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Rajkot: Crime branch arrested three men for allegedly trying to extort Rs 25 lakh from the owner of a private school, by blackmailing him with videos of him with a woman.Police arrested Ashish Dabhi (31) and Ejaz Gori (36), both of whom say they are journalists, and Dharmendra alias Dharmesh Doshi (35), who works as a broker. According to investigators, the trio tried to extort money from Yashpalsinh Chudasama (47), who runs a school in the Gandhigram area.Police said the accused threatened to release CCTV footage ostensibly showing Chudasama with a woman inside the school office. Crime branch laid a…

Ranchi: The state health department has initiated the process of preparing detailed project reports (DPR) for the comprehensive renovation and facelift of district hospitals across all 24 districts.The DPRs will outline the structural, functional, and service-level upgrades required in each hospital. The move follows in the wake of MGM roof collapse incident early this month, which killed four persons.Joint secretary of the health department, Bidyanand Sharma Pankaj, said, “Several of these district hospitals are in dire need of both new buildings and the renovation of existing infrastructure. The initiative aims to ensure that these key health facilities can cater to…

Surat: Two doctors from New Civil Hospital (NCH) tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday and have been admitted to the hospital for isolation and treatment.One of the doctors, a 27-year-old woman residing on the NCH campus, recently travelled to Visakhapatnam and developed severe viral symptoms, including coughing. She was tested and confirmed positive for Covid-19.The other patient, a 25-year-old woman from the Vesu area, also showed severe viral symptoms and tested positive. She is currently isolated at NCH.A health official said, “One patient has travel history, while the other may have contracted the virus through contact with the first patient.…

Vadodara: Warasia police have booked eight members of a bootlegging gang under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GJCTOC) Act. According to police, the accused are habitual offenders involved in crimes ranging from liquor smuggling and extortion to forgery and Arms Act violations.The gang is allegedly led by Alpesh alias Sindhi Vadhwani, a well-known bootlegger with links to several other criminals. “Of the eight, three have been arrested, two are already in jail, and one is suffering from serious health issues. We are currently trying to track down Vadhwani and Dharmesh Sachdev alias Golu,” said CB Tandel, police…

Varanasi: District magistrate Satyendra Kumar on Wednesday directed officials to ensure that all preparations are in place to protect people from heatwave and potential floods. “Adequate shade and drinking water arrangements should be ensured at crowded places, temples etc. There should be no drinking water issues in rural and urban areas. All faulty hand pumps must be immediately repaired. If a hand pump failure causes a drinking water issue in any village, the responsibility will be fixed on the concerned village secretary, and action will be taken against them,” the DM said during a review meet.He said all cow shelters…

THANE: Residents from Diva, Mumbra, and Kalwa, along with Rupadevi Pada, Kisan Nagar No. 2, Nehru Nagar in the Wagle Estate ward, and Kolshet villages near Majiwada, will face water cuts for 24 hours starting at 12pm on Thursday, May 22. The cuts are necessary as the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation will undergo essential maintenance and repair work at its Jambhul Water Treatment plant.PollDo you think the maintenance work at Jambhul Water Treatment plant is necessary? Source link

Thiruvananthapuram: Tensions erupted at Connemara Market in Palayam on Friday afternoon after a section of traders protested against the corporation’s attempt to demolish shops, which they claimed were still operational, as part of the redevelopment plan.The protest began around 1pm when civic authorities started dismantling some structures of the market. The demolition of shops that were not in use has been ongoing for weeks, but the move to raze functional outlets, such as tea stalls and vegetable shops, sparked resistance from the shopkeepers. However, the police intervened and brought the situation under control.”There are several shops which are still in…

Panskura: After a 13-year-old accused of theft died by suicide on Thursday, Gosainber erupted in anger on Friday, with local villagers targeting the shop owner, who is also a civic volunteer, for allegedly assaulting the teen.Villagers ransacked Subhankar Dikshit’s home and attacked the police when they tried to intervene. The police resorted to a lathicharge and later arrested four villagers for resorting to violence.Krishnendu Das, a class 7 student, was accused of stealing three packets of chips from a sweet shop owned by Dikshit. The student later died by suicide after ingesting pesticide, leaving behind a note that read, “Mom,…

Lucknow: Convicted in a murder case in 1982, a Kaushambi resident walked out of jail early this week after being acquitted by Allahabad high court. His Aadhaar and jail records reveals that the accused, Lakhan Saroj, is 103-year-old, but advocate Man Mohan Mishra, who acted as an amicus curiae in the case, told TOI that Saroj could be approximately 80, going by his age mentioned in the FIR lodged in the case in 1977, just after the commission of alleged crime.Lakhan was acquitted by the high court on May 2, 2025 — a verdict that came decades after his arrest…

Patna: CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Friday expressed concern over what he described as attempts by the BJP and PM Narendra Modi to use the public sentiment following last month’s Pahalgam terror attack and India’s subsequent military response – Operation Sindoor – for political mileage.Speaking to reporters, Bhattacharya said the PM addressed rallies in Madhubani and Rajasthan shortly after the April 22 attack that claimed the lives of 26 civilians. He pointed to visual references to Operation Sindoor appearing on railway tickets and cut-outs of the PM in military attire in some areas.”Operation Sindoor, a matter of national security,…