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Bathinda: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested an inspector posted at Cooperative Society, Tapa, Barnala district, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. A VB spokesperson said Harsh Bansal allegedly demanded Rs 1 lakh to clear pending retirement dues of Jang Singh, a former co-operative society secretary. The deal was settled at Rs 50,000. After Jang Singh approached the VB, a team laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed accepting the bribe money, the spokesperson added. Source link

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt has cleared subsidies ranging from 40% to 60% for fisheries-related projects, positioning the sector as a key contributor to its Viksit UP-2047 development vision. The department of fisheries has opened applications for three schemes in the current financial year, with submissions accepted until July 31.Additional chief secretary Mukesh Meshram said applications have been invited for freshwater pearl culture, pond development and the setting up of hatcheries for multiple fish varieties.Under the pearl culture scheme, the state will provide a 40% subsidy for applicants in the general category and a 60% subsidy for women as well…

Devotees participate in Jagannath Rath Yatra celebrations in Patna on Thursday Patna: More than two lakh devotees took part in Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Patna on Thursday. The procession began from the Iskcon temple on Budh Marg and was flagged off by CM Samrat Choudhary, who pulled the chariot after performing the traditional ‘chhera panhara’ ritual.Samrat inaugurated the programme by lighting a lamp and offering prayers at the temple. He also swept the route before pulling the rope of the 40-foot-high hydraulic chariot carrying Lord Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra.The yatra commenced after a special puja and maha aarti at…

Two teachers were seriously injured Thursday after a portion of roof plaster collapsed on them at a govt primary school in Margiya Mahuda village of Dungarpur district Udaipur/Jaipur: Two teachers were seriously injured Thursday after a portion of roof plaster collapsed on them at a govt primary school in Margiya Mahuda village of Dungarpur district, days after the state govt ordered fresh safety inspections and repairs of school buildings ahead of the monsoon.The incident took place around 10.30am when Shilpa Kumari Rot and Rajkumar Bunkar were carrying out academic and administrative work in the school office. The roof plaster suddenly…

Nagpur: The Indian Railways has approved doubling of the Tadali–Ghugus railway section (14 km) on the Wardha–Balharshah section at a cost of 228 crore to augment rail infrastructure and improve freight movement.The Wardha–Balharshah section forms part of the Delhi–Chennai High Density Network route. The doubling work will help improve train operations and cater to the growing freight demand on this important route.The section is primarily freight-oriented and handles transportation of essential commodities including coal, iron ore, gypsum, IOBT POL (petroleum products), sand and laterite ash, among other important commodities.With the existing line capacity expected to increase, the doubling project will…

Dhanbad: A Class 10 student was allegedly tied up and brutally beaten with belts by five classmates over a dispute involving a money transfer at the hostel of PM SHRI Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Benagaria, Nirsa block, Dhanbad. The accused also allegedly recorded a video of the assault and threatened the victim against reporting the incident.The victim, a resident of Nagarkyari village in Govindpur, is undergoing treatment at Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital, Dhanbad.According to the victim, the incident took place late on Tuesday night after an argument over transferring money through a mobile phone. The dispute escalated…

Three accused persons in police custody Surat: Pal police arrested three persons, including a former employee of a perfume trader, for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 10 lakh from the businessman. Police said the prime accused was dismissed from the trader’s firm about one-and-a-half years ago and allegedly shared details about his former employer with the other accused.According to police, Dev Patel, 22, and Yash Galchar, 24, approached trader Jaimin Dobariya on July 9 while he was parking his car in the basement of a commercial complex. Patel allegedly threatened him with a knife and demanded Rs 10 lakh. However,…

Vadodara: City-based Navrachana University (NU) will host TetraTHON 2026, a 36-hour Indo-French artificial intelligence (AI) hackathon under the IndiaAI Mission from July 31 to Aug 2, bringing together around 250 participants from India and France to develop AI-driven solutions for real-world challenges.Organised by the university’s innovation foundation, the event will feature around 40 multidisciplinary teams comprising students, researchers, startup enthusiasts and technology professionals.Participants will tackle industry-defined challenges in healthcare, finance, agriculture and education under the theme “AI for Inclusive Growth and Scalable Impact.” Students from ISEN Méditerranée, France, will participate virtually. Teams will build functional AI prototypes with mentorship from…

Varanasi: When VB-G Ram G Act was introduced in Parliament, Opposition had to withdraw its objections after understanding the objectives, said deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya at Panch Sammelan, organised by Union ministry of rural development, at the Rudraksh International Convention Centre, on Thursday. The conference brought together around 500 gram pradhans from UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand to familiarising them with the provisions and objectives of VB-G Ram G (Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025).Maurya said said the conference reflected govt’s commitment to strengthening rural governance. He alleged that funds under MGNREGA scheme were…

T’puram: BJP national executive committee member P K Krishnadas on Thursday called for the dismissal of the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) chairperson and members, alleging that PSC was attempting to cover up corruption. He said the govt should order a comprehensive and transparent probe into examinations, evaluation and appointments made by the commission over the past 10 years. The allegations, he said, had shaken the confidence of lakhs of candidates.He alleged that PSC was trying to defy a state information commission order directing it to hand over crucial documents related to an appointment in the planning board and was…