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Kanpur: Two years after a BJP corporator and his aides assaulted and hurled a caste-based slur at a man, the Kanpur police on Wednesday registered an FIR against 11 accused at Nazirabad police station in the district.Police said corporator Pawan Gupta and others have been booked on allegations of attempted murder, robbery and making casteist remarks.Police said the case was filed on the directions of a court after the complainant alleged that no action was taken despite repeated complaints.The complainant, Akash Kumar of Ashok Nagar, told police he runs a pan masala kiosk in Nehru Nagar. He alleged that on…
Filed by NidhiLudhiana: To establish a fire station in the West constituency, the Ludhiana civic body officials have finalized a location near Phullanwal Chowk. The tenders have already been floated for this purpose and it is expected that in the coming days the construction work will start at the ground level.Initially, one piece of land was selected at Lodhi Club Road where the civic body had allocated shop-cum-offices a few years ago, but then it was shifted to BRS Nagar market where the MC had installed a compactor to settle down the garbage being collected from nearby houses. The officials…
The Centre for System Design (CSD) at NITK Surathkal, in collaboration with the Indian Naval Academy (INA), has launched the Marine Mechatronics System Design Virtual Lab Mangaluru: As India intensifies its push for self-reliance in defence manufacturing, the focus is increasingly shifting from merely teaching engineering to enabling students to build, design and innovate. In line with this vision, the Centre for System Design (CSD) at NITK Surathkal, in collaboration with the Indian Naval Academy (INA), has launched the Marine Mechatronics System Design Virtual Lab, a simulation platform that allows students to gain hands-on experience in complex shipboard engineering systems…
Congress activist on a police vehicleCongress poster vandalisedCongress activist on a police vehicleCongress poster vandalisedCongress activist on a police vehicle Shivamogga: Intense drama unfolded outside the district BJP office in Shivamogga on Thursday as a protest by Congress workers over irregularities in the NEET examination escalated into a chaotic face-off between the workers of both political parties.The incident began when members of the district Congress gathered at Mahaveer Circle to stage a demonstration echoing protests at Jantar Mantar, Delhi. Demonstrators raised slogans against the Central Govt over question paper leaks and malpractice in the NEET exams, while demanding the immediate…
Traffic snarl on the Kalindi Kunj to Mahamaya Flyover stretch Noida: After identifying 12 of the district’s most chronically congested roads, police have launched a multi-pronged plan to ease traffic by combining stricter enforcement with road engineering, dedicated route monitoring and faster emergency response. The reducing traffic congestion (RTC) project, officials said, has already led to shorter travel times and fewer bottlenecks on the identified stretches.The project covers some of the district’s busiest corridors, including Chilla/DND to Noida Expressway, Kalindi Kunj to Mahamaya Flyover, Sector 52 metro station to Hajipur and Hoshiyarpur, Tigri roundabout to Bisrakh, Chhijarsi to Sector 112,…
Albert Einstein’s statue at IUCAA Pune: More than 100 years after Albert Einstein proposed his theory of general relativity, the world’s largest analysis of gravitational waves from colliding black holes has found that its laws still hold true, even under the most extreme conditions in the universe.The research, carried out by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration, analysed 77 new and 91 previously studied black hole mergers under the most violent collisions and found no evidence that gravity behaves differently from Einstein’s predictions.Rather than relying on a single measurement, researchers performed a wide range of complementary tests. These included checking whether different stages…
Goa hosted the Formula Street Race Weekend on Feb 14-15 as part of the Indian Racing Festival (IRF) at the Manohar International Airport, Mopa Panaji: While people across the state took to the streets protesting smart meters and high electricity bills, state govt granted ex-post facto approval for the electricity department to bear the full cost — around Rs 2 crore — for diesel generator (DG) set power supply for temporary connections during the Formula 4 circuit racing event held in Feb at Mopa airport.Power secretary Prasad Lolayekar, in a cabinet note, said that a meeting chaired by the chief…
Even Minor Devpt Works Being Routed Through F&CC Chandigarh: More than half of the current municipal council’s tenure has passed, but the city municipal corporation is yet to constitute any of its 12 sub-committees, including three mandatory panels empowered to take financial and policy-related decisions. The delay has raised questions over the relevance of these statutory committees and led to a centralisation of decision-making within the civic body.This is not the first time the MC has failed to constitute the committees despite repeated demands from councillors. With the panels remaining non-functional, much of the decision-making process has shifted to the…
Lucknow: In the third crackdown in 23 days on an international cyber fraud syndicate operating from the city, the Lucknow Police Commissionerate has busted a fake Apple Customer Support call centre running out of a luxury apartment in Vibhuti Khand and arrested four alleged masterminds accused of extorting money from US citizens through impersonation, fake websites and Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) technology.In the third crackdown in 23 days on an international cyber fraud syndicate operating from the city and targeting US citizens the Lucknow Police Commissionerate busted a fake Apple Customer Support call centre running out of a luxury…
Patna: The Indian Institute of Business Management (IIBM), Patna, hosted a special lecture on overseas education opportunities, featuring noted academician Prof Charles Hankla of Georgia State University, USA. Held at the Anand Shastri Auditorium, the session drew enthusiastic participation from BBA and MBA students and faculty members.Welcoming the guest, Prof Rohit Singh, Group Director of IIBM Group of Institutions, highlighted Prof Hankla’s work on World Bank-funded public finance projects in Mozambique and Bihar.Interacting with students, Prof Hankla discussed the benefits of pursuing higher education abroad and the career prospects it offers. Drawing on his two-decade association with India through research…