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Noida: A 19-year-old girl from Assam was allegedly brutally murdered at a paying guest accommodation.The blood-soaked body of Mahak Ahmed from Dibrugarh was found inside a room — occupied by a man who has been absconding — in Baraula village on Monday night.Police said there were multiple injury marks on her body, including wounds that appeared to have been caused by a sharp-edged weapon. Police suspect the woman may have been attacked following an argument over drinking.A murder case has been registered against Raman, a native of Katihar in Bihar, following a complaint lodged by their landlord Sarthak Bansal. Police…

Banned products worth more than Rs 41 lakh were seized and 12 licences in Pune and Sangli; Traffic on FC Road was affected Tuesday due to a BJP Tiranga Yatra (Representative Image) PUNE: Pune is in the news for a mix of developments related to policing, food safety and traffic. A major development in the enforcement of the new law is that the city police has registered the first two cases under the newly enacted Freedom of Religion Act of Maharashtra.The cases relate to a 21-year-old man from UP and a 22-year-old UK citizen and police investigations are focused on…

The ST reservation law is expected to reshape the political landscape in several South Goa constituencies ahead of the 2027 polls Margao: With Quepem likely to be reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, sitting Congress MLA Altone D’Costa is preparing to move to a neighbouring constituency, though he is yet to decide where he will contest from.Centre’s recent notification bringing the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Act, 2025 into force has triggered the likely change.D’Costa told TOI he is comfortable contesting from Velim, Navelim or Canacona,…

UK MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Chandigarh: UK MP and chair of the UK Parliament’s Defence Committee Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi met Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann at the Punjab Legislative Assembly on Monday and raised concerns over extortion threats, NRI property disputes and international connectivity.Dhesi, who was invited to attend the ongoing Assembly session, sought coordinated action by India, the UK, Canada, Australia and the US against threats and extortion targeting businesspeople and sports promoters.He also sought time-bound resolution of land and property disputes involving NRIs in Punjab, saying this would provide greater certainty and protection to the Punjabi diaspora.Dhesi proposed…

Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) will set up a separate OPD complex on Shahmeena Road to ease congestion caused by the growing patient load at the hospital.Vice-chancellor Prof Soniya Nityanand said the proposed facility will house OPDs, diagnostic services, a blood-collection centre and other patient-care facilities. The land of Rajkiya Balika Inter College has been allocated and soon a detailed project report will be created. The existing OPD building will be used for other purposes.The expansion comes as KGMU handles around 10,000 patients daily, while the total daily footfall on the campus can rise to nearly 30,000 people.“The current…

Rohtas, Buxar, Aurangabad and Kaimur consistently record some of the highest maximum temperatures in the state Buxar: Four districts of Bihar — Rohtas, Buxar, Aurangabad and Kaimur — consistently record some of the highest maximum temperatures in the state and face severe heatwave conditions, the Centre informed Parliament on Monday.Minister of state for environment, forest and climate change, Kirtivardhan Singh, said this in a written reply to a question by RJD MP from Buxar Sudhakar Singh, who had sought details on the districts experiencing the highest temperatures, measures to tackle heatwaves and the reasons behind rising temperatures in Bihar.According to…

Jaipur: The vigilance team of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University Tuesday once again caught students cheating in the PGDCA exam during a surprise inspection at Vishwabharati College, Sikar. This is the second incident in five days when the university cancelled the exam due to mass cheating.“A total of 72 students were taking the exam across three rooms at the centre. During inspection, several students were found sitting in groups and copying from each other’s answer sheets. The team confiscated materials from approximately 20 students. Videos, audio recordings, and other evidence related to the incident have been submitted to the examination…

Nagpur: The deaths of three tribal girls in Gadchiroli and two others in Nagpur within two weeks have exposed gaps in emergency care for snakebite victims and raised concerns over preparedness at healthcare facilities, particularly in areas where referral to tertiary centres can take time.Dr Priyanka Kadam, president and founder of Snakebite Healing and Education Society and a member of the WHO roster of experts on snakebite envenoming, said neurotoxic snakebite requires immediate clinical assessment and appropriate treatment, as respiratory complications can develop rapidly.“Every snakebite death after hospital admission should be reviewed to understand whether there were delays in recognition,…

Medinirai Medical College and Hospital has conditional approval for admission to 100 MBBS seats Daltonganj: National Medical Commission (NMC) has fixed Sept 8 as the start of the 2026-27 undergraduate medical session, according to the NEET-UG counselling schedule.Medinirai Medical College and Hospital at Pokhraha, 7 km from Daltonganj, has conditional approval for 100 MBBS seats. It was given 45 days to address deficiencies in infrastructure, faculty, research and clinical facilities. The deadline expired on Aug 6.The schedule includes three counselling rounds for all-India and state quotas, followed by a stray-vacancy round from Sept 28. At Medinirai, 15% of seats are…

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurates the 2-lane road from Green City Colony, via Patniya, up to Madhopur Bandh on NH-24, in Gorakhpur on Tuesday. BJP MP Ravi Kishan also present Gorakhpur: Stating that eastern UP’s youth had never lacked talent or hard work and what was missing was the right platform and opportunities, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said investments in Gorakhpur over the past nine years has generated employment for around 50,000 youths.He said the region’s growing role in healthcare, industry, tourism and infrastructure would be crucial to the state’s economic ambitions. The govt, he added, was creating avenues in…