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Rajkot: Kutch East police seized movable and immovable properties worth Rs 22.31 lakh belonging to a man accused in a narcotics case, with the authorities saying this is the first such action in a drugs case.Gandhidham police had sent a proposal to the competent authority and administration in Mumbai, seeking to seize the accused’s property under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976. This is the statutory body empowered to handle tracing, freezing, seizure and forfeiture of illegally acquired property. Police acted after they received approval from the authority.The properties are linked to Pintu Vedanand alias…
Divy Khare|TNNBokaro: Incessant rainfall over the past 24 hours has led to waterlogging in several parts of the district, affecting traffic movement and causing inconvenience to residents, exposing several vulnerable pockets.One of the worst-affected spots is the CZ Gate, City Centre Sector-4 in Bokaro Township, where rainwater accumulated on the road, making it difficult for vehicles and pedestrians to pass. Waterlogging in key markets and residential areas slowed traffic and forced many pedestrians, students and office-goers to wade through water.A few two-wheelers and cars reportedly stalled on inundated stretches, adding to commuting difficulties during peak hours. Residents said recurring waterlogging…
Three teams of food safety officers inspected 14 establishmentsinvolved in the production, storage and sale of dairy products Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday launched enforcement against banned analogue dairy products, seizing and destroying around 235 kg of analogue cheese during raids across the city, a day after the state govt prohibited the manufacture, sale and storage of analogue paneer, cheese and butter.Three teams of food safety officers inspected 14 establishments involved in the production, storage and sale of dairy products. Officials said the seized analogue cheese fell under the category of products banned with effect from Wednesday.The civic…
Vadodara: The date on which a disability certificate is issued cannot be treated as the date on which a person actually became physically disabled, observed the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Chhota Udepur district. It also directed an insurance company to reconsider a rejected claim.The case concerns Ekta Joshi, a Chhota Udepur resident who suffered serious injuries in a road accident in 2018. She underwent prolonged medical treatment at different hospitals between 2018 and 2020 and was later diagnosed with permanent locomotor disability. In 2021, a govt doctor issued her a certificate confirming 56% physical disability.Joshi subsequently filed an insurance…
The state govt’s flagship trade event, proposed to be held from September 25 to 29 at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida, is expected to open new export opportunities for Kashi’s artisans and entrepreneurs Varanasi: Varanasi’s renowned traditional crafts and GI-tagged products are set to take centre stage at the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show 2026, with 40 entrepreneurs from the district preparing to showcase their products before global buyers. The state govt’s flagship trade event, proposed to be held from September 25 to 29 at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida, is expected…
Reshma sat in protest outside the police station demanding that authorities intensify the search T’puram: The mother of a fisherman, who has been missing off the Kollam coast for the past seven days, ended her protest outside Coastal police station after Union minister of state Suresh Gopi and the police assured that a fresh search would be launched on Friday.Reshma, mother of Gautham Krishna, sat in protest outside the police station demanding that authorities intensify the search and that senior officials, including the district collector, intervene in the case.“My son has been missing for seven days. I will not leave…
The area where Wednesday’s incident took place. Photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: A 35-year-old accountant from Charu Market in south Kolkata was allegedly attacked in a road rage incident on Wednesday evening near Exide crossing.The victim, Ajay Khemka, a resident of Deodar Rahman Road, filed a complaint with Bhowanipore police. He said he was returning home from office around 6.45pm and was driving towards Charu Market along Chowringhee Road when a dark-coloured vehicle hit the left side of his hatchback near the crossing of Chowringhee Road and Suburban Hospital Road.Khemka alleged that the other vehicle was being driven rashly and…
Sydney Towle, a popular social media influencer who shared her experience living with a rare, aggressive form of cancer, has died at the age of 26. Towle’s family announced her death, from complications related to bile duct cancer that had spread to other parts of her body, on her social media accounts on Thursday.”Syd went peacefully last night after an almost three-year-long battle with cholangiocarcinoma,” her brother Austin said in a video message, alongside their mother, on TikTok. Towle, who was moved to hospice care earlier this week, had over a million followers on TikTok and over 200,000 on Instagram.…
Amanda Knox, a woman involved in one of the world’s most famous murder cases, is set to perform a comedy show at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe.Knox was convicted and later acquitted of murdering her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Italy in 2007.Knox’s show, Cartwheel, is about motherhood and how she will explain her experiences to her daughter, according to the festival’s website.”I don’t joke about Meredith’s death. I joke a lot about how I was vilified, but I don’t joke about her murder,” she had told the Telegraph newspaper, external. Kercher’s sister, Stephanie told BBC Breakfast her sibling “wouldn’t find…
Ukraine said it has hit two oil refineries in multiple strikes deep inside Russia with patrol boats and other vessels in the Black Sea also hit.President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Bashneft-Novoil and Slavneft-Yanos refineries were struck in the attacks aimed at limiting oil revenues Moscow “uses to finance” its war.Yaroslavl regional governor Mikhail Evraev said Slavneft-Yanos was on fire after what he called the “largest enemy drone attack”. He said four people were injured.Meanwhile, Ukraine said at least 11 people were killed in Russian attacks, and the southern city of Kherson reported a total blackout. Russia said it targeted fuel,…