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Mangaluru: Liquor vendors across Dakshina Kannada are reporting a persistent beer shortage weeks after the state rolled out the Alcohol-in-Beverage (AIB) taxation system, which lowered retail prices and triggered a sharp surge in demand.Retailers say the combination of reduced prices and soaring summer temperatures has significantly boosted beer consumption, catching suppliers off guard. With the supply chain struggling to keep pace, several outlets are reporting empty shelves and limited stocks, leaving customers disappointed and vendors concerned over lost sales.With the introduction of AIB system prices, supply, particularly in the premium beer segment, has reduced. According to vendors, the supply has…

Patna: With only a few days left before the closure of the admission process on June 6, Patliputra University (PPU) has received an overwhelming response from students seeking admission to Degree Part-I courses for the academic session 2026-30 under the four-year choice based credit system (CBCS).According to PPU dean of students’ welfare (DSW) Rajeev Ranjan, nearly 85,000 students have submitted online applications for admission to undergraduate programmes offered by constituent, affiliated and 16 newly established degree colleges under the university jurisdiction. This year the university has made available around 1.25 lakh seats across various streams and disciplines, he said.Admission trends…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has denied bail to a Tanzanian and a Kenyan national arrested in Jaipur for allegedly possessing cocaine and overstaying their student visas, while expressing concern over the increasing number of foreign nationals residing illegally in the state and their alleged involvement in criminal activities. Justice Ravi Chirania, Monday, dismissed the bail applications of Eudo Komba, a Tanzanian national, and Margret Kazung, a Kenyan national, who were arrested in connection with an FIR registered at Jawahar Circle police station in 2025. The order, uploaded Tuesday, pertains to offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)…

Police personnel at Albert Ekka Chowk in Ranchi on Tuesday Ranchi: Traffic police in Ranchi have penalised 5,935 persons for flouting traffic norms on city roads since May 30. A total of 3,335 challans were issued for several violations on Tuesday. Of them, 1,804 persons were penalised for riding two-wheelers without helmets and 1,200 were fined for illegally parking their vehicles.Intensive vehicle checking drive began in the state capital after chief minister Hemant Soren conducted a surprise inspection of city roads late on Sunday. Over the past 48 hours, 2,600 challans were issued for traffic violations. Of them, 27 persons…

Kolkata: Statues of two footballers in action — one wearing the jersey of Mohun Bagan Super Giant and another one wearing the jersey of East Bengal FC — are likely to replace the recently demolished Football-Man installation outside Salt Lake stadium, sports and youth affairs minister Nisith Pramanik said on Tuesday.The minister said initially it was thought that a statue of legendary Indian footballer Gostho Behari Pal would be set up there, but after further talks, it was initially decided that not one, but statues of two footballers would be built there. “The height of the statues is yet to…

New Delhi [India], June 2 : The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday successfully conducted flight tests of the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from an SU-30 MKI fighter jet. The tests were carried out under extreme release conditions and along a critical trajectory, demonstrating the capability of all the Anti-Radiation Missile’s subsystems. According to the Ministry of Defence, the missile successfully guided itself to a predefined target after launch and struck it with pinpoint accuracy. All trial objectives were achieved, as confirmed by flight data collected through various range instruments deployed by the…

TOI correspondent from Washington: Historians may someday conclude that US President Donald Trump’s greatest contribution to American political discourse was not immigration enforcement or peace treaty, or even a trade war. It may have been a painstaking seminar on how he coined the word “Dumocrats.”In several interviews and speeches over the past week, Trump has unveiled what he appeared to regard as a linguistic breakthrough on par with the discovery of fire. “You know why I call them Dumocrats?” he explained patiently about his enfeebled political opponents. “Because they’re dumb.” Then came the etymology lecture that included the priceless assertion…

The sessions court granted bail to assistant municipal commissioner Nitin Shukla on Tuesday Mumbai: A sessions court on Tuesday granted bail to BMC’s assistant municipal commissioner Nitin Chandrapratap Shukla, who was arrested on the complaint of alleged sexual assault on the false promise of marriage.On April 27, Parksite police arrested Shukla on the complaint of an architect who met him professionally while he was working as a sub-engineer in the building proposal department. The two later became friends and remained in contact. The complainant alleged that Shukla told her about marital discord with his wife and promised to marry her…

Mental Health Stories Open New Chapter Ascent illustration Bengaluru: After a pilot project that saw hundreds of people openly share their experiences of living with mental illness in rural Karnataka, the health department is now considering expanding its unique ‘Manasa Samvaada,’ — the human library initiative — across the state in partnership with the rural development and panchayat raj (RDPR) department.The programme, inspired by the global human library model, encourages people with lived experience of mental health conditions to become ‘books’ and share their personal journeys with community members who are called ‘readers’. “The project aimed to minimise mental health…

Rajaji Hall has featured in films such as Mani Ratnam’s ‘Mouna Ragam’ and ‘Thalapathi’ and Vijayakanth-starrer Alexander The sweeping staircase of Rajaji Hall where Karthik’s tragic final moments in ‘Mouna Ragam’ unfolded, the mist-covered Fernhills Palace in Ooty that hosted scenes from ‘Raaz’ and ‘Ullathai Allitha’, and the Aliyar Dam guest house immortalised by ‘Kadhalikka Neramillai’ may soon draw visitors for more than their cinematic nostalgia.In a move aimed at promoting film tourism, Tamil Nadu tourism department is planning to develop iconic movie-shooting locations across the state into visitor attractions. The initiative will feature photo galleries, screening of scenes filmed…