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KANPUR: Around two dozen candidates appearing for the Uttar Pradesh BEd Joint Entrance Examination fell into a sewage drain after a damaged concrete slab collapsed outside an examination centre in Kanpur on Sunday morning, police said.The incident took place near HN Mishra PG College in MacRobertganj, where candidates had gathered near a photocopy shop before entering the examination centre.According to officials and eyewitnesses, the concrete slab covering the drain gave way under the weight of the crowd, causing around 20 to 25 candidates to fall into the sewage-filled drain.Four candidates suffered minor injuries, while several others had their clothes, books,…

LUCKNOW: A Vande Bharat Express running from Banaras to Khajuraho was delayed by more than four hours on Sunday after a technical fault developed in its rear pantograph shortly after departure, forcing railway authorities to halt the train at Varanasi Junction for repairs.Train 26506 left Banaras station (NER) on schedule at 5.15 am but came to a stop at Varanasi Junction (NR) just 13 minutes later when the fault was detected. The station is not a scheduled halt for the service, but officials said the train was stopped as a safety precaution.The pantograph, which draws power from overhead electric lines,…

Patna: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested four inter-district liquor smugglers, including a 20-year-old woman, and siezed six cellphones, two motorcycles and 3.27 litres of illicit foreign liquor from their possession.According to the RPF, the arrested have been identified as Jahana Khatoon alias Khushboo from Vaishali district; Ankit Kumar and Ranjan Sharma from Jehanabad district; and Virendra Kumar alias Lalu from Saran district.Railway DSP Kanchan Raj said the incident occurred on May 27 aboard train no. 12336, which was travelling from Bhagalpur to Danapur. “After the train departed from Buxar, an RPF squad was carrying out checks for liquor…

Bhubaneswar: Adding to the growing list of non-fatal encounters across the state, a 23-year-old history-sheeter, allegedly involved in 23 robbery cases, sustained a bullet injury to his right leg in a retaliatory firing by Puri police late on Saturday night.Chandan, alias Bishnu Prasad Jena, was first admitted to Puri district headquarters hospital before being shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.“His condition is stable. He will be arrested once he recovers. He is a notorious criminal involved in 23 robbery cases, including 22 across Bhubaneswar. He first opened fire at our personnel, who then resorted to controlled retaliatory…

Gurgaon: A little over a month since JCBs ripped through the veneer of the city’s most tony colonies, car-lined boulevards have nearly reclaimed their normalcy. Ramps, kiosks and gardens the bulldozers smashed are slowly being rebuilt, and internal roads are choked as before. What has lingered is debris the JCBs left, still lying in heaps here and there, and bitterness in the minds of many residents, either for not being given an opportunity to be heard or for what they allege was “selective targeting”.The enforcement wing of the town and country planning department (DTCP) said it removed more than 7,500…

DMC razes illegal shops within the AMCH campus on Sunday Dibrugarh: Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation carried out an eviction drive inside Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) on Sunday, dismantling illegal shops that had mushroomed within the hospital premises and were causing significant traffic congestion on campus.Before the demolition, announcements were made through microphones, giving shopkeepers advance notice to vacate their establishments before the drive commenced. The move ensured the eviction was carried out in an orderly manner, allowing vendors to remove their belongings before authorities dismantled the illegal structures.The drive is part of the Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation’s ongoing and sustained…

Vikhyatananda Swami of Arya Ediga Mahasamsthana, Soluru Mangaluru: Akhila Bharatha Billavara Union has urged Congress to ensure representation for Billava community leaders in the cabinet when DK Shivakumar takes oath as chief minister.Vikhyatananda Swami of Arya Ediga Mahasamsthana, Soluru, told reporters here Sunday that MLC BK Hariprasad, a seasoned politician and secular leader, should be given a ministerial berth in Shivakumar’s cabinet. He demanded representation for the Billava community in the new council of ministers expected to be formed after the swearing-in of Karnataka’s new chief minister.The seer, along with members of the union, said that Hariprasad is a veteran…

Rajeev Krishna, a 1991 batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh, ending years of uncertainty. LUCKNOW: Ending nearly four years of uncertainty at the top of the state’s police hierarchy, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday appointed 1991 batch IPS Rajeev Krishna as the state’s new Director General of Police (DGP), making him the first permanent police chief since 2022. Krishna who had succeeded Prashant Kumar as acting DGP last year in May 2025, will now head the country’s largest police force with nearly three years of service remaining before…

Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane AHMEDABAD: Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane on Sunday linked the attack on Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee to the ruling party’s governance in West Bengal, saying that people are the ultimate authority in a democracy.Rane said political leaders must act responsibly while in power and asserted that citizens have the right to express both support and dissatisfaction, according to news agency ANI. “Eventually, public is the lord… When you are in power, you should behave responsibly with them. In a democracy, the public gives love and also throws eggs… When TMC was in power, the Hindus…

NEW DELHI: A monkey caused a stir at a court complex in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr after snatching a bag containing Rs 2 lakh in cash and climbing a tree with it. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.The incident took place when a man arrived at the court to complete a property registration.The cash-filled bag was being carried by Ravindra Lodhi alias Raju, who had been sent to purchase stamp papers.As he was walking towards a stamp vendor, a monkey suddenly grabbed the bag and climbed a nearby neem tree.The monkey later tore open the bag…