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Nagesh and Sonali Gaikwad Pune: Bhosari MIDC police on Thursday night registered a case of abetment of suicide against the in-laws of Sonali Gaikwad (23), who died by suicide at her house in Moshi on Wednesday evening. Sonali was the wife of Nagesh Gaikwad, who was killed in the Moshi garbage depot tragedy. Her father, Lobhaji Vakte (45), of Georai in Beed district, lodged a complaint with the police.An officer from the Bhosari MIDC police said a month after her husband’s death, Sonali died by suicide at her house in Gandhinagar, Moshi, on Wednesday evening. Her father stated in his…

Any vessel wanting to ply outside its permitted zone, or move out of Goa’s inland water limits entirely, now explicitly needs case-by-case permission from the captain of ports Panaji: The captain of ports has notified new operational zones for inland vessels, demarcating Goa’s waters into three categories based on wave height and fixing different limits for fair weather and rough weather.According to the notification issued on Friday, Goa’s inland waters are split into three zones based on wave height and vessels are split into three categories, with bigger, category A vessels permitted to go furthest into rougher waters while smaller…

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema Chandigarh: Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday termed Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s statement that “no Punjab minister ever contacted the Centre for release of the Rural Development Fund (RDF)” as highly irresponsible, misleading and a blatant lie.Responding to the Punjab govt’s charge that the Centre had held back RDF dues to the state, Chouhan told media persons in Chandigarh that the state govt could approach him with its concerns.Reacting to Chouhan’s claim, Cheema accused BJP leaders of being “experts at lying and distorting facts” before presenting them to the public.…

The victim was identified as Chhote Lal Pasi, a resident of Barain Majre Hilalganj village under Harchandpur police station LUCKNOW: A man from Rae Bareli district was allegedly killed by his wife and daughter after he opposed his daughter’s relationship with a man from a different caste, police said. The victim’s skeletal remains were recovered from a canal embankment nearly a month after he went missing.The victim was identified as Chhote Lal Pasi, a resident of Barain Majre Hilalganj village under Harchandpur police station. He had been missing for around a month. His son, Satish, initially approached the police, following…

Patna mayor Sita Sahu at the 12th general meeting of the PMC council on Friday Patna: Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) council on Friday unanimously approved four proposals and reached a consensus on converting leasehold properties in six localities into freehold properties with a final decision on conversion charges and other modalities deferred to a special meeting on Aug 18. The council also cleared the installation of high-mast lights at 35 locations and five high-yield tube wells to strengthen the city’s infrastructure.The decisions were taken at the 12th general meeting of the PMC council, chaired by mayor Sita Sahu and attended…

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court Friday granted the state govt two weeks to submit a proposal on the redevelopment of Jaipur Metropolitan-1 court complex, where inadequate infrastructure and shortage of space and parking have emerged as major concerns.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocates Deendayal Khandelwal and Dharmendra Moolwani, seeking redevelopment of the existing court complex into a multi-storey facility.The state govt had earlier proposed a structure on the lines of the eight-storey Jaipur Metropolitan-2 court complex, along with basement parking, to address…

Chandrapur: District judge-1 and additional sessions judge, Chandrapur PM Gupta on Thursday sentenced Vilas Damodar Randhaye, a resident of Ghodazari in Nagbhid taluka, to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl and threatening to kill her if she disclosed the abuse.According to the prosecution, Randhaye sexually assaulted the girl several times between May 10 and May 25, 2024, when she was alone at home. The girl subsequently became pregnant. The accused allegedly threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the abuse.Nagbhid police registered a case under relevant provisions of the IPC and the POCSO Act.…

Ranchi: From teaching traditional songs to children to helping artisans craft indigenous instruments, folk artist Nandlal Nayak is spearheading a grassroots campaign to preserve Jharkhand’s musical heritage across Ranchi, Khunti and Simdega.Nayak, son of Padma Shri awardee Mukund Nayak, runs free daily music classes for 20 underprivileged children — 16 boys and 4 girls, all below 15 years — at Kolebira in Simdega district. The initiative, now in its second year, primarily supports children of traditional folk artists who were forced to take up daily-wage work.The children are taught customary songs that chronicle the human lifecycle, from birth to death.…

Surat: Cybercrime police have arrested five persons for a scheme built around thousands of fake cash-on-delivery orders and a refund policy loophole that allegedly enabled a group to siphon off Rs 42.20 lakh from Flipkart India Pvt Ltd.Deputy commissioner of police (Cybercrime) Bishakha Jain said, “According to the complaint, the accused had made 5,121 orders between Dec 2025 and March 2026. They had created a Flipkart seller account called M/s Sukhvilash Creations.They conspired to cancel the orders before they could be delivered. The seller would get payment from Flipkart within three days, while it generally took seven days to complete…

Varanasi: On the occasion of National Deworming Day, chief medical officer Dr NP Singh launched the district-level campaign on Friday at Government Girls’ Inter College (GGIC), Maldahiya by administering Albendazole tablets to girl students.The CMO said that worm infection in children can adversely affect their health and nutrition. It may lead to weakness, malnutrition and anaemia, and can also impact their physical and mental development. He said regular deworming helps improve children’s health and nutrition, supports anaemia control, strengthens immunity and enhances learning ability. He appealed to parents to ensure that their children take Albendazole as per the scheduled programme.Additional…