. (File photo)

Mehbooba Mufti-'s party says mind games won-'t work

PDP leader-'s detention has been extended by three months while most other key figures have freed

1 Aug 2020 9:36 AM IST

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The actor was found hanging at his Bandra apartment in Mumbai on June 14. (PTI Photo)

Sushant Singh Rajput death: Enforcement Directorate files case against...

The Mumbai police is already probing the alleged suicide case

31 July 2020 11:15 PM IST

People queue up at a restaurant after business establishments resumed in Bengaluru. AFP photo

Bengaluru turns Karnataka-'s COVID hotspot as denizens flout norms

Karnataka has been witnessing a spike in the number of Covid positive cases with the numbers breaching 5,000 mark

31 July 2020 10:28 PM IST