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Lucknow: On the lines of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs), a residential set-up for girls belonging to economically and socially weaker sections, the state govt for the first time decided to set up residential girls’ schools in educationally backward blocks (EBBs) that do not have a KGBV. For this, govt made a budgetary allocation of Rs 580 crore.UP has 746 KGBVs that provide quality education and safe boarding from class six. So far, 311 KGBVs were upgraded to class 12 and the remaining are being done in a phased manner. The proposal to set up residential girls’ schools is for…

Patna: The bail applications of Independent MP Pappu Yadav in several pending cases are scheduled to be taken up by a Patna court on Friday, according to his lawyer, Shivnandan Bharti. The hearings were originally listed for Thursday morning around 11am, but Yadav only appeared in the afternoon session. This delay occurred because a bomb threat prompted evacuation and security checks at the Patna civil court complex, though the alert later proved to be a hoax. Source link

Jaipur: Chairman of district consumer commission No. 2, Jaipur, Gyarsi Lal Meena, sought security after allegedly receiving repeated threats over the phone while hearing cases against film actors Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and others in matters related to misleading advertisements.In a letter addressed to the registrar of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and the Jaipur police commissioner Wednesday Meena stated that he was presiding over several cases under the Consumer Protection Act, including complaints related to advertisements of Rajshree Pan Masala and Vimal Pan Masala. He passed orders against certain film actors in connection with these cases. According…

Nagpur: A woman was killed and her husband left injured after a truck rammed into the two-wheeler they were riding. The accident happened in Ingole Nagar in Hudkeshwar on Wednesday.Yashwant Shende (69) and his wife, Asha (58), residents of Gadgebaba Nagar, Nandanvan, were riding a scooter when it was hit by a truck.Asha succumbed to her injuries at a private hospital, while Yashwant is under treatment. Their son, Shashank (35), lodged a complaint, leading to an FIR against the truck driver under IPC Sections 106(1), 281, and 125(A) at Hudkeshwar police station. The accused driver remains absconding. Source link

Rajkot: A 62-year-old man filed a complaint at the Malaviya Nagar police station on Thursday after his son, Vishwajitsinh Rajput (38), allegedly died by suicide at his residence on Nana Mauva Main Road in Rajkot on Feb 9.Following the father’s complaint, police registered a case of abetment of suicide against Rajput’s wife, Aarti Vaghela, and mother-in-law, Jyoti Vaghela, under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.In his complaint, Rajendrasinh stated that his son married Aarti Vaghela on April 29, 2024. Vishwajitsinh initially lived as a ‘ghar jamai’ at his wife’s parental home. “However, about four months after the wedding, Aarti…

Kolkata/ Ranchi: If you’re a job seeker from Jharkhand, there is good news for you — the chances of getting employed are high as the state has the third-lowest unemployment rate in the country across all age groups, the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) has said. According to the survey, Jharkhand is one of the top-performing states in India’s labour market for the Oct–Dec 2025 quarter.The survey also stated that Jharkhand’s unemployment rate at 3.2%, down from 4.3% in the July–September quarter, placing it behind only Gujarat (2.3%) and Karnataka (2.7%), both traditionally industrialised states.However, a closer scrutiny of…

Surat: The body of a 39-year-old man was found stuffed in a plastic bag in a canal along the road between Rahad and Vachhnad villages in the Vagra police station area of Bharuch district on Wednesday evening. His hands and legs were tied with ropes, prompting police to register a murder case.Police later booked Munatzir Patel, business partner of the deceased, in connection with the murder. The deceased was identified as Krunal Patel, a resident of Jyoti Nagar on Zadeshwar Road in Bharuch.According to the complaint, Krunal and Munatzir, a resident of Vorasamani village in Vagra, were friends and had…

Vadodara:Dahod police on Wednesday arrested six persons for allegedly assaulting a policeman after Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) was seized at Chharchhoda village of Garbada taluka in Dahod district on Monday.According to police, a Jesawada police team led by ASI Siraj Sheikh went to Chharchhoda village after receiving inputs about absconding accused. Though no wanted persons were found, police seized beer cans and whisky bottles found in a bag at the spot. One Naval Bhabhor, who was present there, claimed ownership of the liquor. Soon after, one Kanti Bhabhor allegedly arrived and scuffled with Sheikh.As the team returned to Jesawada with…

Thiruvananthapuram: Kollam vigilance court on Thursday granted bail to former thiruvabharanam commissioner K S Baiju in the Sabarimala gold heist case. The court provided natural bail following a petition filed after a 90-day remand period. Bail was granted partly because the SIT did not submit a chargesheet.However, Baiju will not be released as he remains in remand for the dwarapalaka case. A natural bail petition for the dwarapalaka case will be submitted on Feb 25. So far, five accused in the gold heist case were granted bail and released. Among them, the first accused, Unnikrishnan Potti, and N Vasu, along…

Siliguri: Sarita Yolmo (55) made history by becoming the first woman senior commercial-cum-ticket collector (CTC) to serve on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR)—an Unesco-recognised world heritage site—in its 145 years of service. A resident of Sonada and currently living in Dagapur, Siliguri, Yolmo joined the Indian Railways in 1991. Kolkata: Airline Row, TMC–BJP Clash, Court Relief & Poll Prep”I was assigned to take charge of the DHR on Feb 5 and conducted the toy train from NJP to Darjeeling. The next day, I returned to NJP from Darjeeling. Again, on Feb 8, I was assigned the uphill journey to Darjeeling…