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The ban, which came into effect from the date of the notification, will remain in force for one year across Karnataka. BENGALURU: The Office of the Commissioner of Food Safety, Karnataka, has imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation and sale of gutkha and pan masala containing tobacco and/or nicotine across the state, citing public health concerns.The ban has been imposed under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011.Gutkha banned in KarnatakaAccording to a notification issued by the Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug…

Hyderabad: Six years after a hydroelectric power unit was shut down after an accident and several trial runs failed, Telangana Genco has resumed trial runs of unit IV of Srisailam hydroelectric power station at Srisailam. Unit IV generates 150 megawatts (MW) of power. Official sources said the trial runs will continue for some more days before it is put to full use.Telangana Genco chairman and managing director S Harish said Monday’s trial run was successful and more would be conducted. The Srisailam hydropower station has a total of six units, each with a 150-MW capacity and generates about 900 MW…

Chennai: Chennai city commissioner of police A Amalraj has declared a war against bribery in the police department by issuing an open warning that police personnel found demanding or accepting bribes for doing their job will face criminal prosecution.Those found guilty of demanding or accepting illegal gratification would be arrested under relevant anti-corruption laws and subjected to departmental and criminal proceedings, he said.The warning was issued during a confidential meeting with police officers of the rank of assistant commissioner and above at the commissioner’s office on Monday. Amalraj directed the officers to communicate the instructions to every police station and…

The complainant was promised 20% profit on sales Ahmedabad: Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCOE), Gujarat, on Tuesday arrested two men from Amreli’s Savarkundla in connection with a Rs 2.5 crore online fraud in which a victim was allegedly lured through an Instagram advertisement promising distributorship and 20% profit on sales.The accused have been identified as Kishan Savalia (30) and Haja Rathod (32). Police said Savalia was the holder of a bank account allegedly used to receive the fraud’s proceeds, while Rathod allegedly arranged and passed on bank account details to other members of the gang.Police said the victim saw an…

Ghaziabad: A 32-year-old kanwariya died on Monday after falling from a moving AMU train going from Saharanpur to Old Delhi. The man was travelling with a friend when he fell off the train as it crossed a bridge.DCP (rural) Surendranath Tiwari said that Monu, a resident of Khajuri in Delhi, was travelling with his friend Pawan. The two boarded the train at Saharanpur and Monu was sitting at the gate. As the train was passing over the bridge behind Sai Mandir near Modinagar, Monu lost his balance and fell onto the stones near the bridge.“Passengerrs raised an alarm and the…

Pune: Govt Railway Police (GRP) has identified 10 critical spots across six districts of Western Maharashtra where people have repeatedly died after being hit by trains.Superintendent of Police, GRP, Rajkumar Shinde said, “We have considered locations with two or more deaths to identify as a critical hotspots. These 10 spots are located near Pune, Chinchwad, Kasarwadi, Akurdi, Lonavla, Ahilyanagar, Kolhapur, Pandharpur, Solapur and Miraj railway stations.GRP, Pune, and Central Railway authorities are now jointly working on a programme to reduce fatalities at these 10 spots. “Our teams visited these spots and tried to find a solution for each so as…

Panaji: Purse seine boat owners have urged govt to address a series of financial and infrastructure-related issues as the annual fishing season begins.All Goa Purse Seine Boat Owners Association president Harshad Dhond said the association had met fisheries minister Nilkanth Halarnkar and submitted a memorandum seeking urgent intervention on issues affecting the sector.“The major demand is the resumption of the VAT reimbursement subsidy; else our boats will have to be anchored,” said Dhond.Boat owners also sought a regular water supply at the jetty, saying they need 40–50 tanker-loads daily for operations. They demanded permanent water storage facilities at the jetty…

Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Shimla: There is currently no proposal before the Union tourism ministry to include the Manimahesh Yatra in Chamba and associated sites under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme, Lok Sabha was informed.Responding to a question by Kangra BJP MP Dr Rajeev Bhardwaj, Union tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the ministry had, however, sanctioned a Rs 68.3-crore project under the Swadesh Darshan scheme in 2016-17 for development of the Himalayan Circuit covering Kiarighat, Shimla, Hatkoti, Manali, Kangra, Dharamshala, Bir, Palampur and Chamba.The Manimahesh Yatra, dedicated to Lord Shiva, begins on…

Leopard attacks 60-year-old woman inside her house in Bahraich (Representative Image) LUCKNOW: A 60-year-old woman was seriously injured after a leopard entered her house and attacked her while she was sleeping in the early hours of Wednesday in Maheshpur area under Motipur police station limits in Bahraich district. The incident took place in Rajapur Girant village under the Velhan gram panchayat in the Mihipurwa tehsil area, triggering panic among residents living close to forested areas. According to local residents, Jai Kala, wife of Shankar, was asleep inside her house at around 2 am when the leopard suddenly entered the premises…

The deceased has been identified as Manisha Kumari, 19, a BA Part-I student. PATNA: What began as a friendship on Instagram and blossomed into a year-long romance ended in heartbreak and tragedy in Bihar’s Purnia district.A 19-year-old student, who had eloped with her boyfriend after her family arranged her marriage to someone else, died just hours after the couple tied the knot at Purnia Junction railway station. The boyfriend has been taken into custody and is being interrogated, police said.The deceased has been identified as Manisha Kumari, 19, a BA Part-I student from Butterbari under the Nagar police station area…