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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…

Chennai: A special court in Chennai has dropped money-laundering proceedings initiated by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) against four firms linked to Coastal Energy after the Delhi high court quashed the underlying CBI case alleging supply of sub-standard coal to NTPC.The prosecution complaint named Coastal Energy Pvt Ltd, Coastal Energen Pvt Ltd and overseas-linked entities based in Dubai, Mauritius and the British Virgin Islands among the accused.According to the court order, the case stemmed from a complaint by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence alleging that businessman Ahmed A R Buhari supplied sub-standard coal to National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.Based on…

KRISHNAGIRI: A woman died and more than 20 people suffered serious injuries after a private bus overturned near Rayakottai in Krishnagiri district on Thursday.The deceased has been identified as K Rani, 60, of Rayakottai.The private bus was going from Denkanikottai to Krishnagiri via Kelamangalam with more than 50 passengers on board. The driver, whose identity was not known, lost control of the bus near Kelamangalam. “The vehicle overturned on the road. The woman died on the spot,” said Rayakottai police inspector M Periyasamy.Local people rescued more than 20 injured passengers and sent them in ambulances to Hosur and Krishnagiri govt…

Mangaluru twins Rachitha Raghavendra (left) and Rachana Raghavendra, students of Sharada PU College, have brought laurels to the city by excelling in the II PUC exam after improving on their initial scores in science (PCMC) Mangaluru: Mangaluru twins Rachitha Raghavendra and Rachana Raghavendra have brought laurels to the city by excelling in the second PUC exam 2 after improving on their initial scores in science (PCMC).Rachita scored a perfect 600 out of 600 and secured first rank in the state, while her twin sister Rachana scored 598 and secured third rank.The 18-year-old sisters are daughters of Archana SH, a homemaker,…

Jaipur: Art education continues to be a compulsory subject for students up to Class 10 in Rajasthan’s govt schools, but an RTI reply has revealed a striking gap in its implementation. There are no prescribed textbooks or documented curriculum guidelines for the subject in Classes 1 to 8, raising concerns about how students are being taught and assessed.Information provided by the School Education Department in response to an RTI application shows that while other subjects follow NCERT-based curricula, art education remains largely unstructured.According to the reply dated April 27, “The subject of ‘Art Education’ is not included in the list…

Bokaro: A sub-adult elephant was found dead inside the Dhobari forest area under the Sariya range of Giridih district on Thursday. The animal might have died of natural causes after getting trapped in dense creepers and remaining without food or water for days. Further probe is under way to ascertain the reason, forest officials said.Forest personnel and a veterinary doctor reached the spot to inspect the area and begin a probe into the incident.Hazaribag (East) divisional forest officer (DFO) Vikas Ujjwal said, “The circumstances suggest that the elephant might have become trapped in thick creepers, which possibly led to its…