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Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar, DCM G Parameshwar and RDPR minister Eshwar Khandre inspected crop loss caused by rain scarcity in Hiriyir, Chitradurga district, Saturday Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar has said his deputy G Parameshwara is preparing a delegation to go meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi to apprise him of the worsening drought situation in Karnataka.Speaking to the media after a review meeting of the Bengaluru division Saturday, Shivakumar said: “Barring Almatti dam, the reservoirs in Karnataka are depleting due to the lack of inflow. The El Nino effect the PM has spoken about should be considered with…

Fraudster posing as police officer dupes PSU worker of Rs 27 lakh in digital arrest Hyderabad: A scamster posing as a police official extorted Rs 27 lakh by threatening to arrest a 54-year-old Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) worker from Neredmet in a digital arrest fraud. Malkajgiri cybercrime police registered a case and launched a probe to identify and arrest the accused.The victim received a call on Sept 4, 2025, from a person identifying himself as P Naresh, a circle inspector with the crime branch. The caller told the complainant that a criminal case was registered against him. “When I asked…

Chennai: Three days after a 17-year-old juvenile illegally driving an earthmover fatally knocked down a 21-year-old college student in Kotturpuram, the city police detained the juvenile and arrested the owner of the earthmover.While the juvenile has since been produced before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and admitted to a govt observation home, the earthmover’s owner, Rajakumar, 34, was arrested for having allowed the juvenile to operate the heavy vehicle. He has since been remanded in judicial custody, and the earthmover has been seized by police.The victim, Ulagathipathi, 21, was staying at a friend’s house in Thiruvanmiyur and was pursuing his…

Deputy collector Haresh T Makwana inspects the Nayaka Dam site amid heavy rainfall at Chotila, in Surendranagar on Saturday Ahmedabad: Two days of relentless rain have erased much of Gujarat’s early monsoon deficit, lifting the state past half its average seasonal rainfall by Saturday. Seasonal rainfall in the state rose from 27.2% on July 20 to 52% by July 25, while Ahmedabad jumped from 12.2% to 56%. The sharp turnaround has eased immediate concerns over water availability.The turnaround came despite El Nino concerns and forecasts of a below-normal monsoon. The slow start had prompted fears of water stress, with the…

Prayagraj: Police busted an illegal slaughterhouse in Naini late Friday night following a tip-off from the VHP’s Goraksha wing, recovering cattle remains, sharp-edged weapons and an illegal firearm from a room in Kanshiram Colony in the Lokpur area.Nine people were arrested from the spot, while another accused was nabbed early Saturday after an encounter in which he sustained a bullet injury, DCP Yamunanagar Vivek Chandra Yadav said.Acting on information provided by VHP Goraksha Prant minister Lal Mani Tiwari, a joint team of the Special Operations Group (SOG) and Naini police, led by ACP Karchhana, cordoned off the area around 11.30pm…

Gouranga Parida teaches the children Bhubaneswar: These 20-odd children of mostly daily-wage labourers in a village in Jagatsinghpur district were struggling academically despite being enrolled in school. With no help from parents, who themselves had little educational background, at home, they didn’t even have access to private tuitions. Poverty was not the only reason, but their caste was.In the village, caste barriers remain deeply embedded despite being largely invisible. The hapless children were denied any academic guidance just because they came from Scheduled Castes (SC) community.This is when a retired schoolteacher and his son, also a teacher, stepped in. Gouranga…

Guwahati: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation elicited sharply contrasting reactions from Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Assam PCC president Gaurav Gogoi.Sarma described Pradhan’s exit as the departure of a visionary education reformer deserving gratitude, whereas Gogoi depicted it as the outcome of sustained public and student pressure, marking a moment for remembrance and celebration by those who campaigned against him.Sarma wrote on X that Pradhan’s tenure was one that “worked tirelessly to restore the civilisational spirit of Bharat and to decolonise our education system” and said his implementation of the National Education Policy “despite the political challenges…

Kanpur: A woman created a ruckus and allegedly assaulted a home guard on Saturday at the National Highway underpass in front of Kargil Petrol Pump under the Gujaini police station limits in Kanpur.A video of the incident was widely shared on social media. It is alleged that the woman accused the home guard of molestation, following which an argument broke out between them. The matter soon escalated, and the woman allegedly grabbed the home guard’s uniform and assaulted him in the middle of the road. The viral video purportedly shows the woman pulling his uniform and slapping, kicking and punching…

According to the report, more than 16,000 professionals from Mysuru are planning to move out of the city Mysuru: According to a report titled ‘Mysuru: Beyond Heritage – Skills & Talent Landscape Report’, published by the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) in partnership with Xpheno, more than 44,000 professionals are waiting to move to Mysuru from other Indian cities.According to the report, more than 16,000 professionals from Mysuru are planning to move out of the city.According to the report, which was released recently, 44,600 active job seekers are looking to move to Mysuru from other locations in India. Among them,…

Chirag who drove the SUV was intoxicated Noida: A 26-year-old hospital staffer returning home after completing his night shift died when an SUV, allegedly driven by a drunk youth, rammed his motorcycle near Parthala bridge around 1 am on Saturday and dragged him nearly 10 metres before coming to a halt. Three occupants of the car were arrested, while a fourth fled the spot.The victim, Aditya Kumar (26), a resident of Hindon Vihar in Barola, worked as a nursing staff member at a private hospital in Gaur City. Police said he was moving from the service lane onto the main…