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Gurpreet Singh Bhullar is the new border range IG Chandigarh: Punjab govt on Tuesday transferred 20 police officers, including eight IPS officers, appointing new senior superintendents of police (SSPs) in six districts and posting Gurpreet Singh Bhullar as border range inspector general (IG).Bhullar had been awaiting posting since he was removed as Amritsar police commissioner on Aug 7 amid a controversy over his remarks on an alleged Pakistan ISI-backed terror conspiracy to target a Jantar Mantar protest.Border range DIG Harmanbir Singh, who had been given additional charge as Amritsar police commissioner after Bhullar’s removal, has now been relieved of the…

28-year-old farmer, Ram Singh, was killed in a leopard attack in Bahraich early Tuesday morning Lucknow: A 28-year-old farmer was killed in a leopard attack after the animal dragged him away from the verandah of his house in Mahboobnagar village under Kakaraha forest range in Bahraich early Tuesday morning.According to Katarniaghat divisional forest officer (DFO) Apoorv Dixit, Ram Singh, a farmer, was sleeping on a cot in the verandah outside his house when the leopard attacked him around 3 am and dragged him away.Hearing the commotion, Singh’s family members and villagers rushed out and searched the area.Singh’s body was found…

Patna: Justice Harish Kumar of Patna high court will head the Bihar govt’s recently constituted Expert Committee on Examination Reforms.The general administration department on Tuesday issued a notification appointing Justice Harish Kumar, a serving judge of the Patna high court, as the chairperson of the committee.The notification follows chief minister Samrat Choudhary’s recent announcement of a high-level committee to restore the credibility of examinations conducted by recruitment bodies and job commissions.The committee has been constituted amid concerns over question paper leaks and protests by students in Patna and other parts of Bihar, as well as in other parts of the…

Jaipur: With BJP expected to mount a strong challenge for control of Jaipur Municipal Corporation, attention has turned to possible contenders for the mayor’s post if the party succeeds in forming the board.BJP’s candidate list includes several politically experienced and organisationally influential leaders, giving the party multiple options for the top civic post. Sources said the Vaishya community appears to have a strong claim, though Brahmin and Rajput leaders could also be considered.Former BJP city president Sunil Kothari and former mayor Jyoti Khandelwal have emerged as front runners, while former deputy mayor Puneet Karnawat and several other experienced members are…

Nagpur: Shuttlers are enraged after sections of wooden courts at Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC)-run badminton hall in Vivekananda Nagar were reportedly dented during a Taekwondo tournament organised there recently.Mats were laid across the badminton courts and a stage set up for the tournament in the hall for the martial arts tournament. The mats and stage were removed after the event concluded, and badminton sessions resumed, but players alleged that they found dents on portions of the wooden playing surface. They also complained that the hall was left unclean and stinky after the tournament.One of the players, Girish Warhare, said that…

Official data showed that 60 of Ranchi’s 174 urban feeders recorded no power cuts Ranchi: Heavy rain and lightning caused limited disruption to the city’s power supply on Monday, with Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL) reporting largely stable services across its urban network.Official data showed that 60 of Ranchi’s 174 urban feeders recorded no power cuts. While 87 feeders faced interruptions lasting less than an hour, outages of between one and three hours were reported on 27 feeders.Officials said response teams remained on alert throughout the spell, monitoring feeder-wise complaints and dispatching repair crews wherever faults were reported. No…

Police are still searching for the killer of Nidhi Patel, a computer engineer. SURAT: A week after the murder of 22-year-old computer engineer Nidhi Patel, police are yet to identify the culprit in the case. Patel was found dead at her home in Godavadi village in Surat district on the morning of Aug 24.Police said they have not yet found any strong clue pointing to the involvement of a specific individual. Investigators are examining fingerprints, the woman’s recent communications and other possible leads, but the probe has so far failed to establish a clear direction.After Mandvi police failed to make…

Varanasi: Two brothers allegedly duped around 18 jewellers and customers of gold and silver jewellery and cash worth nearly Rs 50 lakh in Atraulia, Azamgarh, by gaining their trust and taking valuables on the pretext of making, repairing or showing ornaments to customers.The accused, Kanhaiya Soni and his brother Monu Soni, residents of Katehari in Ambedkar Nagar, allegedly switched off their mobile phones and disappeared after Raksha Bandhan. Several victims approached Atraulia police station on Monday, seeking recovery of their jewellery and action against the brothers.Rahul Seth, a jeweller from Khanpur Fateh Ward No. 1, alleged that Kanhaiya frequently visited…

CSMM Hospital launched an inquiry after a patient received dal with a dead cockroach THANE: The administration of CSMM Hospital in Thane on Tuesday launched an inquiry after a patient was allegedly served a bowl of dal containing a dead cockroach.Swapnali Kadam, dean of CSMM Hospital, said the administration had taken cognisance of media reports about the incident and initiated a probe, the report of which is awaited. “Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure, we have started pest control and sanitisation of our kitchen area,” said Kadam.The incident allegedly took place on Aug 28, when an elderly woman from Airoli was…

Thiruvananthapuram: Three SFI women activists, including members of the SFI central and state committees, were injured in a police lathicharge after their protest march against the rendition of the full version of Vande Mataram at Kerala University headquarters turned violent on Tuesday.SFI has announced a protest march to the Secretariat under the leadership of its state committee against the police action on Wednesday. SFI has demanded action against the police personnel involved in the alleged assault.Around 100 SFI activists marched from University College to the university headquarters. Police had erected barricades in front of the main entrance to prevent the…