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Chandigarh: Chandigarh Police has booked a Panchkula resident for allegedly duping a city-based businessman of ₹88.66 lakh on the pretext of purchasing pharmaceutical raw material, with cheques issued for payment later dishonoured.The complainant, Mohan Antony Vaid of DPS Antibiotics Branch, Makhan Majra, alleged that Adil Latif Khan, proprietor of Incredible Medicare in Sector 27, Panchkula, cheated him in connection with multiple purchases of raw material.According to the complaint, the accused procured material on different occasions in 2023 amounting to ₹30,04,280 and ₹58,62,240. For payment, he allegedly issued two cheques in April 2024 drawn on SBI, Panchkula.However, when the cheques were…
Lucknow: Several residents have reported that mobile numbers linked to house tax records in the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) are being changed without their knowledge, affecting online payments and alerts.They alleged that they were not receiving OTPs and payment notifications, forcing them to visit zonal offices for correction.Himanshi Singh of New Haiderganj-III (Zone-6) said her registered number was changed, and she did not receive payment alerts.“I regularly pay tax online, but this time no alert or OTP came. At the zonal office, I found another number linked to my property,” she said.Ram Sanehi Devi of Rastogi Nagar, Balaganj, faced a…
Patna: The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) data reveals a promising decline in spousal violence against married women (aged 18-49 years) in Bihar. However, despite this progress, the prevalence remains exceptionally high, positioning Bihar among the most challenging regions for women’s domestic safety in India.According to the latest NFHS-6 fact sheets released Friday, 36.1% of married women in Bihar reported experiencing spousal violence. This marks a notable improvement of 4 percentage points from the 40.1% recorded during the NFHS-5 (2019-21) survey. State authorities attribute this steady contraction to localised female empowerment schemes, education, increased digital inclusion, and stricter institutional…
80-Kmph Gusts, Rain & Hail Lash 15 DistrictsLightening at Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 30 May 2026Storm at Johari Bazaar in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 30 May 2026Blur Bikaner at 2 pm when a heavy dust storm lashed the town on SaturdayBikaner @2 pm wrapped under dustPugal area of BikanerJaipur: A powerful dust storm spanning more than 15 districts turned day into night in several parts of the state Saturday as an active western disturbance unleashed winds of up to 80 kmph, accompanied by rain and hail in many places.The storm system uprooted a mobile tower in Hanumangarh, besides damaging…
Nagpur: Easing vehicular movement at chronic traffic bottlenecks, improving road discipline and ensuring better coordination among agencies carrying out road infrastructure projects top the priority list of the city’s newly appointed deputy commissioner of police (Traffic) Aditya Mirkhelkar.An engineer-turned-IPS officer of the 2019 Maharashtra cadre, Mirkhelkar assumed charge following the transfer of former DCP (Traffic) Lohit Matani, who has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Highway Traffic, Nagpur. Mirkhelkar takes over at a time when the city is grappling with increasing vehicular numbers, ongoing road infrastructure works, and traffic congestion at several critical junctions.Speaking to TOI, Mirkhelkar said his immediate…
— Attachment Content: 28-Year-Old_Mother_of_Three_Dies_in_Giridih.docx —Divy Khare|TNNBokaro: A 28-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run accident near Chintankhari forest in Giridih on Saturday after an unidentified SUV allegedly rammed into her and fled the scene.The victim, identified as Rani Devi of Jamuniyatand village, died on the spot, while her husband Jiblal Sao narrowly escaped.According to police and family members, Rani Devi and her husband, were returning home after consulting a doctor in Birajpur under Birni police station limits. Their motorcycle reportedly ran out of fuel near the forest area on the Palonjia Dhaba-Chintankhari-Jutha Aam road following which the couple started walking,…
Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University and the the department of Women and Child Development, UP have signed an MoU to work together for the holistic development of children living at the Juvenile Centre in Ramnagar. Drawing upon each other’s expertise and institutional strengths, the two bodies will collaborate to create meaningful opportunities for the children’s growth and overall development. The initiative is expected to serve as a model for helping children who have faced difficult circumstances move towards a brighter and more secure future.The MoU was signed between BHU registrar Prof Arun Kumar Singh and DM Satyendra Kumar on Friday in…
Kolkata: Private hospitals in Bengal that have acquired land from the govt at a nominal cost for building the health facility will have to keep 15% of their beds for free treatment of poor patients. This was among the slew of announcements Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari made on Saturday to improve patient care services in the state.“We have decided that all private hospitals that acquired govt land at Re 1 will have to keep 15% of their beds for poor patients. These free beds could also be used for the treatment of patients diverted from govt hospitals due to bed…
A society that cannot protect its daughters from the hands of its own men is not wounded — it is morally failing NIGHAT ARA The recent incident in Galwanpora, where a 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered while on her way to a darzgah, has shaken the conscience of society. A child lost her life in the most horrifying way possible. But beyond the grief and outrage, this tragedy forces us to confront an uncomfortable truth: our society still teaches women how to survive violence more than it teaches men not to commit it. A little girl should not…
NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand may not figure high among states ranked by political weight but it warrants enough importance in the BJP’s scheme of things for its president Nitin Nabin to spend three days touching base with booth-level members, MPs and MLAs and brainstorming with them over winning seats that the party lost narrowly in 2022.While assembly election in the hill state is due early next year, it is still two years away in Karnataka where he was recently for two days, emphasising the need for putting up a united face to the party’s state unit which has a history of…