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Panaji: Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan, who is in Goa on a two-day official visit, will inaugurate an exhibition on Padma Vibhushan recipient Mario Miranda, while also releasing a commemorative stamp and special cover to commemorate the centenary year of the legendary Goan cartoonist.Radhakrishnan is in Goa to mark four decades of Goa Statehood Day on Saturday at Dinanath Mangeshkar Kala Mandir, Kala Academy. The state-level celebration organised by the department of information and publicity will reflect on Goa’s remarkable journey from a Union territory to a progressive <01Justify>state while honouring its legacy and aspirations for the future.A coffee-table book—Goa: Engineering…
Chandigarh: Police registered a case against a man for allegedly sexually molesting his 12-year-old daughter. The girl’s mother informed the police, who registered a case under relevant sections of BNS and the Pocso Act. The accused has been on the run since.The complainant said her husband died around four years ago and she remarried a resident of Panchkula around one year ago.She said her second husband used to molest her daughter, who told her about it a few months ago.The accused apologised to her and assured that he would not repeat the act but she caught him red-handed a few…
TNNLucknow: The excise department shuffled 27 senior officials deputed across the state on Thursday night.Officials said assistant excise commissioners and district excise officials (DEOs), who spent three or more years at the same place, were shifted to a new place. DEOs, who act as the backbone of the department in the field, were shuffled in 18 cities, while the remaining 17 were deputed as assistant commissioners.Arvind Maurya was posted as DEO, Gorakhpur, while incumbent DEO Mahendra Nath Singh was moved to the headquarters. Similarly, Rakesh Bahadur Singh was shifted to Bijnor as DEO and was replaced by Ravi Shankar, who…
Dev Kumar Pandey and PraveenPatna :————————–Patna/Ara: In a verdict defining rights of bonafide railway passengers as consumers, the Bhojpur District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC) at Ara ordered railways to compensate a passenger who despite having confirmed reservation ticket wasdenied berth owing to unauthorised occupation and inactions of rail authorities that compelled him to travel entire rail journey from Vindyachal (Uttar Pradesh) to Ara (Bhojpur), in standing posture.The president of Bhojpur’s district consumers dispute redressal commission, Krishna Pratap Singh and its member Kamal Kishore Singh while allowing the complaint of one Ravi Shankar Pandey also slapped a litigation cost of…
Govt school teacher Bhawani Singh who died after census duty in Bharatpur’s Halena on Thursday evening Alwar: A 39-year-old govt schoolteacher died of a suspected heart attack in Halena town of Bharatpur district, shortly after returning from census duty Thursday evening.According to police, schoolteacher Bhawani Singh returned to his rented room around 6pm and complained of anxiety, restlessness and chest pain to neighbours. He was rushed to the primary health centre (PHC) in Halena, but lost consciousness on the way. Doctors declared him dead on arrival.Halena SHO Brajendra Singh said the schoolteacher was a resident of Jhunjhunu district and was…
Buldhana: In a major boost to food safety and pilgrim amenities at prominent religious destinations, the Central Government has approved the development of Food Street Hubs in Shegaon (Vidarbha) and Shirdi (Marathwada region) under its national food safety initiative.The project, being implemented jointly by the Union Health Ministry and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), will be rolled out across 100 locations nationwide. As part of this initiative, both Shegaon and Shirdi will receive funding of Rs1 crore each.The Food Street Hubs aim to provide clean, hygienic, and nutritious food to devotees while also ensuring that food…
Ranchi: Police on Friday arrested a drug peddler and recovered around 32 grams of brown sugar during a raid in city’s Chutia area.A team led by the Kotwali additional superintendent of police conducted a raid in the area and arrested the peddler identified as Sunil Nayak (28) of Ramgarh district. During the operation, Nayak was caught red-handed selling brown sugar, police said.Police registered a case at Chutia police station under Sections 21(b), 22 and 29 of the NDPS Act and send the peddler to judicial custody. Source link
Varanasi: Chandauli police on Thursday arrested a criminal wanted in a robbery case after an encounter in Chakiya police station area. He was shot in the leg during an exchange of firing with the police and was admitted to hospital.The police seized an illegal firearm, cartridges, cash and a motorcycle found in his possession.According to reports, on May 27, Pooja Devi of Basadhi village and operator of a jewellery shop located in Basadhi village submitted a written complaint of a robbery at Chakiya police station. In her complaint, she stated that three youths arrived at her shop on a motorcycle…
T’puram: A fresh controversy erupted in the state on Friday over the national song Vande Mataram not being played in full in the legislative assembly where governor Rajendra Arlekar delivered the UDF govt’s first policy address. The governor told reporters that Lok Bhavan had insisted that the song should be sung in full and the decision to play only a few lines amounted to violation of protocol.“Whenever the governor is present at a function, Vande Mataram should be sung in its entirety. Lok Bhavan staff had specifically insisted the same, but they did not do so. I spoke to the…
Kolkata: The number of holding centres set up across Bengal to house suspected Bangladeshi infiltrators has risen to 11 within barely a week of the first such facilities coming up in Malda and Murshidabad amid an intensified statewide crackdown on undocumented cross-border movement.These centres currently house about 386 Bangladeshi nationals, with the highest concentration — about 335 detainees — in three new facilities under Basirhat police district in North 24 Parganas, sources said. The three holding centres at Tetulia, Charghat and Media under Basirhat subdivision became operational only on Tuesday. Many of those housed here are illegal Bangladeshis who had…