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IED seizure in Chandigarh Chandigarh: The three youngsters — two still in their teens — arrested with a suspected IED and a pistol from a forested area behind ISBT Sector 43 on Sunday night were operatives of a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) module, working under the directions of foreign-based handlers, Chandigarh Police said on Monday.The suspects — Lovepreet Singh, 19, and Jashanpreet Singh, 21, from Tarn Taran, and Amritsar’s Prabhpreet Singh 19, — had specific roles to carry out a terror attack in Chandigarh, say police.On Monday, investigators said that the operatives were told to stay in touch with handlers…

Officials get adverse entries for laxity in enforcement against old old vehicles in NCR Lucknow: Transport commissioner Ashutosh Niranjan has issued a “special adverse entry” to 13 officials from districts within the National Capital Region (NCR) due to their failure to take effective enforcement action against ‘end of life’ (EOL) vehicles (BS-I, BS-II, and BS-III standards) in accordance with the directives of Supreme Court.Niranjan said during the 24th meeting of the commission for air quality management held on March 13, a requirement was set for the impounding of EOL vehicles in NCR and their subsequent scrapping through authorised vehicle scrapping…

Patna: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in a joint operation with the Bihar STF, arrested absconding accused Karamullah from Saran in connection with the recovery of an AK-47 rifle and live ammunition in Muzaffarpur, officials said on Monday.Karamullah, son of Abdul Gaffar and a resident of Chetan Parsa in Saran, is accused of conspiring with others to smuggle sophisticated prohibited-bore weapons from Nagaland to Bihar. Investigators suspect the weapons were intended to disrupt public peace and pose a threat to national security.The case originated after an AK-47 rifle fitted with a lens and live ammunition was recovered from Murghatiya Bridge…

Ajmer: Two men died and another was injured Monday morning when a truck hit them near Jhadawas village as they returned to their village Tatoti in Kekri block of the district after taking kanwar from Pushkar.Police said about 20 people from Tantoti went to take water in a Kanwar yatra Sunday, and on Monday morning they were returning to their village on three separate motorcycles. Near Jhadawas village, Rahul Jain (38), Sampat Rawat (41) and Sachin Kumar (37) stopped their motorcycle to use the toilet while other Kanwariyas rode along.Police said a truck coming from the Ajmer side hit the…

Amravati: Kiran Bethekar’s 10-day-old daughter, who died in the Amravati hospital fire on Monday, was first admitted to Achalpur for being underweight post birth. “The baby was admitted there for four days and then was shifted to the Amravati District Women’s Hospital where doctors risked the life of our otherwise healthy baby girl,” alleged the victim’s grandmother Basanti Kale who was inconsolable after the tragedy.Kale, while questioning the facilities at the hospital, said, “For last eight days I sat beside the baby hungry and thirsty, without even taking a bath as there was no water there. The doctors did not…

Rajkot: A routine exchange of jokes between an uncle and nephew took a deadly turn on Sunday evening at Padvala village of Upleta taluka, leaving a 35-year-old casual labourer dead after he was allegedly stabbed by his nephew.The victim, Adreman Noida, succumbed to a fatal knife wound in the upper-left side of his chest, police said.According to the complaint filed by the victim’s elder brother, Musa Noida, the incident unfolded near a roadside water kiosk where family members and relatives were seated together on Sunday evening. The uncle and nephew, known for routinely pulling pranks and joking with one another,…

Bhuiyan came to know about Kisan Samriddhi Yojana through the Agriculture Technology Management Agency office and applied online. He received the benefit with technical assistance from the block agriculture team.hment Jamshedpur: For years, diesel-powered irrigation ate into the earnings of Anil Bhuiyan, who cultivates two acres in Kodangkel village under Tomdel panchayat in West Singhbhum district.With limited resources and unreliable access to water, Bhuiyan often struggled to sow and manage crops on time. The diesel pump added significantly to cultivation costs.Now, a solar-powered irrigation system is helping him cut fuel costs, raise crop production by up to 40% and invest…

Agencies were also instructed to provide guards with 160 hours of training Surat: After the rape allegedly perpetrated by a security guard in Ahmedabad earlier this month, city police’s special operations group (SOG) held a meeting with representatives of 160 private security agencies on Monday.Around 850 agency owners, supervisors and guards attended the meeting. Senior police officials warned agencies to strictly follow legal requirements and avoid employing guards with criminal backgrounds.Additional CP (crime) Karanraj Vaghela, SOG DCP Rajdeep Nakum and police inspector Atul Sonara directed agencies to obtain valid licences, conduct mandatory police background verification and avoid hiring unfit, elderly…

Vadodara: Turning handloom waste into sustainable everyday products has recently earned a team of students from the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) a silver medal at the Handloom Hackathon-2026 held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.The winning team from the department of textile chemistry from the faculty of technology and engineering, comprising Nikita Sonaiya, Chhabishree Maher and Shubham Kumar Maher, developed thermal-insulated water bottles and tiffin bags using recycled handloom waste.Their project was presented under the theme ‘Sustainability & Environmental Impact’ at the nationwide innovation competition organised by ThinkStartup for the development commissioner (handlooms), Union ministry of textiles.The students…

Varanasi: A 26-year-old man died on the spot after his speeding motorcycle collided with an unidentified pickup van near Japla village in Dudhi Kotwali area of Sonbhadra district on Sunday evening.The deceased was identified as Babulal, a resident of Chauna under Babhani police limits. His relative, Hanslal, who was riding pillion, escaped unhurt.According to reports, Babulal had been staying with his wife Manmati at his in-laws’ house in Bagbiyani Tola, Dhanora for about a month. On Sunday, Hanslal (35), a resident of Lalimaati Belhathi under Hathinala police station, visited the house with his wife and two children.Soon after Hanslal’s arrival,…