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Hyderabad: Raising concern over people having to approach the Telangana High Court to get police protection orders issued by lower courts enforced, the high court on Wednesday pulled up the police department for failing to act on such orders in several cases.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin directed the Telangana director general of police (DGP) to examine systemic delays in executing lower court orders and consider issuing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure timely police assistance.The issue came up during the hearing of an appeal filed by Peesari Gopaiah, a farmer…

Chennai: India’s shift towards electric mobility and technology-intensive vehicles is exposing a capability gap among auto component manufacturers, particularly MSMEs, even as imports of batteries, power electronics, embedded software and advanced electronics rise.Domestic OEM sourcing of auto components grew 16% to Rs 6.6 lakh crore in FY26, while component exports reached Rs 2.12 lakh crore. But imports are growing faster, with China accounting for about 36% of India’s auto component imports, according to a study by Vector Consulting Group.The challenge is significant for MSMEs, which account for around 80% of India’s auto parts producers. While advanced engineering, electronics, embedded software…

Ahmedabad: City Crime Branch, in coordination with Sarkhej police, arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly repackaging low-cost Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) as premium brands and selling it at heavily inflated prices.The accused, identified as Samirkhan Pathan, was arrested near Fatehwadi Canal in Sarkhej on Wednesday night. Investigators said that he had been running the operation for nearly four months.Police said the counterfeit liquor was sold at rates nearly 10 times higher than the original purchase cost.During the raid, officials seized 174 sealed bottles of IMFL worth Rs 1.5 lakh, 96 beer cans valued at Rs 13,440, 29 empty branded…

Prayagraj: Sangam city is all set for grand celebrations of Krishna Janmashtami on Friday.The city temples and other organisations started preparations for the festivities on Thursday. Devotees started thronging city markets for the devotional articles and decorative items on Thursday.Expecting a huge turnout of devotees at prominent temples organising Janmashtami celebrations on Friday, police reviewed security arrangements and intensified vigil across the city. Focus has been laid on crowd and traffic management in and around the temples, particularly in old city areas.The evening is all set to begin with soulful ‘kirtans’ unfolding into a series of devotional performances, including ‘bhajans’,…

Bhubaneswar: The movement of a local MEMU passenger train was affected near Khurda Road railway station on Thursday after its pantograph, which draws power from overhead equipment, got entangled with a damaged OHE component while entering the station, railway officials said.The incident took place at 5.58 pm when the Cuttack-Palasa MEMU (68445) was approaching Khurda Road station. Railway authorities said the train’s pantograph came in contact with the damaged OHE component, leading to a technical snag. Passengers reported seeing sparks and flames on the roof of the train’s engine. However, ECoR clarified that there was no fire, adding that minor…

COIMBATORE: A Malaysian man and his son were assaulted with deadly weapons by two unidentified men following a heated altercation near a petrol outlet at Navakkarai in Coimbatore district on Wednesday evening.The injured have been identified as Loganathan, 52, and his son Ugendran,21. Both were admitted to a private hospital in Madukkarai.According to police, 11 Malaysian tourists were travelling in a hired van from Alappuzha in Kerala to Chennai. Around 5.30pm, when the vehicle stopped near a petrol pump on the Cochin–Salem Bypass, an altercation broke out between the tourists and two men on the road. The argument quickly escalated,…

CP Sibash Kabiraj during the meeting on Wednesday Gurgaon: Public feedback will now play a key role in deciding the performance and postings of station house officers (SHOs) in the district, commissioner of police Sibash Kabiraj has directed, and SHO performance will be assessed every month on the basis of public satisfaction, crime control, response time and quality of investigation.The directions were issued at a crime review meeting chaired by Kabiraj at the police commissioner’s office on Wednesday, attended by deputy and assistant commissioners of police, SHOs, post and crime branch in-charges.Cops who make complainants make unnecessary rounds of police…

The NSF demanded that the assembly adopt a strong resolution against mandatory singing of the national song Dimapur: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) asked educational institutions across the Naga homeland to exclude govt functionaries from programmes involving the playing of the revised Vande Mataram.In a statement on Thursday, NSF said institutions and affiliated bodies must not invite govt functionaries, including the Nagaland governor, to programmes featuring the singing or playing of the revised Vande Mataram until further directions.It asked its federating units and subordinate bodies to communicate the directive and ensure strict compliance.The NSF continued its protest outside the Nagaland…

Chief minister Yogi in Farrukhabad on Thursday Kanpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday accused the Samajwadi Party-linked “Saifai Syndicate” of controlling outsourcing firms and exploiting workers, saying the newly launched Uttar Pradesh Outsource Service Corporation has ended the practice.Addressing a gathering in Farrukhabad after distributing relief material to flood-affected families, he stated that 3,52,000 outsourced workers have now been integrated into a structured system. He noted that while the govt previously allocated Rs 12,000 per worker, employees received only Rs 10,000, emphasising that such exploitation would no longer be tolerated.The CM said recruitment and employment opportunities for youth were…

Ludhiana: From tiny crowns and colourful outfits for Bal Gopal to miniature swings, peacock feathers and matki-shaped cakes, Janmashtami has brought a festive buzz to Ludhiana. Temples are decked up for midnight celebrations and markets are crowded with shoppers ahead of the festival.Families are making preparations for celebrations at home. Special kirtans and other programmes have been lined up in temples and homes from Friday evening, culminating in the midnight celebrations.A day ahead of the festival, preparations were in full swing at several temples. Colourful lights, special floral decorations, popularly known as phool bangla, and decorative installations have been put…