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Lucknow: Ending a seven-year manhunt, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested Monu Yadav alias Abhimanyu Yadav, a ₹50,000 reward-carrying fugitive wanted since 2019 in the abduction, murder and robbery of a taxi driver in Lucknow.He was arrested from Didwana in Rajasthan, where he was allegedly living under concealment and working at a private industrial unit, the STF said.Officials said Yadav was wanted in Case Crime No. 412/2019 registered at Sarojini Nagar police station under IPC Sections 364 (kidnapping), 302 (murder), 394 (robbery), 414 (assisting in concealment of stolen property), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 34 (common intention). Acting on…

Patna: With the monsoon season progressing and flood risks persisting in north Bihar, the road construction department (RCD) and disaster management department (DMD) on Thursday reviewed preparedness measures to tackle potential flood and drought situations.RCD secretary Pankaj Kumar Pal directed officials and contractors to ensure protection of roads and bridges under the maintenance policy. Contractors have been asked to keep Bailey bridges ready, arrange temporary restoration measures in case of erosion or breaches, and maintain round-the-clock vigil on vulnerable stretches.Engineer-in-chief Umakant Rajak said teams from the RCD, Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation and IIT-Patna are jointly assessing the condition of…

Jaipur: The Special Operations Group (SOG) Thursday arrested a 45-year-old man in connection with the 2022 School Lecturer (Agricultural Science) recruitment exam paper leak case. Police alleged the man purchased the leaked question papers, coached candidates using them, and helped them secure govt jobs. He was arrested from Chomu after the Rajasthan High Court dismissed his plea seeking protection from arrest.Additional Director General of Police (SOG) Vishal Bansal identified the accused as Vinod Kumar Jat, alias Vinod Rewad, a resident of Papadiya Ki Dhani under Jaipur Rural’s Renwal police station. Police alleged that Rewad purchased leaked question papers of four…

Nagpur: Gang war erupted late Wednesday in Pachpaoli area of north Nagpur with bullets fired on a notorious criminal, Ajay Chinchkhede, 27, at Shaniwar Bazaar near Kamal Chowk, triggering panic in the busy market area. Bullets grazed past Chinchkhede, who is out on bail in a MCOCA case. He narrowly escaped death even as he was celebrating the birthday of an aide at Shaniwar Bazaar.Key accused Jagdish Vijay Gokhale, 27, resident of MHADA Colony, Kapilnagar, was also granted bail on Wednesday in a Yashodharanagar abduction case. Police sources revealed an intense tussle between the two gangs for supremacy in the…

Health minister Irfan Ansari Ranchi: Health minister Irfan Ansari on Thursday announced that the ‘Blindfolded Run for Vision 2026’ campaign will be held in Aug to spread awareness about eye donation in the state. The campaign will be organised by Eye Donation Awareness Club, Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank and the Jharkhand chapter of National Health Mission, he said.Ansari said that Run for Vision was organised for the past 20 years to spread awareness about eye donation. “This year too, on Aug 30, the run will be organised in Ranchi, where chief minister Hemant Soren will be invited as chief guest,…

Times News NetworkSurat: Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) have jointly launched an Employability Enhancement Programme (EEP) aimed at improving the industry readiness of young engineering professionals from Surat and neighbouring districts.The one-year certification programme was inaugurated at SVNIT in the presence of Surat collector Tejas Parmar, SVNIT director Anupam Shukla, AM/NS India director (HR and Administration) Ashutosh Telang, and senior faculty members.The inaugural batch comprises 80 participants — 40 engineering graduates and 40 diploma holders — selected from Surat and nearby areas.Designed to bridge the gap between academic learning and industry…

Thiruvananthapuram: The appointment of two senior govt pleaders with alleged past affiliations to student political wings has escalated into a fresh flashpoint within Congress, after chief minister V D Satheesan declined to meet KSU state president Aloysius Xavier.The row centres on D S Sharath, accused by critics of RSS links, and Jaeona James, who has faced allegations of past SFI affiliation—both appointed as senior govt pleaders reportedly on Satheesan’s recommendation. The KSU chief had sought an appointment with the chief minister after Satheesan questioned the student outfit’s protest against the appointments, asking, “What does KSU have to do with the…

After a brief spell of rain, Kolkata skyline witnessed a rainbow around 5 pm. The weather phenomena was visible across the city —— TOI Kolkata: The city received a couple of spells of moderate rain even as the city remained under cloud cover under the impact of a well-marked low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-Bengal coasts. Some districts of south Bengal could receive heavy rain (70 mm-110 mm) on Friday, though Kolkata may receive sharp drizzles. “There could be a couple of spells like Friday, but the city is unlikely to receive heavy, consistent showers.…

The Philippines has condemned the “dehumanising and racist” portrayal of the country as a timid monkey strong-armed by the US and Japan to take Beijing on over the South China Sea.Last week, China Daily posted an AI-generated video featuring a monkey in a Filipino shirt. It screams as arms bearing the Japanese and US flags shove it onto a rickety karaoke stage set up in a boat.After it gets scolded for singing the wrong song, it pulls out a sheet reading “South China Sea arbitration award”. It is then flung into the sea and blasted by a water cannon.Tense stand-offs…

China has hit out at the nationalisation of British Steel, saying it “firmly opposes and is strongly dissatisfied with the British government’s decision”.On Thursday, the UK government said that taking the loss-making firm into public hands would protect jobs and safeguard a “vital national capability”.The UK took control of British Steel’s operations in Scunthorpe last year, though it was still owned by China’s Jingye Group, limiting the government’s ability to steer its future.China’s commerce ministry said on Friday that the moves “seriously infringed upon Jingye’s legitimate rights and interests and severely undermined the confidence of Chinese companies investing in the…