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AMC’s cattle nuisance control department launched the registration exercise on Jan 1, 2025 Ahmedabad: From social media posts and veterinary clinic posters to billboards, the civic body has tried several ways to persuade residents to register their pet dogs. The result after 19 months is a civic database covering just under 40% of the estimated canine population. As of Aug 5, only 19,746 of around 50,000 pet dogs had been registered.The campaign has struggled because the mandatory rule is not backed by an enforceable penalty, an official said.AMC’s cattle nuisance control department launched the registration exercise on Jan 1, 2025,…

The case pertains to Chandrashekhar Smriti Van, formerly known as Bharat Yatra Kendra, in BhondsiThe case pertains to Chandrashekhar Smriti Van, formerly known as Bharat Yatra Kendra, in BhondsiThe case pertains to Chandrashekhar Smriti Van, formerly known as Bharat Yatra Kendra, in BhondsiThe case pertains to Chandrashekhar Smriti Van, formerly known as Bharat Yatra Kendra, in Bhondsi.The case pertains to Chandrashekhar Smriti Van, formerly known as Bharat Yatra Kendra, in BhondsiThe case pertains to Chandrashekhar Smriti Van, formerly known as Bharat Yatra Kendra, in BhondsiThe case pertains to Chandrashekhar Smriti Van, formerly known as Bharat Yatra Kendra, in BhondsiThe case…

Silchar: ED on Wednesday raided the residences of at least two businessmen in Silchar as part of its ongoing investigation into an alleged multi-crore Burmese betel-nut smuggling and money-laundering racket.ED officials conducted a prolonged search at the residence of businessman Dipankar Deb on Hospital Road, with security personnel deployed outside while officials examined documents, electronic devices and other materials linked to the suspected illegal trade.Deb was earlier arrested by the CID of Assam Police in connection with a betel-nut smuggling case and was later released on bail.In a parallel operation, another ED team searched the residence of businessman Jakir Hussain…

Noida: A 40-year-old official attached to Lok Sabha Secretariat allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Sector 82.According to police, the deceased — a resident of Kendriya Vihar-2 Society — was posted as a joint director in the reporting branch of Lok Sabha Secretariat.A 15-page handwritten note, in which he spoke about a financial burden of nearly Rs 70 lakh and expressed remorse over his personal life, was found. Police ruled out foul play.Additional deputy commissioner of police Swatantra Singh said the deceased mentioned that he had accumulated the loans over a long period. He also wrote that he…

Pune: NCP state president Sunil Tatkare on Wednesday pulled up party colleague Dhananjay Munde for intervening during deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar’s news conference in Beed last week, after which Congress referred to her as “Gungi Gudiya”.“When an important person interacts with the media, others should not intervene,” Tatkare told reporters in Delhi on Wednesday.Munde was with Sunetra in a news conference during her visit to Beed on July 31. When a reporter asked about the law and order situation of Beed, Munde intervened and told him not to ask a question. Sunetra ended the media interaction after Munde’s intervention…

The Bombay High Court convicted Tarun Tejpal of rape and outraging modesty GOA: More than 13 years after former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal was accused of raping a junior colleague in a hotel lift in Goa, the Bombay high court on Thursday convicted him of rape and outraging a woman’s modesty, overturning his 2021 acquittal by a Goa trial court.The case, one of the most closely watched sexual assault trials in India even before the #MeToo movement gained global traction, began in November 2013 when a Tehelka journalist accused Tejpal of assaulting her in an elevator at a five-star hotel…

Protesters outside speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan’s house in Faridkot’s Sandhwan village Bathinda: BKU Ekta Sidhupur on Wednesday launched a morcha outside Punjab assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan’s residence at Sandhwan village in Faridkot district, demanding compensation for the family of two farmer brothers who died by suicide in March and an end to the practice of Punjab State Cooperative Agriculture Development Banks (PADBs) retaining blank cheques from borrowers.Farmers reached the protest site in tractor-trailers. The organisation had already been staging protests outside PADB offices in several districts over the issue.Jaskaran Singh (38) and his younger brother Jaswinder Singh (34), residents…

Deputy CM Brajesh athak at the event on Wednesday Lucknow: Poets, writers and literary enthusiasts from across UP gathered at the International Buddhist Research Institute in Gomti Nagar on Wednesday for ‘Ashwasti’, the fifth foundation day celebration of Uttar Pradesh Sahitya Sabha.Deputy chief minister Brijesh Pathak presented the Kavyasiddhi Samman to veteran poet Shivbhajan Kamlesh. Litterateur Sharadalal was felicitated with the Sahityasiddhi Samman, while Chetna Sahitya Parishad received the Sarthak Sanstha Samman for its sustained efforts in promoting literary activities.Richa Khanna was conferred the Sahitya Unnayan Samman, Rehan Siddiqui received the Bhasha Samanvay Samman, Ramesh Mangal Vajpeyi was honoured with…

Patna: A person was beaten to death and another injured after a mob caught two of three men who allegedly opened fire at a resident of Laxmichak village under Gaurichak police station area on Tuesday night.According to police, the three men targeted Suresh Singh alias Master, a resident of Laxmichak, over a land dispute and fired several rounds at him. Singh escaped unhurt. After the firing, the three allegedly tried to flee, but villagers chased them and caught two of them. The two men were then severely beaten by the mob.Police teams from Gaurichak and Parsa Bazaar police stations reached…

Former CM Ashok Gehlot meets agitating students of Poddar school demanding better infrastructure and sign language knowledge teachers Jaipur: Students with disabilities staged a protest outside Govt Seth Anandilal Poddar Higher Secondary School in Jaipur Wednesday, alleging unsafe infrastructure, poor sanitation and inadequate teaching staff. The education department later constituted a committee to inspect the campus and recommend corrective measures.Students of Govt Seth Anandilal Poddar Higher Secondary School demanding better infrastructure and sign language knowledge teachers at the school’s entrance in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 05 August 2026The students sat at the school’s main gate, claiming rainwater regularly accumulates at the…