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Bengaluru: Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) veterinary officers’ recruitment scam is widening, with many candidates reportedly confessing before Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and revealing details of the question paper leak, payments running into crores and exams purportedly being conducted at a villa in Devanahalli and other places.According to police, the candidates who allegedly paid money have surrendered before CID, confessing to the irregularities and turning witnesses in the case. The statements of at least four candidates have been recorded so far. They reportedly told investigators they received the question paper before the examination and were made to write it at…

Hyderabad: In a major relief to the govt, Telangana high court on Tuesday stayed a single judge’s interim order that had put on hold the state’s flagship marriage assistance scheme, Kalyana Lakshmi-Shaadi Mubarak, while also suspending further proceedings in the writ petition.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin passed the order while hearing an appeal filed by the state govt against the single judge’s ruling. “There shall be a stay of the interim order and further proceedings in the writ petition (before the single judge) also,” the bench said.Advocate general A Sudarshan Reddy, appearing…

Chennai: Former DMK minister Thangam Thennarasu on Tuesday rejected Congress floor leader Tharahai Cuthbert’s charge that the then DMK govt had denied land on Marina Beach for former chief minister K Kamaraj’s memorial. He said there was no request raised for Kamaraj’s memorial in Marina and termed Cuthbert’s charge as ‘factually incorrect’.Thennarasu cited the statement of then Congress leaders Pazha Nedumaran and Rajaram Naidu, and said former chief minister M Karunanidhi had personally ensured Kamaraj was accorded full state honours and made arrangements for his memorial.Cuthbert alleged on Monday that the then DMK govt had denied a place on Marina…

Ahmedabad: After a six-month delay, AMC finally launched the smart flap-parking system for four-wheelers on Tuesday along CG Road, stretching from Stadium Crossroads to Panchvati Crossroads. Two hundred and eighty parking units have been installed, and citizens can pay to use them by scanning a QR code. No parking fee will be charged for four-wheelers for the first five minutes, after which the charge will be Rs 20 per hour.An AMC official stated: “When citizens park in a designated slot, a sensor-based flap barrier will rise to lock the vehicle.” The official said when citizens retrieve their vehicles, the system…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has emerged as the first state in the country to record excess rainfall this monsoon, with a series of low-pressure systems over the Bay of Bengal pushing its rainfall 27% above normal.The state received 1,170.3 mm of rain between June 1 and September 1, against the normal of 922.3 mm, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. IMD considers rainfall to be excess when it is 20% or more above normal.Odisha has already crossed its seasonal monsoon quota of 1,150 mm, with nearly a month of the season still remaining.“We are the only state to have got excess…

The employees said salaries had been delayed repeatedly for nearly two years, forcing them to face financial difficulties and uncertainty over household expensesThe employees said salaries had been delayed repeatedly for nearly two years, forcing them to face financial difficulties and uncertainty over household expensesThe employees said salaries had been delayed repeatedly for nearly two years, forcing them to face financial difficulties and uncertainty over household expensesThe employees said salaries had been delayed repeatedly for nearly two years, forcing them to face financial difficulties and uncertainty over household expensesThe employees said salaries had been delayed repeatedly for nearly two years,…

Guwahati: Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex body representing the Kuki-Zo community, has directed all Kuki-Zo MLAs not to travel to Imphal to attend the Manipur legislative assembly session scheduled to begin on Sept 2, pending a political settlement on the Kuki-Zo demand for a separate administration.The Kuki-Zo community currently has nine representatives in the 60-member Assembly — six from BJP, including deputy CM Nemcha Kipgen; two from Kuki People’s Alliance (KPA); and one independent. Another legislator from the community, BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte, died at a hospital in Gurgaon in Feb after a long battle with injuries he sustained…

Times News NetworkKanpur: Lucknow Falcons knocked Kanpur Superstars out of the UP T20 League title race after rain forced an early end to their match at Green Park Stadium on Monday evening. Falcons registered a 13-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method to complete their league campaign on a winning note.The Falcons finished with 13 points from 10 matches, winning six and losing three. Meerut Mavericks currently lead the points table with 15 points from nine matches and still have a final league game to play. The result, however, officially ended Kanpur Superstars’ hopes of qualifying for the playoffs.Put into…

The festive travel landscape is shifting dramatically this year, with the weakening rupee putting a strain on international outings PUNE: A weaker rupee and elevated airfare may weigh heavily on international travel this festive season. The rupee is currently hovering around Rs 95.7 to the US dollar, compared with around Rs 84 a year ago. This raises the cost of forex, hotels and spending abroad, making an overseas holiday cost significantly more.“The cost of travelling overseas has gone up by 15-20% compared to last year. US and Europe are out of budget; even destinations like Vietnam and Singapore are significantly…

Porvorim: Facing sharp criticism that it would open the door to unwanted private universities and weaken higher education standards, govt on Tuesday withdrew the Goa Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026. Opposition members warned that relaxed norms could allow institutions to operate without basic infrastructure, alleging some promoters could end up “distributing certificates” without essentials such as a proper library.Chief minister Pramod Sawant told the House that the state’s existing three private universities would not fall under the proposed amendments. The opposition, however, insisted the Bill be referred to a select committee. Sawant said the govt would withdraw the Bill because…