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Rabindra Bahadur in police custody Rourkela: A 45-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for killing his wife four days ago. The accused confessed to police that he killed his wife by pressing the blanket against her face, said IIC of Raghunathpalli police station S Jhankar. The deceased, Sabita Singh (41), was living with her husband Rabindra Bahadur (45) at Ruptola here.Her brother, Khirod Singh, lodged an FIR on Monday, alleging that she was murdered by Rabindra. In his complaint, Khirod alleged that Rabindra frequently quarrelled with her, and they had a fight on Sunday night.Police sources said they received information…

Guwahati: Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday said security forces are continuing with search and combing operations to trace the whereabouts of the hostages.He added that four suspected persons believed to be involved in the kidnapping of six Naga civilians have already been arrested.Speaking to the media at Makhan Naga village in Kangpokpi district, the chief minister said investigation is progressing to nab all culprits linked to the incident. Stating that the govt shares the sentiments of the people regarding the hostage issue, he promised that the hostages will be traced soon.The Makhan Naga village currently houses a…

Mangaluru: Union Minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution & new and renewable energy, Pralhad Joshi, said that the manner in which Congress high command and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi treated Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, is not appropriate.Speaking to reporters in the city on Thursday, he said that instability, chaos, and distrust have been building up in Karnataka, reaching a peak recently. “They chant the OBC mantra every day, but how have they treated a backward class chief minister? Just like Rajiv Gandhi insulted Veerendra Patil in the past, Rahul Gandhi did the same…

Mysuru: For many rural patients, staying on treatment is often a struggle shaped by distance, cost and continuity of care.Community networks are beginning to bridge that gap, with APD forming 90 self-help groups (SHGs) under the Community Mental Health Programme (CMHP), with collective savings of over Rs 7 lakh, and 28 taluk federations with 1,484 members, said Dr Gurucharan Bhaskar Mendon, senior manager, CMHP-APD.One such case is that of a 46-year-old man from rural Mysuru, diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD) in 1992, for whom access once meant long monthly journeys. Educated up to class 5 and from a poor…

SANT KABIR NAGAR: In the case of an alleged dowry death of a 29-year-old woman, the police in Uttar Pradesh’s Sant Kabir Nagar district on Thursday arrested three people, including her husband, police said.Additional Superintendent of Police Sushil Kumar Singh said that, 29-year-old Maya Yadav, wife of Ramesh Chand Yadav, died under suspicious circumstances after sustaining severe burn injuries at her residence in Parsadipur village under the Mahuli police station area on May 27.Following the incident, police registered an FIR and launched an investigation.As per the complaint lodged by the victim’s family, Maya was married to Ramesh Yadav around six…

Notification For Fresh VC Recruitment Process SoonAn Indian college classroom scene shows a professor teaching students during a lecture, highlighting higher education, campus learning, and academic instruction in India.Patna: In an unexpected development, the governor’s secretariat on Thursday advertised the cancellation of its earlier notifications related to the appointment of vice-chancellors of four universities — Veer Kunwar Singh University (VKSU), Ara; Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU); Maulana Mazaharul Haq Arabic and Persian University (MMHAPU) and Magadh University (MU).The move by Lok Bhawan follows developments at a meeting between CM Samrat Choudhary and governor-cum-chancellor Syed Ata Hasnain on Tuesday. The two…

Take SC or include in campus diary todaySharad ChandraDhanbad : More than 550 students from govt schools situated in Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) operational and project-affected areas participated in a one-day Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) education workshop organised at the IIT (ISM) Dhanbad on Thursday under a CSR initiative funded by BCCL.The workshop, titled “Promoting STEM Education for Underprivileged and PAP Students through Innovative Techniques”, is aimed at developing scientific curiosity among students through logical reasoning, digital tools and experimental learning methods. As part of the programme, students visited several premier facilities at IIT (ISM), including the TexMiN…

Questions are mounting over whether Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is directly involved in Tehran’s ongoing negotiations with the United States, according to a report by Iran International, which cited a source close to the talks.The report said doubts have emerged over whether parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Iran’s negotiating team are fully coordinated with Khamenei as discussions continue with the administration of US President Donald Trump. The source claimed there were “serious ambiguities” surrounding how much Khamenei knows about the negotiations and the extent of understanding between Tehran’s representatives and Washington.The uncertainty has reportedly deepened following recent…

The court imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the convicts, identified as C Sanjay Nishanth, 24, of Tirupur and his brother C Sujith Kumar, 22. COIMBATORE: A special court in Coimbatore has sentenced two brothers to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for assaulting an elderly man and snatching his mobile phone. The court imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the convicts, identified as C Sanjay Nishanth, 24, of Tirupur and his brother C Sujith Kumar, 22.Krishnamoorthy, 55, a powerloom owner who resides Semmandampalayam in Coimbatore district, was riding on his motorcycle on Thekkalur Road on Aug 24, 2024. He…

Aizawl: Officer on special duty to chief minister, R Lalrodingi, who was recently re-employed and appointed the director of the tourism department by Mizoram govt, on Thursday resigned from the post amid protests by the student body Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP).In her resignation letter submitted to CM Lalduhoma, Lalrodingi said she was appointed director of tourism so that the development of tourism in the state would not be hampered. “However, my appointment has been strongly objected to by MZP, resulting in the closure of the office and stoppage of all work,” she added.She said she was held accountable for the…