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Patna: Patna Police on Wednesday arrested a coaching institute director Roshan Anand and his two associates, Abhishek and Gaurav, in connection with the attack on another coaching institute in Patna on Tuesday night.Police said all three are being questioned.The coaching institute run by Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan sir, was attacked on Tuesday night.Videos of the incident that went viral showed several people assaulting a security guard, hurling bricks and stones, and tearing down posters outside the institute. The guard sustained serious head injuries and is undergoing treatment at PMCH.Town DSP-1 Rajesh Ranjan said all three arrested persons have…
Accident in which a motorcyclist died Jaipur: A 28-year-old man died after an SUV allegedly hit his motorcycle in Jaipur’s Ramnagaria police station area Tuesday, police said.The police have identified the victim as Rakesh Meena. The accident took place between 1.30am and 2am Tuesday near Akshaya Patra Circle on Mahal Road.According to police, the SUV was being driven by a medical student. The vehicle has been seized and an investigation is under way to determine the circumstances of the crash and identify the person responsible for driving at the time of the incident.Witnesses at the scene alleged that there were…
Wardha: Sunny Holani, the second accused in money laundering racket involving financial irregularities like misuse of current accounts in Wardha, was arrested from Nagpur on Tuesday. He was produced before court which remanded him to three days of police custody.Wardha police traced Holani to a flat in Ajni on basis of IP address, said sources. Prelim findings indicate Holani provided multiple current accounts for online transfer of money linked to cricket betting. Cops suspect large-scale financial transactions were carried out through these accounts. During interrogation, Holani also reportedly disclosed the names of several cricket bookies operating in Wardha city. As…
Rajkot: A 27-year-old man allegedly threw a 14-year-old girl off the balcony of his first-floor home in Dhoraji on Sunday, when his bid to rape her was thwarted by her parents. The girl survived with injuries.The victim’s father filed a complaint on Monday against the man, an unmarried neighbour, accusing him of trying to rape the girl and pushing her off the balcony when the crime was interrupted. Police have invoked Sections 109(1), 115(2), 127(2), 74, 75(2), 76 and 62 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 8, 9(r), 10, 12 and 18 of the Protection of Children from Sexual…
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) A 31-year-old property dealer was shot dead in broad daylight outside a gym in the upscale market and high-security area of Chandigarh’s Sector 9 on Wednesday, triggering panic. Dumka: Unidentified assailants shot at a 23-year-old man in Bariyarbandhi area under Town police station limits in Deoghar on Wednesday. The injured man was identified as Abhishek Yadav, a resident of SKP School area in Bampas Town. Yadav sustained a gunshot wound to his waist. He was admitted to Deoghar Sadar Hospital, where his condition remained stable. The attackers fled the scene after the incident.Yadav informed the police…
Surat: A civil court in Navsari stepped in to protect Sharbatiya Talav, ordering the Navsari Municipal Corporation (NMC) to halt work at the lake and its surroundings after allegations that development activity was changing the waterbody’s natural character.The order was passed on Monday in a civil suit filed by Kersi Deboo, former vice-chairman of the National Commission for Minorities, who sought a permanent injunction against NMC’s ongoing project at Sharbatiya Talav. Deboo approached the court after repeated appeals by citizens failed to persuade the civic body to stop work carried out over the past few months.In his plea, Deboo stated…
Vadodara: Vadodara’s 145-year-old Pratapnagar Railway Station has undergone a major transformation under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, with redevelopment works worth Rs 71.58 crore turning it into a modern transit hub that blends enhanced passenger facilities with its historic railway legacy while helping decongest Vadodara Junction.A key hub of the narrow-gauge railway network since 1880 and home to a railway workshop established in 1922, Pratapnagar station is being developed as a strategic satellite station to reduce pressure on Vadodara Junction. The upgraded station is also expected to play an important role in handling long-distance train operations and serving passengers travelling…
Varanasi: A joint team of the Railways, district administration and police launched a mega drive on Tuesday night to clear railway land for the Rs 304.61-crore Kashi Railway Station remodelling project aimed at improving connectivity through road and water transport.During the drive, the decades-old Azgaib Shahid mosque and other encroachments were removed, and the debris was cleared overnight.While no one from the mosque management was ready to comment on the issue, local Muslims claimed the structures had existed for a long time, with the mosque being several hundred years old. Administration officials said the land was part of old Railway…
Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition staged a walkout from the assembly for the second consecutive day on Wednesday after speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan denied leave for an adjournment motion moved over alleged large-scale transfer of govt employees in violation of norms.The adjournment motion was moved by CPM MLA V Joy, who alleged that govt carried out mass transfers of employees bypassing established rules and procedures.As chief minister V D Satheesan wasn’t present in the assembly, replying on behalf of govt, power and environment minister Sunny Joseph said transfers were a routine administrative exercise and any complaints raised by employees would be examined. Following the…
Kolkata: Of the 1.2 lakh Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) applicants in Bengal, 19,000 have already been granted Indian citizenship certificates, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting at Nabanna. He added that those with pending CAA applications would also be considered eligible for the state’s Annapurna Yojana scheme.The CAA, which came into effect in Bengal from March 2024, grants a pathway to citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered India before the cut-off date of Dec 31, 2014.As the state govt enforces a “detect, delete and deport” mechanism…