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Prayagraj: In a step towards checking tipsy driving, over-loading and vehicle owners using pressure horns sans high security number plates, the range police on Saturday night carried out a special checking drive in Pratapgarh and Fatehpur district. Around 92 vehicle owners were found flouting the norms and more than Rs 6.50 lakh fine was collected.A team of Pratapgarh police on Saturday night carried out checking at Kotila Akhtiyari toll plaza on Prayagraj-Lucknow highway and caught four truck drivers under the influence of alcohol and imposed fine to the tune of Rs 10,000 each. Cops also challaned two vehicle owners for…

Rourkela: Six persons were arrested on Sunday allegedly for preparing to commit a dacoity at Kunmuru petrol pump under Rajgangpur police station limits of Sundargarh district on Saturday night.According to sources, the arrests were made following a tip-off received during routine night patrolling on Saturday. Acting on the same, a police team conducted a raid at the suspected location and successfully nabbed all six accused before they could execute their alleged plan.During the operation, police seized a cache of weapons and other incriminating materials, including a country-made firearm, a motorcycle, a sword, two iron knives and two iron rods from…

Officials have attributed the sluggish rollout to vaccine hesitancy fuelled by misinformation, difficulties in reaching out-of-school girls, and weak inter-departmental coordination in the campaign’s early phase Gurgaon: Three months after Haryana launched its HPV vaccination campaign for adolescent girls, the state has inoculated only 41,899 of its 2.26 lakh target beneficiaries — covering just 19% of girls aged 14-15 years, with over 1.84 lakh still unvaccinated.The drive, launched on Feb 28 as a three-month campaign to protect girls against cervical cancer, has progressed slowly despite repeated reviews and intensified outreach. Coverage stood at a mere 6% (13,580 vaccinations) as late…

The new species of cascade-dwelling frog from Nagaland Guwahati: A team of researchers from Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered and described a new species of cascade-dwelling frog from Nagaland, naming it ‘Amolops Kamal’ in honour of Dr Kamal Choudhury, former head of the department of Zoology at B Barooah College, Guwahati.“I was a student of Dr Choudhury during his undergraduate years at B Borooah College. In recognition of his mentorship and inspiration, we decided to dedicate the newly discovered species to Dr Choudhury, who passed away on 1 Dec 2025,” said Bhaskar Saikia, who is the lead author…

Kanpur: The central span of a British-era bridge over the Ramganga canal near Baraigadh village on the Sadh-Kudni road in Kanpur collapsed into the canal during the early hours of Sunday, officials said. Fortunately, no one was on the bridge or in the surrounding area at the time, preventing a potential tragedy.According to officials, the bridge was decades old and in a dilapidated condition. A new bridge is already being constructed nearby, but commuters continued using the ageing structure for a considerable period.Locals alleged that negligence by the canal department and inadequate maintenance led to the collapse. They claimed that…

he association demands the immediate closure of departmental proceedings, noting that the affected employees continue to face severe mental stress and professional uncertainty despite being cleared Ludhiana: The Punjab State Veterinary Inspectors Association (PSVIA), Ludhiana unit, has threatened to launch an agitation if the animal husbandry department fails to withdraw pending charge sheets against 14 veterinary inspectors within 15 days. If the govt fails to act, the association will stage a symbolic protest outside the Directorate of Animal Husbandry on June 17.The association demands the immediate closure of departmental proceedings, noting that the affected employees continue to face severe mental…

Ghaziabad: A 22-year-old para-athlete was detained in Ghaziabad on Sunday for allegedly murdering his compatriot Chirag Tyagi (24), whose body was found in Sai Upvan on Saturday.The accused, Yash Khatik, a resident of Gopalpuram in Muradnagar, allegedly shot Chirag dead because he nursed a deep grudge against him. Yash had been banned by World Para Athlete (WPA) in Dec 2025 after documents submitted to prove his disability were deemed insufficient. He suspected Chirag — who, according to their shared coach Gajendra Singh, had helped prepare those documents — of deliberately filing incorrect details, which cost him his place at the…

The car with the two Indians soon stopped along the banks of a large river, where the driver pulled out a gun and a large knife. He also forced the two men to wear blindfolds Pune: After two months in captivity, Sahil prepared himself for the fight. A day before, he had punched one of his captors in the face. He knew they would retaliate. They did. His beating would last eight days.“They hung me upside down, hit me and starved me. Every two days, I was given some rice and fish balls to eat. That was all. I think…

India midfielder Sangita Basfore tests rival goalkeeper from distance at Fatorda Margao: All good things must come to an end.Bangladesh have been the most dominant team in South Asia, winning the SAFF Women’s Championship for two editions in a row. They’ve been unbeaten in the regional competition for 10 games, across four years. That run ended at the hands of, who else, but India.Having already qualified for the semifinals, this was only a clash to decide the group topper. But as India and Bangladesh went toe-to-toe, the home team had the last laugh in a commanding 3-0 win at Nehru…

Chandigarh: A Class X student’s question at a state function on Sunday prompted Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann to scrap the age-based tie-breaker used to rank students with identical scores in board examinations.The change came after Gagandeep Kaur, one of three students from Amritsar district who secured 637 marks each in the Punjab School Education Board examination, questioned why students with the same marks were being assigned different ranks based on age.Speaking during the Punjab govt’s ‘Sitaare Zameen Te’ programme, Gagandeep said she, Tanvir Kaur and Rajpreet Kaur had all secured the same marks but were ranked first, second and…