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Patliputra University in Patna Patna: Patliputra University (PPU) has decided to install ‘human rights boxes’ at its headquarters and affiliated colleges in Patna and Nalanda districts, enabling students to submit complaints and suggestions confidentially.PPU registrar Abu Bakar said the decision was taken at a review meeting of the Human Rights Commission held at the university headquarters on Friday. The meeting was chaired by vice-chancellor Upendra Prasad Singh and attended by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) special mentor Kanhaiya Tripathi.The meeting, the first of its kind at PPU, focused on strengthening human rights awareness and gender sensitisation among students and teachers.…

Under the aegis of the Rajasthan Cycling Association, the 23rd State-Level MTV Cycling Championship was held in Bikaner on Saturday Bikaner: Under the aegis of the Rajasthan Cycling Association, the 23rd State-Level MTV Cycling Championship was held on the track near the overbridge. The competition began at 7:30 am.Rajasthan Cycling Association treasurer Madan Lal flagged off the first group of athletes. Association life president Shailesh Pediwal and vice president Mohit Baid presented medals to the winning boys and girls in various age groups.Rajasthan Cycling Association president Pawan Sukhija blessed the athletes and thanked the police, medical, and coaches for the…

Nagpur: RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat is set to visit United States, Canada and Britain as part of the Sangh organisation’s centenary-year global outreach, with the organisation saying the tour will seek to counter what it describes as misconceptions about India, Hindu society and RSS and deepen engagement with Hindu and Indian-origin communities.The proposed overseas outreach was discussed at three-day Akhil Bharatiya Samanvay Baithak of 32 RSS-inspired organisations, which concluded in Visakhapatnam on Friday.RSS Sah Sarkaryavah CR Mukunda said Bhagwat’s visit would have three broad objectives: presenting what RSS considers a ‘fact-based and positive perspective’ on India and Hindu society, taking…

Rajkot: Porbandar Cybercrime police registered an FIR against an unidentified individual for creating a fake Instagram account to impersonate and defame a 20-year-old woman college student.The complainant, a resident of a village in Porbandar district and a final-year BCA student, approached the police after discovering that her identity had been stolen and an unauthorized profile had been created. The accused was using her photos and identity to interact with others online.According to the complaint, the matter came to light on the evening of July 22, 2026, when a classmate alerted her via Instagram about a profile identical to her’s. On…

Bokaro: An FIR was lodged at Harla police station on Saturday against a man accused of setting a monkey on a neighbour and allegedly robbing him following a dispute over drain cleaning in Sector 9A here.Officer in-charge of Harla police station Khurshid Alam said Nagnarayan Prasad Shahi filed a case against his neighbour. “Further probe is under way,” he said.According to the complaint, the two neighbours had a minor altercation over cleaning a drain. Shahi alleged that following the argument, his neighbour unleashed his ‘pet’ monkey on him leaving him injured and unconscious. He alleged that the accused then stole…

One of the persons accused in the spurious liquor case Surat/Rajkot: hree more people undergoing treatment after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Bhavnagar died on Saturday, taking the death toll to 12.In Bhavnagar, Avinash Parmar (55) and Hardik Kilji (35) died at Sir T Hospital, while Sanjay Dodiya (37), a Gujarat Industrial Security Force (GISF) jawan, died at a private hospital in Surat.Parmar was working as a peon at the Bhavnagar court. Kilji, a resident of Bharatnagar, had been admitted to Sir T Hospital on August 20, while Parmar had been undergoing treatment in the ICU since August 19.Dodiya, who…

The materials found at Touch the Light school in Fatepura Vadodara: A cluster resource centre (CRC) coordinator in Dahod district has been sent back to her parent school after a departmental inquiry found “negligence and collusion” in the alleged diversion of smart boards and educational kits meant for govt schools to a private institution in Fatepura.Purvi P Upadhyay, was serving as CRC coordinator of the Salra cluster in Fatepura taluka. A joint inquiry was conducted by the taluka primary education officers (TPOs) of Fatepura, Garbada and Sanjeli.According to the inquiry findings and a subsequent departmental order, smart boards, Nipun Bharat…

Varanasi: The decomposed body of a 19-year-old youth, who had been missing since Aug 6, was recovered from a cow-dung pit near Khakhariya Pokhari on Lahartara Road late Friday. Police have arrested his three friends, who allegedly killed him during a liquor party to avenge an earlier assault, dismembered his body, packed the remains in a plastic sack and dumped them in the pit.According to reports, the deceased, Eshu Kannaujia, a resident of the Shivpurwa area, had left home on the evening of August 6 and did not return. His family initially did not search extensively, as he often stayed…

Thiruvananthapuram: With the separation of the area from Ullal to Mangaluru and its addition to Mysuru division, Palakkad railway division will lose a coaching yard and suffer a major loss in passenger and freight revenue.The move means there is uncertainty on the future of many trains to Thiruvananthapuram, including Vande Bharat Express and Parasuram Express, as to where the rakes will be maintained as the railway board order on hiving off the area from Ullal to Mangaluru amounting to around 60km from Palakkad railway division mentions only staff deployment.The pit lines in Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam are full and Palakkad railway…

Kolkata: An MBBS aspirant whose mother’s name was deleted from the electoral roll during the SIR and two men working in West Asia who were also disenfranchised during the revision have moved Calcutta High Court seeking directions for the issuance and renewal of their passports.Justice Krishna Rao on Thursday requested the SIR Appellate Tribunal to dispose of their appeals within two weeks.Abdul Alim Sekh (41) from Beldanga in Murshidabad, has been working in Kuwait since Aug 15, 2016. He has a work visa and an employment contract. As an overseas employee, Abdul must possess an active passport. His passport has…