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Hemant Modi, convicted in a 2005 Naroda murder case, kept changing not just his first name but even his surname to blend into different social and professional circles, said police Ahmedabad: For 12 years, 53-year-old Hemant Nagindas Modi treated identity like a costume change. The murder convict — who jumped parole in 2014 — lived under a string of different names while quietly building a career in films, television serials and theatre, according to the Ahmedabad Crime Branch. The former advocate, convicted in a 2005 Naroda murder case, kept changing not just his first name but even his surname to…
Kendrapada: Five persons accused of murdering a 32-year-old man in Jajpur district last month were arrested from Surat in Gujarat on Thursday after evading police for over a month, officials said on Friday. The accused were identified as Bapina Malik (31), Tapina Malik (27), Sanjaya Malik (30), Raju Malik (34) and Managobinda Malik (33), all residents of Betanda village under Dharmasala police station limits. Source link
Tirupur: A special court in Tirupur has sentenced 25 Bangladeshi nationals to two years of rigorous imprisonment for staying in India without valid travel documents or identity papers.In June 2025, the Palladam police received a tip-off about a group of foreign nationals living illegally in the Karaipudhur area. Acting on the information, a police team conducted a raid and detained 25 individuals.During verification, police found that none of them had valid passports, visas and Indian residency permits. Police seized Bangladeshi national identity cards from them. All 25 were arrested, and a case was registered under the relevant provisions of the…
Aditya was among the two boys who survived Gurgaon: “I was in the pond too, bathing and swimming, when I suddenly saw my elder brother and a friend struggling after they drifted into deep water. I swam towards them and managed to touch my brother’s hand in an attempt to save him. But he slipped away before I could get a proper grip. He drowned in front of me,” eight-year-old Aditya told TOI, recounting the horror of Thursday evening.“I froze and began to go under too, but another friend who had come with us pulled me out. He saved me,…
Shillong: CM Conrad K Sangma on Friday laid the foundation for over Rs 150 crore worth of development projects for Tura, headquarters of the West Garo Hills district, aimed at transforming the town and boosting its infrastructure.The CM, who represents the Tura assembly constituency, said the Najing Bazar Redevelopment Project has been sanctioned at Rs 60.76 crore. The project will transform the area into a commercial hub with improved market infrastructure, parking facilities, hospitality spaces, vendor zones, and public amenities.It includes a commercial complex with basement parking for around 40 trucks and approximately 50 cars, a 70-bed hotel, a multipurpose…
Jhansi: In an effort to strengthen access to justice and legal awareness among prisoners, secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Isha Tripathi, conducted a detailed inspection of the district jail in Jhansi on Friday along with the district judge and DLSA chairperson Kamlesh Kachhal.The inspection was carried out under the aegis of the State Legal Services Authority with the objective of reviewing the legal aid services being provided to inmates, listening to their grievances, and creating awareness about their legal rights.During the visit, the DLSA secretary toured various barracks of the jail and interacted personally with inmates to…
Frothing in parts of the river in DelhiThe Kondli drain, which originates in Delhi’s Kondli village and flows 17 kilometres through Noida before merging with the YamunaFrothing in parts of the river in DelhiThe Kondli drain, which originates in Delhi’s Kondli village and flows 17 kilometres through Noida before merging with the YamunaFrothing in parts of the river in Delhi Noida: The Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae on Yamuna pollution has recommended forming a nodal agency to plan and implement a multipronged strategy for cleaning the river, warning that fragmented state-level efforts have left the decades-long crisis without a unified response.In…
Times News NetworkPune: The recovery of 479kg of ganja worth Rs 2.30 crore from a farm in Jalochi village of Baramati taluka on Feb 28 this year helped the Pune Rural police uncover an inter-state narcotics supply network. Acting on the investigation, the police on Wednesday arrested seven men and seized another 157kg of ganja valued at Rs 45 lakh.Superintendent of Police Sandeep Singh Gill said, “The accused allegedly smuggled ganja from Chhattisgarh and supplied it to peddlers operating in Sangli, Satara and Solapur districts. Following the major seizure in Baramati, multiple police teams launched a probe to trace those…
Panaji: Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday called chief minister Pramod Sawant a “magician” and capable of filling 22,000 govt vacancies before the next assembly elections.“I have full assurance my CM will fill these vacancies for the benefit of youths,” Rane told reporters.“There is a craze of govt jobs in Goa. Youths from the 40 assemblies are seeking these jobs. Only BJP can fill these vacancies; no other party can,” he said, adding, “Our CM is a magician and will get it done.”“I’m confident CM will fill up these 22,000 jobs before the elections. This is the aspiration of people.…
Chandigarh’s architect, Le Corbusier, pointing to his original master plan in a historical photograph Chandigarh: The land-starved city has approved sweeping amendments to its master plan, ditching decades of Le Corbusier’s architectural tradition to mandate high-rise apartments and double industrial density.UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday approved major draft amendments to the Chandigarh Master Plan-2031. Backed by the central govt’s deregulation initiatives, the reforms completely ban new plotted housing developments outside the historical core.The master plan splits the territory into distinct architectural zones to preserve Chandigarh’s heritage while unlocking residential capacity. Doubling the industrial floor area ratio and forcing…