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Times News NetworkPanchkula: Police have arrested four individuals in a kidnapping and robbery case. Two of them suffered bullet injuries in the leg and were admitted in the civil hospital. The accused include an alleged arms supplier linked to the notorious Rohit Godara gang. On the duo who suffered bullet injuries, police said they opened fire when they were being arrested. Two accused were arrested on June 16. On Wednesday morning, police received a tip-off and traced two remaining accused to Alipur Industrial Area in Barwala. When officers attempted to apprehend them, the suspects allegedly opened fire at the police.…
Lucknow: Piped natural gas supply is likely to be affected in several areas of Lucknow on Thursday due to an infrastructure upgrade being undertaken by Green Gas Limited (GGL). According to officials, work on the district regulating station (DRS) at Vipul Khand will begin at 10 am and continue for around 12 hours. Gas supply is expected to be restored by 10 pm the same day.The upgrade is being carried out to enhance capacity of the DRS in view of the increasing number of consumers in the area. Officials said the work is necessary to strengthen the PNG distribution network…
Patna: RJD on Wednesday staged protests across district headquarters in Bihar, targeting the “double-engine govt”, alleging rise in inflation, unemployment, deteriorating law and order and corruption.The main demonstration was held at Gardanibagh in Patna, where hundreds of party functionaries and workers gathered and raised slogans against the govt.The protest concluded with a five-member delegation, led by Patna district president Dinanath Singh Yadav, submitting a memorandum of demands to the Patna district magistrate.RJD national president Lalu Prasad and leader of opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav congratulated party workers and described the statewide agitation as a success.Addressing the gathering, RJD state president Mangani…
Kota: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi waded Wednesday into India’s high-pressure exam culture, urging students in Rajasthan’s coaching hub Kota to dream beyond the familiar career script of engineer, doctor, lawyer, IAS or armed forces, while branding the education system a “rejection system” that breeds stress, despair and tragedy.Addressing more than 5,000 registered students at the three-hour “Chhatron ki Goonj” programme, Gandhi sought to reframe the debate over careers and competitive exams, turning spotlight on mounting family expenses and shrinking odds of success.“This is not a political meeting. This is a meeting about you, about young people who are struggling to…
Chandrapur: The dispute over the party’s group leadership in Chandrapur Municipal Corporation (CMC) tilted in favour of the camp led by MP Pratibha Dhanorkar after the divisional commissioner upheld the claim of the majority group of corporators.The order is being viewed as a significant setback for the faction led by MLA Vijay Wadettiwar, which had backed Rajesh Adur as party group leader in Chandrapur civic body.Congress corporator Sunil Khandelwal, a key member of the Dhanorkar camp which has 16 corporators, said the hearing was held before the divisional commissioner Vijayalakshmi Bidari in Nagpur. He added that the formal order was…
Ranchi SSP Rakesh Ranjan and other officers arrive at the spot on Wednesday Ranchi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday urged state police to enhance security on its office campus in Nivaranpur area of the city after two men allegedly hurled petrol bombs on the premises early on Wednesday.However, none were injured in the incident, and the bombs did not start off a blaze, police said. RSS registered an FIR with Chutia police station later in the day.Senior BJP functionaries in Jharkhand expressed concern over the attack and termed the incident an attempt to inflict damage and cause law and…
Varanasi: Member of the UP State Women Commission, Geeta Vishwakarma, conducted a women’s public hearing at Circuit House auditorium here on Wednesday to address grievances related to women’s welfare and public services.A total of 28 applications were received during the hearing, of which two cases were resolved on the spot. The remaining complaints were referred to the departments concerned with directions for prompt and effective action.Officials said a majority of the applications were related to land disputes. Other complaints included allegations of harassment of women, fraud involving promises of jobs, illegal occupation of houses and issues related to medical treatment.…
T’puram: Scientists at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) have identified a previously unknown mechanism that enables malaria parasites to survive treatment with artemisinin, the world’s most widely used anti-malarial drug.Researchers believe the findings could open new avenues for developing malaria therapies that target host-parasite interactions, potentially improving the effectiveness of existing treatments and reducing treatment failures. The study also highlights the broader role of host cell biology in influencing the success of infectious diseases.Researchers observed that parasites developing inside reticulocytes were significantly less susceptible to artemisinin and related drugs than those growing in mature red blood cells. The protective…
Kolkata: Bengal and Kolkata have hotspots where fraudulent transactions are more compare to other areas. This was disclosed by Gaurav Gupta, group head-financial crime intelligence of Axis Bank. He was in the city along with Sameer Shetty, group head digital business, transformation and strategic programmes of Axis Bank and Reynold D’Souza, group head branch banking to discuss banks initiative on safe banking. According to him, the banks accordingly enhance vigilance in hotspots.Gupta said that the number of mule accounts which are generally being used by fraud stars to dupe people and siphoning money are mainly concentrated on hotspots. For Axis…
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