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Mumbai: The entire works of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule will be translated into seven languages, state culture minister Ashish Shelar announced on the occasion of Phule’s bicentennial celebrations. These include Hindi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Telugu, Bengali and Gor Banjara.The cultural affairs department of the Maharashtra govt operates Sahitya Akademis for Hindi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Telugu, Bengali and Gor Banjara. A one-day translation workshop was organised at the PL Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy in Prabhadevi on Thursday to promote literary exchange through these Sahitya Akademis.The primary objective of the workshop was to encourage the translation of outstanding Marathi literary works into various…
New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Jitendra Pathak, who had been absconding for nearly 10 years, in connection with a case involving allegations that he impersonated an employee of Lok Sabha Secretariat and cheated a private individual with the promise of securing him a job in Parliament.CBI registered the case on July 13, 2009, against Pathak and others for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 50,000. Subsequently, the agency filed a chargesheet against Pathak and another accused.During the trial proceedings, Pathak failed to appear before the court after the chargesheet was filed in Dec 2009. Despite sustained…
The forests of Bandipur — a safe and popular weekend escape for Bengaluru’s young crowd — have become a hunting ground Bengaluru: The Aug 15 Hanur encounter in which three hunters were killed has blown the lid off a larger malaise lurking in the woods at the trijunction of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala: sudden and shocking proliferation of modern, imported and automatic firearms, whose firepower is definitely more deadly than that of forest personnel.The forests of Bandipur — a safe and popular weekend escape for Bengaluru’s young crowd — have become a hunting ground, with miscreants possessing guns imported…
Hyderabad: A family’s return home after attending a relative’s 10th-day death ceremony ended in tragedy when the car they were travelling in veered off the road and plunged into an open well at Appanapalli village in Dubbak mandal late on Wednesday night. A couple and their two young children drowned in the accident.The deceased were identified as Dandugula Raju (30), a sand trader from Balwanthapur, his wife Bhagya (25), their four-year-old son Nihan and two-year-old daughter Shanvika.According to Dubbak SI K Kerthiraju, Raju had travelled with his wife and children to Siddipet to attend a relative’s 10th-day ceremony. After the…
Coimbatore: Thanjavur-based startup Pullinam Aerospace Technologies has signed a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with Coimbatore-based Skyworks Aviation International to supply 100 light aircraft in a deal valued at Rs 175 crore to Rs 200 crore.The agreement covers Pullinam’s PAT-LSA01, an indigenous two-seater Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft currently under development in both electric and internal-combustion engine variants.The LOI was signed on Thursday at the National Aerospace and Aviation Startup Conclave, organised by the Institute of Aeronautics, Astronautics and Aviation (IAAA) and StartupTN at the Nehru Institute of Technology campus in Coimbatore.The deal follows eight months of technical discussions…
Representative picture for GIFT City Ahmedabad: A 51-year-old chartered accountant was allegedly assaulted by a fellow CA at a GIFT City club on Thursday evening over a dispute linked to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) central council election. The victim suffered a head injury and required three stitches, police said.Dabhoda police registered a case of causing hurt and criminal intimidation. The complainant, Bishan Shah, who has a chartered accountancy practice in Navrangpura, alleged that Purushottam Khandelwal, confronted him at the GIFT City Club around 7.30pm. Shah was attending a CFO Elevate 2.0 meeting as a nominee of…
Prayagraj: Sleuths of Special Task Force (Prayagraj unit) on Thursday arrested a gangster, carrying Rs 50,000 cash reward on his head and identified as Chaila Babu, a resident of Shringverpur from Sarojani Nagar in Delhi. Police said that criminal with seven cases was wanted by Nawabganj police under the gangster act. He was staying in Delhi after hiding his identity. The criminal was operating an organised gang in trans Ganga area of Prayagraj district and following several criminal cases. Nawabganj police have booked him under the Gangster Act early this year. Source link
Bhubaneswar: A fresh surge in Subarnarekha river on Thursday inundated parts of Balasore district and left thousands marooned, even as the overall flood situation in north Odisha showed signs of improvement with water levels in major rivers receding.The latest flooding affected Baliapal and Bhograi blocks the most, with authorities intensifying rescue and relief operations in the newly submerged areas.Special relief commissioner (SRC) Rajesh Prabhakar Patil said the flood situation across the state was gradually improving owing to reduced rainfall over the past 24 hours and falling level in rivers. He expressed hope that conditions would improve further over the next…
– General picture of Sushant Lok 1._____ Picture by Vinay Gupta- General picture of Sushant Lok 1._____ Picture by Vinay Gupta- General picture of Sushant Lok 1._____ Picture by Vinay Gupta- General picture of Sushant Lok 1._____ Picture by Vinay Gupta- General picture of Sushant Lok 1._____ Picture by Vinay Gupta Gurgaon: A plea submitted to Haryana govt has sought a special one-time composition policy for Sushant Lok 1, 2 and 3, offering relief to thousands of homeowners facing possible action over building deviations. The proposal called for regularisation of minor and technical violations, including covered cut-out areas and marginal…
Police recovered 19,500 packets of foreign cigarettes packed in 37 cartons Dhubri: Police arrested three people after seizing 19,500 packets of foreign cigarettes in Srirampur at the interstate border in Kokrajhar district.Acting on a tip-off, Simultapu police outpost personnel intercepted a six-wheeler container truck while it was travelling from Assam towards West Bengal, outpost in-charge Sanjib Handique said.“During a search, police recovered 19,500 packets of foreign cigarettes packed in 37 cartons, which were concealed underneath the bamboo loaded in the container. The vehicle was subsequently seized, and its driver and two other occupants were taken into custody,” Handique added.The consignment…