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Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday slammed chief minister C Joseph Vijay, alleging that TVK govt’s “inexperience,” has cost Tamil Nadu’s rights over Cauvery water.Speaking to reporters, he said the state govt had failed to uphold the rights secured through the long legal battles fought by previous AIADMK and DMK govts over the inter-state water row. Stating that the present administration is incapable of handling the issue, he reiterated the need for an all-party meeting.“All-party meetings and consultations with farmers’ associations were held whenever the Cauvery water dispute and Mekedatu project issues flared up during previous AIADMK…

Ahmedabad: A 19-year-old BTech student from a university in Anand died after allegedly jumping from an 11th-floor apartment near Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) in Gandhinagar late on Sunday night.Infocity Police have registered a case of accidental death and are probing the circumstances leading to his death, including the student’s last phone conversation. According to police, the student, Devarsh Dixit, had travelled to Vadodara with his maternal uncle earlier in the day. After returning to Ahmedabad in the evening, he dropped his uncle off at Ghodasar and was expected to head home. Instead, he went to an apartment owned by…

Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to MP Afzal Ansari in connection with an FIR registered by Ghazipur police over alleged irregularities linked to a firearm licence record. The relief will remain in force until the next date of hearing, fixed for Aug 10.The case stems from allegations that an official file related to the purchase and sale of a firearm on Ansari’s licence went missing. Police claim the probe pointed to missing records, irregularities in weapon transactions and a rifle purchased on the licence that could not be traced.A division bench of Justice…

Kendrapada: A 46-year-old woman is feared dead after a saltwater crocodile attacked and dragged her into the flood-swollen Brahmani river in Kendrapada district on Monday morning, officials said.The victim, identified as Suchitra Das of Damodarapatana village under Pattamundai block, was taking a bath in the river around 7.30 am, when the reptile suddenly emerged from the water, clamped its jaws around her and pulled her into the deep waters before anyone could rescue her. Suchitra worked as a cook at Alapua High School.Villagers rushed to the spot after hearing her cries for help and tried to rescue her, but their…

A Noida teenager and her mother have moved homes three times after an FIR was filed. GURGAON: Since she was named in an FIR filed by Noida Police on July 29 for allegedly using profanities against PM Modi during the protest at Jantar Mantar on paper leaks and education reforms, a teenager from Noida and her mother have been forced to move houses three times, their lawyer told TOI Monday.Questioning the validity of the FIR, advocate Anil Kumar claimed the girl was only 14 years old when the complaint was filed. She turned 15 on Aug 1. The FIR, which…

The Assam Rifles holds a medical camp at Noglo village in Tirap district on SundayThe Assam Rifles holds a medical camp at Noglo village in Tirap district on SundayThe Assam Rifles holds a medical camp at Noglo village in Tirap district on SundayThe Assam Rifles holds a medical camp at Noglo village in Tirap district on SundayThe Assam Rifles holds a medical camp at Noglo village in Tirap district on Sunday Itanagar: The Assam Rifles organised a medical camp at Noglo village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Sunday, providing healthcare services to 312 residents of the village and nearby…

Kanpur: Eight schoolchildren were injured after a speeding private school van carrying more kids than its capacity lost control and overturned on Thana Marg in the Rajpur police station area of Kanpur Dehat on Monday morning. Three of the injured were referred to the Medical College, while the driver abandoned the van and fled.According to police, about 19 children — more than the vehicle’s seating capacity — were travelling in the van.The van, belonging to an educational institution located on Thana Marg, was carrying children from Kamalpur village at around 7.45 am. As it reached near Jainpur village in Atal…

A map showing the villages on which the township is supposed to come up Ghaziabad: UP govt has approved Rs 943 crore in fresh funding for the Harnandipuram township project under its CM Urban Expansion New City Promotion Scheme on Friday. Officials said the amount will be used for land acquisition and to provide infrastructure.The state had earlier allocated Rs 3,000 crore under the scheme in its 2025 budget, of which Rs 1,366 crore was earmarked for Harnandipuram as capital seed funding. “Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has already infused financial assistance of Rs 400 crore in the township, which will…

Payment was made at the rate of Rs7,300 per sqft for construction of the 360 sqft toilet Pune: Citizens’ group Sajag Nagrik Manch has said that a public toilet built at a high cost was damaged allegedly because of it poor quality and has sought a probe into the construction of the facility near Mhatre Bridge by the civic solid waste management department (main).Vivek Velankar of Sajag Nagrik Manch said, “We demand that Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) conduct an inquiry, forfeit the security deposit of the concerned contractor and blacklist them. Furthermore, action should be taken against those responsible for…

Dinanath Mangeshkar Kalamandir (DMK) auditorium at Kala Academy Panaji: More than a month after a govt-appointed task force recommended shutting the 900-seat Dinanath Mangeshkar Kalamandir (DMK) auditorium at Kala Academy, Panaji, for corrective repairs, state govt has yet to act.The task force had recommended closing the auditorium from Aug 1 for an estimated two to three months to rectify defects identified in a detailed technical study by IIT Madras, conducted after the recent renovation of the iconic Charles Correa-designed complex.With Aug already under way, no formal notifications have been issued to block bookings, postpone scheduled events, or begin repairs.Task force…