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Panaji: State govt has notified a new scheme for grant of a monthly scholarship of over Rs 1,000 as assistance to students with disabilities to pursue their higher, technical or professional education. Students whose family income does not exceed Rs 8 lakh per annum will be eligible for the aid.The scheme will be applicable to all categories of disabilities as defined under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Students with benchmark disability i.e. 40% or more disability can avail benefits of the scheme.Students of Class IX to XII will be paid a monthly scholarship of Rs 900. Undergraduates…
Ambala: A 24-year-old woman died in a fatal road crash on National Highway (NH) 44 after a car hit an e-rickshaw in Ambala’s Parao police station area on Wednesday night. The car was allegedly driven by an intoxicated police personnel.The deceased was identified as Nikita, a resident of Model Town. She was travelling towards Ambala City in the e-rickshaw when the cop’s vehicle struck it. She fell out of the e-rickshaw, and the car ran over her. She was rushed to the Civil Hospital, where doctors declared her dead.Chandigarh: Transport Strike, Tax Evasion Bust, Healthcare Expansion & MoreThe accused cop…
Lucknow: Retail prices of liquor brands are going to remain more or less in the same range in the upcoming financial year.In a positive development for more than 29,000 entrepreneurs involved in the liquor trade in Uttar Pradesh, existing retailers would get an option to renew their licences and continue operations in the next fiscal. A retail shop owner would have to shell out a 7.5% increase in licence fees compared to the last financial year to be allowed to run the same shop.Lucknow: Shocking Faculty Suspension, Assault Arrest, Alarming Cancer Heart Kidney Cases And MoreDetermined to enrich the state…
In a chilling case from Begusarai, the court has sentenced Vikas Kumar to death for the gruesome killing of three family members—his brother, sister-in-law, and niece—during the festive night of Diwali in 2019. The judge condemned the act as barbaric, revealing that a bitter land feud fueled this act of violence. Begusarai: A local court on Thursday awarded the death penalty to a man convicted in a triple murder case dating back to Oct 2019.Additional public prosecutor Ram Prakash Yadav said the court of additional district and sessions judge-III Brajesh Kumar Singh sentenced Vikas Kumar to death after finding him…
Jaipur: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Tikaram Jully Thursday accused the state govt of failing to curb illegal mining in chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s home district Bharatpur.Jully posted on X, describing the situation as “extremely unfortunate and shameful” for the govt, noting that despite clear warnings from former cabinet minister and erstwhile Bharatpur royal family head Vishvendra Singh, no effective action was taken. Jaipur: Student Protest Row, Dog Attack On Child, Mining Charge And MoreHe accused authorities of allowing individuals to use CM’s name to amass crores of rupees illegally. “Such activities continue unchecked in your own constituency raises doubts…
Wardha: A 30-year-old man from Arvi taluka was allegedly burnt alive using petrol, triggering tension in the town.The deceased has been identified as Shahrukh, a resident of Arvi. According to information, he had been missing for the past two days and a missing person complaint was registered at Arvi police station. Later, his burnt body was found in Pathrot area of Amravati district. Nagpur: Unreported Deposits, Deadly Blaze, Student Health Scare And MorePreliminary information suggests that Shahrukh had a financial dispute and physical altercation with some persons two days ago. He went missing after that, sources said. Amravati police, with…
HAZARIBAGH: Six people including four members of a family and two toddlers, were trampled to death after a herd of wild elephants entered Gondwar village under Churchu block in the early hours of Friday. The incident occurred between 1 and 2 am when villagers were asleep.According to locals, five elephants strayed into the settlement from nearby forest areas and began damaging kutcha houses. In the chaos that followed, six villagers were crushed to death. The deceased have been identified as Suman Kumari (26), Savita Devi (25), Dhaneshwar Ram (52), Suraj Ram (50), and two children — Anurag Ram (1) and…
Kolkata: The Energy Transition Hub for the Eastern and Northeastern States (Ethens), a joint initiative of The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) and the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), was launched in Kolkata on Thursday to support coal-dependent regions as they move towards cleaner energy systems.Conceived as a Discom-driven, demand-led regional platform, Ethens aims to help utilities translate national clean energy goals into implementable, region-specific strategies.While energy transition is inevitable, speakers at a high-level roundtable convened by Teri highlighted the risk of livelihood disruptions in states heavily reliant on coal and thermal power generation. Ethens seeks to address these concerns by…
In a significant crackdown on the drug menace, Kulgam Police have attached immovable properties comprising 06 shops, 05 godowns, one tin shed, and one plinth located at Village Manigam, belonging to a notorious drug peddler Mohd Ashraf Khanday, S/o Gh. Ahmad Khanday, R/o Nipora, Kulgam, falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Qazigund.The action has been taken under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, after due legal process, as the properties were established as proceeds of crime acquired through illicit drug trafficking activities and found to be directly linked with drug peddling operations.The accused is also involved in FIR No.…
MUMBAI: Doubling down on the threats against the Indian film industry, Harry Boxer, a prominent member of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, released a fresh audio clip targeting actor Ranveer Singh and filmmaker Rohit Shetty.This marked the 3rd time the gangster issued such a recording, signalling a persistent campaign of intimidation against Bollywood actors.In the audio message, Boxer identified himself as a representative of the Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate. He directed his venom specifically at Ranveer Singh, referencing a previous disagreement where the actor allegedly went back on his word.Boxer warned that Singh’s “next 7 generations” will remember the consequences of…