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Surat: The district administration has disbursed Rs 11.29 crore in financial assistance to 50,227 flood-affected people across six talukas of Surat as part of the relief package announced for families hit by last week’s floods.On Tuesday alone, 8,222 beneficiaries received over Rs 1.35 crore towards cash doles and compensation for household goods damaged in the deluge.Till Tuesday evening, 33,710 people received around Rs 3 crore as cash doles. Udhna accounted for the highest disbursal, with 14,842 beneficiaries receiving over Rs 1.33 crore, followed by Puna, where 11,159 people were paid around Rs 1 crore. Majura recorded 4,462 beneficiaries receiving Rs…

Vadodara: A 21-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a friend’s house in the city on Tuesday, with police awaiting the post-mortem report to ascertain the cause of death.The deceased, Aakash Patil, had left his home on Dabhoi Road on Monday to meet two friends. According to police, the trio spent the evening at the Waghodia Road residence of one of them, Ajay Parmar.“All three were at Parmar’s house. Later, Parmar and the other friend left, while Patil told them he would stay back there for the night,” a Varnama police official said.When Patil failed to return home…

Varanasi: To address the needs of rapidly expanding urban areas, industrial activity, national highways and rural safety, the fire station network in Varanasi is being expanded and modernised. The move is aimed at reducing response time during fire incidents and strengthening the protection of life and property across the district.The Pindra Fire Station has already been established, while several existing fire stations are being upgraded and modernised. These initiatives are expected to make Varanasi’s fire safety system more comprehensive and technologically advanced.Chief Fire Officer Anand Singh Rajput said work is underway on proposals to establish new fire stations at multiple…

T’puram: Police intensified the probe into the alleged Vizhinjam gold pawn fraud case by scrutinizing transactions worth over Rs 7 crore routed through the accused’s bank account over the past five years. Police are tracing the movement of funds to determine where the money was transferred and whether the transactions are linked to the alleged misappropriation of customers’ gold ornaments.The financial fraud probe has now been handed over to district crime records bureau (DCRB), while Vizhinjam police have completed key stages of the investigation into the abetment to suicide case. Police said the accused was questioned in detail during custody…

Students of Dakshineswar High School staged a protest on Wednesday, locking the school gate and blocking a nearby road over prolonged administrative lapses. Protesters alleged class 11 students who appeared for their finals have not received their exam results, leaving them unable to complete admission to the higher class. Students and parents blamed the absence of a headmaster or administrator since the removal of the former headmistress, and said repeated appeals to the Barrackpore district inspector of schools and the education department have gone unanswered. Source link

The target of Viksit Bharat—Developed India, is 2047, marking 100 years of independence. It is not only about economic development by building a $30-40 trillion economy, but also about social progress, environmental sustainability, and strong governance with four targeted pillars: Youth (Yuva) empowerment, Garib (Poor) upliftment, Mahilayen (Women) participation, and Annadata (farmers) modernisation and development. It has many other dimensions, one of the most revolutionary being the youth, the backbone of the nation.Besides economic progress, the youth carry a huge responsibility in social, political, and economic spheres. India is a youth-dominated country, with 65% of the population under 35, known…

BENGALURU: The department of space (DoS) has stepped in to curb a recent wave of resignations from Isro’s flagship programmes, tightening rules on voluntary retirement and resignations by scientists working on Gaganyaan and other critical missions through a fresh internal memorandum dated July 14.While DoS hasn’t disclosed the scale of departures, multiple Isro sources told TOI that it was substantial enough — between 100 and 120 at least — to trigger the intervention. “Around 80 people have quit from URSC alone. At VSSC, at least 20 people have left. Overall, it could be roughly up to 120, conservatively. There could…

Navi Mumbai: An eight-month pregnant woman, Richa Mishra (26), who was shifted to Fortis Hospital, Belapur, in critical condition after she was administered a standard pre-delivery injection at NMMC hospital in Airoli on July 1, has recovered after timely multi-disciplinary care by the doctors at Fortis Hospital, and even her foetus is safe. She was discharged from the hospital on July 13, reports George Mendonca.Unfortunately, another 8-month pregnant woman, Sonam Dongre (23) had died along with her unborn baby, allegedly due to medical negligence by the medical staff at NMMC’s Rajmata Jijau hospital in Airoli on July 1, when she…

New Delhi: Earlier this year, the Tillu Tajpuria gang made a surprise comeback in the city’s underworld by executing two back-to-back hits targeting the Gogi gang. The high-profile killings prompted law enforcement agencies to track the resurgence of organised crime syndicates in the city.In a major breakthrough, police have now arrested a Delhi Police head constable, Pawan Kumar, the brother of Sunil alias Tillu Tajpuria, the former gang leader who was killed inside Tihar Jail after being stabbed nearly 100 times allegedly by Gogi’s henchmen. Kumar, posted with Reserve Battalion, was running an extortion ring on behalf of the Tajpuria…

For years, apartment owners in Karnataka have struggled with the same set of disputes: Who owns the parking space? What exactly counts as a common area? How should maintenance be collected? What happens when an ageing building needs redevelopment? And what rights do flat owners have over the land beneath their homes?The draft Karnataka Apartment Ownership and Management (KAOM), 2025, bill has now attempted to answer these questions by laying down a common legal framework for apartment communities. Here are six of its most significant provisions.Land Rights: Protecting Owners’ ShareThe bill seeks to clarify long-disputed questions over land ownership by…