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Kanpur: A woman reached a man’s house during his ‘haldi’ ceremony in Bithoor police station area and accused him of rape on the pretext of marriage. Police have registered a case and began an investigation.The woman staged a protest at the venue after learning that the man was marrying someone else, the police said.According to information, the man and the woman had been in an affair for approximately two years. The woman alleged that the man established physical relations with her by promising marriage but later decided to marry another woman.In her complaint to police, the victim stated that she…

Ludhiana: As the Union ministry of home affairs officially notifies the schedule for the house listing and housing phase of the upcoming national Census 2027, local authorities in Ludhiana have swung into action. The administration has initiated an extensive awareness campaign to sensitise residents about the 33 specific questions that will be posed during this foundational phase. According to senior officials, specialised training for the designated employees is set to commence shortly, with the ground-level survey expected to begin in April.While the preparatory training starts in early spring, the actual housing census—marking the first phase of the national exercise—is slated…

Mangaluru: As many as 58 bird species were documented on the campus of Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) during the Campus Bird Count (CBC) held from Feb 13 to 16. The exercise included four structured field visits, during which participants observed, recorded, and photographed avian species. A total of 107 students and staff members took part, contributing to systematic data collection and documentation.An orientation and lecture session introduced participants to the objectives and methodology of the CBC. Bird watcher Gopalakrishna A delivered a session on CBC 2026, outlining the framework of the Great Backyard Bird Count, identification of birding hotspots,…

Ghaziabad: Traffic diversions will be in place on Feb 22 in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Meerut to inaugurate the 82-km Delhi–Meerut Namo Bharat corridor and the Meerut Metro. The restrictions will remain effective from 6am until the conclusion of the event.DCP (traffic) Trigun Bisen said the movement of heavy commercial vehicles and private four-wheelers, three-wheelers and two-wheelers from Rajchoupla Modinagar towards Mohiuddinpur in Meerut will be completely prohibited.All heavy commercial vehicles and private buses travelling from Ghaziabad to Meerut will be completely prohibited on the Modinagar-Meerut route. Such vehicles have been advised to use the Eastern…

Pune: The Chandannagar police on Thursday registered a case against a man from Talegaon Dabhade and his relatives, who duped a 44-year-old woman from Wadgaonsheri of Rs59 lakh on the pretext of marriage. An officer from Chandannagar police said, “The woman met the accused on a matrimonial website in 2024, and he proposed marriage in Nov that year. After she agreed, he began borrowing money on various pretexts, promising quick repayment.” Between Nov 2024 and Oct 2025, he took Rs62 lakh, and returned only Rs3 lakh. When she demanded her money back, he and his relatives allegedly abused and threatened…

Margao: The state’s newly established intelligence unit, the intelligence fusion centre, PRISM, resolved five missing person cases involving seven individuals within its first week of operations, the crime branch announced on Friday.Inaugurated recently by chief minister Pramod Sawant, PRISM operates out of crime branch headquarters in Ribandar as a centralised intelligence and monitoring unit. Its mandate includes reviewing missing person reports (MPRs) at the state level, conducting telecom and technical analysis, and coordinating follow-up across police stations.Among the resolved cases, three persons from Odisha — a 20-year-old man, his 19-year-old wife, and a 20-year-old friend — had gone missing together…

Chandigarh: Nearly half of Punjab’s health facilities fall short of the 80% benchmark set under the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS), pointing to gaps in infrastructure, diagnostics and human resources across districts.The Indian Public Health Standards are a set of uniform benchmarks laid down by the central govt, covering services, infrastructure, manpower, drugs, diagnostics, equipment, accountability, quality, clinical governance and monitoring, aimed at improving the quality of healthcare delivery.Of the 3,699 facilities assessed, only 52.5% fell in the compliant category of above 80%. The remaining facilities were either in the aspirant or progressive categories. Domain-wise, 25% of facilities were compliant…

Begusarai: Police recovered the body of a 30-year-old private bank employee from Itwa locality under Singhaul police station area of the city on Friday. Begusarai SP Manish said police got information about the death of a man after he consumed poison. “The man was identified as Rajiv Kumar who had been living in a rented house with his family. However, the kin of the deceased did not give definite answers during police interrogation. While the body had been sent for the postmortem, a FSL team was also sent to the spot to aid the investigation,” he said. The deceased was…

Jaipur: Minister of State for Energy Hiralal Nagar Friday announced that a committee will be constituted to formulate an inter discom transfer policy and address long-pending transfer-related issues of personnel working in power companies across the state.Interacting with mediapersons at the Assembly premises, Nagar said he directed officials to form a committee that will thoroughly examine all aspects of inter-distribution company transfers and submit a comprehensive report. The move aims to provide clarity and a structured mechanism for transfers among power distribution companies.The minister said, inter discom transfers were never implemented in the state so far. He added that when…

Nagpur: A teacher allegedly assaulted a colleague at a junior college near Ashi Nagar during the duty hours. Police said CCTV footage captured a scuffle which occurred in the principal’s room on Friday.According to the complaint filed by Sagir Ahmed Amir Sheikh (48) at Pachpaoli police station, he was speaking to the principal around 10am on Friday when the accused, Muntazim Khan Asad Khan (44), who is also a teacher at the same institution, intervened. When Sheikh objected, Khan stood up from chair, abused the complainant and struck him on the left side of his forehead with an unspecified object,…