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Ahmedabad: An autorickshaw plunged into the Sabarmati River from a bridge in Sector-30 of Gandhinagar on Tuesday morning. A rescue operation was launched to trace the missing driver.The driver, Rakesh Thakor, 25, a resident of Moti Shiholi village, was on his way from Chiloda to a Gandhinagar court for documentation related to a land matter. According to police, Thakor was crossing the bridge when he allegedly lost control on the steering wheel and the rickshaw reportedly veered off the bridge and fell into the river below. Local residents claimed that a repair work was underway on the bridge and alleged…

Police officials and the accused at the press conference Rourkela: In a major crackdown on narcotics smuggling, Plantsite police on Tuesday arrested six persons for allegedly transporting 502.4 kg of ganja worth around Rs 80 lakh. The contraband was reportedly being taken to Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.Briefing the media, SP (Rourkela) Nitesh Wadhwani said the seizure was made during patrolling on the intervening night of Feb 16 and 17, when a team led by sub-inspector S Pradhan intercepted five vehicles (one SUV and four cars) at Bondamunda Road near Phatapipe in Shivsankar Nagar. The accused were allegedly carrying the ganja without…

Guwahati: A single missing word —“each”— in govt instructions to the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) led to the cancellation of recruitment results declared on Monday evening, after a reservation error left the Moran community without seats while the Motak community received all four.Instead of granting reservation to two each from the Moran and Motak communities, the commission gave four to Motak and none for Moran. The revised results were announced on Tuesday by including the names of two Moran candidates in place of two OBC candidates.Modi & Macron Joint Presser, AI Summit Highlights, Great Nicobar Development Project And MoreThe…

NOIDA: An FIR has been registered after drones were spotted flying near the Noida International Airport, a designated no-fly zone, triggering security concerns.In a complaint filed on Feb 15 with the Jewar police, Krishna Kant Pandey, a security officer at the airport, said drones had been seen flying late at night within the airport boundary for the past two to three days. According to the complaint, the drones appeared to enter the premises from the Ranera-Kureb village side via Jhajhar Road and returned along the same route after some time.The complaint said the airport area has been declared a ‘red…

Pune: State govt has constituted a 12-member committee to undertake a re-survey of river flood lines across Maharashtra, including in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, almost a year after assuring the assembly of the same. The panel has been asked to submit its report within two months. Govt also directed the committee to review existing norms and recommend whether amendments were required in the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations (UDCPR) to allow use of transfer of development rights (TDR), particularly for properties located within flood lines but constructed prior to the irrigation department’s demarcation in 2009. Pune: Violent Abduction Sparks…

Panaji: In their fight against casinos on the Mandovi River, Panjim residents on Tuesday decided to start a signature campaign before presenting their case to the chief minister, Pramod Sawant. The first meeting under the banner ‘Ponjekars against casinos’ saw a healthy turnout of citizens.Human rights activist Sabina Martins said that by having a signature campaign, they want to create awareness against the casinos and that they should be moved out of the Mandovi River at the earliest. Their immediate demand, however, was for Martins to stop govt from going ahead with its plan to allow a casino operator to…

Mohali: An email threatening to blow up a private hospital — where chief minister Bhagwant Mann is undergoing treatment — and several nearby schools triggered a high-alert response in Mohali on Tuesday, though authorities chose not to evacuate schools as board exams were underway.Mohali deputy commissioner Komal Mittal said, “The email was taken very seriously as this time we faced 2 important events – CM admission to private hospital and schoolchildren undergoing board examinations. As the previous two threats were hoaxes, this time we decided to first get the check done, then go for school evacuations. As the email turned…

Lucknow: Disposing of an appeal under RTI Act, UP State Information Commission observed that a person not related to, or authorised by, family of a road accident victim could not seek information about the victim’s death, as information sought was “personal”.A bench headed by information commissioner Mohammad Nadeem rejected an RTI application seeking information from the Uttar Pradesh Expressway Authority, stating there was no justification for providing information regarding a person killed in a road accident to an unrelated person. The bench stated in its order that if, in future, the family of the deceased, legal heir, or duly authorised…

In a significant expansion effort, Punjab & Sind Bank has opened a brand new zonal office in Patna, Bihar, strategically positioned to manage its diverse portfolio of 43 branches across Bihar and Jharkhand. The inauguration was gracefully conducted by Executive Director Rajeeva at the prestigious Lala Lajpat Rai Bhawan. Patna: Punjab & Sind Bank opened a zonal office for Bihar and Jharkhand in Patna. The ceremony took place at Lala Lajpat Rai Bhawan on T N Banerjee Road. Executive director Rajeeva led the inauguration. General manager Gopal Krishan, zonal manager Ashish Ranjan, Punjabi Bradri president Diljeet Khanna, along with other…

Jaipur: Citing “administrative exigencies”, the Registrar General of Rajasthan High Court Tuesday ordered the placement of eight judicial officers, including a district judge, on awaiting posting order (APO). The orders came after Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma conducted a surprise inspection of the High Court’s heritage building complex in Jodhpur.Amid heightened security checks in the morning during the bomb threat, the Acting Chief Justice visited various district, metropolitan and subordinate courts functioning within the premises. During the inspection, several courtrooms were found vacant, and some judicial officers were reportedly absent from their designated seats during official court hours. Some…