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Patna: A 23-year-old youth was killed on Wednesday after a police vehicle allegedly ran over his motorcycle in Nalanda district, triggering protests and a blockade on NH-20. The deceased was identified as Pradyumn Kumar.Enraged by the incident, family members and villagers staged a road blockade on NH-20. The protesters dragged the damaged motorcycle and the police vehicle nearly 400 metres to Harnaut Bazaar Mor and placed them in the middle of the road. They also kept the body on the road, disrupting traffic for nearly five hours.Police personnel from more than six police stations were deployed to bring the situation…
Additional Chief Secretary Rajesh Yadav conducted surprise inspections Jaipur: A day after two students were injured when ceiling plaster collapsed inside a govt school classroom in Bassi, Additional Chief Secretary (school education) Rajesh Yadav conducted surprise inspections of govt schools in Jaipur and Dausa districts, Wednesday. He directed officials to immediately secure or demolish unsafe buildings.Reviewing the condition of school infrastructure, Yadav said, “Dilapidated buildings pose a serious threat to student safety and should not be used under any circumstances. He directed officials to immediately restrict access to unsafe structures and expedite repairs or demolition wherever required.”During the inspections, Yadav…
Nagpur: With several prominent establishments, including the RSS headquarters, receiving terror threats, Nagpur top cop Vishwas Nangre Patil has mandated SLR-armed nakabandi across the commissionerate to strengthen the city’s security grid.Under a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued to standardise checkpoint operations, the police commissioner has also made service revolvers, lathis and helmets mandatory, besides deploying counter-terror experts and specialised personnel from Unit Special-30 at sensitive locations.The circular, issued to all police stations, traffic branches and specialised units, lays down the objectives of nakabandi — preventing crime, tracking wanted criminals, checking vehicles, gathering intelligence and strengthening counter-terror preparedness, sources said.“Every…
Bokaro: Two youths were killed as their motorbike collided with a speeding SUV under Tisri police station limits in Giridih district on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Prince Yadav and Vivek Yadav, were residents of Rautdih village. The incident took place near Palmo village when the duo was returning to their homes from a local market, police said.Locals said the bike collided with the SUV which was coming from the opposite direction. “The collision was so severe that both were thrown nearly 20 feet from the point of impact. They were not wearing helmets,” said a local resident. Prince died…
The renaming of Chudel village was recently notified Surat: After years of embarrassment, broken marriage proposals and awkward introductions, residents of a small tribal village in Surat district are celebrating a long-awaited change in identity. The state govt has officially renamed the village from “Chudel” to “Chandanpur”, ending a decades-old stigma attached to its name.The renaming was notified through a recent gazette notification, bringing closure to a campaign that villagers say began nearly a decade ago.For years, residents struggled with the social consequences of the village’s name. “Chudel”, meaning “witch”, is commonly used as a derogatory term, and villagers say…
Gorakhpur: Body of a 21-year-old outsourced driver was found inside a municipal solid waste collection vehicle parked on the water tank premises, in Betiahata area, on Wednesday morning. Police sent the body for post mortem and launched investigation into the cause of death, police said.The deceased was identified as Mukesh Paswan, son of Manoj Paswan, resident of Nausad in GIDA police station area. Mukesh was outsourced as driver of a garbage collection vehicle under the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation’s system. According to police, Mukesh married a woman from another community around two months ago. Family members of both had reportedly opposed…
Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur associate professor of computer science and technology Saptarshi Ghosh has donated Rs 5 lakh to IIEST, Shibpur, to establish a lecture in memory of his late father, Saibal Kumar Ghosh, a civil engineering professor at the institute.The fund is aimed at enriching the research ecosystem and academic environment of IIEST and honour the life and legacy of Saibal, one of the most distinguished educators and structural engineering experts at the institute, which was also his alma mater.Saptarshi, also an IIEST alumnus, signed an MoU with the civil engineering department in the first week of July to establish…
SRINAGAR, July 16: The Kashmir Valley is likely to witness dry and hot weather for the next three days, with Srinagar city expected to record its highest temperature of the season, according to an independent weather forecaster.A prolonged spell of dry, hot and stable weather is expected to persist across the Valley over the next 72 hours, till July 18, as per Kashmir Weather Forecast, an independent weather monitoring service. Maximum temperatures in Srinagar are likely to touch 36 to 37 degrees Celsius, with most plains of Kashmir expected to remain 5 to 8 degrees above the seasonal average, significantly…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a stern warning to Iran, saying “they better behave” if Tehran wants negotiations with Washington to resume.In an interview, Trump claimed that Iran wanted to meet and was interested in reaching a settlement with Washington.”We’ll find out if we settle with them,” he said, adding, “They better behave.”This comes as the US military intensified its strikes on Iran, hitting targets further north while American forces also fired at a ship it accused of attempting to break its naval blockade of the Islamic Republic.The US Central Command said it had completed a new wave…
Eight-year-old girl suffered serious injuries after a motorcyclist hit her. Mumbai: An eight-year-old schoolgirl suffered serious injuries after being hit by a motorcyclist riding in the wrong direction at Jogeshwari West on Wednesday. Amboli police has registered a case against an unknown person for rash driving.Around 9.40 am on July 15, Reva Pawar, 8, was walking down to her tuitions with her mother, Nidhi. While they were crossing the road near the divider, opposite Cafe Arfa, a motorcycle riding in the wrong direction hit Reva. As a result, she left her mother’s hand and got dragged onto the street. She…