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Kanpur: In a dramatic protest in Kanpur’s Maharajpur area, a 23-year-old woman climbed a mobile tower and posted an emotional video on Instagram. In the video, she tearfully accused her uncle of illegally selling her share of ancestral land. She alleged the buyer had filed a legal case against her and appealed for her grievance to reach the chief minister.As the news spread, residents from nearby areas rushed to the spot, and within minutes, a massive crowd gathered below the tower. Police teams arrived promptly and repeatedly urged Nanhki Kushwaha of Fatehpur to come down, but she remained firm in…

Ludhiana: Municipal commissioner Neeru Katyal Gupta chaired a high-level inter-departmental meeting at the Zone D office on Thursday to stop dairy owners from dumping cow dung into city sewers and the Buddha Dariya. The civic body is scrambling to fix severe dirty water logging inside and outside the Hambran Road dairy complex, caused because wastewater inflows are completely overwhelming the local effluent treatment plant (ETP). While the ETP has a maximum processing capacity of 3.75 million liters per day (MLD), the volume of dairy waste currently being discharged far exceeds this limit.To curb this excess wastewater, civic officials proposed capping…

Mangaluru: Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management will inaugurate its Industry Integrated Work Space at its campus on Saturday, in a move aimed at deepening industry-academia collaboration and creating a future-ready innovation ecosystem for students.Addressing reporters on Thursday, college principal SS Injaganeri said the programme will feature the launch of Industry Integrated Workspaces developed in association with leading companies from emerging sectors including artificial intelligence, fintech, logistics, healthcare technology, data science and digital transformation.The inauguration will be led by Sharanprakash R Patil, minister of medical education and skill development. Founder and chairman of Allcargo Logistics Shashi Kiran Shetty will attend…

Mega camp at Nehru Nagar, GhaziabadMega camp organised at Sector 18 billing office near DLF Mall in NoidaMega camp at Nehru Nagar, GhaziabadMega camp organised at Sector 18 billing office near DLF Mall in NoidaMega camp at Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad Noida: Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited is holding consumer camps across Noida and Ghaziabad until June 30 to resolve billing discrepancies, smart meter malfunctions, app glitches and KYC updates. Around 500 complaints have been resolved in Noida till Thursday, while 1,400 issues have been addressed in Ghaziabad already. Both districts serve over 15 lakh consumers.In Noida, camps are set up…

PCMC commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi chaired the meeting on Wednesday with officials from MNGL and the state co-operatives department with representatives of various housing societies and residents’ federations Pune: Officials of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) and the state co-operatives department on Wednesday held a meeting with representatives of housing societies and residents’ federations from across city areas to promote the use of piped natural gas (PNG) and reduce dependence on liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders.The meeting was chaired by PCMC commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi. During the discussion, residents raised concerns over delays in obtaining MNGL connections…

Panaji: Tourism minister Rohan Khaunte said it was “high time” that Goa’s hospitality sector was classified as an industry, adding that there are many tourism-related issues in the state. Khaunte said that when touts, stray dogs on beaches, or potholes on roads are seen, “it is tourism”, and said the responsibility for addressing such issues must be shared across departments.The Ladakh administration elevated registered hotels and guest houses to formal ‘industry’ status effective June 1.Khaunte said the tourism department continuously works to ensure that “every part is looked at” and that tourists and stakeholders must be equally responsible. He said…

Chandigarh: CITCO celebrated International Tea Day on May 21 across Hotel Mountview, Shivalikview and Chef Lakeview with a curated range of traditional and herbal teas paired with bakery and snack combos.Tea options included masala, Assam, Darjeeling, kahwa, oolong and iced teas, with combos starting around ₹170–175 and served with items such as pastries, patties, sandwiches and pakoras.CITCO MD Syed Abid Rasheed Shah said tea brings people together, while CGM Naveen Rattu highlighted India’s rich tea culture. Source link

Lucknow: A private medical college on Thursday launched a maternal and child healthcare initiative under which normal and caesarean deliveries will be provided free. Under ‘Shishu Maa Suraksha (SMS) Yojana’, pregnant women will receive free services, including medicines, diagnostic tests, surgery, hospital stay and meals at the time of admission, labour and post partum care.The hospital said women undergoing normal or C-section delivery will receive Rs 2,500 financial assistance and baby care kit at the time of discharge from hospital. The scheme aims to encourage institutional deliveries and reduce maternal and infant mortality and remove financial barriers faced by all,…

Image used for representation Patna: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint in Munger district after her family refused a marriage proposal from one of the accused. The incident took place on May 19. Police arrested the main accused, Tuntun Mandal, on Thursday following a complaint filed by the victim’s family. A search is on for the remaining accused, police said.The victim’s family said Tuntun often talked to their daughter. Four months ago, he came to their house proposing marriage. “Our daughter is a minor, so we clearly refused. He still stayed in contact and often spoke to her…

Jodhpur: In an age of CCTV footage, cyber forensics and digital surveillance, a jewellery theft investigation in Rajasthan briefly wandered into the supernatural — and the Rajasthan High Court was not amused.The Jodhpur bench Wednesday pulled up Nagaur police after allegations surfaced that a theft probe was influenced by a tantrik’s inputs. Hearing a petition filed by 80-year-old Khema Devi, Justice Munnuri Laxman made it clear that a criminal investigation cannot be conducted on the “directions or opinions of a tantrik”.The court ordered the Nagaur SP to replace the investigating officer and transfer the probe to another officer of sub-inspector…