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Varanasi: Deputy Commissioner of Police, Varuna Zone, Pramod Kumar, organised an interactive guidance and motivation programme for intermediate-level students at Sudhakar Mahila Inter College, Khajuri, Pandeypur.The DCP interacted with the students and discussed their studies, interests, goals and future plans. He emphasised the importance of regular study, discipline, time management, goal setting and self-confidence. Students were encouraged to set goals according to their abilities and interests and work consistently towards achieving them.The DCP also provided guidance on various career opportunities, the importance of higher education and preparation for competitive examinations. The students were also sensitised to cybercrime prevention, safe and…

T’puram: Three Tamil Nadu fishing boats and two auxiliary boats were detained by the marine enforcement patrolling team of the Vizhinjam Fisheries Station for allegedly using artificial lights for fishing in the sea off Vizhinjam.The enforcement team recovered equipment allegedly used for artificial-light fishing from the boats, Vizhinjam Fisheries Station assistant director R Manu said. The boats were also found to be operating without the required permits to undertake fishing activities in Keralam waters, officials said.The boats were intercepted in the sea off Valiyathura during a patrol conducted using the department’s hired boat, Sea Hunter. The patrol team comprised CPO…

The operation was carried out during routine border checks when SSB personnel flagged a group of six females traveling under suspicious circumstances alongside two adult males Kolkata: A joint operation by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at Panitanki in north Bengal and anti-trafficking organization Kosi Lok Manch, successfully intercepted a cross-border human trafficking attempt on August 27, rescuing six females, including four minor girls, along the Indo-Nepal border. The victims were allegedly being trafficked to Nepal under the pretext of securing employment as dancers in a dance bar.The operation was carried out during routine border checks when SSB personnel flagged…

Srinagar, Aug 30: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Sunday made a heartfelt appeal to Kashmiri Pandits to return to the Valley, saying their homecoming was essential to reclaiming the shared cultural heritage and restoring the peace, prosperity and harmony that once characterised life in Srinagar.Bukhari made the remarks while addressing a workers’ convention in Habba Kadal, Srinagar, attended by a large gathering of local residents and party workers.Recalling his childhood memories of living alongside Kashmiri Pandits, Bukhari said Muslims and Pandits had shared a close bond of mutual respect, trust and brotherhood.“I vividly remember the days when,…

Tim Cook signs off as Apple CEO after 15 years, hands over to John Ternus. Tim Cook signed off as Apple chief executive on Monday the way he ran the company for 15 years, calmly and with the credit pushed elsewhere. In a farewell memo to Apple employees on his final day in the job, Cook wrote that this was a moment he always knew would come, and that it was still hard to believe he was writing the words. John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO on September 1.The Tim Cook memo is notable for what it leaves out.…

Mumbai: A leak was detected from a tanker carrying approximately 35,000 litres of benzene near Mysore Colony Monorail station in Chembur on Monday night, causing panic in the area. No one was injured in the incident which took place around 8pm, said officials.Senior station officer K V Shirke and station officer Sagar Khopde led the fire brigade team that swung into action and created a 500m buffer zone as decanting of benzene from the affected tanker into an empty tanker was completed successfully. Traffic was stopped on Mysore Colony Road and Mahul Road and operations at Mysore Colony Monorail station…

New Delhi: CBI has filed an FIR against certain former officials of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC), and some private entities in connection with allegations of irregularities in the allotment of rice.FCI, Delhi Region, officials are accused of bypassing rules to allocate 62,000 MT of rice to NERAMAC at a concessional rate of Rs 23,200 per MT under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic). This, the FIR claims, violated the policy, as non-auction allocations are restricted exclusively to state govts or state corporations. The prevailing reserve price is Rs 28,900 per MT.The…

Representational picture for Gruha Lakshmi Scheme Bengaluru: Facing fire over crores being credited to the bank accounts of deceased Gruha Lakshmi beneficiaries, the state govt Monday said it had recovered around 36% of the wrongly paid Rs 117.5 crore and was working to recover the rest.Chief minister D K Shivakumar Monday reviewed the implementation of various guarantee schemes at a meeting with the State Guarantee Committee chairperson and other members. Officials told him that around Rs 42 crore had been recovered from the Rs 117.5 crore deposited in the accounts of deceased beneficiaries.Guarantee Committee member and MLC Dinesh Gooligowda said:…

Revanth calls for protests demanding LoP KCR’s resignation CM Revanth Reddy inaugurated the Musarambagh Bridge on Monday. Hyderabad: Calling for an unprecedented agitation against Leader of the Opposition, BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday launched a direct political offensive against KCR, urging Congress cadres to stage statewide protests demanding his resignation for allegedly staying away from public life and assembly proceedings for the past 1,000 days.Addressing a public meeting in Amberpet after inaugurating the Moosarambagh high-level bridge, Revanth said Congress workers, particularly youth, should organise protests and two-wheeler rallies at mandal and district headquarters…

Chennai: A man who opened actor Varun’s car using a duplicate key and stole diamond and gold jewellery, a laptop and a wristwatch last month, was arrested by Mylapore police on Sunday.Police said Varun visited Mylapore last month to attend a wedding and parked his car on the roadside. After the event, he found his car door open. A gold chain, diamond jewellery, a laptop, and an expensive wristwatch, together worth several lakhs of rupees, were missing.Varun lodged a complaint with Mylapore police. Investigators collected CCTV footage from the area and identified the suspect as Jalaluddin, 49, of Washermanpet. He…