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File photo of DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah Bengaluru: In a fresh wrinkle for CM-elect DK Shivakumar, outgoing CM Siddaramaiah has reportedly proposed forming a coordination committee to act as a bridge between Congress and the govt, reopening a debate over an ongoing tussle in Karnataka Congress.While the proposal is yet to receive approval from the party high command, it places brass in a delicate position. Siddaramaiah remains the party’s tallest mass leader in Karnataka and cannot be politically sidelined, but the transition to Shivakumar is intended to be clear and decisive. However, a committee headed by Siddaramaiah could give him…
Hyderabad: The proposed meeting of Jana Sena Party at a private convention centre in Gachibowli was rejected by Cyberabad police on Monday.In a letter while rejecting the permission to ‘Jana Sena Sadhaks’ event, Cyberabad police cited the recent controversy between the former MLC from Telangana, Prof Nageshwar, and Jana Sena, as one of the reasons for rejecting the permission.“The recent alleged remarks by Prof K Nageshwar on the meeting of AP’s deputy chief minister and union home minister, and the subsequent registration of criminal case against Nageshwar in AP led to escalating tensions and animosities across Telangana. Recent public utterances…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will take steps to appoint vice-chancellors to state universities soon, higher education minister P Viswanathan told reporters on Monday.As many as 15 of 22 state universities have been functioning without a vice-chancellor for several months due to a tussle between former Governor R N Ravi and DMK govt regarding the inclusion of the UGC’s nominee in the VC search panels. The issue is pending before Madras high court.“We will discuss key issues, including the financial crisis in state universities, VC vacancies and the huge number of faculty positions vacant in state universities, with chief minister C…
Rourkela: Two bike-borne miscreants allegedly attempted to snatch gold chain from a woman in Civil Township on Sunday night but failed. Raghunathpalli police are verifying the CCTV footage to identify them. On Sunday night, when two women were out on a walk, the miscreants tried to snatch gold chain from one woman but she fell down. Locals informed police. Source link
Coimbatore: The body of a 27-year-old man was found in a roadside drainage channel near the Syrian Church on Brooke Bond Road in the city on Monday.The deceased was identified as B Abuthagir Bhasha, of TK Street near RS Puram in the city. He was working as a driver and also involved in finance business.His wife, Fathima, 45, had lodged a missing person complaint on Sunday. In her complaint, she stated that Abuthagir left home around 5pm on Friday and did not return. The family searched for him on Saturday but could not find him. His mobile phone was switched…
The accused and the seized drugs Silchar: Cachar police have seized heroin valued at over Rs 1.5 crore in the international market and arrested two suspected peddlers.Acting on a tip-off, a team set up a checkpoint on NH-6 (Badarpur-Shillong) in the Kalaincherra area, intercepted a vehicle and searched it.Cachar ASP (crime) Rajat Kumar Pal said the contraband was concealed inside a modified chamber within the vehicle. “Our team recovered 22 soap cases containing a total of 258g of heroin. The estimated market value of the seized drugs is well over Rs 1.5 crore,” Pal said.The arrested individuals have been identified…
Mangaluru: A wooden idol believed to be of Mayandal or Siri Daiva was recovered from the sea at Kanwathirtha Beach in Manjeshwara, Kerala, bordering Dakshina Kannada district.The idol was first spotted by Kushalakshi V Kulal, a Tulu author from the area, who found it lying upside down in the sand. Kushalakshi said the idol appeared to belong to the Badakayi (North Tulu Nadu), as such wooden idols are not common in Tenkai (South). She later informed TCRF president Nischith G Ramakunja and his team.Nischith said the team decided to retrieve the idol as the foundation plans to establish a museum…
The deceased is BR Ramachandra Rao Shivamogga: An 85-year-old man reportedly died by suicide after shooting himself with a licensed single-barrel gun at his house in Koteshiruru village (Tattekodlu) near Nitturu in Hosanagara taluk, during the early hours of Monday.The deceased is BR Ramachandra Rao.According to family sources, Rao was suffering from chronic kidney failure and was undergoing medical treatment. His health complications recently worsened after he suffered a fall due to dizziness. Family members noted that he was deeply affected since the passing of his wife five years ago, and rarely ventured outside the house.Rao spoke with his children…
LUCKNOW: In an upgrade to Uttar Pradesh’s cybercrime response infrastructure, Director General of Police Rajeev Krishna on Monday inaugurated the expanded Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC) and the upgraded 1930 Cyber Helpline Standalone 2.0 Centre at Kalli Paschim Police Lines in Lucknow, significantly boosting the state’s ability to respond to cyber financial frauds in real time.The upgraded facility now has a total of 80 operator seats, nearly six times the capacity of the state’s first cyber helpline setup. Uttar Pradesh’s cyber helpline journey began in January 2021 under the number 155260 with just 14 operator desks.After the nationwide rollout of…
B K MishraPatna: The chancellor’s secretariat on Monday invited applications for the appointment of pro-vice-chancellors in 14 conventional state universities. The last date for receipt of applications is July 1.According to a notification, online applications have been invited from eligible candidates for the pro-vice-chancellorship in Patna, Patliputra, Magadh, L N Mithila, BRA Bihar, TNB Bhagalpur, K S D Sanskrit, B N Mandal, Jaya Prakash, Veer Kunwar Singh, Maulana Mazharul Haq Arabic and Persian, Purnea, Munger and Nalanda Open universities. None of these universities has had a pro-VC for quite some time.The notification stated that the essential qualifications, experience and other…