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Chennai: Two men who snatched an eight-sovereign gold ‘mangalsutra’ chain from a 63-year-old woman in Kolathur on Tuesday morning were arrested by the police. Police said Susheela, a resident of Akbar Square Second Street, was walking with her husband, Devasahayam, to a church on Tuesday morning when the incident occurred. Two men wearing helmets approached on a motorcycle and snatched her gold chain and fled. Based on Susheela’s complaint, Kolathur police registered a case and examined CCTV footage.Police arrested Bharath, 23, and Prakash, 27, both residents of Aminjikarai. Bharath has more than 10 robbery cases pending against him, whereas Prakash…

Industry estimates put the annual value of isabgol trade in Unjha at around Rs 5,000 crore Ahmedabad: A tax tangle has frozen trade at Asia’s largest isabgol market. For over a fortnight, auctions at Unjha APMC have ground to a halt as Gujarat and Rajasthan pull in opposite directions on GST treatment of fresh psyllium seed — leaving processors starved of raw material, exporters staring at stuck shipments, and traders bracing for tax demands that could run into crores.In an order dated May 29, 2026, Gujarat’s Authority for Advance Ruling (GAAR) held that psyllium seed supplied in its natural, raw…

Prayagraj: Manjhanpur police in Kaushambi district have registered an FIR against five people, including three residents of Delhi and one each from Kaushambi and Fatehpur districts, for allegedly cheating three Bihar-based men on the pretext of arranging jobs in Russia.The FIR has been lodged under Sections 318(4) and 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The accused have been identified as Arif, Ovedar Rehman and Shah Alam, all residents of Delhi, Shahnu Ahmed of Kaushambi, and Babloo of Fatehpur.According to the complaint filed by Ravi Kumar, a resident of Bhojpur district in Bihar, the accused allegedly posed as recruitment agents…

Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi chairs the cabinet meeting in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 12,458.04 crores under Parbati Giri Mega Lift Irrigation Project, to be implemented over five years from 2026-27 with full state funding.Chief secretary Anu Garg said the project would create an additional irrigation potential of 2.62 lakh hectares through 161 mega lift irrigation schemes across all districts. It is aimed at addressing the challenges of rain-dependent agriculture in upland and water-scarce regions where conventional gravity-based irrigation systems are not feasible.The schemes would draw surface water and distribute it through underground…

Gurgaon: A 19-year-old woman was found hanging at her in-laws’ house in Kol village, Nuh. Her family alleged she was harassed over dowry, beaten and burned before being hanged, claiming that there were burn marks on her face and injury marks on her body.The victim, Fiza Tarjuma, got married to Jamshed last year. Her family said that dowry demands for a vehicle and money had continued since the marriage, despite giving them gifts and other items. “We would give them some money at times, which would calm things down for 5-10 days, but then the harassment would continue,” a family…

Aizawl: The Supreme Court has set aside a Gauhati high court judgment that allowed simultaneous membership of an autonomous district council (ADC) and the Mizoram assembly, and directed Mizoram’s Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) and Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) to review their rules on dual membership within three months.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the order on a special leave petition filed by Rustom Chakma against the high court’s Feb 4 judgment.Chakma had challenged the removal of a provision barring members of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) from simultaneously…

Kanpur: Additional district and sessions judge, Fast Track court, Piyush Siddharth on Wednesday convicted one Ashok Sharma alias Virendra of the murder of a nursing student and sentenced him to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 70,000.According to assistant district govt counsel Ajay Pratap Singh, the landlady of a house where the woman’s body was found had filed a complaint.Landlady Usha Devi of Loharan Bhatta in Kakadeo stated that she had rented a room to Ashok Sharma alias Virendra. On Feb 21, 2016, she had gone to a relative’s house and returned on the evening of Feb 22.On Feb…

National Institute of Technology Karnataka Mangaluru: Alumni of National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal have funded a new Health Care Centre (HCC) Annex building on campus, with the foundation stone laid on Aug 6 during the institute’s 67th Foundation Day celebrations.Director Prof. B. Ravi laid the foundation stone in the presence of chief guest Prof. Venkappayya, director of IIT Dharwad, deputy director Prof Subash C Yaragal, deans, functionaries, faculty and staff members, and NITK alumni, including members of the 1986 and 1972 batches and other alumni donors.The project has been funded through alumni contributions totalling Rs 1,75,10,554. The 1986…

Auto rickshaws picking up passengers from the metro station also contribute to the snarls Noida: For commuters returning home late from work, the stretch below Sector 51 metro station has become a daily test of patience — and, after 11pm, a safety concern. Restaurants continue to draw customers, but parking spills onto the service lane and main road while the metro station’s footbridge and parking facility are shut for the night.Two weeks ago, a Sector 77 resident, Sumit Dubey, stopped at one of the restaurants below the station while returning from work. With the restaurant’s designated parking full, he parked…

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