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Ludhiana: Police have booked an Australia-based woman and seven of her relatives following allegations that they orchestrated a Rs 50-lakh wedding fraud and stole 200 g gold from the groom’s family home.The case, registered by Sadar and Daba police, involves Navneet Kaur and her family, who are accused of exploiting a spouse visa arrangement before sabotaging the complainant’s Australian permanent residency (PR) application. The complaint from Harpreet Singh of Lohara village suggests that his family spent about Rs 50 lakh on the wedding of his son, Navkiranjit Singh, to Navneet Kaur. Under the marriage agreement, Navneet Kaur was to facilitate…

Mangaluru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said that literature and art are integral to dharma and vital for preserving our culture.He was speaking during the launch of the music school, hall and dining hall constructed as part of the 105th birth anniversary of V Kanchana Venkasubrahmanyam, founder-guru of Kanchana Lakshminarayana Music Academy Trust, at Bajattur in Puttur, on Friday.Islamabad Suicide Blast, Bangladesh Crisis, RBI’s Fraud Compensation And More”Culture is the true wealth of a nation and must be strengthened. By consistently providing opportunities, we allow natural talent to flourish. To uphold dharma, we must continuously dedicate ourselves to supporting both…

NOIDA: A dispute broke out between a group of people over dancing outside a private bar in Noida on Friday, police said. A video of the incident, which has been widely circulated on social media, shows a scuffle between bouncers and a group of men outside a night club outside a prominent mall in Noida.The footage captures scenes of physical altercation and chaos outside the premises. Police said they received information about the incident and acted swiftly. Personnel from Sector-39 police station reached the spot and arrested those involved. A total of seven people from both sides were arrested in…

Pune: After a brief dip in respiratory illnesses in Jan, paediatricians across the city have reported a rise in pneumonia and severe respiratory infections among children in the past two weeks.Doctors said the surge is driven by a combination of seasonal viral infections, construction dust, allergens and secondary bacterial infections. The widening day-night temperature gap is also most likely contributing to the increase in cases of respiratory infections, the doctors said.India Meteorological Department (IMD) data shows Pune’s diurnal temperature range widening from around 12.7 degrees on Jan 30 (maximum temperature of 30.9°C, and minimum of 18.2°C) to nearly 17 degrees…

Mapusa: After Mormugao, now Pernem locals have opposed the Indian Racing Festival, the Formula 4 event scheduled in the vicinity of the Manohar International Airport, Mopa, on Feb 14-15. They are demanding the event be cancelled. The racing event was shifted to Mopa from Mormugao due to opposition by the locals there.The Goa Kul Mundkar Sanghatana, on Friday, staged a symbolic ‘dharna’ at Gandhi Udyan in Pernem to oppose the event. Protesters submitted a memorandum to the Pernem deputy collector, warning of a legal battle if the event is not scrapped.Advocate Jitendra Gaonkar alleged that Goa lacks the authority to…

Ambala: In a major action against cyber fraud, a team from Cyber Crime police station here on Friday claimed to have arrested a man involved in a large-scale online cheating case in which the victim was defrauded of Rs 3.13 crore.Raj Kumar, a resident of Mahesh Nagar near Bhagwati Mandir, Ambala Cantonment, was allegedly lured with promises of earning money through Telegram-based tasks.The arrested accused has been identified as Abhay Singh alias Ankit, a resident of Nunhai Yamuna Bridge, Agra in Uttar Pradesh. He is currently residing at Yakubpur, Nabhatti Apartment, Phase-II Police Station area, Noida, UP.Abhay Singh was arrested…

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has accepted the financial filings of all five state discoms for the upcoming 2026-27 tariff cycle but has warned that no tariff revision will be considered unless the utilities clearly state the exact revision they want in electricity rates.The commission reviewed the financial filing which includes the annual revenue requirement (ARR), true-up and annual performance review (APR), submitted by the five discoms for financial years 2024-25, 2025-26 and the proposed ARR for 2026-27. ARR represents the total amount a discom requires in a year to operate the electricity distribution system, while the true-up…

In a heart-wrenching incident in Gopalganj, a school bus—driven by the owner’s brother without consent—collided with a hut, tragically claiming the lives of two young boys, Arish and Intaz, aged four and two. The bus was parked after dropping off students when the unauthorized driver lost his grip on the vehicle. Patna: Two children were killed and a woman was injured after a private school bus ran over them while they were sleeping in their hut at Dumaria village under Gopalpur police station area in Gopalganj district on Friday.The bus was not carrying schoolchildren at the time of the accident.…

KOTA: Two girls studying in Class 12 in Rajasthan’s Bundi district have approached authorities to stop their marriages, both scheduled for February 10, officials said on Saturday.A 17-year-old girl reached out to the office of Talera Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rajesh Tailer on Friday, seeking assistance to halt her proposed marriage, according to news agency PTI.In response, Tailer initiated the process of issuing a prohibitory order. The girl’s parents and family members were summoned to the office and informed about the legal provisions related to child marriage and its consequences.Bundi Child Welfare Committee (CWC) chairperson Seema Poddar said a…

Nagpur: Hinganghat industrialists, with their Kolkata partners, remained the lone hope for Vidarbha in the All India Open National Ranking Point Bridge Tournament underway at the Institution of Engineers hall on Friday.The four-day national bridge tournament, carrying prize money as high as Rs 10,35,000, was organised by the Vidarbha Bridge Association (VBA) under the aegis of the Bridge Federation of India.In the Team of Four event, fighting to lift the Manohar Tarkunde Cup, the Nagpur challenge came to an early end after a dramatic league-round clash on the second day of the tournament. While the tournament favourites, Nagpur Vi, edged…