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tnnPrayagraj : Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday targeted BJP led state govt and asserted that the handful of sycophantic officials on whose advice state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is acting will ultimately be the cause of his political downfall.He further asserted that student leader Ashutosh Pandey was scheduled to appear for the Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) examination on Wednesday—an opportunity arising after a gap of five years—yet he remains incarcerated. He added that he himself had intended to visit Ashutosh Pandey in jail, but the administration refused to grant permission.Issuing a warning to the…

Bhubaneswar: The devastating fire at a restaurant-cum-hotel building in Delhi, which claimed 21 lives, has raised concerns over fire safety measures in restaurants and eateries across twin cities.Fire safety experts warn that the twin cities could be vulnerable to a similar disaster if compliance norms are not strictly enforced.According to data available from food aggregators, more than 1,400 restaurants and eateries are currently operating across the twin cities, with the highest concentration of restaurants located in Bhubaneswar’s Patia, Chandrasekharpur, Saheed Nagar and Nayapalli, while in Cuttack, major food hubs include Buxi Bazar, College Square, Cantonment Road and CDA Sector areas.Fire…

A police car came under attack during violent protests in Manesar Gurgaon: A Gurgaon court has granted bail to three workers accused of participating in the violent clashes that took place in Manesar on April 9, saying demanding higher wages in view of rising living costs was “not an offence”.Additional sessions judge of Gurgaon Gagan Geet Kaur, in an order dated May 30, also expressed concern over the plight of their dependants. Terming it an irony of the system, the court observed, “It is a matter of serious and sensitive consideration how the families and children of the migrant workers,…

Kanpur: A 24-year-old man was found hanging from a neem tree on Wednesday morning in Purwa Madhosingh Adda village under the Dibiyapur police station area of Auraiya district, police said.Family members, however, alleged that he was murdered and his body was hung on the tree.According to information, the deceased, worked as a labourer and lived on rent in Dibiyapur with his second wife.His father informed that his son remarried about one year ago to a girl from a village in the Aligarh area, and was allegedly under stress due to ongoing marital discord with second wife. He also informed that…

Ludhiana: A convicted criminal out on bail is now accused of fracturing a scrap dealer’s arm and skull with a knife after the man refused to pay extortion money in the city’s Killa Mohalla.Local shopkeeper Satish Kumar, 42, said Shiva Bhatti and several accomplices had stormed his business hours after he had refused their demand for hafta (protection money), having paid them ₹2,000 and ₹3,000 previously following threats.Satish said: “Shiva threatened me over phone hours before barging into my shop with his gang.” The Division Number 4 police registered a first-information report (FIR) against Bhatti, his brother Deepak Bhatti, associate…

Ghaziabad: Police busted a gang of human traffickers and rescued an infant in Tronica City on Wednesday. Twelve accused were arrested from the spot, and the 11-day-old infant was reunited with her family.According to DCP (rural) Surendra Nath Tiwari, complainant Hina told cops on May 26 that a woman named Puja had taken her newborn infant from their home and given the child to a man named Monu alias Manoj.An FIR was registered under BNS sections 137(2) (kidnapping), 3(5) (common intention) at Tronica City police station, and teams were formed to rescue the infant and trace the accused.On Tuesday, based…

Indian police destroy seized illegal liquor bottles during an enforcement operation Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police have seized and destroyed illicit liquor and related material, collectively worth Rs 40 lakh, between May 28 and June 2.The police also registered 181 cases and acted against 190 suspects during the same period. Of these cases, 11 were registered under Section 123 (causing hurt by means of poison) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), while the remaining cases were registered under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act.The action followed deaths after the consumption of spurious liquor in Phugewadi and Dapodi.Pimpri Chinchwad police commissioner Vinoy Kumar…

Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday made it clear to his colleagues that Goa Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will continue to recruit group C staff for all govt departments.“The task of selecting the candidates in a transparent manner and from talent pool to fill group C vacancies will continue through SSC,” Sawant said.Some of the BJP MLAs and ministers have raised apprehension to continue recruitment through SSC and demanded to scrap SSC. They are of the opinion that there are some issues related to recruitment through SSC, and many aspirant candidates have approached them.State govt has started first recruitment…

Necessary patchwork, strengthening of damaged road portions and improvement of civic amenities will be executed after technical assessment, while progress of the works will be monitored closely to ensure timely completion. Chandigarh: Officials of the municipal corporation, Chandigarh on Wednesday ordered the repair of rear service road and strengthening of lighting infrastructure behind the Madhya Marg showroom belt in Sector 26. The order was issued after the inspection of the area by chief engineer Sanjay Arora.Accompanied by the senior engineering officers, Arora inspected the area following concerns raised by the traders and showroom owners regarding the deteriorating condition of the…

ShalabhLucknow: In a push for planned development, the state govt has started working on preparing master plans for tier II towns with a population between 50,000 and 1 lakh.A total of 93 towns have been identified in the state that are going to be covered under the scheme, and a geographical information system-based master plan would be prepared. As a first step towards long-term planned development, the master plan would provide the details of the land usage and important future projects to all the govt agencies and stakeholders interested in taking up projects in such towns.A budget of Rs 45…