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Ashis SenapatiKendrapada: Tributes were paid to freedom fighter and poet Ananda Jena on his 142nd birth anniversary at a commemorative meeting held in Kendrapada on Friday. People from different walks of life offered floral tributes by garlanding Jena’s statue and recalled his contribution to India’s freedom struggle.Addressing the gathering, former principal of Kendrapada Autonomous College, Prof. Nanda Kishor Parida, highlighted Jena’s role in resisting the oppressive rule of the Raja of Kanika during the British era. He said Jena’s contribution remained neglected for decades until locals took the initiative about 26 years ago to restore his legacy by installing his…
NHAI will partially open the new highway’s main carriageway to accommodate the diversion Gurgaon: Traffic on the Delhi-Jaipur highway (NH-8) will be affected from month-end, as National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) begins construction of a new flyover at Manesar.Vehicles will be diverted onto a section of the Gurgaon-Rewari-Pataudi highway, itself still under construction, officials said.NHAI will partially open the new highway’s main carriageway to accommodate the diversion. Flyovers at Gateway Rail, Harsaru and ATS Chowk are also expected to open, easing traffic away from the NH-8 construction zone.One stretch near Wazirpur will stay closed, however, as a 220-kV high-tension…
Guwahati: Police rescued three trafficking victims hailing from Assam, including a minor, from West Bengal’s Siliguri.Police said on Friday that the three women were allegedly lured with job offers and taken to Siliguri, where they were forced into prostitution.Sonitpur senior superintendent of police Barun Purkayastha said one of the victims is from Sonitpur, while the other two are from neighbouring districts.“The rescue operation was carried out with help from the West Bengal police. The victims have been brought back safely,” he added.Police launched an investigation to identify and arrest those involved in the trafficking racket.“Efforts are also being made to…
Kanpur: A two-year-old boy was allegedly locked inside a classroom at an anganwadi centre on Thursday morning and remained inside for nearly 30 minutes before being rescued.The incident took place in Gutasi village under the Barhpur development block in Farrukhabad.As per information, the child allegedly fell asleep under a table, due to which a helper at the centre assumed the classroom was empty and locked the door.Anganwadi worker Mamta Singh said she arrived at the centre at around 11 am and heard a child crying inside the classroom. She said she immediately opened the door and brought the child out.Taking…
A fallen tree being cleared by authorities near Bendur in Mangaluru on Friday Mangaluru: After a brief dry spell, monsoon showers returned to Mangaluru Friday, triggering waterlogging, tree fall and power disruptions in parts of the city.According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), Dakshina Kannada recorded 70.1mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, 52% above normal. Mangaluru and Ullal taluks received 120.4mm and 120.3mm respectively, with Surathkal hobli recording the highest at about 121.2mm, followed by Gurupura at 120.7mm.Other taluks saw moderate to heavy rain: Moodubidire 70mm, Kadaba 68.1mm, Puttur 67.9mm, Sullia 61.1mm and Belthangady 46.5mm.Udupi…
Madikeri: Two people were taken into custody by the foresters on charges of hunting a gaur in a Reserve Forest near Bettathuru in Madikeri taluk. During the operation to secure them, the duo were injured and were admitted to Madikeri hospital. Later, they were shifted to a hospital in Mangaluru, foresters said. They are undergoing treatment and are out of danger. We will take them into custody for questioning, he stated.According to DCF (Madikeri) Abhishek, around 9.30pm on Thursday, the duo were found carrying 260kg meat after killing the gaur in Pattighat reserve forest. They were intercepted when they were…
A 15-year-old girl died after she was allegedly shoved off the fourth floor of a Kaushambi residential building Wednesday by a neighbour Ghaziabad: A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly pushing a 15-year-old girl to her death from a fourth-floor balcony of a building in Kaushambi, where he lived, on Friday after police registered an FIR on murder charges.In her complaint, the girl’s mother said that the accused, Shahnawaz, a driver, was stalking and harassing the girl for nearly three months. She also accused him of forcing the girl to marry him. She said the accused tried to molest her…
An illustration of a man looking distressed after losing money while trying to sell his study table Pune: A private company employee from Hadapsar ended up losing Rs 4.81 lakh to cybercrooks in a bid to sell his study table between July 7 and 8.The 41-year-old filed an online complaint the next day. After preliminary investigations, the Hadapsar police registered a case on Thursday.An officer from the Hadapsar police said the complainant had posted an online advertisement to sell his study table. On July 7, he received a call from an unknown number. The caller agreed to buy the table…
The directorate of education had issued a circular to schools stating that all external individuals or organisations holding programmes inside schools for students will undergo scrutiny first Panaji: The directorate of education (DoE) on Friday withdrew a controversial circular that had mandated prior written approval from the department before schools could invite any external speaker, activist or organisation to their campuses. The withdrawal, issued under a fresh circular, revoked two earlier directives issued last week “with immediate effect,” stating that all instructions contained therein “shall cease to have effect”.The move follows sustained pushback from the opposition, which had termed the…
Women members of the family allegedly scuffled with women police personnel Mohali: The municipal corporation (MC), Mohali, Friday removed an alleged encroachment from govt land in Mataur village, where a temporary tarpaulin shed had been set up and was being used for keeping stray cattle and carrying out dairy-related activities.The eviction drive was conducted by the MC enforcement wing with police assistance after the civic body served a 24-hour notice directing the occupants to vacate the land.The issue was raised by municipal councillor Gurpreet Kaur during the last MC house meeting following complaints about the encroachment.During the demolition drive, the…