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New Bell – a notorious prison in Douala, Cameroon – is a city within a city.The facility has its own “taxis” (inmates who whizz through congested courtyards on foot to hand deliver messages), its own law enforcement (burly prisoners who help stretched guards police the facility) and market (a string of stalls where convicts sell and buy goodies, like fried cassava and beignet pastries).Basically, the occupants of New Bell have adapted the jail’s slack laws to work for them. The clearest example of this spirit is Jail Time Records, an on-site music studio and label making mini stars out of…
‘Jana Nayagan’ box office collections day 3: Thalapathy Vijay film jumps 34.8%; crosses Rs 92.35 Cr India Net Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ witnessed a solid recovery at the box office on its first Saturday. After witnessing a drop on Friday, the action entertainer bounced back with a strong rise in collections on Day 3.Jana Nayagan Movie Review According to Sacnilk, the film earned Rs 28.50 crore India net on Saturday. This marks a 34.8% increase over its Day 2 collection of Rs 21.15 crore.The three-day performance has helped the film move closer to the Rs 100 crore India net milestone.India…
Mumbai: They balanced on the compound walls of Art Deco buildings, jumped on top of stationary police vans, and wore the national flag on their shoulders. The crowds at Friday’s Tiranga rally held cheeky placards and proud banners: “They said Gen Z only knows how to scroll. Turns out they know how to take a stand.”For much of the past week, they have taken that stand not at Azad Maidan, the officially designated space for protests at CSMT, or in Instagram-famous Bandra, but at Shivaji Park, a historic space closely associated with the city’s particular brand of street politics.The advantages…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has removed the mandatory requirement of 90% property tax payment by all households for residents welfare associations (RWAs) to achieve zero waste tag and earn incentives. Under Zero Waste Colony Scheme, which was earlier known as Sahbhagita Scheme, the civic body has also increased the maximum incentive for waste processing from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh for larger colonies.The revised scheme has been aligned with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, which mandate segregation of waste into four streams — wet, dry, sanitary and special care waste.Sahbhagita Scheme was launched in…
Bengaluru: As students across the country protested the NEET paper leak, a city-based musician chose music over slogans to express his support.Techie-turned-singer Sunil Koshy, co-founder of amateur singing platform From Mug To Mike, composed, recorded, and shot a protest song in under 24 hours after watching the protests unfold in the news and on social media through the week. Titled ‘Datey Raho,’ the 2-minute-11-second track urges listeners to stand firm against injustice, reclaim their voice, and hold their ground until justice prevails.Koshy said the idea came to him while watching heated discussions on WhatsApp groups late on Tuesday night. Instead…
Medical PG student dies by suicide, family suspects academic stress Hyderabad: A 29-year-old postgraduate medical student died after allegedly jumping from the terrace of her family’s five-storeyed apartment in Nagaram under Keesara police station limits on Friday. Her family told police that she may have taken the extreme step due to academic stress and said they had no suspicion against anyone.The deceased was identified as Vadlakonda Dikshitha, a postgraduate student of ophthalmology at a medical college in Karnataka. According to police, Dikshitha had recently returned home and was staying with her family at Nagaram.In a complaint lodged with Keesara police,…
To reduce stress to BTech students Chennai: To sensitise parents not to put extra pressure on their wards, IIT Madras on Saturday conducted a separate counselling session for parents of BTech students who joined the institute this year. This year, the counselling to parents had two former students explaining the expectations of students from their parents. Professors, psychiatrists and counsellors explained the mental health problems and doubts that were unique to IIT students.A mental health survey among the BTech students last year found that up to 13% of freshers entering IIT Madras have stress-related issues. The sessions were aimed at…
Ahmedabad: A 31-year-old Narol resident has filed an FIR with Navrangpura police alleging that a foreign placement and education consultancy cheated him by promising a visa and a guaranteed job in Russia. According to the FIR registered on Friday, the complainant said he contacted the consultancy through a social media page and was promised a visa for Moscow along with a job that would pay him between Rs 90,000 and Rs 1.2 lakh per month.He later visited the consultancy’s office in Navrangpura, where he was allegedly assured that he would be sent to Russia and provided legal employment. The consultant…
Officials at the IDCO meeting in Bhubaneswar on Saturday Bhubaneswar: To further improve Odisha’s ease of doing business ecosystem, the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) has set a target of completing industrial land allotment, lease execution and physical possession within one month of approval by the Land Allotment Committee, while rolling out a series of regulatory and digital reforms.This was announced at a high-level stakeholder meeting chaired by IDCO chairperson and additional chief secretary of housing and urban development Usha Padhee on Friday, where industry bodies flagged issues ranging from infrastructure gaps to approval timelines.As part of the reforms,…
Silchar: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has intensified restoration work on the landslide-hit Lumding–Badarpur hill section, with senior officials reviewing operations at the worst-affected stretch near New Harangajao on Saturday as train services continued to remain disrupted.Railway sources said restoration of the damaged twin tracks could take another 10 to 12 days. Despite the disruption, the New Delhi–Silchar Sampark Kranti Express crossed New Harangajao station on Saturday at a restricted speed before continuing its journey to Silchar. Several other trains have been rescheduled.AttachmentAttachment Source link