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Police found Swapna’s body in the bedroom and Manoj Kumar hanging from a ceiling fan. BENGALURU: A 30-year-old man allegedly strangled his pregnant wife to death with a dog’s leash before dying by suicide at their rented house in Banashankari Park in Channamanakere Achhukattu in south Bengaluru on Thursday.The incident came to light on Thursday afternoon after the house owner, Shekhar, alerted the Channamanakere Achhukattu police. He told police that he had heard his tenants, Manoj Kumar and his wife Swapna, arguing loudly, followed by screams and shouts. When there was no response from the couple and the house remained…

Water Board has decided to tap an additional 25–30 million gallons per day (MGD) from Mallanna Sagar Hyderabad: With key water sources drying up and no fresh inflows into the Singur and Manjeera reservoirs, Hyderabad is preparing to draw drinking water from the state’s rural water grid under Mission Bhagiratha to address the growing supply crunch.The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has decided to tap an additional 25–30 million gallons per day (MGD) of Mission Bhagiratha water from Mallannasagar before the Singur reservoir reaches critical storage levels.The additional allocation is nearly equivalent to the combined supply capacity…

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday urged Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay to implement the proposed Nadanthai Vazhi Cauvery project, saying it would benefit farmers and improve drinking water supply to several districts in the state.In a statement, Palaniswami blamed the previous DMK govt for shelving the AIADMK govt’s flagship project despite the state securing environmental clearance and the Union govt’s approval. According to him, the Centre had sanctioned Rs 935 crore as the first instalment under the 60:40 Centre-state funding pattern, but the DMK govt had failed to…

ITC Hotels will acquire Welcomhotel Ahmedabad for Rs 155 crores (Photo credit: Social Media) AHMEDABAD: ITC Hotels Limited (Company) is pleased to announce the signing of a definitive agreement for the strategic acquisition of a hotel situated within Ahmedabad’s vibrant commercial hub.ITC Hotels entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in GHK Hospitality and Infrastructures Ltd (GHK), which owns Welcomhotel Ahmedabad (Hotel).The Hotel is currently operated by the Company under an Operating Services Agreement. The transaction will be completed at an Enterprise Value of Rs 155 crores, on a debt-free and cash-free basis, subject to customary adjustments under…

Cuttack: Flagging continuing concerns over groundwater contamination in Odisha’s chromite mining belt, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state govt and pollution control authorities to step up surveillance of water quality in Sukinda Valley of Jajpur district and ensure uninterrupted supply of safe drinking water to residents.Disposing of a petition filed by Mantu Das, a Jajpur-based social activist, the east zone bench of judicial member Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member Ishwar Singh observed that while significant measures were taken to provide potable water, possibility of groundwater contamination could not be ruled out.Advocates Sankar Prasad Pani and Ashutosh Padhy…

COIMBATORE: A postgraduate student was arrested by the Podanur police after 9 kg of ganja was seized from him on Wednesday. The arrested has been identified as P Sivasakthi, 23, of Ariyalur district. He is a second-year postgraduate student in a private college at Saravanampatti here and staying in a rented house in the area.The Podanur police on Wednesday received intelligence about ganja peddling on the Salem-Kochi National Highway. Following this, a patrol team conducted checks on the highway. They noticed a youth standing suspiciously in front of a bakery. The team questioned him, but as he gave contradictory replies,…

Dibrugarh: Four hours of heavy rain flooded all 20 wards of Tinsukia on Thursday morning, crippling life.Residents described it as the town’s worst waterlogging in years, with knee-deep water swamping streets, residential areas and commercial hubs. Among the worst-hit localities were Parbotia Road, Rangagora Road, Chaliha Nagar, AT Road, Jyotinagar, Bordoloi Nagar, Ram Krishna Nagar, Court Tiniali, Borguri, Raja Ali Road, Thandagarh, Milanpally, Amrit Tamuly Road, VIP Road and West Sripuria.Shops remained shut through the morning as traders bailed out water with buckets. Vehicles struggled on flooded roads, while residents waded through murky water. Floodwater also entered several homes.Strong winds…

Hanging bridge near the Kanive Ramalingeshwara Temple Madikeri: The hanging bridge near the Kanive Ramalingeshwara Temple is now closed. The bridge, which was damaged during floods caused by heavy rains seven years ago, remains unrepaired. Every rainy season, farmers, students, and workers employed in the Kushalnagar industrial area have to risk their lives while using the bridge.Whenever the water flow in the Cauvery and Harangi rivers increases, crossing the dilapidated bridge becomes a dangerous ordeal. The tahsildar has now closed the bridge, and the Hebbale gram panchayat has erected a warning signboard. However, some youngsters continue to ignore the warning…

Women teachers say their contact numbers are made public and calls come from people at unearthly hours with complaints against them to their supervisors if they fail to pick up while in class Pune: For years, teaching jobs rested on a simple thought that students deserve the fullest attention. But in Maharashtra, for thousands of teachers, the school day these days doesn’t begin or end with the school bell. Instead, many start their second job working as BLOs for the state’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR), going from door-to-door updating electoral rolls, before the students start arriving.After teaching for six hours,…

Bathinda/Chandigarh: Farmer organisations under the banner of the Desh Bachao Morcha on Wednesday held motorcycle rallies across Punjab to protest the proposed India-US trade agreement, alleging it would adversely affect agriculture, dairy, small industries and traders.The protests, organised by groups including the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political), Azad Kisan Morcha, Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Organisation and BKU (Boka Singh Mansa), were also held in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.Farmer leaders claimed the proposed pact extended beyond trade in goods and could cover agriculture, dairy, digital trade, services, intellectual property, energy and investment. They alleged that lowering import duties on…