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A representative image shows the Madras High Court building with a judge’s gavel in the foreground, symbolizing legal proceedings and judiciary decisions in Chennai, India. Chennai: Madras high court has upheld the three-year sentence imposed on four people, including the son of deceased former DMK minister P M Senguttuvan, in a disproportionate assets case.Senguttuvan served as DMK MLA from Marungapuri and as minister for animal husbandry during the DMK govt between 1996 and 2001. Later, he joined AIADMK.The issue pertains to an FIR registered by DVAC against Senguttuvan, his sons S Panneerselvam and Sakthivel, daughter Meenakshi, son-in-law Rajalingam, and his…

Ahmedabad: What is the age of the city’s residential societies? An analysis by CEPT University indicates that 26% are above 30 years old – while 19% are between 30 and 40 years, the rest, 7%, are above 40 years. According to current regulations, a residential society can undergo redevelopment after 25 years, making these societies eligible for the same.The current projects registered with RERA authorities indicate that 70% of redevelopment projects are concentrated in five areas – Navrangpura, Paldi, Vasna, Maninagar, and Naranpura – that account for 70% of total redevelopment projects in the city.The study, titled ‘Enabling Private Housing…

Prayagraj: Three kanwariyas were killed after their bike collided with a speeding auto near Sarpatipur village on the Prayagraj-Varanasi highway under the limits of Sarai Inayat police station in the trans-Ganga area of Prayagraj on Sunday night. The victims were on their way to Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi after collecting Ganga jal from Sangam.The deceased were identified as Shiv Prakash (20), Lalloo (45) and Ashok Kumar, residents of Tharwai and Phaphamau, respectively.The accident occurred near Sarpatipur village when an auto coming from the opposite direction collided with their bike, leaving all three critically injured. Police said Shiv Prakash died on…

Officers of Berhampur forest circle with cherry blossom saplingsCherry blossom trees in full blossomOfficers of Berhampur forest circle with cherry blossom saplingsCherry blossom trees in full blossomOfficers of Berhampur forest circle with cherry blossom saplings Berhampur: Cherry blossom, the tree bearing exquisite and delicate pink-white flowers found mostly in Japan and northeastern states of the country, would soon bloom in a few tourist places in Kandhamal and Gajapati districts.After its successful plantation on a pilot basis at Daringbadi, the Berhampur forest circle has decided to plant around 5,000 cherry blossom trees in tourist places this year. The plantation would be…

Coimbatore: Dragon fruit has only a mild taste. But farmers in Coimbatore district, who are known for exploring new crops, seem to have made dragon fruit cultivation a sweet and fruitful experiment. Its cultivation has spread to all the 12 blocks in Coimbatore district in the last seven years.Farmers experiment with the exotic crop in plots as small as 20 cents. Requiring less water and maintenance, the dragon fruit is emerging as a potential alternative crop, though high initial costs and falling prices remain as concerns.S Suresh, assistant director of horticulture, Thondamuthur block, said cultivation began at Theethipalayam around seven…

Gurgaon: A woman was robbed of her gold chain while returning home on Aug 12.The accused, who fled on a scooter, was later arrested. Police said he has 17 cases of cheating and theft registered against him in Delhi and Gurgaon.The woman told police that she was returning after dropping her child off at school in Sector 37C when a man riding a scooter approached her and allegedly brandished a knife at her. He then snatched her gold chain and fled from the spot.She approached Sector 10 police station on Aug 13, following which a case was registered under relevant…

Guwahati: Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi urged PM Narendra Modi to declare floods in three upper Assam districts a “national disaster”.In a letter released on Monday, the Sivasagar MLA submitted a 22-point charter seeking immediate relief, rehabilitation and long-term reconstruction in Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat.Gogoi sought Rs 10 lakh each for affected families and businesses and a Rs 1,000-crore reconstruction package for Sivasagar and Nazira. He also urged Centre to ensure that the Assam govt’s Rs 15,000 assistance reaches every affected family.“The disaster threatens not only human lives and agricultural land but also the civilisational heritage of Assam,” Gogoi said, seeking…

A rescue operation is underway to trace the victims Kanpur: Four people, including three members of the same family, were feared to have drowned while bathing in the Ganga at Panchal Ghat in Farrukhabad early Monday.The four — Vikas Saxena (22), his cousin Kamal (23), his nephew Yogesh (16), and Arjun Prajapati — went missing after allegedly crossing the barricades and entering deep waters. A search operation by police, local divers and an NDRF team was underway.The group had arrived in Farrukhabad late Sunday from Khudaganj village in Shahjahanpur. Around 4:30 am on Monday, all 10 members of the group…

An elderly woman named Avvamma sits inside her home after a masked intruder allegedly robbed her of two gold bangles during a daytime break-in on August 14. Mangaluru: Punjalakatte police have arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly robbing his 82-year-old grandmother’s two gold bangles at Uddada Gudde in Thenkakajekaru village, Bantwal taluk.According to a complaint filed by Sadiq, his mother, Avvamma, was alone at home on Aug 14 when a masked man entered the house. The intruder allegedly forcibly removed the two gold bangles that she was wearing, and fled the spot. The bangles, weighing around 40 grams, are estimated…

Kollegal sub-divisional assistant commissioner Dinesh Kumar Meena visited the spot where three villagers were killed in Shagya forest in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Mysuru/ Chamarajanagar: Mystery surrounds the killings in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Hanur taluk in Chamarajanagar district even as the three villagers, who were allegedly shot dead inside the sanctuary by the patrolling forest personnel during the pre-dawn hour of Aug 15, were laid to rest on Monday.John Rose Peter and Sebastian David Kumar were laid to rest at Thomiyarpalya, while Anthony Swamy was buried at Mariyamangala village cemetery as per Christian tradition, according to a relative.Hanur MLA MR…