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Rajkot: A major scam has rocked the Juthal Seva Sahakari Mandali in Maliya Hatina taluka of Junagadh district, where a former secretary of the cooperative society, Kanti Hingrajiya, accused of embezzling Rs 2.09 crore.The irregularities emerged during an inspection ordered by the district registrar. Hingrajiya, who served as secretary from May 2009 to April 2024, is alleged to have carried out flagrant illegalities. The cooperative’s president, Kanaiyalal Kaneria, filed a police complaint detailing the embezzlement. The inspection found that loan repayments from farmer members were never deposited in the cooperative’s bank account. Hingrajiya is also accused of selling the society’s…
Koderma/Ranchi: Ten Birhor kids from Gadiyai hamlet in Koderma district, who had gone missing after attending a feast at Parsabad around a week ago, were rescued from Gaya (Gayaji) in Bihar on Saturday. A team from Koderma brought back the kids to the state after completing the formalities. SP Anudeep Singh said the children wandered off, boarded the train at Parsabad, and were unable to get off at Yadudih station, which is near their hamlet. Birhors fall under the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) and are among Jharkhand’s most vulnerable population. In Koderma, the Birhor community has a population of…
Surat: Sarthana Nature Park Zoo has received a pair of Royal Bengal tigers in exchange for Smooth-coated otters, and the animals will soon be put on public display. However, the tigers are still adjusting to their new environment.The transfer was part of a multi-species exchange programme with Nandankanan Zoological Park near Bhubaneswar. Under the exchange, the Surat zoo sent five Smooth-coated otters, two male Indian grey wolves, 10 Indian star tortoises and a pair of silver pheasants. In return, it received a pair of Bengal tigers, two female Indian grey wolves, three four-horned antelopes, two barking deer and five Indian…
Vadodara: The standing committee of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) on Saturday cleared a Rs 7,672 crore budget for 2026–27 and forwarded it to the general board, rejecting all proposed hikes in service charges and administrative fees.The VMC administration had proposed steep increases in service charges, administrative fees and other levies to generate additional revenue, even as taxes were left unchanged. After three days of deliberations, the standing committee struck down all the proposed hikes.VMC commissioner Arun Mahesh Babu had presented a budget of Rs 7,609 crore, which the standing committee increased to Rs 7,672 crore. The committee cut allocations…
Kolkata: You will get one more chance to vote even if your name does not appear on the final electoral rolls. The EC stated that electors who have been unable to turn up for hearing and find their names deleted when the final voter list is out can submit Form 6 to be enrolled as an elector. If any elector does not find his/her name on the final electoral rolls even after attending the hearing, he/she would have to apply first to the DEO and then to the CEO to get enrolled on the voter list.”The electors whose names go…
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UK rapper Central Cee confirms conversion to Islam and reveals he has changed his name/ Image: Instagram British rapper Central Cee has publicly confirmed he has converted to Islam and changed his name, sharing the news directly with fans during a livestream. The 27-year-old artist, born Oakley Neil Caesar-Su, disclosed the decision while speaking on a livestream hosted by PlaqueBoyMax. During the broadcast, Central Cee told viewers: “I just changed my name and took my shahada, I am a muslim now,” before adding that he has changed his first name from Oakley to Akil/Aqeel. The Shahada is the Islamic declaration…
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan at a practice session ahead of the T20 World Cup match against New Zealand. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu One of the highlights of the 2024 T20 World Cup was Afghanistan’s sensational march to the semifinals. The foundation for the team’s inspiring run — in which it also beat the mighty Australia — began with a crushing 84-run win over New Zealand.The memories of that game in Providence should be fresh in the minds of both these outfits when they get ready to square off against each other to kickstart their 2026 campaign (Group D) here…
Combination image of U.S. President Donald Trump and German federation vice-president Oke Göttlich | Photo Credit: Reuters A German football federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump. Oke Göttlich, the president of Bundesliga club St. Pauli and one of the German federation’s 10 vice-presidents, told the Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper in an interview on Friday (January 23, 2026) that “the time has come” to “seriously consider and discuss this.” Trump has sown discord in Europe with his takeover bid for Greenland — a semiautonomous territory of NATO…
Last year’s finalist Railways Sports Promotion Board and Indian Navy set up the title clash at the SNBP 61st Nehru hockey tournament, winning their respective semifinals at the Shivaji Stadium. While RSPB beat Indian Air Force 3-0, Navy dominated for an easy 3-1 win against defending champion Petroleum Sports Promotion Board in the day’s other match.Navy was in complete control of the game all through and barely allowed PSPB, with a handful of former Indian stars, a shot at goal till the very end. In fact, the lone goal for PSPB came off its only penalty corner in the final…