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CESC monsoon advisory, helpline numbers for Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Kodagu districts Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has urged consumers to remain cautious about electrical hazards during the monsoon season.In a release, CESC said pre-monsoon showers have begun in the five districts under its jurisdiction — Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Kodagu — with rain reported in some areas. It warned that heavy wind and rain could lead to electrical accidents.CESC said it is prepared to handle electrical mishaps, disruptions and other issues that may arise during the rainy season. Increased vigilance is being maintained to ensure customer…

Image used for representation Gaya: Cyber police in Gaya have arrested a man accused of issuing threats to Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi in a viral social media video, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sushil Kumar said on Friday. He said the accused, Rajendra Rao alias Sardar, a resident of Maroofganj under Malsalami police station area in Patna district, was apprehended on Thursday night from the Laheri police station area in Nalanda district by a special cyber police team.Addressing a press conference, cyber police station house officer-cum-deputy superintendent of police, Abdur Rahman Danish, said action was initiated soon after the…

Pulwama, May 22: An 11-year-old boy lost his life after a tractor overturned in Saimoh area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday, officials said. According to officials, the incident occurred near a local school where the tractor had reportedly been parked on a slope. The boy was sitting on the vehicle when it allegedly moved and overturned under unclear circumstances. The child sustained critical injuries and died on the spot, they said. The deceased has been identified as Salim Ahmad Ganie (11), son of Abdul Salam Ganie, a resident of Saimoh Tral. Police have taken cognizance of…

For years, Silicon Valley treated ageing as a background fact of life rather than a technical problem. Wealth from the AI boom is now flowing into laboratories studying cells, proteins, and human lifespan, with some of the technology industry’s biggest names placing unusually large bets on medicine. Among them is Sam Altman, whose backing of Retro Biosciences has drawn renewed attention to a corner of science that once sat on the fringe of biotech discussions. The company is attempting something difficult to describe in ordinary medical terms: not curing one illness at a time, but interfering with the biological processes…

Bhubaneswar: The economic offences wing (EOW) of the state crime branch on Friday arrested two Chhattisgarh-based businessmen for their alleged role in a Rs 9.56-crore bank fraud involving cloned cheques.According to the EOW, accused Surjit Roy (53) and Sameer Srivastav (54), both residents of Raipur, run two companies in Chhattisgarh. Investigators said the duo is part of a larger interstate syndicate that siphoned off funds from the district mineral foundation trust of Mayurbhanj zilla parishad, whose account is maintained with a nationalised bank in Baripada.According to the officers, the fraud was executed by producing four cloned cheques on April 10…

Image used for representation Patna: The state govt on Friday reshuffled 10 IAS officials, including three in the rank of additional chief secretary (ACS). Besides this, governor’s secretary Gopal Meena was relieved of his posting following his move to the Union commercial taxes department on central deputation.Director general-cum-chief inquiry officer in the general administration department (GAD) Deepak Kumar Singh has been posted as principal secretary to the governor. He will continue to hold his earlier post as an additional charge.Meena, who has moved to Delhi on central deputation, has been appointed development commissioner in the rank of joint secretary of…

NEW DELHI: A man has been arrested in Chandigarh after allegedly throwing a live puppy into a burning tandoor outside a dhaba, leading to the canine’s death. Police said the incident took place in the Bapu Dham area on May 16.Speaking on the case, Chandigarh DSP P. Abhinandan said an FIR had been registered under Section 11(1)(l) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). He said police launched an investigation using local intelligence inputs and CCTV footage from the area.During questioning, the accused allegedly told investigators that he became annoyed…

Bhubaneswar: A group of miscreants unleashed terror at the Maharaja film hall, barely 100 metres from Saheed Nagar police station here late Wednesday night, assaulting theatre staff and vandalising vehicles belonging to moviegoers. The incident came to light on Thursday evening following the arrest of two suspects.The trouble began when the unruly youths passed indecent remarks at women inside the theatre, prompting intervention by the staff. The situation quickly escalated into violence. “We have arrested two men and are searching for others. The attackers are believed to be from a nearby slum,” said an officer from Saheed Nagar police station.…

Minister for primary and secondary education Madhu Bangarappa. Shivamogga: The district-level Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) quarterly review meeting, chaired by district in-charge minister Madhu Bangarappa Friday, unanimously resolved that the plan by National Power Corporation (NCP) to set up a nuclear power plant will not be allowed in Besur village of Sagar taluk, citing severe anxiety among locals over displacement for a long time.The meeting also adopted a resolution demanding a high court circuit bench in Shivamogga to serve central Karnataka.On doctor shortage at district hospLawmakers flagged an acute shortage of doctors at McGann district hospital, especially during night shifts.Bangarappa…

Samarth Singh and Twisha Sharma NEW DELHI: Samarth Singh, the husband of Twisha Sharma, a model-turned-actor from Noida who was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal, on Friday appeared at a Jabalpur court to surrender, his lawyer said.The development came around an hour after he withdrew his anticipatory bail application filed before the Madhya Pradesh high court.He withdrew the plea from the single bench of Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh. With this, he was left with little option but to surrender.The anticipatory bail plea had been moved before the high court on Thursday after a lower court rejected his…