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In a proactive move to elevate Patna’s infrastructure, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar conducted a thorough review of several ongoing projects. Notable highlights included the expansive widening of Nehru Path and significant drainage enhancements. Patna: CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday inspected several ongoing construction projects announced during his ‘Pragati Yatra’, reviewing widening and drainage works on Nehru Path from the Rupsapur Canal to Saguna Mor, along with progress on links connecting Digha–AIIMS Patali Path, Pataliputra Railway Station and JP Ganga Path.During the inspection, officials of the road construction department (RCD) briefed the CM on the progress of the works. “This project…
Jaipur: A single-judge bench of Rajasthan high court quashed compensation awards paid a second time to dependants of a person killed in an accident and two others injured in another road accident, holding that pursuing dual claims for the same accident was a manifest abuse of process of law.While allowing civil appeals filed by National Insurance Company Ltd, Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, in the judgment on Jan 28, said that under Section 167 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, a claimant must make an election of remedies and cannot claim compensation both under the Motor Vehicles Act and the Workmen’s Compensation…
Nagpur: Aman Mokhade and Danish Malewar will face the sternest test of their still nascent careers on Sunday. The two are the only specialist batters among the six left as Vidarbha face the task of scoring 110 runs to keep their Ranji Trophy defense campaign alive.The target takes on a daunting proportion considering the Day 4 pitch. Batters, across both Vidarbha and Uttar Pradesh camps, have been troubled by the tricky pitch at Jamtha Stadium. With the wear and tear of the last three days, batting on the surface is going to get more difficult on Sunday.Vidarbha have hope with…
Ranchi: Five miscreants planning subversive activities were arrested from a house located near Baba Hospital on the Ratu Road on Saturday, the city police said in a statement.The arrested were identified as Himanshu Yadav alias Lalu Yadav, Aniket Pathak, Nihal Pandey, Niraj Kumar, and Rahul Badaik.Sunetra Pawar Takes Dep CM Oath, IMF Flags India GDP Surge, India Beat NZ And MoreAll the accused are residents of different areas in the city, police added.“A country-made pistol with ‘Made in USA’ inscribed on it and loaded with three cartridges was seized from Himanshu. A total of 35 packets of brown sugar were…
Surat: Crime branch sleuths arrested two women from the Ved Road area on Saturday for allegedly attempting to sell a 10-day-old baby girl.The accused women had brought the infant from Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra two days ago and searched for prospective buyers by circulating the child’s photographs through a mobile chatting application. The duo allegedly tried to sell the baby for Rs 2.5 lakh.The accused, identified as Anjali Mishra (39) and Lakshmi Sonawane (44), were arrested by police following specific information. They were booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including 143(1) (trafficking), 143(4) (trafficking of a child),…
Vadodara: Sayajigunj police conducted a check at MM Mehta Hall of the MS University (MSU) boys’ hostel on Friday night and seized empty liquor bottles and other material from a room.Police said they found around 25 empty bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), with one bottle containing residual liquor. The raid was carried out in the presence of hostel officials and security personnel.Besides the bottles, police also found several empty cigarette packets in the room. The room occupant claimed the items did not belong to him and were left by someone else.Following the police action, MSU officials held a…
Thiruvananthapuram: A fast-track special court sentenced a 56-year-old teacher to 161 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and a fine of Rs 87,000 for repeatedly molesting a 10-year-old boy with autism in 2019.Judge Anju Meera Birla found the accused, a resident of Paudikonam and a teacher at the survivor’s school, guilty under multiple sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. While the cumulative sentence totals 161 years, the judge clarified that the convict would serve a maximum of 20 years in prison, the longest individual term among the concurrent sentences. Failure to pay the fine will add a…
Kolkata/Siliguri: Union home minister Amit Shah alleged on Saturday the eastern Kolkata warehouse fire that killed 27 was not an accident but the result of Trinamool Congress’s corruption and claimed CM Mamata Banerjee “needs a cataract operation” because she is blinded by affection for her nephew Abhishek Banerjee.Addressing BJP workers in Barrackpore on Kolkata’s outskirts, Shah said Trinamool govt failed victims because of corruption and votebank politics. He claimed Banerjee would have reacted differently had “if the victims been infiltrators”, adding police beat BJP workers who tried to protest. “She should be ashamed,” Shah said.Later, at a public meeting in…
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