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Chennai/Puducherry: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and former minister Agri S S Krishnamurthy met Union home minister Amit Shah at Chennai airport on Saturday, against the backdrop of dissent within the AIADMK over Palaniswami’s leadership. Shah is on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. During the visit, he offered prayers at the Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple and visited Sri Ramana Maharshi Ashram in Tiruvannamalai.BJP sources said the leaders did not hold any private discussion. “Palaniswami and Krishnamurthy joined BJP functionaries in receiving the Union home minister at the airport. They exchanged pleasantries before Shah left for Tiruvannamalai by…
Ahmedabad: A 26-year-old man from Nadiad was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.6 lakh after being promised a work permit and a visa for Luxembourg by an international consultancy in Navrangpura.According to the complaint registered with Navrangpura police on Friday, he came across a mobile number while searching online for overseas employment opportunities in Sep 2024. After contacting the person, he was directed to an international consultancy operating near Law Garden in Ahmedabad. When he visited the place, staff members discussed work permit opportunities in Norway and Luxembourg with him.The complainant subsequently opted for a Luxembourg work permit. He was told…
Prayagraj: Every court judgment provides a direction that ultimately enhances the dignity and glory of the legal profession, said Justice Neeraj Tiwari, while addressing a farewell function organized in his honour on Saturday.Justice Tiwari delivered a lecture on “Responsibility and Glory of the Legal Profession” at the Library Hall of the Allahabad HC Bar Association.The chief guest, Justice Siddharth Verma, of the Allahabad high court said that doing his duty with utmost care increases the dignity of the profession of law.Another high court judge, Justice Siddharth said that efforts with integrity to provide justice to victim raises the glory of…
A youth broke the vehicle’s window with his foot to pull the driver out, injuring his leg in the process Gurgaon: A school bus and a Fortuner got submerged in the Old Faridabad railway underpass in separate incidents on Friday, after continuous rain left the stretch several feet underwater. Police and locals rescued the bus staff and an elderly man trapped inside the SUV. There were no children on the bus.The first incident occurred on Friday afternoon, when the school bus entered the waterlogged underpass. As water levels rose around the vehicle, the staff climbed onto its roof to save…
Times News NetworkKanpur: A video of a constable asking for money at a paan shop outside Chakeri police station area was going viral on social media. The constable is posted at Chakeri police station itself. DCP (East) Satyajit Gupta has suspended the constable.Gandhigram resident Gagan Chaurasiya has paan shops outside Chakeri police station and at Ramadevi Chauraha. According to Gagan, on Saturday afternoon, constable Vijay, posted at Chakeri police station, came to his shop and started demanding Rs 5,000. When he protested, the constable behaved indecently. In the video, the constable is also seen abusing the shopkeeper inside the police…
Khajan Singh Manvi Healthcare had a licence from the ayurvedic and unani department. It had lapsed in 2025 Ghaziabad: Khajan Singh Manvi Health Care, one of the two hospitals accused of denying emergency treatment to a four-year-old girl allegedly brought in by her family after a sexual assault, is operating without registration.On Aug 7, a Supreme Court bench of CJI Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana directed the hospital to pay Rs 2 lakh to the girl’s family within four weeks. The order came after a court-appointed SIT found substance in the family’s allegations that Khajan Singh…
Potholes on Senapati Bapat Road impede commuters Pune: Vehicle users and pedestrians across the city continue to struggle with pothole-riddled and dug-up roads, leading to major congestion and frustration. But alongside, the civic administration has released data about repairs it has carried out over the last month, claiming to have fixed total damaged road surface area of 16,539 sq m across 16 ward divisions.The work was carried out between July 7 and Aug 6 this year by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) road department, in coordination with regional ward offices.As per this official data, the Dhankawadi-Ambegaon-Katraj ward area recorded the…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday announced a scheme for around 400 Ganesh idol makers in Goa to preserve the traditional art of clay idol making, promote environmentally-friendly idols, and support artisans facing challenges of rising cost of clay, paints, transportation, and as labour shortage.Sawant urged people to buy Ganesh idols made of clay and not plaster of paris (PoP). State govt notified the scheme for providing clay pugmill machines for clay idol makers, 2026.The scheme will provide a subsidy for clay idol makers initiated in 2008 with the aim of supporting the traditional art of making clay Ganesh…
Haryana assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan Chandigarh: Haryana legislative assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan and education minister Mahipal Dhanda conducted a surprise inspection of the Govt College for Women in Gharaunda, Bastara, on Saturday. During an hour-long interaction with students to assess campus needs, officials assured them that construction on the long-delayed college building will resume soon following the resolution of a court stay.Students flagged crucial infrastructure gaps and academic requirements while offering suggestions to improve learning environments. Speaker Kalyan assured students that essential facilities would be prioritised, emphasising the role of campus libraries in providing rural students with a quiet study…
Lucknow: In a first, Uttar Pradesh’s prison administration has introduced “Convict Warder” system across central jails, appointing selected convicted inmates to assist prison authorities in maintaining discipline, supervision and internal management.Prison officials said the initiative is aimed at strengthening internal prison management while encouraging discipline and reform among long-term inmates.Director general (prisons), PC Meena, has approved the appointment of 125 inmates as convict warders in jails, including 19 at the Naini Central Jail in Prayagraj.Under it, convicts with good conduct records will work alongside jail guards and warders in inmate counting, barrack supervision, maintaining discipline, escort duties and other internal…