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Farmers dig in for ‘pucca morcha’ at Chandigarh-Mohali border Mohali: The Chandigarh-Mohali border turned into the centre of a major farmers’ mobilisation, with the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) setting up a “pucca morcha” at the 47/48 light point for a seven-day, round-the-clock protest. Farmers started arriving in large numbers from Monday evening, and by Tuesday morning, the protest site had begun taking the shape of a permanent camp, complete with a stage, ration supplies, langar arrangements and trolleys loaded with gas cylinders.The SKM has announced that the protest will continue until September 7, with farmer leaders set to raise and…

Lucknow: The Physical Efficiency Test (PET) for candidates shortlisted in the UP Home Guards Enrolment-2025 recruitment process will begin from Sept 8, 2026, with the UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) releasing the PET admit cards on its official website.The PET marks the next stage of the recruitment process after Document Verification (DV) and Physical Standard Test (PST). Candidates who have qualified the DV/PST stage can download their PET admit cards by logging in with their registration number and date of birth.The board has advised candidates to download their admit cards in advance and carefully verify details such as…

Patna: Union minister and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan faces a fresh political challenge as three of his party’s MLAs, including a minister, have become embroiled in separate controversies involving allegations of misconduct, murder and land grabbing.The developments come at a sensitive time for Chirag, who is already facing attacks from the opposition RJD over the reservation issue and allegations of promoting family members and relatives in the party. The controversies have given the opposition another opportunity to target the LJP(RV) and the BJP-led NDA govt in Bihar.Chirag has sought to distance himself from the controversy surrounding a party MLA and…

Jaipur: The election battle in Ward 98 under Civil Lines zone has taken an interesting turn, with two candidates filing nominations in the name of BJP and a former councillor challenging the nomination of the party’s officially declared candidate. The nomination process for the wards concluded Monday. Subhash Singhi, who figures in BJP’s official list of candidates, filed his nomination, while former councillor Uttam Sharma also filed his nomination from Ward 98 in the name of BJP.On Tuesday, Sharma submitted a written objection to the returning officer of Ward No. 98, challenging Singhi’s nomination. He also wrote to State Election…

Nagpur: Resisting one’s medical examination does not amount to voluntarily obstructing a public servant in the discharge of official duty under Section 186 of Indian Penal Code, Supreme Court held while quashing criminal proceedings against an Amravati forest department employee.Section 186 IPC is applied if someone voluntarily prevents or interferes with a govt/public servant while s/he is carrying out their lawful duties.A division bench comprising Justices KV Viswanathan and Arun Palli allowed a woman’s appeal on Aug 12 and set aside the Nov 19, 2025, order of Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, which had declined to quash the proceedings…

Jharkhand Police Association president Rahul Kumar Murmu (centre), state vice-president Rohit Kumar Rajak, and general secretary Sanjeev Kumar (right) address press conference in Ranchi on Tuesday Ranchi: The Jharkhand Police Association (JPA) will launch phased protests over its nine-point charter of demands, including action against Dumri MLA Jairam Mahto for allegedly misbehaving with a sub-inspector-rank officer in Dhanbad.In a letter to chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday, JPA president Rahul Kumar Murmu said members would wear black badges while on duty from Sept 8 to 11, observe a day-long mass fast on Sept 19, stage dharnas and demonstrations at the…

Surat: Two incidents of crowd surges during Ganesh Agaman processions have raised concerns over crowd management and the safety of devotees during the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, with large gatherings of 10,000 to 20,000 people being reported at some events.Both incidents occurred in the Ram Chowk area under Umra police station recently.The Shri Ganesh Utsav Samiti, Surat, has also expressed concern over the growing crowds and the way some processions are being organised.“Surat needs to be careful as thousands of people are gathering at Ganesh welcome ceremonies. Rules regarding idol height are not always followed, while the scale of celebrations…

Vadodara: A businessman from the city was allegedly duped of Rs 60 lakh after cybercriminals gained unauthorised access to his office computer through malware sent via email and later impersonated him on WhatsApp.Uday Shah, who is involved in the chemical business, has lodged a complaint of cheating at the Cybercrime police station.According to Shah’s complaint, on Aug 19, he was discussing his business finances with his accountant, Sonal Kandoi. She told him that she had received WhatsApp messages from him instructing her to transfer Rs 60 lakh to two separate bank accounts. Shah was surprised and told her that he…

The incident took place on August 28 and came to light after a video of the stone-pelting circulated on social media. Varanasi: In a joint operation, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) on Monday evening arrested four persons and detained two juveniles for allegedly pelting stones at a MEMU train near Ahimpur Halt in Gopiganj.The incident took place on August 28 and came to light after a video of the stone-pelting circulated on social media.Sharing details of the action, North Eastern Railway (NER) Varanasi division chief publicity inspector Himanshu Rao said DRM Ashish Jain and chief…

Thiruvananthapuram: The vigilance and anti-corruption bureau (VACB) on Tuesday conducted a surprise check at the Kerala Bank headquarters in connection with alleged irregularities in the tender process for the purchase and installation of CCTV cameras and burglar-alarm systems at the bank’s branches across the state.The surprise check was carried out by the VACB’s special investigation unit-II in Thiruvananthapuram on the basis of source information, vigilance sources said.The agency is examining the tender records and the procedure followed by the bank in finalising the contract, with particular focus on the circumstances in which a single tender came to be considered. According…