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Lloyds Metals and Energy Ltd MD Balasubramanian Prabhakaran speaks at a startup conclave at Nagpur’s VNIT on Tuesday Nagpur: More than 25,000 former Naxal cadres are now associated with Lloyds Metals and Energy Ltd as shareholders, said company MD Balasubramanian Prabhakaran, describing the initiative as an effort to bring the once rebels into the mainstream as equal stakeholders rather than merely employees.Speaking at a startup conclave at VNIT, Nagpur, Prabhakaran said former Naxals have been integrated across various functions, including marketing, logistics, supply chain management, production and manufacturing.Addressing the gathering, he said, “Naxalism is history now. Over 25,000 former Naxals…

The open well in Kobadi village Rajkot: In a bizarre incident, three men from a group of 11 alleged gamblers died after jumping into a well after a false alarm about a police raid triggered panic in the darkness around 3am on Tuesday at a farm in Kobadi village of Ghogha taluka in Bhavnagar districtThe deceased were Rahul Chauhan (35), Nilesh Dabhi (37) and Ajitsinh Sindha (45), all residents of Bhavnagar city.According to police, the group travelled from Bhavnagar to the farm — in the jurisdiction of Vartej police station — around midnight. Mid-game, a sudden scare of an impending…

Around 10,000 cusecs of water is being discharged from the Tenughat dam Ramgarh: The Ramgarh administration and Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS) authorities have issued a flood alert for villages downstream along Damodar river after continuous heavy rain pushed the Patratu dam close to its maximum level.Vivek Singh, estate officer of PTPS under the water resources department, said the water had reached 1,326.5 reservoir level (RL), just 1 ft below the notified level of 1,327.5 RL. “Heavy rainfall in the catchment and upstream areas over the past 48 hours led to the sharp rise,” he said.Following an alert from the…

Civic officials at the restaurant Surat: A five-year-old girl died and four members of her family fell severely ill after allegedly suffering food poisoning following consumption of paneer and kaju curries bought from a restaurant in Varachha.The deceased, Arya Kalsariya, had consumed the food along with her father Ashok, mother Jyotsana and two sisters after the family brought home a parcel from Shital Restaurant on Aug 15.Varachha police are investigating the exact cause of Arya’s death and are awaiting forensic reports to determine the toxin, if any, that caused the suspected poisoning.The family had purchased the food parcel around 7.30pm…

The seven villages were incorporated into VMC limits in 2020 Vadodara: Six years after seven peripheral villages were brought within the Vadodara Municipal Corporation limits, their primary schools are now set to come under the civic body’s education wing.The VMC general board, scheduled to meet on Thursday, will consider a proposal to bring 13 primary schools in the seven villages under the Nagar Prathmik Shikshan Samiti, along with their teaching staff.The seven villages — Sevasi, Bhayli, Vemali, Bill, Karodiya, Undera and Vadadala — were incorporated into VMC limits in 2020, adding around 40 sqkm and a population of nearly two…

Police recovered an illegal firearm, live and spent cartridges, a motorcycle, the looted jewellery and cash from his possession Varanasi: Deogaon police in Azamgarh district arrested a wanted after an encounter late Monday night. Wanted in a case of duping a woman of jewellery by luring her with the promise of securing a job for her sonShameem, 36, used several aliases like Suraj, Mumtaz, Bablu Yadav and Sameer Ansari. He is a resident of DLW Jalalipatti, Manduadih police station area and presently residing in Nidhaura village, under Balua police station area of Chandauli district.Police recovered an illegal firearm, live and…

T’puram: Sagarika Marine Research Aquarium, which has been bringing the wonders of the underwater world closer to the public, has entered its 30th year. Operated by Vizhinjam Regional Centre of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), the aquarium houses a diverse collection of marine life.Established in 1996, Sagarika has grown into a prominent centre for marine research, education and conservation. More than 80 species of marine organisms, including several rare varieties, are housed at the aquarium.Ornamental fishes are among the major attractions, while visitors can also see sharks, rays, crabs, shrimps, sea anemones, seaweeds and sea urchins. The aquarium…

Kolkata: Even while refusing an interim stay on assembly speaker Rathindra Bose’s June 3 decision to appoint Trinamool rebel camp neta Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of opposition, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday said the appointment will be a provisional decision valid for only two months till a single bench disposes Mamata Banerjee-loyalist MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay’s appeal against the appointment. The refusal to grant the stay was to prevent “disruption” in the assembly, the court said.An HC division bench of justices Shampa Sarkar and Ajay Kumar Gupta said in the judgment: “In order to prevent any disruption or disorderliness…

In 1999, Al and Diane Johnson thought they had finally found the place where they could build a home and settle down. They had bought 828 acres on Texas’ Lamar Peninsula, a broad stretch of marsh, grassland and live oak woodland near Rockport. Then they noticed two very large birds walking across their newly acquired land. They were whooping cranes, one of North America’s most endangered birds, and at the time only around 180 were believed to remain in the wild. The discovery left the couple unsure what it might mean for their plans, but it also changed the way…

A decade on, all but one – Lily Owsley – of that golden team has retired from playing internationally.Team GB would go on to win bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, but from Paris in 2024 they left empty-handed, the first Games since 2008 the British women’s squad had not won an Olympic medal.Since 2021, GB or England – as they play outside the Olympics and FIH Pro League – have not won a medal at a major tournament, with the exception of Commonwealth gold in 2022.In the annual Pro League, they have not finished higher than seventh – in a…