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Jaipur: A man wanted in the 2021 murder of a police constable escaped from the Sikrai court complex in Dausa shortly after surrendering on Saturday, allegedly fearing that his bail plea would be rejected. Police have registered a fresh case and launched a manhunt to trace him.The accused, Vijay Meena, was absconding for nearly five years in the murder case of Jaipur Police constable Sanjay Gurjar. A Sikrai court issued an arrest warrant against him on July 16 after he repeatedly failed to appear before it.Police said Vijay surrendered before the court on Saturday and was to be produced before…

Rajkot: A routine vehicle check on the Chotila-Anandpur road has provided investigators with another crucial lead into what appears to be one of the biggest illegal firearms smuggling networks in the Saurashtra region, allegedly linked to a jailed supplier. The seizure of two country-made pistols and three live cartridges from a 20-year-old man on Saturday has strengthened the Rajkot police’s investigation into an alleged arms cartel that has already led to 14 arrests and the recovery of 31 illegal firearms over the past six days.The latest operation, carried out on July 18 by a team led by Rajkot Range DIG…

Jamshedpur: Working couples and senior citizens living alone have emerged as key challenges for booth level officers (BLOs) during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Jamshedpur East and Jamshedpur West assembly constituencies, with many enumeration forms still pending despite repeated door-to-door visits.Officials said BLOs have distributed forms across most households, but collection and digitisation have been hit in pockets where residents are unavailable during working hours or require assistance in filling up the forms.East Singhbhum deputy commissioner and district election officer Rajiv Ranjan on Saturday inspected several polling stations in the Jugsalai assembly constituency, including booth numbers…

Areas like Udhna, Vesu, Althan, Dindoli, Limbayat, Sachin and Bhestan were among the worst affected Surat: Heavy overnight rain lashed Surat, inundating roads, railway underpasses and residential areas across the city, leaving commuters stranded and residents grappling with waterlogged neighbourhoods on Sunday monring. Most of the rainfall was recorded between midnight and 8am on Sunday, with several low-lying areas remaining flooded through the day.According to the Surat Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) zone-wise rainfall data for the 22-hour period between 10pm on Saturday and 8pm on Sunday, the South Zone received the highest rainfall at 125mm. The South West Zone recorded 90mm,…

Vadodara: Akota police arrested a Rajasthan resident for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl and demanding a ransom of Rs 1 lakh for her safe return from her family. The accused, Salim alias Syed Sailab, a resident of Ajmer, was traced through technical surveillance and arrested on Saturday evening.According to police, the accused allegedly followed the complainant’s minor daughter to a relative’s house before kidnapping her on June 12.During the investigation, police found that the accused had allegedly made WhatsApp calls to the girl’s family, demanding Rs 1 lakh in exchange for her safe release. Acting on technical leads, investigators identified…

Officials said the project continues to remain a priority of the state govt T’puram: The proposed Electric Vehicle (EV) Research Park at Vilappilsala in the capital, envisaged as the state’s flagship hub for electric mobility research, innovation and advanced manufacturing, is delayed due to funding constraints linked to the reported restructuring of KIIFB.Senior officials associated with the project said the initiative continues to remain a priority and govt intervention is being sought to complete its planning process at the earliest.The research park is being developed by TrEST Research Park, which functions presently from College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. The proposed integrated…

Kolkata: From airway inflammation to increased susceptibility to respiratory infection and reduced lung function, pollution is taking an increasing toll on lung health of individuals.Doctors said children whose lungs are yet to get developed are the most vulnerable to the rising pollution.The impact of air pollution on lung health was among the important topics discussed at a meet organised by The Association of Chest Physicians (ACP), West Bengal on Sunday.Doctors said there has been an increase in number of children with common complaints like persistent or recurrent cough, wheezing sound while breathing, shortness of breath, frequent colds , increased mucus…

Italian singer Pausini told the BBC’s Carl Nasman that she’s “very excited” and “proud” to be performing alongside Williams and Scherzinger at the closing ceremony. “When Robbie [Williams] invited me to sing with him, I felt goosebumps everywhere because Robbie’s one of my favorite singer, songwriter, and performer,” Pausini told the BBC.The celebrity line-up will continue at half-time with performances by Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira and BTS.Madonna, the best-selling female music artist of all time, is set to perform after the launch of her new album, Confessions II, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in July.Bieber…

Aristotle (Image: Wikipedia) No amount of careful planning removes the possibility that life will simply not cooperate. Aristotle put a name to how a person handles that gap between plan and reality. “The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances,” he wrote. The word “accidents” here does not mean literal accidents specifically. It means the unpredictable events, illness, setbacks, loss, that arrive regardless of preparation. The line does not promise that hardship can be avoided through sufficient planning, since Aristotle was too realistic a thinker to make that claim. It offers…

The lenders to Thames Water are preparing a legal challenge in case a Burnham-led government attempts to nationalise the UK’s biggest water company.Burnham – who takes over as PM on Monday – has previously said he wants to see “greater public control” of the water and energy sectors and has called for Thames Water to be nationalised.Thames Water is about £20bn in debt. Its lenders had proposed a deal to write off nearly half of that and inject new cash in return for some leniency from future pollution fines, but this deal has previously been rejected by the government as…