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Rajkot: A family court in Keshod ordered criminal proceedings against police officials in Porbandar district, finding prima facie evidence that they failed to execute court-issued jail warrants against a maintenance defaulter and allegedly created false records to shield him.A family court ordered that a criminal complaint be lodged against a deputy superintendent of police, a police inspector and an assistant head constable after finding prima facie that they failed to execute sentence warrants against a man who defaulted on maintenance payments and allegedly misled the court.In a 24-page order dated July 15, principal judge P H Singh of the family…

At the municipal level, a dedicated climate action department will be established to execute sustainable initiatives Ranchi: State Urban Development Agency (SUDA), an arm of the urban development department, will establish a State Climate Centre for Cities (S-C3) in the state. It will be set up as part of the Centre’s ‘City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain 2.0’ (CITIIS 2.0) programme.Suraj Kumar, director of SUDA, said, “The core purpose of the S-C3 is to address escalating climate change challenges within cities and actively foster sustainable urban development, along with advancing a circular economy that prioritises waste management.”As a part…

Surat: Three elderly residents were rescued from an eighth-floor apartment after a fire broke out in a high-rise building on Saturday morning in Vesu. The fire broke out at Sunrise Residency ‘C’ Tower on Vesu VIP Road.According to officials, Surat Fire and Emergency Services received a call at 5:42 am. Teams from Vesu, Bhimrad and Majura fire stations were immediately dispatched to the location, and multiple teams reached the spot.Preliminary information indicates that the fire was triggered by a short circuit in the wiring. The blaze damaged household items, including a television, a TV showcase, furniture, fans and electrical wiring.…

Gujarat, CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility Vadodara: Riding on profitability in its manufacturing and industrial sectors, Gujarat has emerged as the country’s second-largest destination for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) investments, recording the fastest growth in CSR spending among all states. Companies spent Rs 4,549 crore on social development projects in the state during FY2024-25.Gujarat registered a 68% year-on-year increase in CSR expenditure, which was four times the national growth rate of 17% and accounted for 11% of India’s total CSR spending, according to the Bharat CSR Performance Report 2026 released by Vadodara-based CSR consulting and research firm Fulcrum on Saturday.Only Maharashtra…

Varanasi: A 33-year-old man accused of attempting to murder a woman by repeatedly stabbing her at her house was arrested after an exchange of fire with police in Azamgarh’s Pawai area early Saturday. The accused sustained a bullet injury to his leg during the encounter and later allegedly confessed that he attacked the woman after she rejected his advances.Circle Officer (Phulpur) Kiranpal Singh said police teams searching for the accused in connection with the July 16 attack received a tip-off that he was hiding near the Khandora underpass. Acting on the information, police cordoned off the area.On spotting the police,…

Chief minister V D Satheesan Thiruvananthapuram: Congress brass stepped in to contain a row triggered by allegations that chief minister V D Satheesan declined to meet KSU state president Aloysius Xavier amid govt pleaders appointment controversy.In a bid to defuse the situation, Xavier on Saturday met KPCC president Sunny Joseph, who later said he spoke to chief minister about the issue. “Chief minister told me he couldn’t meet Aloysius due to his official commitments,” said Joseph, adding that the matter would be resolved through party discussions.Xavier said he conveyed KSU’s concerns to party brass and expressed confidence that CM would…

Union home minister Amit Shah at BSF’s Jumagach Border Outpost in Siliguri corridor on Saturday Kolkata/Siliguri: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the govt is committed to making the country’s borders impregnable through the concept of “smart borders” and announced that the project to fortify India’s borders with a quadrangular security grid will first be implemented at the grassroots level in Bengal.In a series of meetings with Border Security Force (BSF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Siliguri on Saturday, Shah asked the forces to strengthen border security by expediting pending fencing work and…

Srinagar, Jul 18: Jammu and Kashmir’s mountains are warming, but not in the way many would expect. A new study has found that night-time temperatures across large parts of the Himalayan region are rising far more rapidly than daytime temperatures, signalling a profound shift in the climate of one of the world’s most fragile mountain ecosystems.The research published in a prestigious journal ‘Scientific Reports’, based on 45 years of observations between 1980 and 2024, paints a picture of a warming J&K marked by sharp geographical contrasts, seasonal variations and an emerging pattern of elevation-dependent warming.Scientists analysed temperature records from the…

JAMMU: Army troops opened fire after noticing a suspicious movement along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir on Friday night.“The small arms firing was reported from the Tarkundi forward area around 10 pm on Friday and continued for nearly one-and-a-half hours. However, there were no reports of any casualties,” officials said.They said the troops guarding the border saw suspicious movement of suspected terrorists, prompting the firing. This was followed by retaliatory small arms fire from across the border.A search operation was launched on Saturday morning to ascertain the presence of any infiltrators, they…

The second board examination marks the first year of CBSE’s new two-exam system for Class X Mumbai: Nearly six in every 10 Class X students who reappeared for CBSE’s first-ever second board examination improved their scores, pushing the overall pass percentage for the 2026 batch to 96.78%. The board on Saturday declared the results of the exam, which saw more than 6.63 lakh candidates appear, including more than 5.13 lakh seeking to better their performance in the main examination.Of the 6,64,027 candidates who registered for the second board examination, 6,63,777 appeared. As many as 5,13,955 students took the examination to…