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Amritsar: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly attacking the driver and pilgrims on a bus operating under the Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojana in Amritsar district, police said on Wednesday. Amritsar (rural) SSP Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal said two men in a Swift Dzire allegedly intercepted the bus at Defence Drain, near the Attari international border, on Tuesday and attacked the driver and some passengers with an axe. The SSP identified the arrested suspects as Bakshish Singh and Gurbhinder Singh. A case has been registered at the Gharinda police station under sections 125 (A) (act endangering life or personal safety…

Lucknow: A 29-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her home in the Thakurganj area on Wednesday. Her family alleged that she was beaten to death by her husband following prolonged domestic abuse.The deceased, Aarti, was married to Suraj alias Golu, a sanitation worker and resident of Raja Vihar in Thakurganj, on Dec 8, 2020. The couple had two children — Shivansh (4) and a 5-month-old daughter.According to Aarti’s father, Parmeshwar, a resident of Mal, Suraj called the family around 6 pm on Tuesday, informing them that Aarti’s health had suddenly deteriorated. The family immediately rushed to Lucknow.By…

Patna: Police have arrested a 29-year-old man from Jaipur, Rajasthan, for allegedly sending bomb threat and abusive emails to the official email account of the Bihar Police Headquarters, cracking the case within a week of the threat.The accused, identified as Anish Kumar Verma (29), is a resident of East Patel Nagar under Shastri Nagar police station in Patna. Police seized the mobile phone allegedly used to send the threatening emails. He was brought to Bihar and is being produced before the competent court.According to police, an email received on July 12 on the official email account of the Police Headquarters…

CM Bhajan Lal Sharma travels in metro from Mansarovar to Chhoti ChauparCM Bhajanlal Sharma during the foundation stone laying for the Jaipur Metro Phase 2 at Sitapura Metro Depot WednesdayCM Bhajan Lal Sharma travels in metro from Mansarovar to Chhoti ChauparCM Bhajanlal Sharma during the foundation stone laying for the Jaipur Metro Phase 2 at Sitapura Metro Depot WednesdayCM Bhajan Lal Sharma travels in metro from Mansarovar to Chhoti Chaupar Jaipur: Ending a wait of nearly 15 years, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Wednesday launched construction of the 41km Jaipur Metro Phase II corridor connecting Prahladpura to Todi Mod. Calling…

Nagpur: Nagpur’s newest dedicated space for art and exhibitions will open its doors on July 25, with ‘Rangmegh’ — a six-day showcase of works by 16 city artists — marking the inauguration of the Kavi Suresh Bhat Convention Centre Art Gallery and Exhibition Centre in Reshimbagh.Mayor Nita Thakre and Municipal Commissioner Vipin Itankar will jointly inaugurate the gallery at 11 am. The exhibition will remain open to visitors from July 25 to 30, between 4pm and 8pm. Located on the ground floor of Kavi Suresh Bhat Auditorium on Great Nag Road, the 12,500 sq ft facility has been developed as…

Health minister Irfan Ansari with the newly appointed associate professors at Rims in Ranchi Ranchi: Patients at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) can now book doctors’ appointments online, access lab reports and receive e-prescriptions through the e-Sushrut Jharkhand hospital management system, inaugurated by health minister Irfan Ansari on Wednesday.The mobile application will allow patients visiting the premier healthcare facility to register using their mobile numbers, create digital health accounts and access services through smartphones.Rims public relations officer Dr Shishir Kumar said the initiative aims to reduce long queues at the hospital and ensure prompt, quality treatment.“Patients can now consult…

The seven accused were taking part in a demonstration in support ofclimate activist Sonam Wangchuk Surat: Udhna police booked seven persons for allegedly burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan during a protest held in support of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and against the alleged NEET paper leak.The accused have been charged under the BNS for unlawful assembly and endangering human life, besides provisions of the Gujarat Police Act for violating the police commissioner’s notification by staging a protest without permission.The FIR was registered by assistant sub-inspector Mohansinh Ratansinh after a video of the…

Varanasi: Ghazipur police lodged an FIR against Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari and two arms clerks on the charges of disappearance of files related to an arms licence, criminal conspiracy and suspicion of misuse of a weapon.Ghazipur SP Iraj Raja on Wednesday said, based on outcomes of verification of 145 firearms bought and sold on 51 arms licences procured by the family and members of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s IS-191 gang, an FIR was lodged against Afzal Ansari, first arms clerk Asfaq Ahmad and second arms clerk Gauri Shankar Ram under sections 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant), 120B…

T’puram: CM V D Satheesan said Kerala expects investments worth Rs 10,000 crore in phase- I of its investment outreach, while rejecting reports that govt had not met Tata Group over proposed projects in Kerala. After Wednesday’s cabinet meet, he said photos of discussions with company representatives had already made public. He added that govt had taken a decision on the long-pending Malabar Cements-related project and sought higher investments from the company.He said several entrepreneurs from India and abroad had submitted investment proposals and govt was studying their economic models. The CM said govt had opened four-five new doors to…

Two journalists from The Times of India won Press Club Kolkata’s ‘Sangbad Prabhakar Shera Sangbadikata Puraskar 2026’. The awards were given away on Wednesday.Pinak Priya Bhattacharya, who reports from Jalpaiguri, won the first prize in the ‘English Print Media’ category for his story on 16-year-old Sumita Oraon, a girl from Budhuram village in Jalpaiguri’s Gorumara forest area, who was the first to appear for Madhyamik examination from her village. Mohammad Asif, who reports from Burdwan, received the jury award in the ‘English Print Media’ category for his story on a 104-year-old from Jamalpur in East Burdwan, Sk Irahim, who has…