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Medical students and interns protest at BPS Govt Medical College in Sonipat Gohana: Two MBBS interns were allegedly molested within a span of just 30 minutes at BPS Govt Medical College in Sonipat’s Khanpur Kalan, on Independence Day night, triggering protests by students.Students demand better lighting, more guards on campus and regular police patrols, especially at night. Education minister Mahipal Dhanda said such incidents targeting female students would not be tolerated and assured that he would speak with chief minister Nayab Singh Saini about strengthening security.Both interns were attacked when they were walking back to their hostels at night after…

Lucknow: Four sportspersons from Uttar Pradesh — Paris Olympic hockey medallist Raj Kumar Pal from Ghazipur, rower Arvind Singh from Bulandshahr, race walker Priyanka Goswami from Meerut and shooter Akhil Sheoran from Baghpat — have been selected for the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in sports and games.Two boxing coaches from the state, Chhote Lal Yadav from Varanasi and Sambhal’s Dharmendra Singh Yadav, have been chosen for the Dronacharya Award.“I got emotional when I came to know about the award. Soon after the news came in, congratulatory messages started pouring in,” said Pal, a deputy superintendent of police in Uttar…

Leader of opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav addresses a press conference in Patna on Tuesday Patna: The RJD on Tuesday changed the starting point of its protest march against paper leaks, the examination system, recruitment issues and unemployment, with the march now set to begin from JP roundabout instead of the party’s state office.The march, already announced for Wednesday, will begin at 10am and proceed to Lok Bhavan. The decision to change the starting point was taken at a meeting chaired by leader of opposition in assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday evening.RJD spokesperson Shakti Singh Yadav said the march would…

Jaipur: Contractors and suppliers executing govt projects in Rajasthan have urged the state to extend Force Majeure relief after disruptions linked to the West Asia crisis hit raw material supplies, raised input costs and delayed work across sectors, including infrastructure and technology.The demand follows Centre’s decision to recognise disruptions arising from the West Asia situation as a potential Force Majeure event for govt contracts.FORTI president Suresh Agarwal said, “Contractors in Rajasthan want a similar mechanism for works awarded by PWD, RSRDC, PHED, JDA, UITs, Department of Information Technology and Communication (DoIT&C) and other state agencies.”He said the crisis had disrupted…

Lloyds Metals and Energy Ltd MD Balasubramanian Prabhakaran speaks at a startup conclave at Nagpur’s VNIT on Tuesday Nagpur: More than 25,000 former Naxal cadres are now associated with Lloyds Metals and Energy Ltd as shareholders, said company MD Balasubramanian Prabhakaran, describing the initiative as an effort to bring the once rebels into the mainstream as equal stakeholders rather than merely employees.Speaking at a startup conclave at VNIT, Nagpur, Prabhakaran said former Naxals have been integrated across various functions, including marketing, logistics, supply chain management, production and manufacturing.Addressing the gathering, he said, “Naxalism is history now. Over 25,000 former Naxals…

The open well in Kobadi village Rajkot: In a bizarre incident, three men from a group of 11 alleged gamblers died after jumping into a well after a false alarm about a police raid triggered panic in the darkness around 3am on Tuesday at a farm in Kobadi village of Ghogha taluka in Bhavnagar districtThe deceased were Rahul Chauhan (35), Nilesh Dabhi (37) and Ajitsinh Sindha (45), all residents of Bhavnagar city.According to police, the group travelled from Bhavnagar to the farm — in the jurisdiction of Vartej police station — around midnight. Mid-game, a sudden scare of an impending…

Around 10,000 cusecs of water is being discharged from the Tenughat dam Ramgarh: The Ramgarh administration and Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS) authorities have issued a flood alert for villages downstream along Damodar river after continuous heavy rain pushed the Patratu dam close to its maximum level.Vivek Singh, estate officer of PTPS under the water resources department, said the water had reached 1,326.5 reservoir level (RL), just 1 ft below the notified level of 1,327.5 RL. “Heavy rainfall in the catchment and upstream areas over the past 48 hours led to the sharp rise,” he said.Following an alert from the…

Civic officials at the restaurant Surat: A five-year-old girl died and four members of her family fell severely ill after allegedly suffering food poisoning following consumption of paneer and kaju curries bought from a restaurant in Varachha.The deceased, Arya Kalsariya, had consumed the food along with her father Ashok, mother Jyotsana and two sisters after the family brought home a parcel from Shital Restaurant on Aug 15.Varachha police are investigating the exact cause of Arya’s death and are awaiting forensic reports to determine the toxin, if any, that caused the suspected poisoning.The family had purchased the food parcel around 7.30pm…

The seven villages were incorporated into VMC limits in 2020 Vadodara: Six years after seven peripheral villages were brought within the Vadodara Municipal Corporation limits, their primary schools are now set to come under the civic body’s education wing.The VMC general board, scheduled to meet on Thursday, will consider a proposal to bring 13 primary schools in the seven villages under the Nagar Prathmik Shikshan Samiti, along with their teaching staff.The seven villages — Sevasi, Bhayli, Vemali, Bill, Karodiya, Undera and Vadadala — were incorporated into VMC limits in 2020, adding around 40 sqkm and a population of nearly two…

Police recovered an illegal firearm, live and spent cartridges, a motorcycle, the looted jewellery and cash from his possession Varanasi: Deogaon police in Azamgarh district arrested a wanted after an encounter late Monday night. Wanted in a case of duping a woman of jewellery by luring her with the promise of securing a job for her sonShameem, 36, used several aliases like Suraj, Mumtaz, Bablu Yadav and Sameer Ansari. He is a resident of DLW Jalalipatti, Manduadih police station area and presently residing in Nidhaura village, under Balua police station area of Chandauli district.Police recovered an illegal firearm, live and…