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Bengaluru: A deputy range forest officer (DRFO) with the forest department lost nearly Rs 10 lakh after clicking on a malicious APK file disguised as an engagement invitation on WhatsApp, in yet another case highlighting the growing menace of APK-based cyberfraud.According to the complaint filed by Ramesh Babu V, a resident of Yeshwantpur, he received what appeared to be an engagement invitation in the form of an APK file on WhatsApp. Believing it to be genuine, he clicked on the file, which was then installed on his mobile phone.Babu told TOI, “I received the message from one of my friends’…
The second board examination marks the first year of CBSE’s new two-exam system for Class X Chennai: The nearly two-month delay in declaring the results of the CBSE Class X second board exam has left school heads upset, many of whom feel that the test was a failed attempt by the board.The CBSE introduced the second board exam for Class X this academic year, deviating from the improvement exam held in June/July and allowing students to opt for up to three subjects and improve their scores. While the exam was held between May 15 and 21, the results were declared…
Prayagraj: The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) has stepped up preparations for fresh recruitment in aided higher educational institutions by releasing the subject-wise written examination syllabus for Assistant Professor posts. The move comes soon after the commission issued the syllabus for the written examination for principals and headmasters of aided secondary schools, enabling aspirants to begin preparations well in advance.The Higher Education Department has already submitted requisitions for 2,107 Assistant Professor vacancies and 111 Principal posts through the online portal. With the requisitions now in place and the syllabus notified, the commission is expected to issue the recruitment…
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled 12 special trains on various routes across Odisha due to poor passenger turnout. The cancelled trans are Puri-bound and Puri-originating, according to an official travel advisory issued by the railway zone.ECoR said the trains were withdrawn after a review of passenger occupancy on the affected routes. Railway officials advised passengers to check the revised schedule and make alternative travel arrangements before starting their journeys.The special trains cancelled are up and down services between Puri-Berhampur, Puri-Keonjhar, Puri-Paradip and Puri-Angul.For journeys commencing Monday, ECoR has cancelled the up and down trains between Puri-Daspalla and Puri-Bhadrak.The…
Guwahati: The family of Lunminthang Sitlhou, alias Jack, one of the two persons arrested by a joint team of NIA, CRPF and Manipur Police on Saturday on charges of killing six Naga civilians in Manipur, has claimed he is innocent.The family issued a public clarification on Sunday condemning what they described as an unexpected arrest and said Lunminthang had no involvement in the killings. Police, however, have said the two were arrested following a sustained investigation into the abduction and killing of the six Nagas.“I declare with the utmost certainty and responsibility as a father that my son is completely…
Kanpur: A 28-year-old man allegedly died by suicide in front of his younger brother and a friend by jumping off the Jajmau Ganga bridge on Saturday night.The deceased allegedly had an argument with someone on the phone, following which he consumed excessive liquor, his friend told the police.His younger brother later arrived at the liquor shop, and the three went to Jajmau Crossing to buy fish.While the trio was returning on a bike, the deceased allegedly got off the vehicle, ran towards the railing and jumped into the Ganga before his brother and friend could stop him.Jajmau police reached the…
Anusha Achar, founder, MaVedas Foods and Cereals Pvt Ltd Mangaluru: When Anusha Achar, 32, from Moodubidire became a mother, she found herself rediscovering traditional postpartum nutrition that modern life had quietly pushed aside. The belief that the age-old recipes prepared by her grandmother and aunt were a treasure trove of knowledge worth preserving has now earned her national recognition.Anusha, founder, MaVedas Foods and Cereals Pvt Ltd has been selected among 26 Grassroots Innovators across the country for the Grassroots Innovator Recognition 2026. She will receive the honour from President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on July 31.An electrical and electronics…
Kullu: Climate change is altering the hydrology of the Satluj basin, with shrinking Himalayan glaciers posing long-term risks to hydel generation in Himachal Pradesh, reveals a new study.‘Impact of Climate Change on Water Flow Pattern Affecting the Generation of Hydropower Projects’, a study by Himachal Pradesh’s State Centre on Climate Change (SCCC), analysed glacier dynamics, snow cover, glacier mass balance and river discharge in the Satluj basin using multi-temporal satellite imagery, remote sensing, GIS and hydro-meteorological data spanning two decades.According to the study, the total glacier-covered area across the Satluj basin reduced from 1,481.7 square kilometres in 2000 to 1,384.2…
Motihari: Acting on a tip-off, East Champaran police on Sunday busted an illegal cartridge manufacturing unit operating in Ojha Tola under the Chakia police station area and recovered over 500 live and semi-finished cartridges, along with weapon-making machinery.Four persons were arrested in connection with the racket and are being interrogated.East Champaran SP Swarn Prabhat said this was the first seizure of a cartridge manufacturing unit in the region. Preliminary investigation suggests that the clandestine factory had been supplying cartridges for various firearms to criminals in Bihar and Nepal for a long time.The operation was led by the SP himself. Among…
Football enthusiasts watching the FIFA World Cup matches together on giant screens Football fans were left dissappointed in March when the much anticipated Finalissima between Spain and Argentina was called off amid tensions in the Middle East. Now with the two giants set to clash in the FIFA World Cup final, excitementr in Jaipur has reached fever pitch. Ankit Pareek, sales head at a five-star property in Kukas, is all set to root for his favourite team Argentina. He says, “After slogging through work during the day and catching up on the excitement of matches at night, finally the day…