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Colva: Additional sessions judge Ram S Prabhu Dessai on Tuesday denied bail to Mangala alias Vaibhavi Sidnal, who was arrested by Colva police in March 2024 for allegedly killing her husband, Vishwanath Sindal, in connivance with Suraj Myageri on the eve of Holi.The prosecution relied on the testimony of the prime witness, the accused’s minor daughter, who was six years old at the time of the incident. The judge observed that in her deposition, the child had clearly stated that both accused assaulted her father with a spade on his head and other parts of his body. She also deposed…

Financial commissioner, revenue and disaster management, Sumita Misra Chandigarh: Haryana govt has announced its 100% stamp duty exemption on lifetime transfer of immovable property within blood relations also covers grandchildren through daughters — a benefit that had been held up by a wording ambiguity in the Hindi version of a 2014 notification.The clarification, issued through a corrigendum, puts ‘dohata-dohati/nati-natin’ on an equal footing with a son’s children and is expected to end confusion at sub-registrar offices over such property transfers.Financial commissioner, revenue and disaster management, Dr Sumita Misra said govt had issued the corrigendum to remove the long-standing ‘linguistic ambiguity’…

file photo of CEO SACHIS UP Archana Verma Lucknow: As many as 866 hospitals associated with Ayushman Bharat have invited action from the govt over alleged irregularities and lapses in treatment of Ayushman card holders since 2020, an official spokesperson said on Tuesday.The action includes de-empanelling of 648 hospitals and suspension of 61 hospitals. The action, taken on the directions of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, also includes de-empanelment of specific specialties in 17 hospitals.Besides, 140 hospitals have been penalised a cumulative Rs 8.53 crore over the last two financial years, of which more than Rs 4.37 crore has been recovered,…

State-level workshop on ‘Livelihood best practices: Lakhpati didi’ being inaugurated on Tuesday Patna: The Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (Jeevika), in association with Grant Thornton Bharat, organised a state-level workshop on “Livelihood best practices: Lakhpati didi” on Tuesday, focusing on strengthening women-led enterprises and creating sustainable market linkages.The workshop discussed individual and collective entrepreneurship models in agriculture, livestock and non-farm sectors, along with business planning, enterprise management and increasing the number of Lakhpati Didis.In her address, Jeevika additional chief executive officer Ananya Singh said establishing an enterprise was only the first milestone and the focus now should be on ensuring…

Jaipur: The state education department will conduct rigorous gender-sensitisation training for teachers after suspending three govt schoolteachers in a week over student complaints of inappropriate physical contact and misconduct.Officials, Tuesday, said the training would stress appropriate boundaries while interacting with students. The department is also considering an anonymous complaint mechanism allowing students to report ‘bad touch’ incidents directly to the headquarters, bypassing school administrations.Additional chief secretary for education Rajesh Yadav said, “The department takes all such complaints very seriously and immediate action is taken against teachers. However, such incidents must not take place in schools.”He added, “Now, rigorous trainings will…

Nagpur: Four years after the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) opened its Hindi Journalism programme at Amravati, the course has been discontinued after attracting no students this academic year.The Hindi programme had a sanctioned intake of 30 students but recorded zero admissions this year. The centre’s two other journalism programmes are also running substantially below capacity, with nine students in English Journalism and 10 in Marathi Journalism against 30 sanctioned seats each. The English programme, according to information available, continued after two students from outside the centre were admitted, taking its strength to 11.IIMC-Amravati regional director Raj Singh Kushwaha…

Rajkot: A woman has been booked for allegedly assaulting her six-year-old daughter at the Old Housing Board area of Junagadh after the child accidentally wet the bed.The incident came to light after neighbours recorded the assault on their mobile phones and alerted the Child Helpline. Acting on the information, a Child Helpline team reached the residence near Ramnath Temple.According to the police complaint filed by Sheetal Maru, a coordinator with the Child Helpline, the child told the team that her mother had brutally assaulted her. The girl had visible marks on several parts of her body, prompting the team to…

CID said the arrests were part of its ongoing probe into the 14th JPSC examination scam Ranchi: CID officers on Tuesday arrested the wife and brother of Abhay Tiwari, a key accused in alleged irregularities in Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) examinations.The accused have been identified as Tiwari’s wife, Sushma Kumari, and his brother, Akshay Kumar Tiwari. The agency said the arrests were part of its ongoing probe into the 14th JPSC examination scam and alleged irregularities in other state recruitment exams.Tiwari, an employee of TSR Data Processing Ltd, a private agency engaged by…

Surat: Hetvi Chaudhari from Tapi district has been selected for the Assam Rifles in the meritorious sportsperson quota. She will join the Assam Rifles in Sep 2026 at the post of riflewoman. From Unchamala village, Hetvi shifted to Bodeli after her father shifted their for his job. Starting archery on the grounds of Bodeli, she won a gold medal in her very first national competition. She was also trained under Olympian Reena Kumari and exposure in South Korea further refined her game. She is currently pursuing the second year of her BA course at Bodeli College. She was inspired to…

Vadodara: A Lok Rakshak Dal (LRD) constable arrested in a cheating case escaped from the Dahod police station late on Monday night.The police have registered an FIR against Jitendra Solanki and begun search for him.According to the police, Solanki was arrested for allegedly selling off a car taken on rent. In the lock-up on Monday night, he complained of chest pain. The on-duty cops offered to take him to a hospital but he insisted that he be taken out of the lock-up for a while.The guards brought him out and let him sleep in Nagrik Suvidha Kendra in the police…