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Nagpur: CCTV cameras at Shitala Mandir and Shiva Mandir temples on Maldhakka road in Itwari caught a thief praying before the deities, apparently seeking mercy, before stealing cash worth Rs7,000 from the donation box.The incident occurred on the night of July 27, under the limits of Lakadganj police station. The thief damaged the cameras after the crime and fled with the loot. Senior Inspector Mukund Kawade said the suspect’s face is clearly visible in the footage salvaged from the damaged CCTVs.As per the complaint filed by the temple priest, Jitendra Pandey, the shrines were closed around 9pm. At 6.30am on…
The accused persons in custody Rajkot: For two years, a family was told their missing relative was working in Australia. On Wednesday night, that story collapsed beneath the concrete floor of a factory in the Dared GIDC estate in Jamnagar, where police unearthed human remains, believed to be those of 36-year-old Jignesh Mavadiya, who was allegedly murdered, buried and concealed in a chilling two-year cover-up.Jamnagar police recovered the human remains late on Wednesday night after excavating the premises with heavy machinery.Police arrested Jignesh’s wife, Pruthvi alias Bhumi (27), her alleged lover Nilesh Kachhatiya (36), and Nilesh’s associate Balveer Verma (41).…
Ranchi: Jharkhand has received Rs 3,310.45 crore under the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (National CAMPA) and another Rs 22.3 crore under Nagar Van Yojana in the past five years.Union minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Kirti Vardhan Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.Replying to a question raised by MP Parimal Nathwani, the ministry said during last five years, a total of 78,423.96 hectares of degraded forest land have been restored in Jharkhand.The minister also said that the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) was established in 2015 as a Central Sector…
People working on shrimp farms being evacuated in Navsari Surat: With a red alert in effect, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and district administration have intensified flood preparedness measures to ensure a swift response to heavy rainfall and potential flooding.Authorities are taking a host of measures to check waterlogging as frequent flooding has almost been a routine since the past few years. Dewatering pumps have been installed in flood-prone areas, particularly around creeks, with backup power generators deployed to keep operations running during outages.Residents in low-lying areas are being alerted, while some families are being shifted to safer locations. Authorities…
Vadodara: A four-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack in Bodeli taluka of Chhota Udepur district on Wednesday night. The incident took place in Vajpur village around 8pm when Bhavya Rathwa was playing with other children in the compound of her house.According to officials, a leopard emerged from the darkness and suddenly pounced on the unsuspecting child before dragging her away. The other children and nearby residents raised an alarm, prompting the animal to release the girl and flee into the nearby forest.Rathwa’s family rushed her to a clinic in Jambughoda, where doctors declared her dead. She had suffered…
Varanasi: Maharajganj police in Azamgarh district arrested two youths on Wednesday for selling tractor-trolleys after hiring them from their owners. They divulged they had borrowed and lost huge amounts in online gaming and to clear the debt, indulged in this practice. Police recovered three trolleys sold by them.Azamgarh ASP (rural) Chirag Jain on Wednesday evening said four farmers of Naubarar, Dewara, and Jadeed Kita Pratham villages complained that Sunil Yadav hired their tractor-trolleys but did not return them. Later, they learnt that Sunil, along with Upendra Yadav, Ankul Yadav and Golu alias Sangam Maurya, sold the trolleys. When the farmers…
Kollam: A 68-year-old man was gored to death by a wild gaur on Kollam–Shencottah interstate highway near Kulathupuzha early on Thursday. The deceased was Basheer, a resident of Kunnilpurath.Kulathupuzha Police said the attack occurred around 6am when Basheer stepped out of his house and was walking along the highway. A gaur suddenly charged at him, and he died on the spot, the police said.The incident came to light after an autorickshaw driver noticed Basheer lying in a pool of blood on the roadside and alerted the police. They have registered the case under the provision for unnatural death.Residents said the…
Kolkata: The real estate industry in Kolkata has urged the state govt to lift the embargo on high-rise construction projects immediately, arguing that the audit of projects in the city and adjoining districts can continue alongside regulated work at sites.Developers said they are prepared to submit formal undertakings confirming compliance with all statutory, structural and safety requirements so that stalled projects can restart without waiting indefinitely for clearances. While the deadline set by govt for completing the audit expires on Friday, only around 10% of the affected projects have so far been cleared for construction to resume.Construction was stopped at…
More than 10 million people were under flood alerts across the region on Wednesday. Source link
The Suffolk wildfire has grown to an area equal to more than 200 football pitches, Suffolk’s fire service says. The wildfire broke out on Dunwich Heath in Suffolk on Wednesday, with a major incident declared due to its “size and complexity”.Read more about the wildfire here. Source link