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MADIKERI: The Cauvery River, which originates in Kodagu and serves as a vital water source for South India, has seen increasing pollution at its source in recent years, making the water unfit for drinking.This decline has been attributed to rapid urbanisation, population growth, and the careless behaviour of both tourists and locals. Waste continues to enter the Cauvery due to various reasons.To address the issue, a project worth Rs 49.56 crore was launched to prevent polluted waste from contaminating the river, which flows from Talacauvery through Triveni Sangam at Bhagamandala, benefitting numerous regions across South India. After lying dormant for…
AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) reportedly suspended Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh, the MLA from the Amritsar North Assembly constituency, for five years for alleged anti-party activities.The decision to suspend Kunwar was made by the party’s Political Affairs Committee, reportedly in response to his alleged opposition to the arrest of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a case related to the accumulation of disproportionate assets.Kunwar, the former IPS officer who joined politics, was not inducted into the Cabinet since the formation of the govt by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and previously also expressed dissent against the party…
KOLKATA: A warrant of arrest cannot be issued against a person who was granted anticipatory bail, the Calcutta High Court’s Jalpaiguri circuit bench held on June 13 while scrapping non-bailable warrants issued by a Kurseong judicial magistrate against two defence personnel.“If someone is granted anticipatory bail, he is protected from arrest, and if arrested, he must be released upon fulfilment of the conditions imposed by the court while granting the anticipatory bail. A warrant cannot be issued against him because the bail order already provides him protection from arrest. The only event when such a person may be arrested is…
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday met family members of Kashmiri Civilians who were brutally killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists.While addressing the bereaved families, LG Sinha said, “For decades, they were marginalised & their voices were not heard. Justice was denied. Their pain was ignored, their stories untold, and the truth deliberately suppressed.”LG Sinha said, “Hundreds of families have gained strength & support to say their loved ones were killed by Pakistani terrorists. It’s shocking, before 2019 terrorists’ funeral processions were allowed while thousands of common Kashmiris killed by terrorists, remained forgotten & unacknowledged.”“GoI is committed to bring voices of victims…
HYDERABAD: The father of a news channel anchor who died by suicide at her rented home in Jawahar Nagar, under Chikkadpally police station limits on Friday, has alleged that his daughter’s former colleague was responsible for her death. “The case is under probe,” police said. Source link
HYDERABAD: Police arrested Peketi Veerababu (30), a private employee living in SR Nagar, for duping a Hyderabad resident by posting fake sewing machine ads online. The victim transferred ₹2.3 lakh online. The accused then cut off all contact. Veerababu was arrested and remanded to judicial custody. Source link
HYDERABAD: What should a farmer do if he gets spurious seeds and incurs crop loss, or if he does not receive a pattadar passbook for his land, or if there are mistakes in the land records? Many farmers either lack knowledge of various Acts pertaining to spurious seeds, fertilisers, and pesticides, as well as the newly launched Bhu Bharati Act, or they do not know how to, and whom they should approach for their grievances.The Legal Empowerment and Assistance for Farmers Society (LEAP), founded by land laws expert Sunil Kumar along with others, kicked off a yatra called ‘Sahu Nyaya…
KOLHAPUR: In one of the biggest cyber frauds reported from the Western Maharashtra region, fraudsters posing as Mumbai Police and Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials forced a 75-year-old Kolhapur resident to transfer a total of Rs 7.86 crore between 26 May and 23 June, under the false pretext of an inquiry into a case of ‘funding a banned terror outfit and money laundering’.The victim, who settled in Kolhapur after retiring in 2012 as an assistant vice-president from a refinery in Jamnagar, exhausted all his savings from investments in shares and a fixed deposit (FD) held jointly with his wife. He made…
HYDERABAD: Deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka directed officials to expedite the preparatory works for Singareni Collieries Company Limited’s upcoming renewable energy (RE) projects. These projects include an 800 megawatt (MW) floating solar plant, a 500 MW wind power plant, and a 500 MW pumped storage power plant, all of which are to be completed within fixed deadlines.Speaking at a review meeting on SCCL’s business expansion plans and renewable energy projects, along with SCCL CMD N Balaram, the Deputy CM directed the officials to obtain permissions from the irrigation department for the proposed 300 MW floating solar plant at Lower…
UDUPI: In a suspected incident of cattle trafficking reported near Kunjal Junction in Aarooru village, Brahmavar, a local resident discovered the severed head and skin of a cow dumped on the roadside late at night.In a complaint, Pradeep, 38, a resident of Chantaru village in Brahmavar taluk, stated that the incident came to light when he was on his way home after work on Saturday night. At around 11:30pm, when he reached near Kunjal Junction, he spotted a cow’s head and parts of its skin lying in the middle of the road near the rickshaw stand.On closer inspection, he suspected…