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accident occurred near Vishwakarma Market on NH-62 in the Lunkaransar area. Jaipur: An eight-month-old infant was killed and 16 passengers were injured after a private bus travelling from Jodhpur to Ludhiana overturned as the driver allegedly tried to avoid hitting a cow on a highway in Bikaner district late Sunday night. Police identified the deceased as Madhav, eight months old boy. Sixteen passengers were injured in the accident, with 14 of them were referred to PBM Hospital, Bikaner after initial treatment due to the severity of their injuries.The accident occurred near Vishwakarma Market on NH-62 in the Lunkaransar area. According…
Nagpur’s Sairaj Nayse paired up with Mumbai’s Satya Chauhan to clinch U-17 boys doubles bronze medal in Yavatmal Nagpur: City shuttlers Sairaj Nayse, Sara Peshkar and Devansh Thaokar won a bronze medal each in their respective doubles events of the Jawaharlal Darda Memorial Maharashtra State Sub-Junior Badminton Tournament, which concluded at Yavatmal on Sunday.Sara Peshkar after winning bronze medal in YavatmalWhile Sanvi Ghate won a gold and silver medal to hog the limelight, Sairaj paired up with Mumbai’s Satya Chauhan to clinch U-17 doubles bronze, Devansh partnered Kapish Kolhe to register a podium finish in the U-15 section. In the…
Rajkot: The family of an elderly man in Amreli district alleged that he was attacked by a lion and sustained a head injury while sleeping outside his house. However, the forest department denied that the injuries were caused by a lion.The incident was reported from Rabarika village near Tulsishyam, where Ravji Senjaliya was sleeping in the open outside his residence.His son, Bhavesh, claimed that a lion appeared around 3.30am and attacked his father. Speaking to the media, he alleged that despite villagers confirming the presence of a lion, forest officials were denying the attack. He demanded that the animal be…
Jamshedpur: A 22-year-old alleged molestation accused was assaulted by a crowd, garlanded with shoes, and paraded in East Singhbhum district on Monday, police said.Sources said the accused was caught by local residents after a seven-year-old girl cried out for help after being reportedly molested by the accused when she was alone at home. After being alerted, the area residents gathered and allegedly assaulted the molestation accused before parading him in public, sources added.No complaint has been lodged yet. Police have initiated suo motu action after learning of the incident.The survivor and her mother are also untraceable. Efforts are under way…
Surat: A 53-year-old businessman has alleged that three 100g gold bars worth around Rs 45 lakh were replaced with fake ones while they were kept in his bank locker.The theft came to light when the family decided to shift their valuables from the locker to their home.Reenam Shah, who runs a pharmaceutical unit in Surat, has maintained a locker at the bank for several years.According to Shah, the family shifted residence in 2018 and misplaced the locker keys during the move. After informing the bank, they were charged Rs 10,000 for issuing a new key. The locker was opened and…
Police at the site of the encounter on Monday Vadodara: A 25-year-old man who allegedly abducted, raped and murdered a four-and-a-half-year-old girl in Vasad town of Anand was shot dead in police firing after he reportedly attacked a team of cops with a knife while being taken for further investigation late on Sunday night.Police said the shooting was in self-defence after 25-year-old Suresh Parmar attacked two policemen and tried to knife the investigating officer despite repeated warnings to surrender.According to police, Parmar, a labourer, was arrested by Borsad Rural police within hours of the alleged rape and murder and was…
Students from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith stage protest Varanasi: Activists of the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and a group of students from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith staged separate protests across Varanasi on Monday over alleged paper leaks, police action to stop a Parliament march in Delhi, and in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk’s demands.To protest against paper leak cases reported across the country and the alleged disorder in the examination system, scores of SP activists demonstrated outside the Banaras Hindu University gate in the Lanka area. They accused the BJP-led NDA govts at the Centre and…
T’puram: Police suspect that the four men accused of abducting and brutally assaulting a father and son over a marriage dispute have fled to Tamil Nadu and intensified the search by issuing a lookout notice carrying their photographs.The lookout notice names the accused as Sudheesh, Aromal, Lal Krishna and Arun. According to police, CCTV footage collected during the probe, showed the accused abandoning a motorcycle at Adayamon before boarding a bus, leading investigators to suspect that they may have crossed the state border into TN.The case relates to the alleged abduction and assault of Anil Kumar (51) and his son…
Spanish players reach the Madrid airport after their World Cup triumph Kolkata: Several schools and colleges on Monday saw half-filled classrooms, as on average 30 to 40% of students were absent. The hangover from last night went on almost all day, as several school teachers and principals noticed that during classes, discussions about the match was the only hot topic. Some city schools declared a holiday assuming that a large number of students would watch the World Cup, while several others decided not to penalize students who did not attend school.The School Education Department on Sunday evening sent a notice…
Srinagar, July 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Transport Department has prohibited the operation of two-wheelers on motor vehicle aggregator platforms across the Union Territory until a dedicated regulatory framework for bike taxi services is notified.Speaking to the media, Transport Commissioner Vishesh Paul Mahajan said the decision has been taken to ensure compliance with the Jammu & Kashmir Motor Vehicle Aggregator Rules, 2023, under which only vehicles duly permitted to operate as commercial vehicles can be onboarded by aggregators.He said it had come to the department’s notice that certain aggregator platforms had either onboarded or were planning to onboard two-wheelers in violation of the existing…