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Chandigarh: With 3,858 dog bite cases reported in April 2026 alone — including 2,661 involving stray dogs and 1,288 classified as severe Category III bites — the gap between the Supreme Court directives and on-ground enforcement in Chandigarh is widening, raising serious public safety concerns.Despite the court’s Nov 7, 2025 order mandating identification and segregation of “dangerous” stray dogs, the Chandigarh municipal corporation is yet to undertake a comprehensive, locality-wise exercise to identify aggressive or high-risk canines.Officials acknowledge that identification remains largely complaint-driven. “There is no clear-cut definition of a dangerous or aggressive dog under the Prevention of Cruelty to…
Lucknow: As temperatures rise, city hospitals are witnessing a surge in patients of dehydration, diarrhoea, vomiting, fever and suspected heat stroke. Major govt hospitals, including KGMU, Balrampur, Civil and Lok Bandhu hospitals, are collectively admitting 70–80 patients daily. In OPDs, 300–400 people — mainly children and daily wagers — are seeking treatment every day.At KGMU, critical cases are being admitted. Chief medical superintendent, trauma centre, Prof Prem Raj Singh, said around three heat stroke cases and about 20 cases of dehydration and diarrhoea are being reported daily. He added that such cases were negligible in Apr when temperatures were lower.Balrampur…
Image used for representational purpose only 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…
Jaisalmer: Forest and Environment Minister of State Sanjay Sharma Thursday announced the official observance of ‘Rajkiya Godawan Diwas’ every year on May 21, aimed at promoting the conservation of the state bird, the Great Indian Bustard (GIB). The maiden event was organised in Jaisalmer, marking a significant step towards protecting this endangered species.”Conservation of the Godawan is paramount,” Sharma emphasised, revealing that GIB eggs produced through artificial insemination in Jaisalmer will no longer be sent to other states. The minister said the decision was part of the broader commitment made during last year’s Budget session, where the chief minister endorsed…
Nagpur: International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Board, affiliated with University of Cambridge, announced its Grade 10 results for 2025–26 academic year, achieving 100% pass rate with class average of 80.78%.At Centre Point International School (CPIS), the only school offering IGCSE curriculum, Samrat Sancheti led the chart with 94% and 7 A* grades across seven subjects. He relied on a mix of self-study and school support. He, though, had some anxiety before the papers. “Economics was the hardest because it involved long answers, assertions, logical reasoning and lots of memorisation,” he told TOI. Computer Science came naturally for Samrat.…
Rajkot: A 40-year-old man was hacked to death at Khakhadabela village in Paddhari taluka of Rajkot district on Tuesday night, allegedly by two of the three men he had accused of raping his minor daughter in 2024.Paddhari police registered a case of murder against Yashpalsinh Jadeja, Mahendrasinh Jadeja and unidentified persons.Rajkot Rural in-charge superintendent of police Simran Bhardwaj said the victim was going from Rajkot city to Khakhadabela village when the accused allegedly intercepted his vehicle.Police said the assailants rammed their vehicle into the victim’s car and then attacked him with bladed weapons before fleeing.After the killing, teams from Paddhari…
Koderma: An employee of the electricity supply division in Jhumritilaiya was arrested on Thursday by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) team from Hazaribag while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000.The accused, Sunil Kumar, who works as a lineman but was handling the responsibilities of an accountant-cum-assistant, was caught red-handed at a tea stall outside the electricity department office.The arrest followed a complaint by one Raju Kumar Yadav, a local resident, who previously operated a brick plant in the area. Yadav had applied to have his business’s electricity connection disconnected in July 2025 after closing the plant. While the physical disconnection was…
Surat: In an effort to save fuel and reduce traffic congestion, textile traders in Surat have decided to adopt carpooling and shared transport arrangements.The initiative was announced by the Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association Forum (FOSTTA), which has urged traders commuting to the city’s textile markets to use shared vehicles and alternate transport systems in the larger national interest.A large number of traders travel daily from areas such as City Light, Vesu, Adajan, Parvat Patiya and Dumas Road to the Ring Road and Saroli textile markets, mostly in private vehicles. Under the proposed model, four to six traders from…
Vadodara: Police have cracked the murder case of a woman whose decomposed body was found in a field in Savli taluka last month, arresting a 30-year-old man from Sabarkantha on Thursday.The accused, Sagarsinh Makwana, was arrested after investigators traced crucial leads linking him to the murder of 45-year-old Bhavna Parmar, a widow from Talod taluka in Sabarkantha district.According to police, Parmar’s unidentified body was discovered in a field in Muval village on April 11 by passers-by, who alerted the authorities. Investigators initially struggled to determine the cause of death as the body had begun decomposing.“Our team started scanning CCTV footage…
Gorakhpur: Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology (MMMUT) has appointed Prof Anupama Kaushik Sharma as its new vice-chancellor. Sharma is the fifth VC and the first woman to hold the post since the university’s days as Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College.According to the order issued from Jan Bhavan, Lucknow, Prof Sharma has been appointed as the VC of MMMUT for a three-year term from the date she assumes charge. Her appointment is being seen as a significant milestone in technical education in Uttar Pradesh, as no woman is believed to have earlier served as vice-chancellor or director of a technical…