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Kanpur: A five-year-old girl allegedly fell into a 50-foot-deep dry well in Farrukhabad district’s Kayamganj Kotwali area on Thursday.According to the police, Soumya was returning from school with her elder sister and had stopped near a well to play when the incident occurred.Police said the girl stood on a slab placed over the well and tried to climb onto a raised platform, during which the slab broke, and she fell into the well.Hearing her screams, villagers rushed to the spot and alerted the police.On receiving the information, SDM Abhishek Verma and CO Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi reached the spot with a…

Noida: An elderly couple in their 70s was cheated of Rs 58 lakh by conmen while they were kept under “digital arrest” for a week, police said on Friday. A case has been registered at the Cybercrime Branch police station and an investigation is underway.In their complaints, the victims, residents of Sector 137, said an unidentified man called them on their landline number on Aug 11. The woman picked up the call and the caller said he was a customer care executive of a telecom company.He reportedly told her that her Aadhaar card and bank account had been linked to…

Pune: Two conservancy workers of a special education school in Awhalwadi allegedly bludgeoned their colleague to death in the early hours of Thursday and fled. Wagholi police are searching for the duo.The deceased was identified as Dhirendra Paswan (37), a native of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. An officer from Wagholi police said, “The suspects worked as conservancy staff members at the institute and shared a room on its premises. On Wednesday night, Paswan and the duo had a quarrel over some issue. The duo allegedly bludgeoned Paswan to death with an object and fled.”The murder came to light on Thursday…

Omkar was previously spotted near the Goa border in the last week of March and again in the last week of May Panaji: Omkar, the sub-adult elephant who has repeatedly strayed from its herd and ventured towards Goa, has once again been sighted close to the state’s border, making it the jumbo’s third attempt to visit the state this year. The elephant was spotted near Netarde in Maharashtra, a village 3km from the Goa border. The sighting has prompted the forest department to keep a close watch on the area.“Our teams are maintaining surveillance along the border. The rescue squad…

Jhinda Urges Qaumi Insaaf Morcha to Launch Jail Bharo Andolan for Release of Sikh PrisonersHSGMC president Jagdish Singh Jhinda addresses Qaumi Insaaf MorchaJhinda Urges Qaumi Insaaf Morcha to Launch Jail Bharo Andolan for Release of Sikh PrisonersHSGMC president Jagdish Singh Jhinda addresses Qaumi Insaaf MorchaJhinda Urges Qaumi Insaaf Morcha to Launch Jail Bharo Andolan for Release of Sikh Prisoners Kurukshetra: The Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) on Friday organised an Ardas (Sikh prayer) at Gurdwara Sahib Patshahi Chhevin, Kurukshetra, seeking the release of Sikh prisoners who have completed their sentences but continue to remain lodged in different jails across…

Lucknow: The Hazratganj police have busted a conspiracy to assassinate a scholar associated with Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, a prominent Islamic seminary in Lucknow, and grab his property.Six people, including the mastermind, two lawyers and the manager of a madrassa, have been arrested.According to police, the accused hired two men for Rs 2 lakh to kill Irfan Ahmad Rizvi and provided them with an illegal pistol, ammunition and a stolen motorcycle for reconnaissance.Police said the conspiracy was in the making for nearly a month.The case came to light on Aug 18 when police arrested Mohd Shahid and Mohd Zamir while…

Patna: The state has set Sept 30 as the deadline for its 17 universities to upload all pending degrees, marksheets, and other academic records on the National Academic Depository (NAD) and Academic Credit Bank (ABC) portals, as part of a major drive to digitise higher education records.The decision was taken at a review meeting held at Bihar Lok Bhavan on Friday under the chairmanship of governor’s additional chief secretary Dipak Kumar Singh. University-wise progress was reviewed at the meeting, and officials were directed to treat the digitisation exercise as a priority.Progress by universities will now be reviewed every fortnight through…

Jaipur: The upcoming Under-19 Dungarpur Shield faces a major logistical crisis after the Udaipur District Cricket Association (DCA) abruptly withdrew as a host venue on Thursday, citing acute accommodation shortages.The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) tournament, scheduled from Aug 22 to Sept 4, is the primary selection ground for the state’s junior boys’ team and was originally slated to be played across Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur.However, Udaipur DCA officials revealed they were forced to pull out after hotels declined player bookings due to outstanding financial dues from previous RCA tournaments.“There are three budget-friendly hotels in Udaipur that we routinely book for…

Nagpur: Railway quarters built at Ajni are showing signs of deterioration barely four years after construction, raising serious questions over project quality.The Central Railway Mazdoor Sangh (CRMS) said 96 quarters, constructed in 2021-22, have already developed problems, with employees complaining of peeling plaster and rainwater seeping through roofs.Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (DCM), Central Railway, Aman Mittal said the quarters were built by the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), and the complaints had been forwarded to it. “An inspection will be carried out, after which further course of action will be decided,” he added.Employees who have spent years in ageing railway…

Several students fainted on the way to BDO office and were taken to Satgawan community health centre for medical attention Koderma: Around 200 students of a govt-run residential girls’ school in Koderma district’s Satgawan block staged an 8-km march to the block office on Friday over poor quality food and an alleged decline in academic standards.The students, from classes VIII to XII, submitted their grievances to the office. Carrying placards and raising slogans, the girls braved the heat, with several students fainting on the way and being taken to Satgawan community health centre for medical attention.The protest highlighted discontent among…