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Hyderabad: Telangana govt has secured a refinancing loan of Rs 13,600 crore through the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), paving the way for the complete takeover of Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMRL) from L&T. The decision to transfer the metro rail project to the govt was formally taken by both sides a few months ago.HMRL, IRFC and L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) signed the agreement documents in Delhi on Monday. IRFC chairman, managing director and chief executive officer Manoj Kumar Dubey, along with Telangana chief secretary K Ramakrishna Rao, participated in the event. HMRL managing director Sarfaraz Ahmad signed the agreement on…
The Tamil Nadu govt on Monday appointed former Chennai police commissioner A Arun as the director of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC).The Tamil Nadu govt on Monday appointed former Chennai police commissioner A Arun as the director of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC).The Tamil Nadu govt on Monday appointed former Chennai police commissioner A Arun as the director of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC).The Tamil Nadu govt on Monday appointed former Chennai police commissioner A Arun as the director of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC).The Tamil Nadu govt on Monday appointed former…
Ahmedabad: Convicted murderer Satish Ruparelia pulled off a feat few fugitives ever manage: After jumping parole twice —remaining undetected for 13 years the second time — he built an entirely new public life under the nose of the law, just 4km from the Sabarmati Central Jail he fled. Sentenced to life for the sensational 1994 murder of businessman Arvind Shah, Ruparelia quietly reinvented himself as ‘Sanjay Thakkar’ within the city where he was prosecuted. Operating as a financier and occasional spiritual speaker, he remarried, raised two children, and officially changed his name through gazette records to seal his new identity,…
One of the denizen of the Sangam city filling up pot kept for stray animals in scroching heat Prayagraj: The intense heatwave continued to grip the Sangam City on Monday as scorching winds and blazing sunshine made life difficult for residents. The maximum temperature was recorded at 45.4 degrees Celsius, while the minimum settled at 29 degrees Celsius.Compared to Sunday, the day temperature witnessed a slight fall of 0.2 degrees Celsius as the maximum on Sunday was 45.6 degrees Celsius, while the night temperature remained unchanged at 29 degrees Celsius. Despite the marginal dip, the weather continued to remain extremely…
Jharsuguda: The Brajrajnagar police on Monday busted an organised IPL betting racket operating through illegal online cricket gambling networks and arrested eight people.Police identified the accused as Gobind Das Mahant (35), Akash Srivastava (25), Vishal Kumar Ravi (27), Vim Kumar Ram (25), Mannu Singh (25), Shankar Prasad Ram (35), Rajiv Kumar (19), all residents of Brajrajnagar and Rahul Sahu (35) of Rajgangpur in Sundargarh district.Acting on credible intelligence inputs regarding organised online betting activities during the ongoing IPL tournament, police teams carried out coordinated raids at multiple locations in the Brajrajnagar area and unearthed a sophisticated betting syndicate allegedly operating…
The victim died during treatment on Sunday Gurgaon: A 27-year-old woman from Bihar, who had come to Haryana to appear for a BEd examination, died during treatment after falling from a moving autorickshaw near Hasanpur on Saturday evening.The deceased, Preeti Kumari, was a resident of Khajuri village in Bihar’s Araria district. According to a complaint lodged by her brother, Abhishek Kumar, at Badshahpur police station, she had travelled to Haryana to appear for the examination at Govt College Bissar Akbarpur in Nuh. After the exam, she was coming to Gurgaon in an autorickshaw bearing registration number HR55AG2597.The complainant alleged that…
Dimapur: The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Nagaland on Monday issued an apology for a spelling error in the name of the Khiamniungan tribe that appeared in the Nagaland Heritage Studies (Alternative English) Class VIII textbook.In a letter addressed to the president of the Khiamniungan Students’ Union, Noklak, the SCERT stated that the tribe’s name was incorrectly printed as ‘Khiamniungam’ instead of ‘Khiamniungan’.The council acknowledged the mistake and described it as unintentional despite efforts made during the preparation and review of the textbook. The SCERT further said the textbooks are important learning resources for students and admitted…
Kanpur: All-women side Angel Women drubbed City Club by 10 wickets in a KDMA League match played at RPCA Ground on Monday.Batting first, City Club collapsed for a modest total of 98 runs. Isha Pandey and Siddhi Mishra bagged 4 and 3 wickets respectively. In reply, Babita and Ekta in their unbeaten innings of 50 and 39 runs hit the required runs for their team and won the match.BCA club in another match humbled Graduate club by 7 wkts at PAC ground .Brief scoreCity club—98( Priyanshu Gupta 18 Isha Pandey 4 for 19, Siddhi Mishra 3 for19) Angel Women—101 for…
Police searched the municipal corporation’s Zone-A office building inLudhiana on Monday after a series of bomb threats on email Ludhiana: A rogue group claiming affiliation with a separatist movement has issued a series of bomb threats targeting govt installations and the properties of international Punjabi music icon Diljit Dosanjh.Official govt inboxes, including that of the Ludhiana municipal commissioner, received the threat via email at 7.28am on Monday. The sender warned of imminent blasts at the municipal office, the residence of mayor Inderjit Kaur, and a local property owned by Dosanjh.The security alert triggered an immediate evacuation of the municipal corporation’s…
Deputy commissioner Kumara directed officials to immediately shift the students to a spacious and well-equipped building Mandya: Taking serious note of the poor living conditions at the social welfare department’s post-matric girls’ hostel in Bandigowda Layout, deputy commissioner Kumara has directed officials to immediately shift the students to a spacious and well-equipped building within a week.The directive follows a surprise inspection by Upalokayukta Justice B Veerappa, who reportedly expressed strong displeasure over the condition of the hostels named after Dr BR Ambedkar and Maharishi Valmiki.During the visit, he is said to have observed that students were living in conditions “worse…