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Hyderabad: Following the murder of advocate Khaza Moizuddin, who was allegedly run over by an SUV near Masab Tank on Saturday morning, the city police took the two educationists — father and son — into custody, and they were brought to Abids police station. However, as of Sunday night, they have yet to be cited as accused.Sources said the probe has made significant progress and efforts are underway to identify the culprits. Prima facie, investigators found that four persons were inside the SUV when it struck Moizuddin. CCTV cameras reportedly captured their photographs.“The CCTV footage showed the SUV moving towards…
Chennai:A nine-day-old baby girl was abducted by a woman from outside the RSRM Government Maternity Hospital in Royapuram on Sunday evening after the suspect offered to help the infant’s mother arrange an autorickshaw to return home.Police later traced the baby to a house in Pulianthope and arrested a woman — in connection with the case.Geetha, 29, a resident of Mugalivakkam near Porur and wife of Devaraj, had been admitted to the RSRM Maternity Hospital on Cemetery Road in Royapuram on May 13 for delivery. She gave birth to a baby girl through a cesarean section on May 15.As her husband…
Ahmedabad: A Kutch crater that was long thought to have been blasted into existence by a meteorite could actually be evidence of a civilization extracting metal.In April 2024, a picture of the ‘Luna crater’ in the Banni area of Kutch, known for its grasslands and sites such as Dhordo, was picked up as the Image of the Day on the Nasa website with a photo taken by the Landsat 8 satellite.The page described the structure as a ‘round depression in the salty plains of Kutch Basin’ and cited studies to indicate a possible meteorite impact as the reason for its…
Jeypore SDPO Archita Mittal with the accused Koraput: A day after the arrest of a 34-year-old man in Rourkela for his involvement in fraud cases across Odisha, police on Sunday said investigation revealed that he duped his victims of around Rs 1 crore since 2016.According to police, Laxmikanta Panda had allegedly duped several people by promising subsidized loans, financial assistance and opening of bank accounts. During the investigation, police uncovered his links to fraud cases registered in Cuttack, Puri, Jajpur, Balasore and Bhadrak. Investigators also found that he had been absconding in earlier cases and that a non-bailable warrant had…
Gurgaon: Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) has suspended three officials following a major technical failure at a substation and a fire that triggered widespread outages across the city and halted Rapid Metro operations.The action against junior engineers (JEs) — Sandeep Singh, Brijesh and Sandeep Nain, all in charge of the Sector 72 substation — follows the blackout that left nearly half the city without electricity on May 22.A 220 kV current transformer (CT) at the substation developed a fault around 7.50pm. The malfunction caused an explosion and fire before the breaker could trip, resulting in the shutdown of both…
Kanpur: Burglars decamped with valuables worth Rs 50 lakh from a house in Kanpur’s Sachendi area on Saturday night after entering through the roof and locking family members inside their rooms, police said.The incident came to light in the morning when family members woke up and found their room latches bolted from outside.According to information, the burglars stole about Rs 2.5 lakh in cash, 22 tola of gold and 1.5 kg of silver. Family members stated that the thieves entered by scaling the rear wall of the house, latched all rooms from outside, keeping the family locked in throughout the…
Bricks were pelted during a riot in Ludhiana over a road rage incident. This is a representational image of that incident Ludhiana: A parking dispute on Mayapuri Road escalated into a violent clash on Saturday night, leaving at least four people injured after rival groups pelted each other with bricks and stones.The confrontation began when resident Mukhtiar Singh asked the driver of a Mahindra Bolero blocking the street to move. The driver refused, sparking an argument before summoning armed associates to the scene.Mukhtiar Singh’s family arrived to assist but was attacked with wooden clubs, with victims alleging the assailants targeted…
Line men at work at Gyan Khand, Ghaziabad fixing cable snagABC cable burnt in Gyan Khand Indirapuram leading to night-long outagesLine men at work at Gyan Khand, Ghaziabad fixing cable snagABC cable burnt in Gyan Khand Indirapuram leading to night-long outagesLine men at work at Gyan Khand, Ghaziabad fixing cable snag Ghaziabad: Amid scorching heat, residents of several parts of the city, including Gyan Khand 1 and Abhay Khand in Indirapuram, continued to suffer from frequent power tripping, outages, and voltage fluctuations. As complaints mounted, the managing director of UPPCL, Mayur Maheshwari, suspended an official from the transmission department. Meanwhile,…
Pune: Development and infrastructure projects across the city are proceeding at breakneck speed, more often than not leaving significant collateral damage in their wake.Residents have been repeatedly pointing out that ill-planned ventures tend to do more harm than good — that wider roads, new bridges, flyovers, subways and more should not worsen existing civic issues, or create problems for a demographic different from the target. A fresh example of this dichotomy is the imminent opening of the long-awaited Balewadi-Wakad bridge over the Mula river. This new piece of infrastructure aims to resolve traffic congestion between Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad and…
Mapusa: Pre-monsoon rainfall on Sunday led to severe waterlogging on Mandrem road at Junaswada in Mandrem, leaving motorists stranded and triggering chaos amongst the residents. The deluge served as warning of what lies ahead for the area if drainage issues left unaddressed.Locals blame haphazard construction and state that stone fences are choking natural water outlets. A local complained that building construction next to the road, along with the stone walls is blocking the natural flow into the drainage system. They urge the authorities to come up with a permanent solution to prevent the recurring crisis.Mandrem MLA Jit Arolkar and sarpanch…