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T’puram: A long-simmering neighbourhood dispute took a violent turn on Friday when a 43-year-old woman was grievously injured in a machete attack allegedly carried out by her uncle over a disagreement related to scooter parking at Kilimanoor.The incident occurred at 6am as the victim, Sindhu, was returning home after dropping her children for tuition classes. Police said the accused, Manikuttan (60), who is both her neighbour and uncle, objected to Sindhu parking scooter near his residence, leading to a heated verbal exchange. According to complaint filed by Sindhu, during the argument Manikuttan allegedly went inside his house and returned with…

Kolkata: A court in Kolkata has sentenced Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant Jahidul Islam to eight years in prison after he confessed to plotting a jail break while being transferred from Kolkata sessions court to Presidency Jail.Chief judge Sukumar Roy of city sessions court held Islam guilty on Wednesday and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000, with an additional one year of imprisonment in default of payment. The court also awarded separate sentences on other counts, but directed all sentences to run concurrently.Islam, aka Kausar and ‘Bomb Mizan’ is the former operations chief of JMB in India. He is serving a…

Srinagar, Feb 6: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Sartaj Ahmad Shah, on Friday visited the Seed Multiplication Farm at Padgampora, Pulwama, to assess ongoing activities and review the progress of seed production initiatives.During the visit, the Director specifically inspected the Section Vegetables, where he evaluated the current status of vegetable seed multiplication efforts.He reviewed the overall working of the section, including field operations, crop management practices, and preparations for quality seed production to meet the region’s agricultural requirements.The Director emphasized the critical role of departmental seed multiplication farms in achieving self-reliance in quality seeds for various crops, particularly in the vegetable sector,…

Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) collected Rs 556.2 crore in property tax for 2025–26 by Jan end, falling more than Rs 200 crore short of its annual target of Rs 841 crore, a major revenue setback for the cash-strapped civic body.Property tax is one of TMC’s largest sources of income, funding key civic services and infrastructure projects. The shortfall intensified pressure on the corporation to manage its finances effectively, especially as only two months are available to recover the shortfall.According to an official release detailing the collections administrative ward-wise, the Majiwada–Manpada ward recorded the highest collection at Rs 175…

NEW DELHI: The killer pit – 20 feet long, 14 feet deep and 13 feet wide – in which Kamal Dhyani’s body was found is bang on Joginder Singh Marg in Janakpuri, a stretch dotted with at least four other pits, just as gaping. Like this one – large enough to swallow a four-wheeler – they have been dug by Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for underground sewer work. A spot inspection of the stretch by TOI revealed multiple safety lapses.Before Friday morning, just two brown barricades had been placed near the traffic light at the start of this stretch, leaving…

Bengaluru: Nearly three years after its launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mysuru, the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) is set to hold its first key meeting in Bengaluru this Sunday. The inaugural session comes ahead of the international summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi later this year, as announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget. Forest department sources told TOI although IBCA was launched in April 2023, it was formally constituted only in Jan 2025. “As a prelude to the forthcoming global summit in Delhi, the Centre chose Bengaluru to host the inaugural…

Hyderabad: Expressing concern over history been sidelined for decades, heritage experts on Friday stressed the urgent need to bring it back into the mainstream. At the History Literary Fest held at the Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, historians, conservationists and educators came together to highlight India’s forgotten past and its relevance to the present.The travelling festival, now in its fourth edition, aims to build awareness of India’s cultural legacy and the many historic structures that exist across the country.Tejaswini Yerlagadda of the Pleach India Foundation said a large section of the population remains unaware of its own heritage. “Almost 80% of…

Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin on Friday laid the foundation stone for a sea turtle conservation centre at Children’s Park in Guindy. The centre will provide specialised infrastructure for scientific research, telemetry, monitoring and centralised data management, function as a training and capacity-building hub, serve as a public education and outreach platform, and act as a nodal institution for inter-departmental coordination and technical expertise, said a release. The centre will strengthen institutional capacity and address the growing scientific and operational complexity of marine turtle conservation, it said. The centre is being established under the Tamil Nadu Sustainably Harnessing Ocean…

Ahmedabad: Gujarat forest officials are investigating the possibility of a second tiger in the Ratanmahal area after discovering fresh pugmarks and a blurred camera-trap photograph. A comprehensive analysis is underway to determine whether the lone confirmed tiger in the sanctuary area has found company. Officials reported finding a new set of pugmarks that appeared noticeably smaller than those belonging to the known big cat. The size discrepancy has led field teams to investigate whether another tiger may be traversing the same Ratanmahal landscape.Senior forest officials in Gandhinagar acknowledged that a camera trap captured an image, but it lacks sufficient clarity…

Bhubaneswar: Kendrapada BJP MP Baijayant Panda’s fresh attempt to introduce a private member’s Bill aimed at regulating children’s access to social media fell through on Friday after Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day following continued disruptions by the opposition.Panda’s proposed legislation — Safeguarding Healthy Environments for Little Digital Natives (SHIELD) Bill, 2025 — was listed for introduction in the House for nearly three months and was scheduled to be taken up on Friday.Bhubaneswar: Constable’s Suicide After ₹9L Transfer, 24 Places To Be Renamed, India-US Trade Boost And MoreThe motion assumes significance in the aftermath of the alleged suicide by…