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Nagpur: Residents of several areas in West Nagpur faced water scarcity amid scorching heat on Friday after disruption in supply from the distribution centre near Nagpur University Campus. Private water operator OCW alleged that the disruption was caused after Ward 13 corporator Yogesh Pachpor and his associate forcibly operated a valve at the distribution centre, affecting water supply to areas including Sanjay Nagar and Trust Layout. OCW officials claimed nearly 12,000 to 14,000 consumers were impacted due to the incident. Water supply from the centre is normally carried out between 6.30pm and 9.30pm. However, officials claimed that improper handling of…
Rajkot: Amid a diesel crunch affecting transport and port-linked activity in Kutch, the district administration has asked oil marketing companies (OMCs) to step up supplies and rationalize prices for bulk buyers to ease pressure on retail fuel stations.Kutch is among the country’s largest transportation hubs, handling cargo for Mundra and Kandla ports and serving major industrial clusters. The district has more than 10,000 large container trucks and about 5,000 smaller vehicles engaged in cargo and industrial transport.Transport operators, who run their own consumer pumps supplied with bulk diesel by OMCs, have shifted to retail outlets after bulk diesel became 30…
Ranchi: Police arrested four persons for alleged hacking of an aspirant’s computer to help him compete in the central armed police force constable examination-2026.SP Rural Gaurav Goswami said the arrested include aspirant Mrityunjaya Kumar Yadav (20) and accomplices Ranjit Kumar (25), Vikas Kumar (29) and Munna Raj (29). He added that two computers, three central processing units and a broadband devise were sized from them.Police said they received information on Thursday about hacking at Genuis Institute of Technology. Investigators found an aspirant restarted his computer before the exam, against standards, suggesting remote access.The accused admitted hacking examinees’ computers to solve…
Surat: A fire broke out in a locked ninth-floor apartment of a residential high-rise in Surat’s Vesu area on Friday morning, prompting the evacuation of residents from upper floors, though no injuries or fatalities were reported.The blaze was reported at Grand Altima, a 13-storey building, when around 11 residents were present in flats on the upper floors. Many were asleep and were alerted by teams from the Surat Fire and Emergency Services (SFES), who went door to door to wake residents and begin evacuations.Firefighting and rescue operations were carried out simultaneously. Some residents were moved to the terrace as a…
Vadodara: Detection of crime branch (DCB) arrested notorious bootlegger Lalchand Khanani alias Lalu Sindhi, wanted under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GujCTOC) Act, in Modasa town of Aravalli district, after receiving a tip-off.DCB officials said Sindhi was intercepted while travelling in a car and taken into custody. He is facing cases under the Prohibition Act in addition to charges under the GujCTOC Act.Police said Sindhi has more than 80 offences registered against him, including cases of murder, assault and extortion. He has also been detained seven times under the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA), officials said.…
Varanasi: The head constable of the 34th Battalion PAC was suspended after a video surfaced on social media showing his violent altercation with a woman near the Satyanarayan temple near Gate No. 4 of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. According to reports, during a dispute over removing flower vendors, the constable threw the woman’s goods on the street. In retaliation, the woman beat the head constable with a stick. The head constable grabbed the stick, pinned the woman to the ground, and pulled her hair while beating her back. Following an inquiry, head constable Radheshyam Yadav of the 34th Battalion PAC…
Tourism and culture under one ministry Kerala Tourists enjoying a pleasant evening at Pizhala on Tuesday , where a private farm was recently opened to the public with many amenities to attract tourists . After the opening of the new Pizhala bridge connecting from the container road ,the scenic beauty of Cheriya Kadamakudy and Pizhala Islands has become a growing tourist attraction . Photo by Jipson Sikhera Thiruvananthapuram: State govt is taking steps to integrate tourism and culture and create a unified promotional strategy with greater synergy in heritage, art and films, as tourism and culture departments have been brought…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, whose properties are under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation scanner, reacted sharply to the developments and threw an open challenge for anyone to prove that he had violated the civic body’s building rules.Abhishek on Friday was reacting to queries from journalists on the slapping of notices on properties that are either owned or co-owned by him, his family or his company. On Monday, the KMC buildings department slapped notices on several properties on Harish Mukherjee Road and Kalighat Road. Visibly annoyed at questions, Abhishek said, “Those who are asking these questions should first…
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