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We inherited a system that was riddled with corruption, says minister R Nirmalkumar Chennai: Former electricity minister V Senthilbalaji and incumbent minister R Nirmalkumar traded barbs in the Assembly on Friday over complaints of inflated power bills, defunct officials’ contact numbers and alleged lapses in power infrastructure development.The argument started when Coimbatore South MLA Senthilbalaji started pointing out that minister Nirmalkumar and TNPDCL officials were making contradictory statements over complaints of erratic power bills. “The minister said that the complaints were few, TNPDCL chairman and managing director said 3.7 lakh services were found to have recorded high consumption,” he said.He…
He met senior executives of Kyndryl, BlackRock and Holtec International Gandhinagar: On the fifth day of his US tour to promote Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027, chief minister Bhupendra Patel held one-on-one meetings in New York with senior executives of global companies in IT infrastructure, asset management and nuclear technology. The chief minister met senior executives of Kyndryl, BlackRock and Holtec International as part of the investment outreach.An official statement said that during his meeting with Kyndryl, Patel highlighted Gujarat’s growing position as an investment destination for next-generation sectors, including semiconductors, electronics, digital infrastructure, AI, data centres and advanced manufacturing.…
A 14-year-old boy was found hanging inside his home in Faridabad, on Thursday evening, hours after a quarrel involving his son and another boy. ScreenshotSonu said the boy had a quarrel with Raju’s sonA 14-year-old boy was found hanging inside his home in Faridabad, on Thursday evening, hours after a quarrel involving his son and another boy. Screenshot Father of the victimA 14-year-old boy was found hanging inside his home in Faridabad, on Thursday evening, hours after a quarrel involving his son and another boy. ScreenshotSonu said the boy had a quarrel with Raju’s sonA 14-year-old boy was found hanging…
Mizoram CM Lalduhoma inaugurates the new deputy commissioner’s office building in Siaha Aizawl: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma on Friday inaugurated the new deputy commissioner’s office building in Siaha of southern Mizoram.Expressing his happiness at inaugurating the new office, one of the district’s key govt establishments, Lalduhoma said, “This is a landmark development not only for Siaha district but for the entire Mizoram.”He also thanked those who donated their land and property without seeking compensation, saying their contribution had made it possible to establish the DC office at a central location.The CM said Mizoram govt was undertaking several development projects in Siaha…
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…