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Navi Mumbai: A 27-year-old Ola cab driver was allegedly punched on the nose, hit on the head with a bamboo stick and then driven for nearly 2km while clinging to the bonnet of a car after a road-rage argument in Nerul on Friday night. The injured driver, identified as Pradeep Kumar Pandey, was trying to stop the accused from fleeing when the latter allegedly drove off with him on the bonnet.The incident occurred around 9.35pm near Nerul pond in Sector 20. Pandey, who was bleeding heavily after being hit on the head, recorded part of the incident on his mobile…

LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu, CM Rekha Gupta and Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh flag off 200 new electric buses and launch 56 ladies special electric bus services at Delhi University Sports Complex New Delhi: The city’s public transport system got a fresh push towards electric mobility Wednesday, with LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu and CM Rekha Gupta flagging off 200 new electric buses at Delhi University Sports Complex. The induction took the city’s e-bus fleet past the 5,000 mark.The new buses comprise 88 12-metre and 112 DEVI 9-metre electric buses. The low-floor, air-conditioned buses are part of govt’s plan to convert…

Bengaluru: A class 9 girl was beaten up with a stick allegedly by her maths teacher at a private school in LR Bande, Kaval Byrasandra, north Bengaluru, Tuesday.According to a complaint filed by the girl’s mother, the teacher struck her daughter on the hand and back with a stick, causing swelling and injury.The mother claimed the family approached the girl’s class teacher and school management after the incident but there was no appropriate response.The Kadugondanahalli resident alleged her daughter had faced similar treatment on three previous occasions.A case has been registered under BNS Section 118 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous…

Godavari-Cauvery river linking project Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has planned to press for the speedy implementation of the Godavari-Krishna-Pennar-Palar-Cauvery river-linking project at the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.The meeting is scheduled to take place in Kovalam on Friday. “The govt is continuously taking all steps to implement the link project through the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) and a special committee on inter-linking of rivers and the Union govt, to alleviate water scarcity in the state,” water resources minister N Anand said. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra…

Protesters hurl stones at the police in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday Bhubaneswar: More than 25 people, 10 of them police personnel, were injured after a protest by app-based cab, autorickshaw and bike drivers turned violent here on Wednesday, bringing traffic to a halt and severely inconveniencing commuters.Protesters vandalised 15 buses and more than 10 private cars and police vans in an hour-long violence, as they resorted to stone-pelting, prompting police to lathi-charge. Police arrested 50 people for the violence and are on the lookout for others involved.The busy stretch outside Bhubaneswar railway station turned into a flashpoint around 11 am when…

Guwahati: Northeast states should leverage public-private partnerships (PPP) to address infrastructure gaps and improve public service delivery, Assam chief secretary Ravi Kota said at a regional workshop on Wednesday.The day-long regional workshop on PPP for the northeastern states was organised by the Assam finance department in association with the department of economic affairs under the Union finance ministry and NITI Aayog at the Assam administrative staff college.Kota said the region had significant potential to attract PPP investments, particularly in healthcare, tourism, energy and urban infrastructure.Assam finance commissioner and secretary Jayant Narlikar said PPPs should not be viewed merely as a…

Mangaluru: Urwa police have arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with the theft of a two wheeler from Kodikal in Mangaluru.The accused has been identified as Mohammed Faisal alias Thota Faisal, from Kody, Ullal.According to police, a case was registered at Urwa police station on July 24, after a two-wheeler was reported stolen. The scooter had been parked in front of a residence in Kodikal.During the investigation, police examined CCTV footage from the area, traced the suspect and gathered information through their sources. Faisal was arrested on Tuesday, and the stolen scooter was recovered, police said.Police further stated that more…

Mysuru: Urban development minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has been directed to cancel all alternative site allotments made under the 50:50 scheme.According to him, the allotments were made in violation of the state govt’s directive issued on March 14, 2023. The decision follows the recommendations of a single-member inquiry commission and a high-level technical committee. The govt has directed authorities to cancel allotment orders, file civil suits to annul registered sale deeds, and stop the registration of new sale deeds and processing of khatas. Existing khatas may also be cancelled under the relevant…

Punjab-linked gangster Major Singh Chandigarh: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added Punjab-linked gangster Major Singh to its wanted list over his alleged role in a transnational crime network operated by Jaggu Bhagwanpuria organised crime group.Major Singh is among those named in a federal indictment unsealed in July under Operation Hard Ball, an FBI-led crackdown targeting crime networks of India-based gangs. A federalA federal arrest warrant was issued for Singh on June 25 by the US district court in Los Angeles, California, for racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to deal in firearms without a licence.According to the indictment, Singh and…

Patna: A 22-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified assailants on a six-lane bridge in Raghopur-Rustampur police station area of Vaishali district on Wednesday afternoon. Police said they were investigating the motive behind the murder and trying to identify those involved.The deceased, Anshuman Kumar, a resident of Chechar village, was the younger of two brothers and worked as a worker with a mason.According to his family, Anshuman had gone to the newly built bridge to take photographs and selfies when the incident occurred.Vaishali superintendent of police Shubank Mishra said Anshuman was killed in the firing, while another person sustained injuries.…