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Videos circulating on social media purportedly show groups of students fighting near the hostel gates, with some allegedly carrying sticks. HYDERABAD: Eight students were taken into custody after two groups of students clashed at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) in Kukatpally late Thursday night, leaving several students injured, police said.The clash reportedly began during Teej festival celebrations on the campus after a student was allegedly attacked by a group for making objectionable remarks about their female friend.Videos circulating on social media purportedly show groups of students fighting near the hostel gates, with some allegedly carrying sticks. The footage also shows…
CHENNAI: A 35-year-old man, who was attacked on Aug 29 by a gang after his younger brother had earlier confronted the men for harassing a college student in Tiruvottiyur in Chennai, died in a hospital on Thursday.The deceased, Muniswaran of Charles Nagar in Sathangadu, lived with his younger brother Sunil, 22. Police said the dispute began on Aug 29 midnight, near a railway gate in Tiruvottiyur. On noticing that a college student from the locality was being harassed by the gang, Sunil objected to it and confronted them, leading to a heated argument.Neighbours intervened and pacified both sides before they…
Kanpur: A delegation of advocates led by Ravindra Sharma convener Adhivaktra Kalyan Sangharsh Samition Wednesday met district judge Anmol Pal and apprised him about the problems of court rooms and court building.Apprising the problems, Sharma said that several ourts lack even adequate seating arrangements for lawyers. Elevators frequently break down, and most of the fans were out of order.Frequent changes to court jurisdictions were causing serious difficulties for advocates and litigants. T Despite years of demands, the lack of drinking water and toilet facilities at the old rural court complex which houses numerous courts, including commercial courts remains a matter…
Shivamogga: A day after Shivamogga MLA SN Channabasappa expressed his displeasure with former DCM KS Eshwarappa, the veteran leader moved to douse the political fire on Friday, calling the legislator “our boy” and asking observers not to treat the confrontation as a major rift.Dismissing reports of an escalating feud within the local cadre, Eshwarappa maintained that he would not take the MLA’s outburst to heart. “Channabasappa is our boy. Please do not take this issue very seriously. He felt something in his mind and spoke out. We will sit together and decide on future steps in the coming days,” Eshwarappa…
Preparations are underway in Pune for the Dahi Handi festival Pune: Pune traffic police have announced road closures and traffic diversions around Phadke Haud Chowk and Warje Malwadi on Friday in view of Janmashtami and Dahi Handi celebrations.The restrictions around Phadke Haud will be imposed from 4pm on Friday until the crowds disperse. Traffic heading from Jijamata Chowk towards Phadke Haud Chowk would be stopped and diverted via Ganesh Road. Depending on the traffic situation, motorists would be diverted through Gadgil Putla, Kumbharwada Chowk, Pawale Chowk, Maya Bakery and Devjibaba Chowk.The road between Sonya Maruti Chowk and Phadke Haud Chowk…
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MC joint commissioner Inderjeet reviews facilities at the paid parking site near Empire store in Sector 17 on Thursday Chandigarh: Municipal corporation joint commissioner Inderjeet Thursday conducted a surprise inspection of the paid parking site near Empire Store Front in Sector 17 and ordered a series of measures to improve safety, cleanliness and visitor convenience.Accompanied by officials of the engineering and parking wings, Inderjeet reviewed arrangements at the site and directed departments concerned to address gaps in infrastructure and maintenance on priority.Officials were asked to ensure proper signage, adequate lighting, effective barricading and regular cleanliness at the parking facility. The…
The arrests were made on Friday at Kanhaiya Pharma in Transport Nagar, Lucknow. LUCKNOW: The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) operational unit in Lucknow has arrested six active drug traffickers and recovered a large consignment of narcotic and psychotropic medicines, including codeine-based cough syrup, tramadol capsules, and alprazolam tablets, collectively valued at an estimated Rs 1 crore.The arrests were made on Friday at Kanhaiya Pharma in Transport Nagar, Lucknow.Kishan Vaswani, Sameer Ahmed, Shad Irshad, Umesh Kumar, Satendra Singh, and Vishal Chaurasia were arrested.According to the ANTF, the accused were found in possession of 720 bottles of 100-ml ONEREX cough syrup containing…
Patna: The state govt has directed revenue officials to launch a campaign to update land records of deceased landowners and transfer jamabandis to their legal heirs, revenue and land reforms department secretary Jai Singh said at a review meeting of circle officers from Gaya, Nalanda and Sheikhpura districts on Thursday.Concerned over delays in updating such records, Singh instructed officials to dispose of at least five cases each month. He said updating revenue records was a priority for the govt and stressed that revised jamabandis must be free of errors.On land mutation cases, Singh directed officials to take rule-based action against…
Jaipur: A 50-year-old man posing as a transgender person was arrested by Bajaj Nagar police for stealing jewellery from a shop in Jaipur, with police recovering the stolen gold items from his possession. The accused, identified as Raju alias Pooja Kinnar, allegedly visited a jewellery shop in Bajaj Nagar on Aug 19 with a woman and asked the jeweller to show him 11 pairs of anklets, two pairs of earrings and a gold ring.Police said Raju told jeweller Ramraj Goyal (60) that he would return with cash to make the payment and left with the woman. When Goyal checked the…