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Pic: All in a day’s work: Ministers Satish Jarkiholi and Laxmi Hebbalkar play cricket after inaugurating an indoor box cricket ground built at a cost of Rs 40 lakh at the District Bal Bhavan, Srinagar in BelagaviBelagavi: District minister Satish Jarkiholi on Tuesday inaugurated an indoor box cricket ground built at a cost of Rs 40 lakh at the District Bal Bhavan in Srinagar here. After the inauguration, Jarkiholi and women and child development minister Laxmi Hebbalkar drew public attention by stepping onto the pitch and playing a few overs of cricket. MLC Channaraj Hattiholi and MLA Asif Sait also…

Lucknow: A case of robbery and digital fraud was registered at Sarojini Nagar police station on Thursday after a Kanpur resident alleged that unidentified men lured him into an SUV, robbed him of cash and valuables, and later siphoned off nearly Rs 1 lakh from his Google Pay account.The complainant, Fida Hussain of Syed Nagar, Rawatpur in Kanpur Nagar, said the incident occurred on Feb 3 morning when he was waiting near Scooter India Chauraha to return home after visiting relatives in Lucknow. Hussain said an SUV stopped near him, with 4 occupants already inside. The occupants offered to drop…

Ludhiana: Police have registered a case against four unidentified men accused of playing obscene songs and dancing provocatively in front of a sacred idol during a Saraswati Puja ceremony, an incident captured on video and shared widely on social media. The disturbance occurred on Jan 30 in the Preet Vihar area near Bajra during the religious event on Kailash Nagar Road. Witnesses said a group of youths seized a DJ system without permission from organisers, blasted indecent songs and performed objectionable dances before the idol of the Goddess. Local residents filmed the episode on mobile phones and posted it online,…

Noida: A 12-year-old boy died by suicide on Tuesday night in the Phase 2 area, police said, allegedly after being reprimanded by his mother for watching television for long hours.Officials said the child, a Class 5 student, was scolded earlier in the evening and warned that the family’s cable connection would be disconnected if the behaviour continued. Police said the boy appeared distressed following the reprimand. Later that night, he was found hanging inside the family’s home.A team from Phase 2 police station, which reached the spot after the family alerted the cops, did not find any suicide note. An…

Pune: Vimannagar resident Qaneez Sukhrani has served a legal notice on Pune police, seeking immediate revocation of the one-way traffic plan implemented in the area. She alleged that it was arbitrary, unsafe and introduced without adequate public consultation.The notice was sent to the additional commissioner of police and called for a consultative meeting with residents within 15 days. It emphasised that legal action would be taken — including a writ petition before the Bombay high court.The notice said the revised traffic plan was formally launched on Nov 15, 2025. It converted key stretches such as Gangapuram Chowk to Ganpati Mandir…

Panaji: In a petition filed by a lifetime member of the Goa Cricket Association (GCA), Mahesh Chavan, contending serious allegations of misappropriation of funds by the GCA, Bombay high court directed the registrar of societies to look into complaints pending before him and dispose of them within a span of six months.The HC directed the registrar of societies to look into all other similar complaints pending before him “and, if necessary, club all the complaints together so as to expedite the disposal of the proceedings. However, independent notices with regard to all the complaints shall be issued to all the…

Chandigarh: Congress top brass, including the likes of leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, AICC general secretaries and other senior leaders, on Friday joined former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Hooda and his MP son Deepender Hooda over a lunch at their residence in New Delhi.Hooda’s Friday feast is said to be a yearly exercise, and over 85 MPs, cutting across parties, attended the event, in addition to almost all the sitting and former MLAs, MPs, senior Congress leaders, and district Congress leaders of Haryana.According to information, Rahul and Priyanka spent over one…

Lucknow: The UP govt on Friday signed multiple memoranda of understanding with industry partners at a Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) Roundtable held in Lucknow, committing proposed investments of around Rs3,030 crore and generating employment opportunities for nearly 2.3 lakh people. The proposed investments span a wide range of sectors. Tons Consulting Group and MCA Consulting announced plans in apparel manufacturing, while Advait Learning Private Limited, in collaboration with upGrad, outlined initiatives focused on upskilling in commerce and space education. Avigna Pvt Ltd proposed projects in industrial warehousing and semiconductor-linked infrastructure, while SN Dhawan and Company LLP committed to investments…

In a significant crackdown, the Bhojpur cyber police arrested a trio, including a bank official, over the creation of mule accounts that were exploited for illicit financial activities. A total of 27 unsuspecting locals were lured with minor payments to set up these accounts, which spiraled into a web of fraudulent transactions. Ara: Bhojpur cyber police on Friday arrested two cybercriminals and a finance company bank official for allegedly opening mule bank accounts to route illegal funds. The accounts were opened in the names of at least 27 innocent or gullible residents of the district and were later used to…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Friday sought a detailed response from the state govt on measures taken so far to prevent cybercrime and a timeline for completing the remaining steps earlier directed by the court.Granting 15 days’ time, the court asked the state to file a comprehensive affidavit detailing compliance with each direction and listed the matter for further hearing on Feb 23. A single bench of Justice Ravi Chirania issued the directions while hearing bail petitions of accused arrested in cybercrime cases. The court asked the state to clarify what action had been taken pursuant to previous judicial directions…