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Maharashtra Police have arrested alleged TET paper leak mastermind Bijendra Gupta (File Photo). MUMBAI: After months on the run, Bijendra Gupta, the main accused in the Maharashtra TET paper leak case, was arrested by Thane police from Bihar on Saturday morning.Gupta was wanted in the Maharashtra TET paper leak case, in which the SIT had earlier arrested his wife, Suman Gupta, alleging that she managed the proceeds of the racket and helped him evade arrest.Police had also issued a look-out circular against Gupta, who is also an accused in examination paper leak cases in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha. He…

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said he has been diagnosed with typhoid but asserted that the agitation will continue until Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.In a video message, Dipke thanked CJP supporters, whom he referred to as “cockroaches”, for carrying out peaceful protests across the country and credited them for the success of the movement.”Hello everyone. As you all know, I was not feeling well for the last few days. So, blood reports have come. And I have been diagnosed with typhoid. And my treatment is going on. I…

25-year-old man was arrested in Bengaluru for sexually assaulting a cow. BENGALURU: A 25-year-old youth was arrested Thursday on charges of sexually assaulting a cow at Weavers Colony, Nelamangala, on the city’s outskirts.The accused — Nizamuddin, a native of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh — was staying at a relative’s house in Nelamangala.Police said the incident occurred in broad daylight on a street. Residents and passers-by caught Nizamuddin in the act and detained him. Before the incident, they accused Nizamuddin of engaging in indecent behaviour and making inappropriate gestures at a woman in the neighbourhood.As news of the incident spread, members of…

Parakala Prabhakar, Indian economist and political commentator, addressing the gatheringGauhar Raza, former Chief Scientist at CSIR-NISCAIR, speaking at a convention in the cityParakala Prabhakar, Indian economist and political commentator, addressing the gatheringGauhar Raza, former Chief Scientist at CSIR-NISCAIR, speaking at a convention in the cityParakala Prabhakar, Indian economist and political commentator, addressing the gathering Hyderabad: Urging young people to fight the growing political and social inequalities, economist and political commentator Parakala Prabhakar said, “If at all there is any hope kindled today, it is only because of the youth of the nation.”Speaking at a national convention against atrocities on girls…

Chennai: Refusing to regularise the services of temporary employees in the district judiciary, Madras high court has directed the judicial administration to discontinue the practice of making temporary appointments and, instead, conduct annual recruitment to fill sanctioned posts through regular selection process.A division bench of justices S M Subramaniam and N Senthilkumar passed the order on Friday while dismissing petitions filed by temporary stenographers, typists and junior assistants appointed in the district judiciary in Tamil Nadu seeking permanent absorption.The bench observed that allowing temporary employees to be regularised would undermine the constitutional guarantee of equal opportunity in public employment and…

Flooding at Bodakdev in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: At a time when occupancy was already high due to business events, hotels across the city ran out of rooms on the night of July 23 as torrential rain and widespread waterlogging stranded travellers, disrupted transport and even pushed locals to seek overnight accommodation.The city was hosting an investment summit attended by a UAE ministerial delegation, along with a bridal exhibition and a fashion and lifestyle expo, which had drawn exhibitors and visitors in large numbers. Hoteliers said this had already created a “compressed” market with limited inventory before the downpour triggered a fresh…

Manesar to survey PGs, hotels, guest houses in residential areas, commercial tax or sealing awaits violators Gurgaon: Days after department of town and country planning launched a crackdown on unauthorised paying guests (PGs) and guesthouses operating from residential properties in the city, MCM will begin recovering property tax from such establishments. “If they fail to clear the dues, the buildings will be sealed immediately,” MCM commissioner Pradeep Singh said on Thursday.A survey of areas where PGs are proliferating should be conducted within 15 days by MCM officials, Singh said, adding that from residential buildings where PGs, guesthouses, hotels, hostels or…

People wade through the waterlogged road following heavy rainfall, in Guwahati on Friday Guwahati: Unchecked hillside development in Meghalaya threatens Guwahati and worsens urban flooding, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Friday.“I think the Meghalaya govt has to take sympathetic consideration regarding the impact (flood) in Assam; otherwise, Guwahati will be an unmanageable city,” he said.Sarma said water flowing down from the hills could overwhelm any drainage system, making it difficult to protect Guwahati. He said he would soon speak to the Meghalaya chief minister.“Even Guwahati airport is now receiving a threat because of water that is coming from the…

Times News NetworkKanpur: Problems of poor sanitation, encroachment, drainage and inadequate street lighting dominated discussions at a zone-4 review meeting convened by mayor Pramila Pandey on Friday to assess development works and civic issues in municipal wards.During the meeting, corporators highlighted several problems affecting residents, including poor sanitation, encroachments on public land, clogged drains and faulty streetlights. They urged the Kanpur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to address these issues on a priority basis to improve civic amenities in their respective wards.With the holy month of Shravan set to commence in five days, the mayor directed the municipal officials to make special…

Pune: A 27-year-old medical postgraduate student, succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Friday following a road accident.The accident occurred late on Wednesday night on the Pune-Nashik highway near Chakan. The police identified the deceased as Prashant Dasarwar, a native of Nanded district. His colleague, Mahesh Awale, is undergoing treatment at a hospital.An officer from the Pimpri Chinchwad police said, “Around 10pm on Wednesday, the two doctors were returning home from their duty, when an unidentified vehicle rammed their motorcycle. The vehicle skid and crashed into the road divider. Dasarwar sustained severe head injuries, and was undergoing treatment at a…