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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…

Lucknow: To mark World Plastic Surgery Day, a Walkathon was organised by Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences’s department of plastic surgery and burns, at Lucknow Golf Club on Wednesday.The event was inaugurated by chief guest Rajeshwar Singh, Sarojini Nagar MLA and guest of honour was Rajneesh Sethi, secretary of Lucknow Golf Club.Participants carried colourful placards and banners highlighting importance of plastic surgery in the management of birth defects, burns, trauma, cancer, hand injuries, facial deformities and cosmetic concerns.Faculty members, doctors, resident doctors, nursing staff, operation theatre personnel, technicians, golfers, tennis players, morning walkers and public participated in the…

Patna: The main accused in the kidnapping and murder of Bunty Yadav was shot in the leg after he allegedly opened fire at a police team in Patna early Thursday. The exchange of fire took place around 3am on the dirt road leading to Bans Ghat under Buddha Colony police station area.According to police, the accused, identified as Ravish alias Bisiya alias BC (bad character), was admitted to Patna Medical Cpllege and Hospital (PMCH) for treatment. He had been on the run since Bunty’s murder, and was trying to flee to Nepal.Patna SSP Kartikeya K Sharma said police had been…

Yavatmal: In a daring pre-dawn burglary, unidentified miscreants looted gold, silver ornaments and cash collectively worth Rs97 .5 lakh from Rajendra Jewellers in Mohada village of Pandharkawda taluka, Yavatmal district. The burglars reportedly executed the entire operation within 20 minutes before fleeing on a motorcycle.According to police, Rajendra Shrimall Verma, 61, has been running Rajendra Jewellers adjacent to his residence for nearly five decades. Verma was alerted early Wednesday morning by neighbour Abdul Rajwani that the shop’s shutter was partially open.On inspecting the premises, Verma found that the cupboards and locker were broken open and all valuables were missing.CCTV footage…

Dumka: Allegations of an off-the-books collection of funds amounting to lakhs of rupees from students have surfaced at Aditya Narayan (AN) College, Dumka, a permanently affiliated unit of SKM University, prompting demands for a high-level probe into the institution’s functioning.The issue came to light after a delegation of the All India Scheduled Castes/Tribes and Backward Classes Employees Coordination Council, Jharkhand, Santhal Pargana unit, led by its president Rajesh Kumar Das, submitted a detailed memorandum to higher and technical education department principal secretary Rahul Purwar during his visit to Dumka on Wednesday.“The principal secretary has assured us to look into the…

Kolkata: Police have launched a probe after a tea stall owner in Beniapukur, Madan Shaw (54), lodged a complaint against a viral, fake WhatsApp voice message being circulated in his name.The audio, he claimed, falsely declared that he had complained to the police about the “high volume of azaan (call to prayer) at a local mosque.”Beniapukur Police Station has registered a case under Section 196(1)(a) of the BNS, which deals with promoting disharmony, enmity or feelings of hatred between different religious groups.Shaw, a resident of Rameshwar Shaw Road, who runs a popular local tea joint called “Paresh’s Tea Shop,” approached…