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The bird was spotted on a shrub near a railway line in Dighal Gurgaon: Haryana saw a rare visitor of the avian kind on Monday — a red-backed shrike, a small migratory bird from central Russia, was spotted in Jhajjar, making it the first documented sighting of the species in the state.Birdwatcher Rakesh Ahlawat spotted it sitting on a shrub close to a railway line in Dighal during his routine birding trip. He said its appearance immediately stood out from the shrikes he usually encounters in the area.“Mostly, the shrikes we see here have a long tail and a bay…
Guwahati: Supreme Court has issued notices to 25 convicts in the 2019 lynching of doctor Deben Dutta in Assam’s Jorhat district.The notices were issued while hearing an Assam govt petition challenging a Gauhati high court judgment that altered their convictions from murder to “culpable homicide not amounting to murder” and reduced their sentences to 10 years.The high court passed the order on July 30, 2025. In 2020, a Jorhat sessions court sentenced the convicts. One was awarded the death penalty, and the remaining 24 were sentenced to life imprisonment for murder under the Indian Penal Code.Representing the state, senior additional…
Kanpur: A 56-year-old woman died after her mud house collapsed amid continuous rain in Kanpur early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shakuntala Vishwakarma, a resident of Fufwar Rajthok village.Locals rushed to the spot after hearing a loud thud and pulled her out of the debris. She was taken to Kanshiram Hospital, where doctors declared her dead.Police said Shakuntala’s husband had died several years ago and she lived with her three sons. However, she was alone in the house when the incident occurred. Source link
The main accused, Balraj, was killed in a police encounter on August 29 NOIDA: The main accused in the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Greater Noida had allegedly committed two similarly horrific crimes in 2017 — the sexual assault and murder of a 70-year-old woman and the sodomising and killing of a nine-year-old boy — before spending eight years in jail and securing bail in 2025, an investigation into his criminal history has revealed.Balraj, who was killed in a police encounter on Aug 29, had allegedly been on the police radar for nearly two decades and had…
Pune: Urban areas of the district are growing at an exponential rate, but civic bodies are falling alarmingly short at providing basics, including motorable roads, pollution control measures, garbage-free streets and, very importantly, adequate water supply.Lack of equity in water supply has in recent years topped the list of complaints against both Pune (PMC) and Pimpri Chinchwad (PCMC) municipal corporations. Burgeoning housing societies in these limits, as well in pockets governed by gram panchayats (Hinjewadi, Maan, Mulshi, Marunji, etc.) are struggling with water supply. Residents are largely dependent on tankers to provide them with utility water and, in many cases,…
Porvorim: Govt on Tuesday passed the Goa Prisons and Correctional Services Bill, 2026, aimed at tightening surveillance to curb organised crime inside prisons, enabling probes into sexual harassment complaints, and creating open and semi-open correctional institutions. Chief minister Pramod Sawant said the foundation stone for an open prison will be laid this month.Under the Bill, govt will install advanced cellular jamming and detection solutions in jails to prevent unauthorised cell phone use. It also allows electronic monitoring of prisoners on temporary release or leave through inmate-tracking devices. The Bill assigns responsibility to the inspector general of prisons and correctional services,…
SAD functionary Bikram Singh Majithia Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) functionary and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Tuesday sought a CBI probe or an independent inquiry monitored by Punjab and Haryana high court into allegations that chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s wife sought Rs 5 crore for the release of a rape accused. AAP chief spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal hit back, accusing Majithia of political mudslinging and asking him to first answer questions about his own record.At a press conference, Majithia released purported audio recordings, photographs and CCTV footage allegedly involving a relative of Mann’s wife and a person…
Lucknow: A 13-year-old Class VIII student died during treatment in Hardoi days after she was allegedly assaulted by a teacher and a classmate at her school. Police have registered a case of culpable homicide under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and arrested the teacher, officials said on Tuesday.According to a complaint lodged by her father, the girl had gone to school on Aug 20 to appear for a science examination.She was allegedly assaulted by a fellow student during the exam. When she reported the incident to her teacher, he allegedly beat her and twisted both her arms,…
Health minister Nishant Kumar Patna: Nursing colleges across the state will undergo physical inspections to check compliance with prescribed standards, health minister Nishant Kumar said during a review meeting on Tuesday.The minister directed officials to constitute district-level committees to inspect infrastructure, teaching arrangements, human resources, essential facilities and other prescribed requirements at nursing institutions.He also stressed the appointment of qualified teachers, timely completion of the curriculum and conducting internal assessments. Institutions found lacking in prescribed standards will be given a stipulated time frame to rectify deficiencies, officials said.To strengthen monitoring, nursing colleges have been directed to install CCTV cameras and…
India’s top junior shuttler Parul Choudhary will spearhead Rajasthan Under-19 girls team challenge in the North Zone Inter-State Badminton Championship which begins in Bhilwara on Wednesday Bhilwara: A couple of years ago in Chandigarh, Rajasthan men’s team created history by becoming the North Zone champions for the first time and qualifying for the Senior Nationals.However, they failed to retain the crown last season. But this time around, Rajasthan shuttlers would be aiming to regain the title on their home turf when the North Zone Inter-State Badminton Championship gets underway at the Four Arms Academy in Bhilwara on Wednesday.Defending champions Haryana…