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Man arrested for insurance fraud Ahmedabad: A man who allegedly passed off his nephew’s death from cancer as a road accident death has been arrested after being on the run for 21 years.Acting on a tip-off, Gandhinagar district local crime branch arrested the accused, Mukesh Patel, from Kalol. In 2005, after a CID Crime officer learned of the alleged fraud, Patel was booked for criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery.According to the investigators, Patel, his brother, a police sub-inspector then posted in Sabarkantha, a doctor and others allegedly conspired to fabricate documents and show the cancer patient as having died in…

Prayagraj: UP Board Intermediate written examinations will now carry 80 marks, with the remaining 20 marks being allocated to internal assessment or practical examinations.The new assessment pattern, being prepared in line with the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, National Curriculum Framework (NCF)-2023 and recommendations of the National Assessment Centre (PARAKH), is likely to be introduced for Class 11 from the next academic session.At present, students appearing for physics, chemistry, biology and home science are awarded 70 marks for the theory written examinations and 30 marks for practical examinations. In non-practical subjects such as Hindi, English, Sanskrit and economics, the written examination…

Bhubaneswar: More than a year after the CBI arrested senior Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Chintan Raghuvanshi in a bribery case here, its complainant was arrested by the directorate on Thursday.ED officials identified the accused as Ratikant Rout, a Bhubaneswar‑based stone miner with business interests in Dhenkanal district.“A money‑laundering case was registered against Rout in 2024 for illegal stone mining. He was summoned and questioned on several occasions. His properties too were raided. Based on the evidence gathered, we have now arrested him,” an ED source said.It was Rout’s complaint on May 29, 2025, that had led the CBI to lay…

UDHAGAMANDALAM: Coonoor municipality is facing an acute drinking water shortage, with supply to residents of its 30 wards now being made once every 10 days following the complete drying up of the Ralliah dam, the town’s principal water source.The 43.7ft Ralliah dam has been reduced to a dry bed of mud and sludge amid poor rainfall and negligible inflow. Dam’s water level has fallen sharply, raising concerns over the sustainability of the town’s drinking water supply.The crisis has affected the Emerald Combined Water Supply Scheme, which is currently being relied upon to meet the town’s requirements. Officials and residents, however,…

Gurgaon: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched seven offices across Delhi-NCR in a money-laundering probe into alleged cheating of homebuyers and diversion of around Rs 120 crore in investor funds by Tashee Land Developers Pvt Ltd, KNS Infracon Pvt Ltd, Soni Infratech Pvt Ltd and associated entities.The searches and surveys were conducted by ED’s Gurgaon zonal office under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The probe, based on FIRs and chargesheets filed by the economic offences wing of Delhi and Haryana police, involved alleged fraud in Tashee Capital Gateway in Sector 111 and Orion Galaxy, formerly known as Spire South,…

Silchar: A fast-track court in Cachar district has sentenced two brothers to life imprisonment for murdering a youth in 2022.Additional sessions judge Kiranlal Baishnab convicted Hossen Ahmed Laskar (33) and Hassan Ahmed Laskar (28) of South Mohanpur under Sonai police station, under Sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC. The court also fined each convict Rs 5,000. Failure to pay will invite an additional six months’ imprisonment.According to the prosecution, Hassan visited Abdul Khalique Laskar’s house on Oct 28, 2022. An argument broke out after Khalique’s younger brother, Abdul Alim Laskar, questioned him about the visit. Hassan…

Seven students injured in a head-on collision between two vehicles carrying them to school on Rath-Jarakhar Road in Hamirpur district on Thursday morning Kanpur: Seven children were injured after the school bus they were travelling in collided with another school bus in Hamirpur district’s Rath Kotwali area on Thursday morning.On receiving information, police reached the spot and rushed the children to the Community Health Centre in Rath for treatment.One of the injured students told police that the tyre of the bus coming from the opposite direction allegedly burst, causing the vehicle to lose control and ram into their school bus.The…

Ludhiana: An alleged road-rage incident at Phullanwal Chowk on Thursday took an alarming turn when a property dealer allegedly opened fire from his licensed revolver after being attacked by a group of men, leaving one of the alleged assailants injured.Property dealer Joy, a resident of Phullanwal, was travelling towards the market in an SUV with his driver.According to Joy, five to six men rammed their vehicle into his SUV and later hit an Activa before damaging goods kept outside a shop.Joy alleged that the men appeared to be under the influence of drugs. He said when he stopped and asked…

AS water levels receding, fertile soil is allegedly being mined from the Chikkahole reservoi Mysuru: Rampant illegal extraction of fertile soil from the backwaters and riverbed of the Chikkahole reservoir is posing a threat to the reservoir’s safety in Chamarajanagar district.Driven by high demand, racketeers are allegedly extracting and transporting the soil to Talawadi and other parts of neighbouring Tamil Nadu. The digging of deep pits has reduced the reservoir’s water-holding capacity, raising concerns about its long-term sustainability. The activity continues despite its potential impact on the reservoir and surrounding areas.With water levels having receded and parts of the reservoir…

TOI flagged illegal sand mining operations along Yamuna at Loni’s Panchayara village in Nov 2024 Noida: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought replies from seven respondents — including three district magistrates and a senior superintendent of police (SSP) — impleading them in a hearing on sand mining along Yamuna.The NGT hearing in the case had begun following a news report, ‘Sand miners lay a road across Yamuna’, published in TOI on Nov 30, 2024.The bench comprising judicial member Justice Arun Tyagi and expert members Dr Afroz Ahmad and Dr A Senthil Vel impleaded DMs of Baghpat, GB Nagar and Outer…