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Mangaluru: School-related issues emerged as the leading reason for Child Helpline interventions in Dakshina Kannada during 2025-26, accounting for 182 of the 491 cases handled by the district child protection unit (DCPU) between April 2025 and March 2026.A total of 37% of the caseload, were school related concerns, including complaints of corporal punishment, bullying, ragging, potential dropouts, behavioural issues and counselling needs, which was nearly three times the the second-largest category– 62 cases of child-begging cases. The helpline handled an average of 41 cases a month.District child protection officer Rashmi said every complaint was examined and counselling provided where necessary.…

Mysuru: MCC decided to crack the whip against visual pollution in the city. Henceforth, if any publicity material is not removed beyond the stipulated time, MCC will impose a fine, both on those who installed the banner and the printer.MCC has also decided to clear all footpath encroachments and illegal vendors on the Dasara procession route before the state festival. The zonal officers have been asked to start imposing fines on the repeat offenders who violate MCC instructions in this regard.A decision in this regard was taken in the monthly meeting of MCC which was chaired by regional commissioner Nitesh…

The elevated road will begin near Okhla Barrage in Sector 94 and run parallel to the Yamuna embankment before joining Yamuna Expressway Noida: An eight-lane elevated expressway proposed along Yamuna Pushta road, to create a bypass to Noida Expressway for commuters travelling to Noida International Airport, will now start from Sector 94 and extend to Sector 23C under Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), where it will meet the Faridabad-Jewar Greenfield Expressway, bringing it closer to the airport.The expressway bypass was earlier proposed as a 31km-long elevated road that would terminate at Greater Noida’s Chi IV, near Gautam Buddha University,…

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday stressed the need to bring youth into the mainstream and keep them away from Naxalite influence, drawing from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech.Fadnavis said the state’s 3.25 crore young people would be key to build a one-trillion-dollar economy in his pre-recorded video message at the inauguration of a new building, “Dnyana Mandapam”, of Shikshan Prasarak Mandali at SP College ground. “Our young generation will be the architects of Maharashtra’s one-trillion dollar economy,” he said.“PM Modi in his Independence Day speech spoke about how armed Naxalitess are…

Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant said the agriculture department will soon launch ‘Goa Fresh’ and ‘Goa Organic’ initiatives, with QR codes on vegetables and local produce to let buyers track the full journey of their buy from farm to market, including farmer details and where the crop was cultivated. He said consumers currently purchasing vegetables from Belagavi often do not know the source or what fertilisers were used, and added that shifting to local and organic produce would reduce diseases in Goa over time.Sawant was speaking while distributing seedlings to farmers under the Indo-Israel Agriculture Centre initiative, with a farm…

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi Chandigarh: In a move to bring Punjab Congress leaders together amid continuing differences within the state unit, the party’s senior leadership is expected to meet key leaders from Punjab in New Delhi later this week, following the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting.The proposed interaction is expected to bring Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, senior leader Vijay Inder Singla and former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi together at a time when…

Auraiya Agniveer Vinod YadavAuraiya Agniveer Vinod YadavAuraiya Agniveer Vinod YadavAuraiya Agniveer Vinod YadavAuraiya Agniveer Vinod Yadav Kanpur/Lucknow: A 22-year-old Agniveer, whose family has a long tradition of military service, is among five Army personnel missing after flash floods hit an Army camp in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley district on Friday.Agniveer Vinod Yadav, a resident of Sarai Amilia village under the Ajitmal police station limits of Auraiya, has been missing since the incident near Pashupani along the LAC. Seven Army personnel were caught in the flooding. Two were rescued, while five remain untraced as search and rescue operations continue.Vinod’s uncle, Dharmendra,…

District Judge-IV Anil Kumar passed the order on Monday Patna: Taking serious note of repeated delays by the Rohtas superintendent of police (SP) in complying with its orders, a court in Sasaram has directed the institution of a separate criminal miscellaneous case against the officer.District Judge-IV Anil Kumar, in an order passed on Monday, observed that repeated non-compliance and delayed compliance of judicial directions could not be ignored. The court also issued a notice to the SP, directing him to appear personally or through counsel on Aug 22 and explains the reasons behind the delays.The matter pertains to Sessions Trial…

Jaipur: Two Scheduled Caste youths in Bhilwara have filed a police complaint alleging they were forced to vacate chairs and sit on the ground during an Independence Day programme at a govt school in Bhilwara’s Bhakliya village.Police registered an FIR Monday and said they were investigating the allegations.One of the complainants, Rameshwarlal Bairwa, told TOI he and another SC community member were among five people seated on chairs at the school event. He said they had been welcomed before the programme began.“Suddenly, some people of the general and OBC communities said we could not sit beside them at the same…

The podium finishers of various age categories with the guestsThe top two finishers of rapid and blitz tournament with the guestsThe podium finishers of various age categories with the guestsThe top two finishers of rapid and blitz tournament with the guestsThe podium finishers of various age categories with the guests Shaunak Badole, the reigning National U-13 Champion, clinched both the Rapid and Blitz titles in the GH Raisoni Memorial Maharashtra State selection chess tournament which concluded at Shraddha Park on Sunday.In the rapid format, Shaunak remained unbeaten to emerge champion, scoring 8.5 points from the nine-round tournament. FM Siddhant Gawai…