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CHANDIGARH: Investigations and interrogation of Arman, a resident of a village under the Nagina police station in Nuh, revealed that he had changed more than 15 mobile phones in a short span of time.During the probe, agencies discovered 70 mobile numbers from Pakistan saved under suspicious aliases such as ‘Ashan Don’ and ‘G’.Investigation agencies also claimed to have recovered data from a defence expo and other information shared by him with Danish, the Pakistan high commission official, and other agencies.He was produced before a in on Friday and remanded him to judicial custody. Arman was arrested on May 17.Also, a…
Noida: A 12-year-old girl died after being electrocuted near an under-construction bridge near Kanya Inter College, in Bhangel, on Friday morning. The girl, who lived in a nearby jhuggi, had gone out to play by herself and allegedly came into contact with a metal object near the bridge, which electrocuted her. She was rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Police said necessary action is being taken, and law and order is being maintained at the spot.This is the latest in a string of accidental deaths due to electrocution in the city. In Nov last year, a 9-year-old…
Margao: South Goa collector Egna Cleetus imposed a complete ban on swimming, bathing, or entering natural water bodies across South Goa. The prohibition will remain in force for 60 days.The order covers waterfalls, abandoned quarries, rivers, lakes, and similar natural water bodies. The decision follows recommendations from SP (South), who pointed to recurring drowning incidents during the monsoon at tourist and local recreation spots, the order states.Several fatal incidents occurred last year in areas including Sanguem, Mormugao, and Dharbandora. The police cited unpredictable water depths, slippery terrain, and dangerous currents as primary safety hazards. Despite existing warning signage, these locations…
Canacona: With the very heavy unseasonal rainfall across the state, the fate of the three turtle egg pits at the Agonda nursery in Canacona may hang in the balance.South marine range forest officer Rajesh Naik said he was doubtful of the fate of about 219 eggs that may not hatch if the weather situation persists, as sunny and warm weather is necessary for the incubation of these eggs. Naik said that out of 143 olive ridley turtle pits at Agonda, three are awaiting to be hatched, but rain has played a spoilsport.He said that all 43 pits from the hatchery…
Madikeri: Boulders rolled down from the Mookri Gudda-Doddamanekoppa hill in Doddamane Koppa village in Somwarpet taluk, damaging coffee plantations and causing panic among the villagers.The soil loosened due to the rain this year, and dozens of boulders rolled down into the coffee plantations. Villagers from Doddamane Koppa, under the jurisdiction of Tholurushettalli gram panchayat, approached the revenue department seeking assistance.Quarrying was done in Mookri Gudda about 15 years ago, but later stone mining was stopped due to opposition by environmentalists. The villagers alleged that there is a fear of working in the estates now.Based on the information provided by the…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday night ordered residents of Padmavatinagar Society’s ‘C wing’ in Dhankawdi to evacuate the premises following a partial compound wall collapse amid heavy rain.The residents, however, refused and demanded evidence of structural instability of the 28-flat building.”You are hereby informed that upon receiving this notice, you should vacate the premises in your possession and cooperate with us to prevent any loss of life or property. If you fail to do so, we will be compelled to exercise our rights under Section 268 (7) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, and if necessary, with…
Noida: Forty families are living a nightmare in a 22-storey tower at La Residentia with both its lifts out of order, leaving them with two choices – stay indoors and put everything else on hold or make the arduous trek up and down the stairs daily.This is the second time this month that this nasty shock of highrise living has stared at NCR residents. In the first week of May, flooding of the basement at Prateek Grand City in Ghaziabad had crippled elevators across all its 24 towers, each 28 floors high, forcing over 12,000 residents, children, elderly, and the…
Ludhiana: A group of environmental activists has issued a legal notice to senior city authorities, accusing them of violating court orders systematically by encroaching upon greenbelts and parks in one of the country’s most polluted cities.The Public Action Committee (PAC) on Thursday served the notice to the principal secretary of the local bodies department, the municipal corporation of Ludhiana, and the Improvement Trust (LIT), warning of legal action in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) if construction on protected green spaces is not halted and reversed within three weeks. Activists Kuldeep Singh Khaira and Dr Amandeep Singh Bains said the city…
Mangaluru: The century-old University College, Hampankatta, is considering to discontinue some of its humanities course electives after witnessing a dip in admissions. This has raised concerns among the student fraternity as well as senior teaching faculty.According to sources from the college, fewer than 15 students enrolled in travel and tourism, Hindi, English, and journalism subjects so far. Due to the mounting financial burden, the college, which is directly under the control of Mangalore University (MU), is now planning to stop those courses.One of the faculty members in the humanities department said that the college, without any approval from the syndicate…
Mysuru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the main job of the elected representatives is not only to provide solutions to people’s problems but also to advance the development of the state.”As people are considered the ultimate owners in a democracy and hold ultimate power in such a political system, it is the duty of govt to ensure people-friendly governance,” he said. He was speaking after launching development projects worth Rs 513 crore at KR Nagar in Mysuru district on Friday.This also includes a Rs 60 crore project to fill water in lakes in KR Nagar and Saligrama taluks, Rs…