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Jhansi: Sub-inspector (Armed Police) Kamlesh Kumar, posted at the Reserve Police Lines in Jhansi, died here on Wednesday after his health suddenly deteriorated.According to police, Kumar, 59, felt unwell in the morning and was immediately taken by his family members to the district hospital for treatment. However, doctors declared him dead upon examination. Following the incident, the mandatory inquest and post-mortem procedures were carried out as per rules.As per CO city Ramveer Singh, the deceased S-I was accorded with a ceremonial farewell with full state honours. Senior police officers and personnel paid tribute to the deceased officer with a guard…

The gang collected processing fees for jobs which the victims never got Ghaziabad: Twenty people, 17 of them women, were arrested for allegedly operating a fake call centre out of Sahibabad on Wednesday.According to the police, the main accused, Abhishek Jain, cheated hundreds of people last year across the country.DCP (Trans-Hindon and City) Dhawal Jaiswal, told TOI that during interrogation, Abhishek revealed that he, along with his relatives — his wife Hina; uncles Sunil Jain, Piyush Jain among others — and an associate, Salim was running a fake call centre in a firm registered as Jainson International.“The accused provided the…

Moshi’s waste-to-energy plant Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Wednesday suspended chief engineer of the environment department Sanjay Kulkarni and executive engineer Yogesh Alhat for alleged negligence in the July 8 Moshi waste-to-energy plant tragedy that claimed nine lives.Municipal commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi ordered a departmental inquiry against the two after rejecting their replies to the show-cause notices issued on Monday. He termed their explanations “unsatisfactory, illogical and not in accordance with municipal rules” in the suspension order.The order alleged that the two officers failed to act against the illegal construction and violations of environmental norms at the Moshi waste…

Chandigarh: The FBI on Tuesday added 26-year-old Indian national Nitish Kaushal alias Lala to its Most Wanted list, accusing him of carrying out violence, kidnappings and assaults for the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang.”Kaushal is wanted for his alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organisation engaged in murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking, extortion, weapons trafficking, money laundering and human smuggling,” the FBI stated. The agency said a federal court in Los Angeles issued an arrest warrant for Kaushal on June 25, charging him with “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations” conspiracy. Prosecutors use these charges to target entire criminal enterprises—from street-level thugs to top…

The searches were carried out on July 16, 2026, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with ECIR No. ECIR/LKZO/14/2024. LUCKNOW: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office, on Thursday conducted simultaneous search operations at 13 premises across West Bengal, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and other locations as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation into an alleged terror funding and illegal infiltration network.The searches were carried out on July 16, 2026, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with ECIR No. ECIR/LKZO/14/2024.According to the…

Patna: A day after a marine engineer from Gopalganj district was killed when Iranian cruise missiles struck two UAE tankers near the Strait of Hormuz late Monday, Gopalganj district magistrate Sameer Saurabh said the administration had begun helping the family with the repatriation process. He said a govt representative had been sent to the family’s residence to assist them with the required documentation and formalities for bringing Rohan’s body back to India.The youngest of three brothers, Rohan had gone back to work slightly more than a month ago after spending time with his family. He had reportedly left for a…

Jaipur: To curb maternal deaths and improve pregnancy outcomes, the Rajasthan health department, Wednesday launched a statewide campaign to identify and closely monitor high-risk pregnancies. The special drive will continue till July 20.Under the campaign, health workers have been directed to ensure 100% registration of pregnant women for antenatal care (ANC) and provide at least four ANC check-ups to every expectant mother. The initiative includes home visits, routine health assessments and regular follow-up to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare services.District-level officials have been asked to inspect health facilities, review the quality of ANC services, verify the availability of essential diagnostic…

Nagpur: The bulldozer action against illegal commercial structures in Kachipura has hit a fresh hurdle despite the state govt clearing the decks for demolition. According to NMC sources, three more occupants have approached the govt seeking a stay on the proposed demolition.Official correspondence accessed by TOI reveals that the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) Dharampeth Zone has written to the civic body’s legal and town planning departments before proceeding with the demolition. The zone has sought confirmation on whether the fresh appeals or any related proceedings before the High Court or any other judicial forum are pending before invoking Section 53(1)…

Nearly 20,000 seats are lying vacant in the state’s engineering colleges Thiruvananthapuram: The state govt is actively considering a long-standing demand of self-financing engineering colleges to overhaul the prevailing engineering admission process in the state. The demand includes doing away with the entrance test as a prerequisite for shortlisting candidates for admission to engineering colleges.Kerala State Higher Education Council vice -chairperson Achuthsankar S Nair has been tasked with reviewing the engineering entrance and admission procedure. Self-financing engineering colleges have been urging the govt to either do away with the entrance test or to allow them to admit students to management…

Krishna Daga’s new leadership at EIMPA faces a challenge from distributor Ratan Saha. KOLKATA: Controversy refuses to stop courting the premises of the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association. Krishna Daga’s new leadership has been challenged by distributor Ratan Saha, who ironically was previously celebrated as the interim head in the presence of filmmaker Goutam Ghose. Reacting to the development, Saha questioned the legitimacy of the decision, stating, “All this while I heard rumours of Krishna Daga now holding the EIMPA president chair. I got the confirmation of who is making the claims from the TOI report. My records state that…