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Tumakuru District Tennis Stadium It’s just past 10am on a weekday. The summer sun is already pressing hard on the Tumakuru District Tennis Stadium (TDTS). But the courts are alive with the sound of tennis balls being struck. Players stretch for serves and get down low for returns, cracking through the heat, refusing to yield to the day.Beyond the baseline, the venue itself seems to be in motion. Workers put the finishing touches on a rock garden, a newly added gymnasium is taking shape, and a modest clubhouse is being reworked into a players’ lounge, each upgrade signalling a greater…
Hyderabad: Twenty-two months after a couple were murdered by their son-in-law in Warangal, a local court on Wednesday convicted and awarded him the death sentence.The first additional district court’s judge said in the verdict that apart from death penalty, the convict Mekala Nagaraju has to pay a fine of ₹5,000.Autorickshaw driver Mekala Nagaraju, a native of Gundenga village in Mahabubabad district, married Banoth Deepika from Warangal district in 2023 after eloping with her. However, a few days after their marriage, she returned to the residence of her parents – Banoth Srinu (50) and his wife Banoth Suguna (45), since she…
Mangaluru: Police in Belthangady have registered a case against three men from Kasaragod, Kerala, for allegedly sexually harassing three young women from Mangaluru at a local waterfall on Wednesday.The three women, who are students in Mangaluru, had visited the waterfall along with accused Abdul Khader Altaf,36, Faizal Adil, 27, and Usman Saleem,18. During the visit, the accused allegedly behaved inappropriately, and sexually harassed the women. The victims immediately resisted the advances, and other people present at the scene intervened to stop the accused and inform Belthangady police.Police personnel brought the three young men to the station. A formal case was…
Travellers in Palace On Wheels which arrived in Jaipur Thursday carrying 82 visitors Jaipur: Luxury tourist train Palace on Wheels arrived in Jaipur Thursday with 82 guests onboard, marking a historic milestone as it operated under a complete charter booking for the first time in May.In its 45‑year history, the train has never run during the peak summer season. This special journey has been fully booked by a nationalised bank as part of a corporate charter tour. The train departed from Delhi on May 20 and is scheduled to travel across major tourist destinations of Rajasthan, including Jaipur and Jaisalmer.Guests…
Ranchi: State health and disaster management minister Irfan Ansari on Thursday asked all hospitals to remain on high alert and ensure availability of essential medicines to tackle heat-related illnesses, amid rising temperatures.Ranchi office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for heatwave in Garhwa, Palamu, and Chatra districts on Friday and Saturday.Ansari directed civil surgeons to ensure emergency medical arrangements to tackle heatstroke, dehydration, sunburn and other heat-related illnesses.“The current weather conditions could turn into a potential public health disaster. All govt hospitals, Sadar hospitals, community health centres, and primary health centres across the state have been…
Dehradun, The Dehradun Police has arrested a sharpshooter from western Uttar Pradesh for the murder of a local businessman in the Rajpur neighbourhood last year, officials said on Thursday.Police arrest sharpshooter from UP for Dehradun businessman’s murderAddressing a press conference here, SSP Pramendra Singh Dobhal said the accused, Rajan alias Jacky, killed the businessman following a property dispute.Rajan accepted a contract from the victim’s stepbrother, Amit Bhateja, to eliminate him over a real estate dispute.The victim, Ajay Bhateja , was found dead under suspicious circumstances at his Krishna Vihar residence in May last year. His body lay on the floor…
NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old woman has accused a man and his associates of kidnapping, gang-raping and forcing her into marriage after allegedly coercing her to convert her religion in southeast Delhi’s Jamia Nagar, police told new agency PTI. Four of the six accused, including a woman, have been arrested, while the main accused is currently lodged in Dasna jail in Ghaziabad in connection with another case.According to police, the accused befriended the woman on social media using a fake identity. The woman approached police on May 14 and alleged that she had been abducted and forced to marry the accused…
Govt has issued fresh guidelines for preventing illegal transportation of cattle, illegal slaughter, and unauthorised slaughterhouses Mumbai:Mumbai:clearedThe state government has directed police to investigate and take action under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against individuals, gangs or organisations that repeatedly engage in organised smuggling of cattle in violation of laws and rules.Ahead of Bakri Eid (May 28), the state govt on Thursday issued fresh guidelines for preventing illegal transportation of cattle, illegal slaughter, unauthorised slaughterhouses and effective implementation of related laws. As per the new guidelines, all Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, as well as all Zilla Parishads,…
Bengaluru: A retired senior manager of Indian Airlines was duped of Rs 2.1 crore in an online stock market investment scam after she came across an advertisement on Facebook that promised huge returns.Suma (name changed), a resident of Benson Town, said she saw the advertisement in June 2025 and gave a missed call to the mobile number mentioned there.Soon after, she began receiving calls from several international numbers. The callers introduced themselves as investment advisers and convinced her to download an app named “fxroad.com,” claiming it was a professional trading platform that would generate high returns.The fraudsters asked her to…
Hyderabad: Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao met Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and submitted comprehensive petitions outlining procurement pressures, funding gaps in horticulture programmes, and policy uncertainties affecting Telangana farmers, with a central request to bring maize and sorghum under the Price Support Scheme (PSS). Tummala told the Union minister that Telangana’s Yasangi 2025-26 maize and sorghum season had expanded to about 20.29 lakh acres, with estimated production of 47.23 lakh metric tons, and that favourable weather and higher yields had pushed market prices sharply below the Centre’s MSP.He cited maize trading around ₹1,800 per quintal against an MSP of…