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Bihar rural development department minister Shrawan Kumar Patna: State rural development department minister Shrawan Kumar on Friday claimed the recent rise in sugar prices was unlikely to have much impact, as people had become cautious about their sugar intake amid increasing cases of diabetes and pre-diabetes.“Due to increasing cases of diabetic patients, people are not taking sweets. They take less sweets,” Kumar said. He added, “A large number of people are suffering from diabetes. I don’t think the rise in the price of sugar will make much of a difference.”Kumar, a JD(U) quota minister in the Samrat Choudhary-led NDA govt,…

Jaipur: Rajasthan’s State Cyber Crime police arrested two men Friday for allegedly helping a cybercrime gang siphon Rs 76 lakh from an elderly couple in a digital arrest scam. Police managed to put around Rs 50 lakh of the defrauded amount on hold while the couple was still under the fraudsters’ surveillance.The accused were identified as Akhand Pratap Singh of Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh and Satpal Singh of Ghazipur in Delhi.Cyber Crime additional director general of police VK Singh said the case was registered on Aug 14 after the couple was allegedly threatened by fraudsters posing as police,…

Nagpur: Justice Sunil Shukre, who headed Maharashtra’s Backward Class Commission during the state’s renewed push for Maratha reservation, would be the state’s new Lokayukta, sources said. Governor Jishnu Dev Varma will administer the oath to the former judge of Nagpur bench of Bombay high court at Lok Bhavan in Mumbai on Tuesday.The appointment comes as the state begins implementing its revamped Lokayukta framework under Maharashtra Lokayukta Act, 2023, as amended in 2025. The legislation provides for a Lokayukta headed by a chairperson who is or has been a chief justice (CJ) of a high court, a Supreme Court judge or…

The enforcement drive aims to recharge the rapidly depleting groundwater table, promote water conservation and prevent severe shortages Ranchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has directed property owners across the city to immediately install rainwater harvesting systems on all eligible premises. Failure to comply will invite strict administrative action, including disconnection of municipal facilities and services.The directive is based on the Jharkhand Rainwater Harvesting Regulation, 2017, which makes it mandatory for owners of plots measuring 300 square metres or more to install and maintain functional rainwater harvesting structures.Civic officials said the enforcement drive aims to recharge Ranchi’s rapidly depleting groundwater…

Surat:A team from the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) visited Surat over three days to study the river rejuvenation initiatives undertaken by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and assess their outcomes. The visit concluded on Friday.On the final day, a joint review meeting was held at the integrated command and control centre. It focused on the progress and outcomes of the Tapi River Rejuvenation Project being implemented by the SMC. The team reviewed the project’s strategies and on-ground results in detail and discussed the feasibility of applying similar approaches to river-cleaning initiatives across the Ganga basin.The meeting also covered…

Varanasi: A 38-year-old woman was found with her throat slit inside her home under the Bardah police station limits of Azamgarh on Thursday afternoon, with police suspecting murder.The victim, Akbari, was found lying in a pool of blood by her two school-going sons when they returned home around 1 pm. On being alerted, police, forensic experts and a dog squad rushed to the spot, while an investigation has been launched to trace the accused.Akbari’s husband, Tahir, works in a loom unit in Mumbai to support the family. The couple has three sons and one daughter. Their daughter is married, while…

Thiruvananthapuram: The state govt has decided to increase the financial assistance given to pulikali troupes to Rs 1 lakh from this year, said tourism minister P C Vishnunadh on Friday.Govt is extending its support to pulikali and its artists and the departments of culture and tourism will take the necessary steps to preserve the art form and ensure the welfare of its performers, said the minister.He was speaking to reporters at Kanakakunnu during the inauguration of the trade fair and exhibition held as part of the Onam week celebrations.“Similar art forms exist in other regions as well. It includes Pili…

The VC reportedly monitored the situation from Technology Bhavan. pciture by Debobrata Shome Kolkata: The students and professors of Jadavpur University protested against the ‘missing VC’ on Thursday though he was very much on campus monitoring the situation from the Technology Bhavan.VC Chiranjib Bhattacharjee said: “I was present at the university from 10:15 am to 10:15 pm at the Technology Bhavan on Thursday. I was monitoring the entire situation from there on call. It was not possible for me to pick up all the calls as my mobiles would run out of charge. I went home at night on someone…

Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette, whose province is home to a large dairy industry, said on Thursday that she was analysing what the deal will mean for Quebec farmers before deciding on whether to restore US alcohol sales.Doug Ford, the traditionally outspoken premier of Canada’s largest province Ontario, has yet to comment publicly on the deal.Meanwhile, other premiers, namely of Nova Scotia and the Yukon territory, said they were prepared to restore US alcohol sales. The mayor of an Ontario city that is home to the country’s second-largest steel producer told the CBC that a deal that includes 25% tariffs on…

But now Zhu can sense this freedom being curtailed.She says she finds herself encountering authorities more often in Hong Kong than in mainland China. At one bookshop event, she recalls government officials entering the premises. “They just sat there listening alongside us.”Increasing raids have not only targeted explicitly political shops, according to a bookseller who asked not to be identified because of possible repercussions.”Luck Win Bookstore and Elmbook have always kept a very low profile,” the bookseller says.”They rarely make public statements or organise events. I genuinely can’t think of anything they could have done to offend the government.”In the…