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Jammu, May 29: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the deployment of 670 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for security arrangements during this year’s Shri Amarnath Yatra, scheduled to begin on July 3 and conclude on August 28, officials said on Thursday. Officials said the deployment would be the highest-ever for the annual pilgrimage and has been planned in coordination with the Jammu and Kashmir administration and senior security agencies. The CAPF personnel will be deployed along the entire pilgrimage route, from Lakhanpur to the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. Security cover will include…

NEW DELHI: Several northeastern and other smaller states are spending proportionately more on healthcare than richer states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana, reveals National Health Accounts 2022-23 data. Manipur health expenditure as a proportion of its GSDP was the highest in the country at 5.5%, up from 4.6% in 2021-22.Meghalaya spent 4.4% on health, while Nagaland’s spending rose from 3.4% to 3.6%, and Mizoram reported 3.2%, shows the report released by the Union health ministry. Some of India’s largest and richest states spent less than 1% of GSDP on health. Karnataka spent 0.7% of its GSDP on health in…

File photo used for representational purpose. HYDERABAD: A 52-year-old former software professional from Nizampet lost over Rs 2.9 crore after being lured by fraudsters into investing in ‘cryptocurrency’ through a fake platform.On his complaint, Cyberabad police booked a cheating case on Wednesday. The victim from Nizampet was contacted by a fraudster who posed as Jyothsna Reddy on Facebook in June 2025 after he accepted her friend request.“She claimed to be a Bengaluru-based bridal dress designer. Jyothsna told me that she was also into cryptocurrency investment,” the victim told police.The fraudster persuaded the victim to install a fraudulent application, Goldblockchainx, where…

The aunt of 22-year-old Indian student Vidhi Megha, who was stabbed to death in Canada’s Niagara region AHMEDABAD: The aunt of 22-year-old Indian student Vidhi Megha, who was stabbed to death in Canada’s Niagara region, has urged the Government of India to expedite the process of bringing her mortal remains back to the country so the family can perform her final rites. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Vidhi’s aunt Snehal expressed anguish over the delay in receiving her niece’s body and alleged that authorities in Canada were not responding properly to the family’s concerns regarding the repatriation process. “It has…

Search is on for the prime accused Pune: The Bhosari MIDC police recently arrested four men in connection with the brutal murder of Republican Party of India (Athavale) Kaamgar Aghadi state executive president Anil Murti More on May 13, but the prime accused is still at large.Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by senior inspector Ganesh Jamdar arrested Nagesh Kale (29), Ajay Gaikwad (20), Ajay Avhad (27) and Datta Shingare (30), all residents of Bhosari. “The main accused, who hatched the murder plot, is absconding,” an officer from the Bhosari MIDC police said.He said the police had constituted…

Ritu Porna Chakma avoids a tackle from Maldives during their clash at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Thursday Margao: The Nehru Stadium in Fatorda was finally buzzing.As Bangladesh stepped out for their SAFF Women’s Championship group-stage clash against Maldives on Thursday, a posse of journalists took over the media tribune. There was a group of Russian tourists who carried a giant banner, professing their love for Bangladesh in the VVIP gallery, and an enthusiastic fan waved the country’s flag in the stands from start to finish.No other team has attracted so much of love and attention.Aiming for a hat-trick of titles,…

Mohali: Ballot papers for the Mohali MC elections will be counted at eight centres set up across the district under tight security arrangements.District police have been directed to maintain strict law and order during the counting process and ensure that no unauthorised person is allowed near the counting centres.Political parties will appoint counting agents with proper identification documents and coordinate with the respective returning officers.As counting day approaches, political parties have expressed confidence about their prospects. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders appeared relaxed and optimistic about securing a majority in the MC House.AAP MLA Kulwant Singh said, “We will form…

LUCK BY CHANCE: The buffalo will be now ‘cared for’ at the national zoo in Dhaka, after a last-minute intervention by the Bangladesh govt, reportedly following a ‘request’ from the US embassy DHAKA: “Donald Trump” has been spared – the Eid sacrificial buffalo named after the US president – once destined for slaughter on Thursday – will now be “preserved” and “cared for” at the national zoo in Dhaka, after a last-minute intervention by the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh govt, reportedly following a “request” from the US embassy.Though the US Embassy has not issued any comment, a source said there was…

Representative image (image enhanced using AI) By Manvi.VyasHYDERABAD: Now at the centre of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on-screen marking (OSM) row affecting 18.5 lakh students nationwide, Hyderabad-based Coempt EduTeck, formerly known as Globarena Technologies had earlier courted controversy for mishandling the results of the Telangana Intermediate examinations in 2019.The flawed results led to 23 student suicides across the state.Officials familiar with the earlier episode say CBSE appears to have repeated the same mistake made by the Telangana government seven years ago, deploying the company’s technology without adequate testing.The issue had, in fact, been flagged by a three-member…

DySP holding a gun (L); DySP taken in custody (R) AHMEDABAD: A day after a retired deputy superintendent of police (DySP) allegedly fired five rounds from his gun over a land dispute in Ahmedabad’s Nehrunagar area, police on Thursday arrested him along with his son and daughter, triggering high-voltage drama inside the Satellite police station. The trio has been charged with attempt to murder and other relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).Those arrested include retired DySP Ashoksinh Chauhan, his son Siddharajsinh Chauhan, and daughter Khyati Chauhan. During their detention at the Satellite police station, a commotion broke out…