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Rain is likely to continue across the Tricity in the coming days Chandigarh: After days of sticky, energy-sapping humidity, widespread monsoon showers across the Tricity Thursday brought welcome relief, lowering temperatures and making outdoor conditions noticeably more pleasant.Chandigarh recorded 10.7 mm of rainfall, while the maximum temperature dropped to 31.4°C, nearly 3.8°C lower than the previous day and 2°C below normal, according to the IMD. Light to moderate rain was reported at several places across Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula during the past 24 hours.The change was immediately reflected in the weather, with overcast skies and intermittent showers keeping daytime temperatures…

Abaan Ahmed, son of Atiq Ahmed, died in a highway accident on Wednesday. JHANSI: Azham Ahmed, the fourth son of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, arrived in Jhansi on Thursday to claim the body of his youngest brother, Abaan Ahmed, who was killed in a road accident earlier in the day.Azham appealed to authorities to allow his two jailed brothers — Umar Ahmed, lodged in Lucknow District Jail, and Ali Ahmed, lodged in Jhansi District Jail — to attend Abaan’s last rites.Following Azham’s arrival, legal formalities were completed and the process of handing over the body to the family was initiated.…

Patna: A special vigilance court in Muzaffarpur on Thursday convicted former district provident fund officer Pradeep Kumar in a 2014 bribery case and sentenced him to five years’ rigorous imprisonment. The court also imposed fines of Rs 10,000 each under two provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Both sentences will run concurrently.According to the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB), Pradeep was caught red-handed on Dec 9, 2014 while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a complainant for activating commission on post office recurring deposit accounts. The prosecution examined 12 witnesses. The conviction takes the number of corruption cases ending…

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) launched a statewide protest campaign Thursday demanding that student union elections in Rajasthan be restored, with police detaining over 30 students during a demonstration at Rajasthan University, Jaipur Jaipur: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) launched a statewide protest campaign Thursday demanding that student union elections in Rajasthan be restored, with police detaining over 30 students during a demonstration at Rajasthan University, Jaipur. The protest escalated after ABVP members climbed the university’s main gate and moved onto JLN Marg, leading to a scuffle with police. Those detained included Bharat Bhushan Yadav, ABVP’s national convener for universities.The…

Nagpur: Crime branch on Wednesday night intercepted a juvenile just an hour before he was set to turn 18 and celebrate the occasion.The timing of the raid denied investigators an opportunity for custodial interrogation in a case of MD seizure worth Rs7 lakh. After checking his Aadhaar card, the cops realised the boy was a minor. Police issued a notice under relevant provisions and handed him over to his parents after medical examination.The operation, conducted under the anti-narcotics Act at around 11 pm on Wednesday at a house near a nullah in Siraspeth under Imamwada police station limits, led to…

Hazaribag: A couple died in lightning strike while working in a paddy field in Kanchanpur village under Kanchanpur panchayat of Katkamsandi block on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Basudev Mahto (51) and his wife Duliya Devi (48). Katkamsandi police station office in-charge Shivam Gupta said bodies were handed over to relatives after postmortem. Source link

Surat police commissioner Wabang Jamir Surat: In a joint operation, sleuths of the Surat detection of crime branch (DCB) and Tapi district local crime branch (LCB) apprehended eight persons in the Satish Maratha murder case. Four of them are minors. Maratha was killed on Wednesday afternoon when he was with a woman friend near Saraswati Awas in Bhestan. Police say they have found that three others played a role in the killing, including one from Lajpore jail.Surat police commissioner Wabang Jamir said : “After the murder of Satish Maratha with bladed weapons and firearms, the accused headed towards Maharashtra. Before…

Special Judge (Pocso Act) and additional district and sessions judge Nitin Pandey pronounced the judgment in a 2021 case Varanasi: A special Pocso court in Varanasi on Thursday sentenced a juvenile offender, tried as an adult, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in a case involving the rape of a four-year-old girl.Special Judge (Pocso Act) and additional district and sessions judge Nitin Pandey pronounced the judgment in a 2021 case registered at Lalpur/Pandeypur police station. The court held the juvenile offender guilty under Section 376AB of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 5(m)/6 of the Pocso Act.According to special public…

Kolkata: The school education department has introduced a plan to provide eggs to children twice a week. A meeting in this regard was conducted on Wednesday with local self-help groups (SHGs).At the meeting, the SHGs were asked to procure eggs from the local markets, boil those at existing community kitchens and distribute the same among schools, using their own vehicles, after getting final nod from the department. However, several groups requested for an official agreement before starting to implement the plan.During the meeting, the SHGs were informed that within three months, midday meal delivery would be fully handed over to…

Staging the world’s largest celebration of Irish music and culture in Belfast this week is expected to exceed £53m in terms of an economic boost to the city.The latest projection about the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was given by Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald as she welcomed hospitality representatives and tour operators to the city.The eight-day festival, which runs until 9 August, marks the first time the event has been held in the cityMore than 176,000 people were in Belfast city centre on Sunday for the opening ceremony – an increase of 95% on the same day last year.On Thursday, Archibald…