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Ranchi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has formally lodged a case in connection with the missing minor girl of Bokaro district following the Jharkhand high court’s order last month. Notably, the girl went missing in Oct, 2020. The state police have not been able to trace the girl even as five years passed since an FIR was lodged in this connection. Notably, four persons have been under investigation. During the hearing, state govt had submitted that it had no objection to a CBI inquiry in the case. Source link
Dumping of hotfix waste has become a concern for citizens Surat: Dumping of hotfix waste has emerged as a growing concern for residents and the civic body, with nearly five tonnes of plastic waste generated by hotfix units being dumped in open plots across the city every day. The volume has increased gradually over the past few years.Until recently, the waste was collected by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and sent to the dumping site for processing. However, as the quantity increased substantially, the civic body’s solid waste department stopped regular collection. With waste continuing to pile up, hotfix units…
Varanasi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BHU signed an MoU with Talendy Holdings Pvt Ltd on Monday to strengthen industry–academia collaboration and facilitate greater internship and career opportunities for students with Japanese and international companies.IIT-BHU director Prof Amit Patra said, “This partnership is a significant step towards strengthening IIT-BHU’s engagement with Japanese industry and expanding global opportunities for our students. We look forward to building meaningful industry linkages that will provide our students with greater exposure to international careers, internships and emerging technologies.”The MoU provides for collaboration in internships, placements and hackathons, with Talendy offering its Talendy Portal to IIT-BHU…
T’puram: Poojappura Police and Dansaf team on Wednesday arrested a 27-year-old man with around 14g of MDMA at Mudavanmugal. The arrest was made as part of Operation Toofan.The police said the operation was conducted based on specific information received by Dansaf team. Acting on the tip-off, the team conducted an inspection in the Mudavanmugal area and intercepted the suspect. During the search, police allegedly recovered around 14g of MDMA from his possession.The accused was identified as Sharoon of Vallakkadavu. He was taken into custody and subsequently arrested. The police said further legal proceedings were under way.The operation was conducted on…
Kolkata: An elderly woman allegedly stole a 1.5-kg Padma hilsa worth Rs 3,700 from a busy fish market in Madhyamgram on Thursday morning, during peak hilsa season.The incident took place at Kalibari Bazaar, leaving fish seller Prasenjit Biswas stunned and angry. According to Biswas, the well-dressed woman introduced herself as the owner of a reputed local textile shop and selected the biggest hilsa at his stall.“She haggled over the price, picked the biggest hilsa at the shop and had it weighed. The fish weighed nearly 1.5 kg and cost Rs 3,788. After bargaining, I agreed to knock off Rs 88.…
A South Florida teen and her brother are using pizza and technology to fight hunger in the country. Aashrita Kaza and her brother Anish have developed Pizza for a Purpose in Florida, an app that connects donors, pizzerias and local organisations. According to a report published by Good News Network, the platform started in 2024 and has already facilitated the donation of 25,000 slices of pizza to families facing food insecurity, including residents of Broward County.The idea came after the siblings saw food insecurity firsthand. The 13-year-old and her brother were volunteering at local places when they noticed families were…
Some fast-food chains offer a free birthday meal or snack – Burger King members can claim a free Whopper or Plant-Based Whopper, while Chopstix offers a free small noodle box.However, most restaurant birthday offers are buy-one-get-one-free deals rather than completely free meals.At Harvester and Zizzi’s it’s a free main when buying another full-price main. At Frankie & Benny’s you get a free main when purchasing two or more main meals.Byron offers a free burger with a £5 minimum spend, while Wagamama offers free gyoza when you spend £12 and have earned at least one stamp on your loyalty card in…
What they leave behind in Gravelines is a scene of dejection and exhaustion. A limp toddler is carried past me towards a police officer, who revives him with a light shake.This all unfolds next to four or so men casting their fishing rods into the increasingly choppy waters. It is peak holiday season here. They and other dogwalkers barely glance at the crestfallen migrants wading back to the sand.Before, the gangs would often launch boats in the dead of night, but with increased police patrols, charity workers tell us the gangs now see the middle of the day as a…
Two senior Reform UK officials have left their roles after a Channel 4 News report into the party’s funding.Nigel Farage’s senior aide Dan Jukes and Reform’s head of policy James Orr have both stood down pending the outcome of an internal investigation, the party said. A Reform UK spokesman said: “The party believes it is important that the investigation is allowed to proceed independently and without prejudice. “No further comment will be made while the investigation is ongoing.” Source link
File picture of spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap There is an old video that floats on YouTube. It has a snatch of the stump microphone catching Rohit Sharma’s remark about Ravindra Jadeja and in that, the then Indian captain says: “Jaddu, what are you bowling, in IPL he doesn’t bowl no-balls, and here he does.”Sri Lanka vs India 2nd Test: Dinusha ton helps Sri Lanka salvage drawCut to the latest second Test in progress against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, among India’s no-balls, 10 were bowled by spinners with Saransh…