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Hyderabad: Two women pilgrims died, and two others sustained serious injuries after a truck rammed into a tourist bus parked on the national highway following a tyre puncture near Govindpet bridge in Armoor mandal of Nizamabad on Thursday. The collision pushed the bus onto passengers seated on the median.The victims were identified as Sujatha, 54, and Madhavi, 47. The injured, Sunitha and Chitakka, were shifted to a govt hospital for treatment. Their condition was being monitored by doctors.The pilgrims, from Kinwat in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, were travelling in two tourist buses to Hyderabad to visit Chinna Jeeyar Swamy. When they…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation plans to set up two more 2 lakh litre water storage sumps at Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dumpyards for ₹54.3 lakh.Fire has broke out five times this year, between March and June. The first incident was reported at Kodungaiyur on March 14, followed by two incidents at Perungudi on June 4 and 15, and two more at Kodungaiyur on June 21 and 26. Each time, GCC had to rush in water tankers and excavators.GCC superintending engineer (solid waste management) P Banukumar said the existing water storage capacity at the dumpyards was limited. “Earlier, we had a storage…
Cuttack: A 30-year-old woman, who was on her way home from work with a male colleague, was gang-raped by six men on the Cuttack-Chandbali road, early on Wednesday. Five men were arrested on Thursday, while a sixth accused is on the run.According to the police, the incident took place between 3 am and 4 am on Wednesday. The woman and her friend (26), both of whom work at a private firm in Bhubaneswar, were returning home in Kendrapada district.“The man was driving the car. During the journey he felt drowsy and pulled over to take a bit of rest on…
Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal led the rally Dibrugarh: A wave of Tricolours swept through Tengakhat on Thursday as Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal joined a Tiranga Rally ahead of Independence Day.More than 500 party workers and several dignitaries participated in the rally, which celebrated the national flag and the patriotic spirit of India’s freedom struggle.Addressing the gathering, Sonowal said the Tiranga Rally was “not merely an event but a reflection of national unity, civic responsibility and respect for the country.” He said the Tricolour was a reminder of the sacrifices made by freedom fighters and urged citizens to honour their legacy…
Manvith, a class V student of Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School, Narikombu in Bantwal Mangaluru: A class V student of Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School, Narikombu in Bantwal has earned praise for his presence of mind after his swift action helped prevent a potentially serious accident involving a midday meal worker.The incident occurred around 9am on Monday when Manvith was returning to his classroom after using the washroom. Hearing a woman cry for help from the school’s storeroom, he rushed inside and found midday meal worker Poornima in distress after her fingers were caught in an electric coconut grater.Physical education…
Charkhi Dadri: Four men have been arrested for allegedly opening fire 30 rounds on a black Scorpio carrying a group of youths in Charkhi Dadri on Aug 6, police said.The arrested accused — Kunal alias Sandy, Vishal Anand, Sudhir and Darshan alias Baman — were produced before a local court and remanded in judicial custody.According to police, armed assailants had opened indiscriminate fire on the Scorpio near a sweet shop. The vehicle was found riddled with bullet marks and its side windows shattered. Several occupants were injured and were taken to the civil hospital in Charkhi Dadri before being referred…
Patna: The Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Thursday arrested govt school teacher-cum-coordinator Shashibhushan Lal while allegedly accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe at Keshav High School, Barun, in Aurangabad district.The bureau said Lal was caught red-handed in the school’s sports room while accepting the bribe, allegedly demanded for handing over the marksheet, SLC (school leaving certificate) and original certificate of the complainant’s wife.The complainant, Santosh Kumar of Makhra under Jamhor police station, had approached the bureau alleging that Lal had demanded the bribe. DG of Vigilance Bureau Jitendra Singh Gangwar said the complainant’s wife had passed Class 10 from the school…
The accused in police custody on Thursday Bokaro: Giridih district police on Thursday rescued two men abducted for ransom and arrested two accused during a raid, officials said.Sadar Sub-Divisional Police Officer Jeetvahan Oraon said police received information on August 12 that Dharmveer Kumar Das and Nitesh Kumar Das had been kidnapped near Charkmara forest under Gandey police station limits.Acting on the information, a police team raided an area near the Usri river cremation ground at Harsingh Raydih village under Muffasil police station limits and rescued them. Police also arrested the named accused, Mohammad Rizwan Ansari and Mohammad Afar Ansari, both…
Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan Thiruvananthapuram: The state govt has received the sports department’s report into the controversy surrounding the proposed Lionel Messi event in Kerala and will take further action after examining what it described as serious allegations, chief minister V D Satheesan said on Thursday.Speaking at a post-cabinet news conference, Satheesan said the report raised questions over the manner in which a private company was permitted to enter into an agreement with the Argentine Football Association (AFA). “How was the procedure for giving permission to a private institution to enter into an agreement with the Argentine Football…
The damaged statue of Netaji in New Alipore Kolkata: Tension erupted in New Alipore on Thursday morning after a bust of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was found vandalised at the Battala three-point crossing, near Tollygunge Circular Road and around 300 metres from the New Alipore Circle petrol pump.Local residents discovered the damaged statue in the morning. Its right hand was broken, allegedly by unidentified miscreants under cover of darkness.The incident sparked unrest, with BJP workers and supporters gathering at the site. Party leaders condemned it as a “deliberate attempt to dishonour the iconic freedom fighter” and announced plans to lodge…