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New Delhi: Delhi High Court has suspended two judicial officers in quick succession after finding prima facie evidence of misconduct against them.In an order dated July 15, but which was made public Friday, the high court administration communicated the suspension of judge Veena Rani with immediate effect.The decisions on Rani and also the suspension of fellow judge Vinay Singhal on July 10 were taken in a full court meeting earlier. A decision for a disciplinary inquiry against them was also taken.IJudge Rani’s name figures in a 2018 high court order when a division bench took cognizance of allegations of “forum…
Hoax call to Indigo flight at KIA Bengaluru: A handwritten note found tucked inside an aircraft’s lavatory triggered a major security scare and a five-hour delay for passengers aboard an Ahmedabad-bound IndiGo flight at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Thursday night.The incident unfolded aboard flight 6E-6423, which was scheduled to depart for Ahmedabad at 8pm. Around 7.35pm, just 25 minutes before take-off, a crew member discovered a piece of paper in the forward lavatory with a handwritten message: “Don’t go. Bomb Hai! Please.” Upon the discovery, the cabin crew immediately alerted airport authorities, triggering standard safety protocols. The plane was…
T orders probe into Dharani, Bhu Bharati land transactions Hyderabad: The state cabinet on Friday decided to constitute a special enquiry team (SET) to conduct a comprehensive probe into alleged irregularities, land transactions and record manipulations linked to the Dharani portal and its successor, the Bhu Bharati portal.The inquiry will cover transactions carried out over nearly six years and examine allegations relating to land registrations, record alterations, govt land transfers and changes to prohibited land lists.Announcing the decision after the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, revenue and housing minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said the probe would…
Chennai: Former AIADMK minister R B Udhayakumar, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran on Friday strongly opposed TVK govt’s purported move to permit resto-bars across the state. The state govt, however, clarified that it was yet to take a decision on the matter.“Information is spreading that TVK govt is planning to grant permission to open resto-bars across the state, in addition to the existing 4,000-plus Tasmac outlets. They are also planning to introduce 54 new brands of liquor to satisfy alcoholics and promote drinking habits,” Udhayakumar alleged in a video message. Anbumani warned that PMK would…
AMC has seized the stock and sent more samples of ready-to-eat snacks for testing Ahmedabad: A random food safety test on a children’s snack brand on Friday revealed a bigger shocker. A packet of ‘Bachcho Ka Pasta’, taken from a small shop in Bapunagar, tested positive for oil-soluble dye, which is banned in food products, and put AMC teams on a trail that led to the distributor and the manufacturer.As many as 75,000 packets of ‘Bachcho Ka Pasta’, weighing 1,500 kg in total, have been placed under the ‘stop sale’ order after a raid on the distribution agency in Amraiwadi.…
Prayagraj: UPRTOU conferred degrees on 30,886 students during its 21st convocation ceremony, with all degree certificates being uploaded digitally through DigiLocker.Governor Anandiben Patel presented gold medals and degrees to meritorious students. Ramya Singh, a BSc student from the Ambedkar Nagar study centre, received the prestigious Chancellor’s Gold Medal for emerging as the university’s best performer across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. She also secured three additional gold medals, making her the highest medal winner this year.A total of 18 students received gold medals during the ceremony, including 12 female and six male students. The event was attended by Higher Education minister…
Jharsuguda: A bomb threat email sent to the official email account of the Jharsuguda district judge on Friday triggered a security scare, leading to the evacuation of the district and sessions court premises and a search operation by police and security agencies. After the search, officials declared the court complex safe, terming the threat a prima facie hoax.The threatening email, received on the district judge’s official email ID, claimed that 23 bombs had been planted inside the judge’s office, chambers and other parts of the court complex and would explode around 1.15 pm. The district judge’s office informed the district…
The city is expected to remain largely dry on Saturday Gurgaon: After days of hot and humid weather, the city is likely to see the return of monsoon showers from Sunday, with rainfall activity expected to intensify on July 20 and 21, according to the latest district-wise forecast issued by India Meteorological Department (IMD).On Friday, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 36.2 degrees Celsius, 0.9 degrees lower than Thursday’s 37.1 degrees Celsius, while the minimum settled at 25 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees lower than the previous day’s 25.5 degrees Celsius.According to IMD’s five-day forecast, Gurgaon is expected to remain…
Guwahati: Assam was ranked the most investment-friendly state in the northeast and 14th nationally in India’s first Investment Friendliness Index, published on Friday.Guwahati: Assam was ranked the most investment-friendly state in the northeast and 14th nationally in India’s first Investment Friendliness Index, published on Friday.The index, prepared by NITI Aayog in collaboration with Crisil, credited Assam’s performance to its strong govt policy framework, favourable institutional environment and minimal labour disruptions, while noting that the state still needs to strengthen its business climate and resource base to compete with the country’s top investment destinations.Nationally, the top three states — Gujarat, Maharashtra…
Times News NetworkKanpur: In a joint operation, police busted an organised gang operating under the cover of a cyber cafe to make fake government documents, and arrested three accused.Police recovered 120 birth-death certificates, 112 income-residence certificates, Aadhaar update documents bearing a fake MLA seal, fake identity cards, govt seals and equipment used to prepare documents from the spot. Police disclosed the case in a news conference at 4 pm on Friday. Police said they were searching for the entire network and other people linked to it.The Cyber Crime Cell (Western Zone) and Kalyanpur police received information that govt documents were…