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Screen grab: My UP Now via YouTubeImage refined using AI A 6-year-old girl in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula disappeared for four and a half hours after following her family dogs into the woods, sparking a large overnight search that involved police, fire crews, K-9 units and drones. The breakthrough came when a relative’s trail camera, set up about half a mile from the home, captured an image of the child moving through the trees. Rescuers then located her safe and calm, sitting beside one of the dogs near Ski Hill Road in Forsyth Township, according to reports from EUP News and…

Bhubaneswar: As part of South Eastern Railway’s (SER) Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign, SER general manager Anil Kumar Jain interacted with students of BNR Railway School in Jharsuguda under the Swachhta Se Samvad initiative, highlighting waste segregation, environmental protection and plantation drives, recently. He also distributed certificates to winners of competitions held during Swachhta Pakhwada. The cleanliness campaign, being observed from Sept 17 to Oct 2, focuses on public participation and environmental sustainability. Across SER, including its headquarters at Garden Reach in Kolkata and the Kharagpur, Adra and Ranchi divisions, activities such as cleanliness drives, awareness programmes, nukkad nataks, debates,…

Agartala: Tripura high court has directed the installation of CCTV cameras in all police stations and outposts across the state to protect detainees from custodial abuse and coercive interrogation.The order was issued by a division bench comprising Chief Justice M S Ramachandra Rao and Justice Biswajit Palit, relying on the Supreme Court’s judgment in Paramvir Singh v Baljit Singh on safeguards for detainees in police custody.The order was issued by a division bench comprising Chief Justice M S Ramachandra Rao and Justice Biswajit Palit, relying on the Supreme Court’s judgment in Paramvir Singh v Baljit Singh on safeguards for detainees…

Udupi: A delegation of religious heads has urged the Karnataka govt to repeal the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022 (commonly called the anti-conversion law), enacted by the previous BJP govt.The delegation, led by Indian Christian Federation state president Prashanth Jatanna, met chief minister DK Shivakumar, KPCC president BK Hariprasad and health minister UT Khader, and submitted a memorandum outlining various demands of the Christian community recently.The delegation comprised CSI Karnataka Southern Diocese Bishop Hemachandra Kumar, CSI Karnataka Central Diocese Bishop Vincent Vinod Kumar, CSI Karnataka Northern Diocese Bishop Martin Borgavi, Karnataka State Pentecostal Churches spokesperson…

Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda criticised tte BJP government over education JHAJJAR: Senior Congress leader and MP Deepender Singh Hooda launched a broadside against the BJP government during a meeting with party workers in Jhajjar, raising questions over education, development and the government’s Seva Sankalp Abhiyan.The meeting also saw Congress MLA Kuldeep Vats put forward a pointed suggestion on the party’s strategy for the next Assembly election — that tickets for sitting legislators should be determined primarily by their performance and report cards.Hooda visited Jhajjar on Friday and held interactions with Congress workers from Matanhail, Salhawas and the Jhajjar block.…

Police are making efforts to identify those responsible Patna: Six police personnel, including Jhajha SHO Mintu Kumar Singh, sustained injuries after a group of youths allegedly pelted stones at policemen during a Ganesh idol immersion procession near the police station gate in Jamui district late on Friday night.The incident occurred around 11.30pm when a procession from Sohjana village was passing the police station on its way to immerse a Ganesh idol in a pond. According to police, a DJ system was being played at high volume during the procession.Trouble began when police personnel objected to the alleged use of obscene…

An awareness session for thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia patients in Ranchi Ranchi: Patients suffering from thalassemia, sickle cell anaemia and severe anaemia in Jharkhand can now receive free blood transfusions and related treatment at empanelled private hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat and Abua Health Card schemes.The health department has introduced treatment packages for private hospitals, with reimbursement assured for services provided to eligible beneficiaries. The system has been implemented across the state and will operate alongside existing facilities at govt hospitals.Health minister Irfan Ansari said the decision was aimed at improving access to care for patients who require regular…

A Kalyan man assaulted his two-year-old son amid marital dispute (Representative image generated using AI) THANE: A Kalyan man allegedly assaulted his two-year-old son after becoming enraged when the toddler avoided him at home, slamming the child to the floor and pressing his hand against a hot plate, leaving three fingers scalded, police said on Saturday.The man also allegedly assaulted his wife when she intervened to protect their child.Accused Rahul Suresh Visale and his wife Rohini, residents of Parnaka in Kalyan West, have been embroiled in marital disputes, with one matter previously reaching the court, a Bazarpeth police station official…

One of the animal ambulances with specialised cage taken to Valmiki from Buxa Kolkata: The Buxa Tiger Reintroduction Project will enter a crucial phase on Sunday, with expert teams beginning efforts to capture a tigress from Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve. Preparations were briefly disrupted by monsoon rains, but National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) officials expect the capture to be completed between Sept 20 and 28.The first tigress is scheduled to be released into a 2.2-hectare soft-release enclosure at Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal on Oct 2. Experts had initially shortlisted 10 to 12 big cats, mostly young tigers that…

Srinagar, Sep 19 : The ruling National Conference has convened a meeting of its legislature party on Sunday afternoon to devise a strategy to counter the opposition during the upcoming autumn session starting September 21.As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the NC has called a meeting of its legislators and Independent members supporting the Government tomorrow at 4:30 PM at the Banquet Hall, Srinagar.The meeting will be held under the chairmanship of Dr. Farooq Abdullah, President of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, in the presence of Mr. Omar Abdullah, Leader of the Legislature Party and Chief Minister of…