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Police beef up security for former CM MK Stalin in Kushalnagar Madikeri: Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK chief MK Stalin and his son, opposition leader Udayanidhi Stalin, and their family left Kodagu safely under tight security on Monday amid fear of protests by Hindu activists in Kushalnagar.As per Stalin’s programme list, he and his family were staying at Leela Palace, a resort at Moduru near Madikeri, for the last four days. They were to return to Tamil Nadu on Monday via Kushalnagar.Pro-Hindu activists, who learnt about Stalin’s visit, planned to stop Stalin’s convoy and protest by wearing…

Yash (right) features in the many Instagram photos on Chirag’s account Ghaziabad: Detained overnight, 22-year-old Yash Khatik was arrested on Monday for the murder of his fellow para-athlete Chirag Tyagi. Police also took into custody Gagan Tyagi (23), who had allegedly helped Yash procure the pistol used in the killing.Payment for the pistol was, ironically, made by Chirag, who was a friend and mentor to Yash. Police have traced the transaction to Chirag’s Paytm account, but it’s not clear if Chirag knew about it or he had just helped Yash out with a payment. It was sourced through Gagan from…

Pune: Amitesh Kumar, the commissioner of police, Pune, on Monday afternoon clarified that the law and order situation in the city had improved this year and submitted a detailed report in this regard to Baramati MP Supriya Sule.Kumar in his letter to Supriya said murders, murder attempts, body offences and other crimes had declined in the city in 2025 and 2026. He also said Pune was not the “crime capital” of Maharashtra. He wrote the city ranked 15th among 19 metropolitan cities in IPC/BNS crimes, according to the statistics of the National Crime Records Bureau.Supriya had last week raised concerns…

Gauree.Malkarnekar@timesofindia.comPanaji: After rolling out textbooks aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) up to Class VIII, the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is in the process of developing the textbooks from Class IX to XI. As all these textbooks are expected to be out during the next academic year 2027-28, the Goa board of secondary and higher secondary education is already ready with a plan for the implementation.Board chairperson Bhagirath Shetye said that it would adopt the new textbooks as is for certain subjects like English, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and Hindi, during the first year.Shetye said…

The changing weather is expected to bring down temperatures and offer relief from the heat Chandigarh: The city is set to witness another spell of wet weather, with the India Meteorological Department forecasting partly cloudy skies, thunderstorms, dust storms and light rain over the next three days starting Tuesday.The changing weather conditions are likely to bring down temperatures and provide some relief from the heat.On Monday, Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 36°C and a minimum of 22.8°C at the city observatory — both around 3°C below normal. However, high humidity levels of 83% during the day added a sticky…

Lucknow: Referring to fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Surya Pratap Chauhan in Ghaziabad, Yogi Adityanath said the incident happened in the guise of friendship.Without naming any community, he said such incidents were “unacceptable” and would not be tolerated. He said that parents and guardians must take responsibility for guiding their children, adding that the govt’s primary concern remained the safety and welfare of ordinary citizens. “Any parent failing to check his/her wayward child is making a mistake,” the CM said.The incident triggered massive local outrage, leading to a rapid police escalation that culminated in the encounter killing of the prime accused,…

Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday directed officials to eliminate unnecessary compliances and create a more investor and business-friendly environment in the state. Chairing a high-level review meeting on “Compliance reduction and eeregulation” here, he said deregulation and procedural reforms are essential to attract investment, promote entrepreneurship, and speed up employment generation.The CM instructed every state govt department to review the licences, permissions, inspection processes, and reporting requirements under its jurisdiction and submit concrete proposals for simplification within the stipulated time frame. He emphasised that reforms must focus on reducing procedural hurdles, improving transparency, and making service delivery more…

DCP Traffic Yogesh Goyal distributing helmets near Yadgarh Jaipur: The Jaipur traffic police launched an awareness campaign Monday, urging two-wheeler riders to wear helmets and choose ISI-certified protection to reduce deaths in road crashes.The drive was inaugurated near the Yadgar headquarters of the traffic wing by DC Traffic Yogesh Goyal, who underlined the administration’s focus on preventing avoidable fatalities.”The state govt is extremely sensitive regarding the issue of road accidents. In this context, the traffic police regularly conduct awareness drives to prevent such mishaps. The fatality rate in accidents is significantly higher when two-wheeler riders do not wear helmets, and…

Dispute over a dairy unit spiralled into allegations of harassment, fraud and missing machinery Rajkot: A dispute over a dairy unit in rural Rajkot spiralled into allegations of harassment, fraud and missing machinery, with a 45-year-old widow accusing her former landlords of driving her husband to suicide and later causing the disappearance of equipment worth over Rs 61 lakh.Kajal Hindocha, a resident of the Railnagar area, filed a complaint at Paddhari police station against former landlords Jaideep Panchani and Dharmishtha Panchani alleging criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy.Hindocha said that her husband, Nilesh, and his partners, had in 2024…

Arrested accused at Ranchi railway station Ranchi: Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized 61kg of marijuana valued at around Rs 30.50 lakh during checking of the Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Express at Ranchi railway station on Sunday, police said on Monday.A team carried out the raid under ‘Operation Narcos’ and arrested Ayush Singh (22), Prince Kumar (21), and Ankit Pathak (19), all from Buxar district of Bihar.The RPF said, “The accused were sitting in a coach with four trolley bags and three backpacks. During questioning, they admitted to carrying the drugs in their bags. All of them were taken down from the train…