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Ahmedabad crime branch’s Special Operations Group (SOG) seized a consignment of 5,050 sealed bottles of cough syrup containing codeine phosphate Ahmedabad: Crime branch’s Special Operations Group (SOG) has seized a consignment of 5,050 sealed bottles of cough syrup containing codeine phosphate, collectively valued at around Rs 59.4 lakh, from the delivery centre of General Post Office in Lal Darwaza on Saturday.According to police, the consignment was intercepted before it could be delivered to its intended destination in Mizoram. A case has been registered under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at DCB police station. Police are…

The project covers several water-stressed localities, including GBS-affected pockets like Dhayari, Kirkatwadi, Khadakwasla, Nandoshi and Narhe Pune: The civic administration has issued a public appeal asking landowners in villages along the Sinhagad Road and Katraj belt to hand over plots earmarked for 37 proposed water tanks to strengthen water supply, assuring compensation through direct land purchases.The project covers several water-stressed localities, including GBS-affected pockets like Dhayari, Kirkatwadi, Khadakwasla, Nandoshi and Narhe, where residents have demanded a permanent solution to water scarcity since their merged into the PMC limits about five years back.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials said the locations and…

Panaji: Goa police launched a statewide drive “operation prahar“ on Friday night to crack down the narcotics network and arrested 12 persons for allegedly being in possession of narcotic substances including ganja, LSD, cocaine, charas, ketamine and ecstasy worth Rs 10 lakh.Goa police PRO, DSP Nilesh Rane, said that the operation resulted in the registration of 10 cases under the NDPS Act.The operation involved coordinated action by the district police, ATS, ANC, coastal police, traffic police, crime branch and other specialised units at multiple locations.As part of the operation, railway police also conducted surprise checks at Tivim and Margao railway…

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh police department suspended an assistant sub-inspector posted at Sector-17 police station and initiated a departmental inquiry after allegations surfaced that he misused the debit and credit cards of an accused arrested in an immigration fraud case, spent seized cash and facilitated the misuse of signed blank cheques.The action was taken against ASI Ashish Pratap Singh following a complaint by Shantanu, a former operator of Sky High Immigration in Sector 17. Police had earlier registered an immigration fraud case against Shantanu and Baljinder, and ASI Ashish Partap Singh was handling the investigation of the case. The two were…

Director SGPGI Prof RK Dhiman and Head of Mother and reproductive health department Prof Mandakini Pradhan taking a look at one of the posters on breastfeeding awareness Lucknow: The departments of maternal & reproductive health and neonatology at SGPGIMS organised a continuing medical education programme on breastfeeding awareness on Saturday, marking the culmination of World Breastfeeding Week.Director Padmashri Prof R K Dhiman inaugurated the programme. A key highlight was an exhibition of 48 posters prepared by nursing students and officers on breastfeeding promotion and newborn care. A skit by nursing students highlighted the importance of early initiation and continued breastfeeding.Senior…

Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Saturday said prolonged pendency of cases in courts not only delays implementation of projects but also increases their cost, stressing the need to identify and fast-track cases involving public interest. Addressing an interaction programme with public prosecutors and law officers at his residence, Sharma said every district and department should prepare a list of cases related to public interest and ensure regular monitoring for speedy disposal. He said timely resolution of such cases was important to prevent delays in development and public welfare projects.The CM said a decision has been taken to increase the…

Kolkata: Eight lawyers from the Bar were sworn in as additional judges in Calcutta High Court on Saturday. They are Justices Aryak Dutt, Atarup Banerjee, Sandip Kumar De, Partha Pratim Roy, Sudip Deb, Anuj Singh, Arjun Ray Mukherjee and Rishad Medora.The demand for having more judges in the country’s old chartered high court were repeatedly made from the Bar.Even the former Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam during his farewell speech on Sept 15, 2025, said that after being transferred to Calcutta High Court in 2021, he had requested the then chief justice for ways to recommend names from the Bar for…

Sopore, August 09: Security forces and investigating agencies on Sunday conducted searches at 26 locations across Sopore and adjoining areas of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district in connection with a case involving the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI).According to officials, the searches are being carried out under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged activities and network associated with the proscribed organisation.Multiple teams have been deployed across different locations, where residential and other premises are being searched for evidence related to the case.Officials said the operation is aimed at verifying the alleged links…

After heavy depletion of missile stocks, Pentagon asks defence firms to ramp up weapons production. Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth (AP image) The US Pentagon has asked defence companies to urgently accelerate weapons production and deliveries as Washington faces growing pressure to replenish critical munitions depleted during the war with Iran, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post.The request comes amid reports that stocks of key air-defence interceptors, including THAAD and Patriot, have fallen sharply from pre-war levels.Deputy defence secretary Steve Feinberg wrote to defence industry leaders on Wednesday, giving them 21 days to submit plans for “significantly faster,…

A metal casting sheet from the Kadubeesanahalli metro station currently undergoing construction fell on the road during Friday evening’s peak hour traffic. Dashcam footage shot by commuter Nidhi Kalani shows how the car and a BMTC bus narrowly escaped. Bengaluru: Commuters on Outer Ring Road (ORR) had a narrow escape Friday night when a metal casting sheet from an under-construction Metro viaduct fell onto the road at Kadubeesanahalli during peak-hour traffic.Dashcam footage recorded by commuter Nidhi Kalani shows the nearly one-metre-long sheet falling from the Kadubeesanahalli station section of Blue Line, which is under construction. At 9.48pm, the sheet landed…