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Prayagraj: Observing that criminal history alone cannot be a ground to deny relief, the Allahabad high court has granted bail to Niranjan Das, former excise commissioner, in connection with an FIR registered in Uttar Pradesh in the alleged Rs 2,161-crore Chhattisgarh liquor scam.In its July 7 order, the high court observed that the state failed to place any material on record to suggest that Das was likely to tamper with evidence, influence witnesses or otherwise misuse the liberty of bail.The FIR was registered at Kasna police station in Gautam Budh Nagar under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code and…

Bhubaneswar: The state govt has initiated the process to appoint a new member (administration) in the Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA), more than two months after the post fell vacant following the premature exit of the incumbent, who was appointed only about a year earlier. The development comes at a crucial time for ORERA, with the chairperson’s post in the Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (OREAT) also lying vacant since May. Stakeholders fear that prolonged vacancies in key positions could affect the pace of hearings and disposal of disputes involving homebuyers, developers and real estate projects.The member (administration) is…

Sources said the accused took Akash to a private hospital in Sector 56, but fled after doctors declared him dead Gurgaon: A 27-year-old man was shot dead by his friend outside the latter’s house in Berhampur on Wednesday afternoon.Police have registered a case of murder and launched an investigation to ascertain the motive behind the incident. However, the accused’s family and some local residents claimed the two were close friends and were making videos with the weapon when it allegedly discharged accidentally.The victim, Akash, a native of Badarpur in Delhi, had been living with his sister and brother-in-law, Rahul Dedha,…

Aizawl: With the FIFA World Cup entering its closing stages, football fever has gripped Mizoram again, driving a sharp rise in jersey sales, keeping fans awake past midnight and highlighting the state’s enduring bond with the sport.In Aizawl, several sports goods shops ran out of Argentina jerseys by Thursday, with demand soaring after the South American giants’ march to the World Cup final.”We have only a few jerseys left in sizes meant for around 10-year-old children. Nothing more,” said Mamuana, a former football writer who now owns a sports goods store. “Ronaldo and Messi jerseys topped our sales this World…

Kanpur: The SWAT team and Kidwai Nagar police raided a hotel in south Kanpur and busted an alleged gambling racket late Wednesday, arresting 13 people, including a businessman, a property dealer and a mobile shop owner. Police recovered Rs 5.5 lakh in cash, while the alleged kingpin managed to escape.ADCP (Operations and South) Sumit Sudhakar Ramteke said police had been receiving information for nearly one-and-a-half months that gambling was being organised at the hotel in Usmanpur under the Kidwai Nagar police station limits. After verifying the inputs, the SWAT team, along with Kidwai Nagar police, conducted a late-night raid on…

Ludhiana: Three unidentified youths allegedly attacked a man and snatched his Activa scooter in Daba area on Wednesday night. The victim, Parveen Kumar (44), said he was on his way home when the accused, riding a black motorcycle, intercepted him. According to the complainant, they assaulted him and fled with his scooter and important documents. CCTV footage of the incident shows the attackers beating Parveen and taking away the vehicle. Police have registered a case against the unidentified accused and are examining CCTV camera footage. Source link

The incident happened in Chhijarsi Colony Noida: Five persons, including two teenagers, suffered burns and a scooter parked nearby caught fire after an 11kV high-tension power line snapped and fell on a road in Chhijarsi Colony under Sector 63 police station limits on Wednesday.Police said the incident occurred around 7 pm when the live wire broke and crashed onto the road, sending out sparks. It caused panic in the densely populated neighbourhood. Five passers-by — Nidhi (15), Priya (17), Mukesh Ram (38), Pavitra (41) and Ravi Chaudhury — who were in the vicinity of the wire were injured.Eyewitnesses said the…

Pune: The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU)’s Centre for Open and Distance Learning (CODL) has allowed students with backlog subjects to appear for examinations without submitting application forms, since the online process could not be completed because of technical issues.University officials said the decision was taken to ensure that students did not lose a term. However, the move has triggered discussions in academic circles, with some experts questioning whether it departs from established procedures.Nearly 10,000 students enrolled in BA, BCom, MA, MCom and MBA programmes offered through CODL across Pune, Ahilyanagar and Nashik are covered under the examination process.Initially, the…

Syndrela Das, 16, stunned Manika Batra in her maiden UTT season Panaji: This is no fairy tale about a damsel-in-distress, glass slippers and midnight curfews. This one is about Syndrela Das, named after the famed mythical princess Cinderella. And it’s for real.In 2018, when the second edition of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), the country’s premier league, was held in Kolkata, Syndrela, just eight years old, watched enthusiastically from the stands. There were accomplished players, Olympians, stars. At the end of the day’s play, she would wait for her chance to click a picture with the stars. The one with Manika…

Ferozepur: Two men on a motorcycle opened fire at a shop in Ferozepur’s Zira town on Thursday afternoon in an alleged bid to extort money from its owner. The shopowner, Suresh Kumar, said this was the second such attack on a property owned by him in the past 20 days, and that he and his son had been recieving extortion threats too. Zira deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Jaspal Singh Dhillon said the men fled after the attack on the shop at 12.30pm. “We are examining the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the area, and have formed teams to…