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Portion of ceiling at RU’s Central Library collapsesPortion of ceiling at RU’s Central Library collapsesPortion of ceiling at RU’s Central Library collapsesPortion of ceiling at RU’s Central Library collapsesPortion of ceiling at RU’s Central Library collapses Jaipur: A major accident was averted at the Central Library of Rajasthan University Wednesday after a portion of the ceiling in the research hall collapsed while students were preparing for examinations. No injuries were reported, as several students had stepped out for lunch moments before the incident. According to students, around 20 to 25 students were seated in the area where the ceiling gave…
Dhanbad: Police have lodged an FIR and begun a probe in connection with an alleged fraudulent withdrawal attempt of more than Rs 31 crore from the bank account of businessman Mahesh Pradhan. The matter came to light after the bank detected irregularities and alerted the account holder.According to the complaint, the bank account of his firm maintained at a private bank, was inactive and closed for a long period. On April 2, he received information that two high-value cheques had been presented for clearance through a public sector bank of over 31 crore.Pradhan stated that he had never issued such…
Kolkata: At a time when the Trinamool bigwigs in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) are witnessing spate of resignations by its councillors, they are also keeping their fingers crossed for the rainy season.The preparedness for the monsoon has taken a ‘backseat’, sources in the KMC said. This has happened due to a ‘non-functional’ civic board.“At this hour, we need coordination with other state government agencies like irrigation, police, KMDA to take a comprehensive plan before monsoon sets in. Every year a meeting is convened before monsoon to take note of the weakness that we should address. But no such meeting…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again stunned the cricketing world with a breathtaking innings in the IPL 2026 Eliminator, and remarkably, even during the innings itself, the teenage sensation looked completely calm despite the enormity of the occasion. Speaking to the broadcasters during the mid-innings break after smashing 97 off just 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Rajasthan Royals opener revealed that he never allowed the pressure of a knockout game to affect his approach. Facing a bowling attack led by Pat Cummins, Sooryavanshi unleashed a brutal assault that included 12 towering sixes and nearly…
Maharashtra’s mounting public debt and alleged delays in clearing payments to small contractors has triggered a fresh political row Mumbai: Maharashtra’s mounting public debt and alleged delays in clearing payments to small contractors triggered a fresh political row on Wednesday, with NCP (SP) accusing the BJP-led state government of pushing nearly three lakh contractors and developers into financial distress.NCP (SP) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase claimed that the state’s public debt has crossed Rs 10 lakh crore and alleged that dues for completed government projects remain pending across multiple departments, leaving small contractors struggling to survive.The party said associations representing small contractors…
Delhi Police signs MoU with NIELIT New Delhi: To strengthen the capabilities of investigating officers in areas such as artificial intelligence, cyber scams and social media monitoring, Delhi Police has signed an MoU with National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) to conduct specialised training programmes for its personnel.The MoU was signed in the presence of commissioner of Police Satish Golchha. The signatories included Special CP Sanjay Kumar and Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi, vice chancellor of NIELIT.Police said the programmes would help cops stay updated with the latest technological developments and equip them with the skills required to effectively…
Bengaluru: Around 15 patients admitted to Aveksha Hospital at Singapura on MS Palya Road in north Bengaluru were shifted soon after staff noticed a fire in the building around 2.30am Wednesday.The blaze broke out in the electric shaft in the basement of the four-storey building. There were around 30 staff members, including an electrician, working at night. They noticed thick smoke spreading to the upper floors and realised there was a fire in the building, police said.The staff immediately started shifting the patients even as some of them panicked and started running out of their rooms to save their lives.After…
Representative image created by AI HYDERABAD: A 40-year-old man allegedly transporting hawala cash from Mumbai to Hyderabad was apprehended by the Government Railway Police (GRP), and Rs 1.22 crore was seized from his possession, officials said on Wednesday.During a joint check conducted by Government Railway Police Secunderabad, along with RPF staff on Tuesday, the person who was transporting the hawala money by Devagiri Express was apprehended, an official release said.Police said officials grew suspicious after noticing the man carrying a bag between Bollaram and Malkajgiri railway stations. During questioning, it was found that he was a resident of Maharashtra’s Amaravati…
Dhoni-Kohli cults have battled on and off the field for years. It’s now Chennai’s turn to see red as Bengaluru dominate for a second seasontnn Sporting rivalries have become a strange beast for the fan in this era of all-pervasive social media. Largely gone are the days of fan warzones outside stadiums; they have been replaced by online trolling, which is no less toxic. And as new-age fans live and die by the success and failure of their team, the thought of the bitterest rival winning leaves them with a sense of bitterness that eats them from within.That probably makes…
Prayagraj: Cops on Wednesday intensified security arrangements for Bakrid, to be celebrated on Thursday and divided city areas six zones and 17 sectors with the objective of maintaining peace during the festival.As namaz (prayers) is scheduled to be offered at around 400 mosques and Idgahs in city limits, cops on Wednesday claimed to have held peace commitees meetings at all 17 police stations in city and appealed that no namaz will be held on public streets and roads.The kurbani (sacrifice) of prohibited animals will also not be allowed.DCP ( City) Maneesh Kumar Shandilya told TOI that cops are maintaining a…