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Dibrugarh: Authorities recovered the carcass of an adult tigress with a gunshot wound near Mayodia in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, three days after a tiger fatally mauled head constable Chikseng Manpang on Feb 2.The tiger was found along the forested Mayodia stretch on the Roing-Anini road (NH-313), the same area where the attack took place and where recent tiger sightings have been reported, including a tigress with sub-adult cubs.Expressway Propylene Gas Crisis, New Labour Codes, Delhi’s 807 Gone Missing And More”We have recovered the body of a female tiger with a gunshot wound from the Mayodia area. An investigation has…

Pic: Two schoolchildren seen crossing the Rajanala at Myadar Oni in Hubballi as the concrete slab covering has collapsedHubballi: A concrete slab covering the Rajanala in HDMC Ward No. 65 collapsed on the main road connecting Myadar Oni in Hubballi, posing a threat to pedestrians and other road users. Residents said the slab remained unrepaired for the past 8 months and that the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) built a barrier instead, making it difficult for pedestrians to move.Expressway Propylene Gas Crisis, New Labour Codes, Delhi’s 807 Gone Missing And MoreThe slab on the drain broke in many places to allow…

Kanpur: Manu, a Class 8 student of Bhouti Khera vidyalaya, and Sakshi won top places in a science model exhibition and quiz event held at an exhibition in Kanpur on Thursday.Under the National Innovation Campaign, a grand science exhibition and various competitions was organised in Kanpur Nagar district to develop the scientific thinking, innovative abilities and logical approach of students. Students from various schools in the district presented science-based models, experiments and innovative ideas.Expressway Propylene Gas Crisis, New Labour Codes, Delhi’s 807 Gone Missing And MoreDistrict magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh visited the exhibition and appreciated the models presented by the…

Ludhiana: A 67-year-old newspaper hawker was brutally assaulted and robbed by two masked snatchers in New Shimlapuri area early Thursday morning. The victim was identified as Vinod.Akhil, the victim’s son, said Vinod was on his way to Ghanta Ghar on his scooter to collect newspapers as part of his daily routine. When he reached Shivpuri Chowk, two masked motorcycle-borne men began following him. He said his father initially took cover behind a trolley and tried to move ahead, but the assailants intercepted him near Tutiyan Wala Mandir in the Daresi area.According to Akhil, the attackers pushed his father off his…

Mangaluru: At Govt High School, Baikampady, Meenakaliya, in Karnataka the school bell does not mark the end of learning. For the second year in a row, teachers have extended their working hours, holding night classes till 9pm to prepare students for the SSLC examinations.Most students come from families of daily wage earners, where homes lack space or a quiet environment to study. Many parents leave for work as early as 4am and return only by 9pm or 10pm. Some families live in sheds or huts with minimal facilities.Headmaster N D Ajjaiah said a survey by the teachers revealed these challenges,…

Mandya: Mandya district administration acted tough against the sacrifice of animals at a temple in Krishnarajapete.Following a complaint by PeTA India, which said that piglets were brought to the temple premises and slaughtered in broad daylight, which was submitted to the Mandya district administration, immediate action was taken to stop the practice and an FIR was registered.Expressway Propylene Gas Crisis, New Labour Codes, Delhi’s 807 Gone Missing And MoreActing on the complaint, DC Kumara directed the animal husbandry department to issue a notice to the temple authorities even as jurisdictional Krishnarajapete police registered an FIR under various sections of the…

Pune: An upcoming conclave in the city will lay focus on charting a roadmap for future skills, Industry 5.0, employability, and CSR-led skilling. The event, titled ‘FUEL Annual Conclave and Future Skills Summit 2026′, will be held at the Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL) campus in the city on Feb 6. The conclave is expected to outline key takeaways on the skills Indian youth will need for emerging industries, stronger industry–academia alignment, and scalable CSR partnerships, alongside a major announcement on FUEL’s milestone under India’s Social Stock Exchange (SSE) framework, said FUEL chairman and founder Ketan Deshpande. He added…

Panaji: North Goa collector Ankit Yadav has issued an order directing that all stone quarries and open pits be fenced within 30 days to prevent deaths. All the owners and lease holders of the quarries have to be asked to submit compliance reports within the stipulated time, after which the mamlatdar and talathi have to verify whether the quarries have in fact been fenced.Yadav said that the North Goa Disaster Management Authority is concerned about serious injuries and loss of lives reported in and around abandoned and disused quarries. Every monsoon, Goa witnesses incidents of drowning at waterfalls, abandoned quarries,…

Chandigarh: The cybercrime investigation wing of Chandigarh Police arrested 33 cyber frauds in the first month of 2026, conducting 13 raids across multiple states and cities. The police registered 21 cases of cyber cheating during this period and prevented a loss of Rs 1.13 crore by freezing the defrauded amount in various bank accounts.During the operations, police recovered 41 mobile phones, 82 SIM cards, 85 ATM cards, eight dongles, 27 landline phones, wireless transmitters, several bank passbooks, cheque books and other documents.The cyber police also issued 31 notices in different FIRs through the Cyber Investigation Assistance Request (CIAR) mechanism on…

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said digital governance has transformed the loan approval process in the state, enabling farmers to avail credit within 5 minutes through the e-Kisan Credit Card (e-KCC) system.”Earlier, farmers waited 25 days to a month for loans,” the CM said in his address at the State Credit Seminar 2026-27, where the State Focus Paper was also released. He also announced that the agricultural credit target for 2026-27 was set at Rs 3 lakh crore, a 13% increase over the previous year. Yogi felicitated several Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) on the occasion. Elaborating on the…