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Canacona/Ponda: Canacona MLA and tribal welfare minister Ramesh Tawadkar accused activist Rama Kankonkar of colluding with the opposition and making baseless allegations, and demanded that he apologise to the United Tribal Associations Alliance (UTAA) and Goa’s tribal community. Tawadkar said Kankonkar falsely claimed that Tawadkar and former South Goa MP Narendra Sawaikar were the “masterminds” behind the deaths of tribal youths Mangesh Gaonkar and Deelip Velip during the 2011 Balli agitation.Referring to the protest organised by UTAA, Tawadkar said he joined as an activist and as president of Adarsh Yuva Sangh. He said UTAA, led by Prakash Velip, launched the…
Probe Exposes Ghost Staff, VIP Deployments Panchkula: In the wake of an internal inquiry which exposed serious lapses in workforce management, the MC will introduce biometric attendance and prepare a digital database of sanitation workers, gardeners and beldars.MC commissioner Vinay Kumar ordered the probe, which revealed bogus attendance, missing field staff and municipal employees allegedly deployed at private residences of influential people. Officials said the civic body has around 550 sanitation workers, 80 gardeners and several beldars on its rolls.The inquiry found that more than 60 sanitation workers were not performing civic duties and had instead been working at VIP…
Lucknow: UP’s first state-of-the-art govt-run OPD endoscopy lab for head and neck cancer patients was inaugurated at SGPGIMS on Saturday, coinciding with World Head and Neck Cancer Day.Inaugurated by SGPGIMS dean Prof Shaleen Kumar and chief medical superintendent Prof Devendra Gupta, the facility is expected to strengthen early diagnosis, in-clinic procedures and post-treatment surveillance for patients with head and neck cancers.The inauguration was part of ‘SPANDAN: Cancer, Healing and Beyond’, an awareness programme organised by the department of head and neck surgery to highlight the importance of early detection, rehabilitation and survivor support.CJP Jantar Mantar Protest UpdatesSGPGIMS director Prof R…
Patna: A joint operation by the Cyber Crime and Security Unit (CCSU), Bihar, and the Patna Cyber Police Station has exposed an organised cyberfraud racket operating from the state capital. One accused has been arrested, while two of his associates remain absconding. Police have also seized several electronic devices and digital evidence linked to cyberfraud.The action was initiated after the CCSU analysed complaints received through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP). During the investigation, officials scrutinised a mobile number mentioned in one of the complaints, which led them to a location in Patna’s Jakkanpur area. A raid was conducted,…
Jaipur: The city police Saturday said the custodial interrogation of Ravi Prakash alias Balaram, 28, who was arrested a day earlier, could hold the ‘final puzzle’ in piecing together the conspiracy behind the murder of his aunt, 45-year-old Neeraj Sharma.Ravi is suspected of orchestrating the murder of his aunt, Neeraj, allegedly conspiring with her daughter and his own cousin Ayushi. Investigators said the motive behind the cold-blooded act may have stemmed from a disturbing pact: Ayushi was to secure a compassionate govt job following her mother’s demise, while Ravi aimed to inherit the family’s ancestral property located in Bharatpur.Significantly, police…
Nagpur: The Gadchiroli Police have arrested two persons for allegedly posing as Maoists and putting up banners and posters in the Poste Pipli Burgi area.With Maoism completely eradicated from the district and not a single Maoist left on police records, the arrests have triggered fresh speculations. Police stated the two were not part of any Maoist formation.On July 12, unknown individuals had fixed a red cloth banner and white paper posters near a signboard on the road leading to Jarawandi Tola, about five kms from Pipli Burgi police post, with messages designed to instil fear among citizens.SP Gadchiroli M Ramesh…
Times News NetworkHazaribag: In a bid to rein in traffic violations and reduce road accidents, Chatra district transport department on Friday night launched a special vehicle-checking drive near Jitni Mor and penalised 57 commercial vehicles operating without mandatory speed-limiting devices (SLDs). The drive, led by district transport officer (DTO) Maheshwari Prasad Yadav, was aimed at intensive inspection of speed-limiting devices. During the operation, 57 vehicles were found violating the norm, and fines amounting to Rs 1.11 lakh were imposed.Besides checking SLDs, officials also verified driving licences and other documents of motorists. Drivers were screened for drunk driving as part of…
Varanasi: Ghazipur police on Friday registered an FIR against Mohammad Shahid, an associate of the Mukhtar Ansari gang, the then station house officer (SHO) of Mohammadabad police station, and the area lekhpal for allegedly facilitating the issuance of an arms licence in 2001 using the address of a rented house by falsely showing it as Shahid’s permanent as well as present address.SP Rural Atul Sonkar said that during the verification of 145 firearms bought and sold on 51 arms licences procured by Ansari’s family members and associates of the gang, it was found that Shahid obtained a licence for a…
Capital city’s IT sector on course for major expansion Thiruvananthapuram: The capital city is poised for one of the biggest investment booms in its information technology (IT) sector, with a series of large public and private projects taking shape across Technopark’s Phase I, Phase III and Phase IV campuses. From Tata Consultancy Services’ landmark digital hub, a proposed private IT park at Thonnakkal and a growing pipeline of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) to new govt infrastructure, private co-developer projects and commercial developments, the city is entering a new phase of technology-led growth that is expected to strengthen its position among…
Kolkata: Two men from Haryana were arrested by Kolkata Police for allegedly defrauding an elderly Kolkata woman of Rs 3.7 crore in a digital arrest scam by posing as police officers two years ago.The accused, identified as Deepak Tewatia and Akhil Bansiyal, were produced before the Bankshall court on Saturday. The court has sent them to police custody till Aug 7. The victim had lodged a complaint with Kolkata Police cyber cell on Nov 2024.Cyber crime officers traced the money trail and found that around Rs 45 lakh had been routed through bank accounts linked to the accused before they…