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Jodhpur: Rajasthan High Court has directed Jodhpur Municipal Corporation to prepare a comprehensive action plan for the maintenance and development of all municipal parks in the city and ordered detailed restoration of the historic 82-acre Umaid Udhyan.A division bench of Justice PS Bhati and Justice Praveer Bhatnagar, in an order uploaded on Monday, directed Municipal Commissioner Rahul Jain to submit a plan detailing proposed measures for the parks, the officers and authorities responsible, and timelines for implementation. The court also ordered regular compliance and progress reports as part of its continuing monitoring.The directions came during the hearing of a petition…
Nagpur: The traffic police caught 122 motorists for drunk driving during a five-day crackdown from Aug 10 to 14, with Motor Vehicle Court imposing cumulative fines of Rs16.87 lakh.The action was carried out jointly by all traffic divisions of Nagpur City Police Commissionerate as part of efforts to ensure smooth traffic movement and curb violations. Drunk-driving checks were conducted at major and busy traffic junctions across the city.Sources said police have increased patrolling and drunk-driving checks in different parts of the city, and new nakabandi points are being introduced to prevent the menace.Police filed charge sheets against all 122 motorists…
Rajkot: A 32-year-old constable posted under Kutch East Police has submitted his resignation from the police service, expressing his desire to permanently work for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the BJP to support the Union government.Ramgar Mohangar, who has served at Adesar Police Station for over three years, submitted his resignation letter to the superintendent of police (SP) of Kutch East on Aug 14.In his letter and subsequent statements, Mohangar cited recent political developments, including a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and the subsequent resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.The constable declared that he intends to dedicate his…
Koderma: The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Rakesh Chandra has sentenced Ajay Rajak (28) to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife, Mamta Devi, over dowry.The court found Rajak guilty under Section 304(B) of the Indian Penal Code and also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000.Mamta Devi was found dead at her in-laws’ residence in Chandedih, under Koderma police station limits, on Jan 3, 2021. A complaint was lodged by her father, Karu Ram.According to the complaint, Mamta Devi had been repeatedly subjected to severe physical abuse by her husband and in-laws after her marriage in…
The fire began around 6.15am at Vision Product Pvt Ltd on Monday Surat: A fire broke out at a warehouse of a resin manufacturing unit in Dahej GIDC on Monday, sending a thick plume of smoke into the sky and triggering panic in the heavily industrialised chemical cluster. No casualties or injuries were reported.The fire erupted around 6.15am at Vision Product Pvt Ltd after chemicals stored in the warehouse caught fire. The blaze quickly intensified, producing intense flames and dense smoke that was visible from a long distance, officials said.Firefighting teams from Dahej rushed to the site and launched operations…
Habib Ahmed Abdul Shakur Pathan in custody of Karjan police Vadodara: “Kanoon ke haath bahut lambe hote hain.” The 69-year-old man may have heard the filmi dialogue countless times in the cop dramas of the 1980s. But after allegedly evading arrest for 45 years in a bus robbery case, Habib Ahmed Abdul Shakur Pathan has now discovered that the long arm of the law can indeed stretch across state borders.Vadodara Rural Police’s Local Crime Branch (LCB) traced Pathan to his native village in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, and arrested him in connection with a robbery committed on a passenger bus in…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday raised concerns over the growing menace of smartphone and drug addiction among youngsters, warning that both were harming the younger generation and diverting them from productive pursuits. He urged youth to devote more time to sports and physical activities, saying a healthy body and mind were essential for nation-building.Highlighting his government’s focus on youth welfare, Yogi also announced that the state would soon unveil a comprehensive Youth Policy.Addressing the prize distribution ceremony of a state-level senior men’s wrestling championship organised at Gorakhnath Temple on the occasion of Nag Panchami, Yogi said: “Two types…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala State Higher Education Council will organise a conclave of vice-chancellors from all state universities on Tuesday. A conclave of all syndicate members from universities across Kerala will be held at the Institute of Management in Government on Wednesday. Higher education minister Roji M John will inaugurate events.During the technical sessions in the morning, KSHEC vice-chairman Achuthsankar S and member secretary Abida Farooqui will present the council’s ongoing activities and plans. Principal secretary (higher education) B Ashok will outline the initiatives undertaken by the department. The discussions will focus on challenges confronting the higher education sector, administrative and academic…
The kin of the deceased as well as injured devotees flocked to the hospital in search of the pilgrims who had booked rooms in the hotel Kolkata: Madhavi Modak from Shibabari village in Garo Hills of Meghalaya, undergoing treatment at Rampurhat Hospital, did not know that the Tarapith hotel fire took away her entire pilgrimage group of five, including her husband and 10-year-old son. They had put up at the five-storied Bideshini Hotel with Ganesh Dey and his wife Jharna on Sunday.Ganesh Dey, Modak’s distant relative, who is also undergoing treatment with his wife at the hospital, struggled to speak…
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis pleads not guilty as Tupac Shakur murder trial opens in Las Vegas. The trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former street gang leader accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, begins Monday in Las Vegas, nearly three decades after the hip-hop star was shot.Davis, 63, faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon in Clark County, Nevada, according to Reuters.He has pleaded not guilty.Prosecutors accuse Davis of organising the attack after a fight involving his nephew and Shakur’s group at the MGM Grand casino on September 7, 1996.How Tupac was killedShakur…