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Jaipur: Optiemus Achievers, V Polo and Team Jaipur Leela secured wins in the Leela Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Polo Cup (8-goal) here on Thursday.Team V Polo edged past Team Trojans 8-7 at the PPC Ground. Angad Kalaan (3), Santiago Marambio and Salim Azmi (2) and Vivaan Mehta (1) were the goal scorers for V Polo.For Team Trojans, Alejo Aramburu (4 goals), RK Dhananjay Singh (2 goals) and Naveen Singh (1 goal) fought hard. Rohan Sundesha also played for the team.Optiemus Achievers thumped Team Suhana All Stars Polo 8-5.5 at the same venue. Shamsheer Ali did the bulk of the job…

Nagpur: Neeta Thakre, all set to become Nagpur’s 55th mayor at the age of 55, comes from a background rooted in education and grassroots politics, even as her own political journey unfolded within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A 4-term corporator, Thakre’s rise reflects sustained ward-level engagement and organisational work rather than political inheritance.Thakre holds an MA and BEd, and an early association with the teaching field before entering active politics. Education remained a strong influence in her life, reinforced by her family environment. She lives in a joint family of around 20 members, a support system she credits for…

Rajkot: A private insurance company has lodged a police complaint with Junagadh police, alleging that a forged insurance policy was used in a motor accident case to wrongly claim compensation.According to the complaint lodged by the company’s senior exeuctive, the matter dates back to Feb 2023, when a woman, identified as Hiri Vaghra, was seriously injured after being hit by a harvester near Choki village on the Junagadh–Jetpur Highway while she was standing by the roadside. The next day, Junagadh Taluka police registered an FIR against the harvester driver for rash and negligent driving.During the investigation, the harvester owner, Virendrasinh…

Hazaribag: Five smugglers were arrested and illegal Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 20.7 lakh confiscated in the past 72 hours, Hazaribag SP Anjani Anjan said on Thursday.“A car was intercepted under the Chouparan police station limits and two smugglers were arrested on charges of transporting 192 bottles of foreign liquor on Tuesday morning. The market value of the consignment has been estimated to be around Rs 7 lakh,” said police in a statement.In another operation, two smugglers were arrested with 210 bottles of liquor from a car under the Katkamsandi police station limits on Thursday. The seized liquor…

Surat: The Surat consumer disputes redressal commission (CDRC) has questioned a surveyor’s method of fixing the value of a car after a crash and ordered the insurer to pay the full IDV (Insured Declared Value) of Rs 20.3 lakh to the owner.The surveyor estimated the value of the Volvo car at only Rs 8 lakh after the crash. The court said the customer had paid a premium of Rs 60,021 for an IDV of Rs 20.3 lakh and was bound to get that sum in case of total loss. The court also took a harsh view of the insurer and…

Vadodara: The standing committee of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) finished discussions on its proposed budget for 2026-27. The budget will likely be cleared by the committee soon.Sources said that the committee made a list of changes and suggested some more development works. The changes were mainly reductions in increases of various charges proposed by the administration.The budget will be discussed with the city unit of the BJP by the elected members of the party. It will then be cleared formally by the committee. Source link

Varanasi: Employee of Indore branch of a private sector bank was among two nabbed for duping investors through a fake trading app. Four others, including two employees of another private sector, are absconding. Investigations into the case brought to light cyber fraud of over Rs 1 crore.Azamgarh ASP (traffic/cyber crime) Vivek Tripathi said a case of fraud was registered by police on the complaint of Ashok Kumar Agrawal, who alleged that, on seeing an advertisement of NEXT TRADE on Facebook, he contacted the given mobile number and was lured into investing for high profits. Agrawal deposited a total amount of…

T’puram: A 28-year-old mahout was killed after being attacked by an elephant at the Kappukad elephant rehabilitation centre in Kottoor on Wednesday morning. The deceased, Vishnu, a native of Balaramapuram, was bathing nine-year-old elephant Manu in the river when the animal suddenly turned aggressive. It struck him with its trunk, dragged him across the water and pushed him underwater. Though other mahouts and staff present at the spot rushed to rescue him, the elephant prevented them from approaching. Vishnu was later retrieved after the animal was brought under control, but he had sustained severe injuries and was declared dead. Vishnu…

Kolkata: While mental health experts across Kolkata witnessed a concerning trend of gadget addiction among teens, they said the mental health of these young minds was affected by many other factors. They said good parenting, regular supervison, and providing emotional and social support can help kids overcome some of the issues. If things don’t get resolved at home, they advised parents to seek professional help.They said the apparent suicide pact by three sisters in Ghaziabad could be a one-off incident but stressed the importance of parents staying alert, given the fact that behavioural changes, self-harm, or suicidal tendencies among adolescents…

Srinagar, Feb 05: Jammu & Kashmir Health and Medical Education Minister Sakeena Itoo informed the Legislative Assembly on Thursday that the comprehensive Drug De‑Addiction Rules are in final drafting stages and will soon be enacted, aiming to intensify the battle against the proliferating narcotics menace across the Union Territory.Responding to a query raised by Legislator Sham Lal Sharma on behalf of Devyani Rana concerning Drug De‑Addiction Centres, she announced that a stringent anti‑drug bill will also be tabled in the current budget session to address this pressing social concern. She underscored the necessity of mandating all medical and chemist outlets to install CCTV surveillance systems to…