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Dibrugarh: Ajoy Kumar Gogoi, a Congress candidate who recently contested and lost the Demow assembly seat in Sivasagar district, was arrested by Charaideo police on Wednesday after being named in the suicide note of local businessman Abani Baruah, who died on May 16.Baruah, a resident of Charaideo and owner of a petrol depot, allegedly took his own life after writing a note addressed to his wife, Jaya Baruah, in which he named Gogoi and another individual, Binanda Bora, as being directly responsible for driving him to suicide. According to police, Baruah had borrowed Rs 20 lakh from Gogoi some months…

Times News NetworkKanpur: Additional district and sessions judge, Kanpur Nagar, Nisha Srivastava on Wednesday dismissed the bail application of accused Nagendra Mani Tripathi, allegedly a member of a gang involved in making forged marksheets and certificates.The Kidwai Nagar police had uncovered a gang involved in the creation and sale of fake mark sheets and certificates, arresting Nagendra Mani Tripathi and other accused on February 19, 2026.Additional district government counsel Vinod Tripathi opposing the anticipatory bail application argued that at the time of his arrest forged degrees, mark sheets and other illicit materials were recovered from accused Nagendra Mani Tripathi.These individuals…

Ludhiana: Terming it a political conspiracy, AAP Jagraon MLA Sarvjit Kaur Manuke on Wednesday denied that her husband attempted to contest the Municipal Corporation elections from a ward strictly reserved for female candidates. The legislator revealed that an unauthorised nomination file was sneakily submitted under her husband’s name, prompting her to demand immediate legal action against the culprits.Addressing the media in Jagraon, Manuke explained that while she personally filed the official nomination papers for all genuine party candidates across the wards, a miscreant independently submitted a fraudulent file for her husband at the returning officer’s office. She categorically stated that…

With temperatures touching 44 degrees Celsius, city has seen a major spike in power demand Noida: With temperatures touching 44 degrees Celsius, Noida and Greater Noida have witnessed a major spike in power demand. In the past week, Noida’s consumption rose by 561 MW to settle at 2,609 MW, and Greater Noida’s increased by 115 MW to reach 852 MW.A superintending engineer (SE-Technical) of Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Vivek Kumar Patel, said the power demand has been climbing steadily since May 12 after the mercury breached the 40 degrees Celsius mark. “The peak demand is expected to cross 3,000…

A customised body of a bus on a heavy-duty chassis inside an automotive workshop, highlighting commercial vehicle manufacturing and coachbuilding in the transport industry Pune: Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has set up a portal and support cell for certification of bus body frame and interior makers who build interior and exterior of these vehicles over chassis.The research institute has also dropped the cost of comprehensive testing approval to Rs 14 lakh, 50% lower than the cost of the manufacturer from the unorganised sector. Additionally, time for ‘type approval’ can be fast-tracked to anywhere between 60 to 90 days,…

Panaji: Dug decades ago on a hillside in Rivona, septuagenarian farmer Pandurang Patil’s stepwell is hand-carved with tunnel systems known as surangam, built using an ancient engineering technique once practised in parts of South India.“In plains, underground aquifers spread water evenly in broad underground water tables. One person digs a well at 8m, and nearby wells will also find water around the same depth. In hills, however, water comes only as narrow streams of seepage moving through rock fissures,” he told TOI.This makes conventional square wells inefficient in hilly terrain, as only one side may actually bring water while the…

Barinderjit.salujaMohali: The Mohali police are probing a possible gangster angle in the firing incident targeting Advocate Gagandeep Jammu, former honorary secretary of the Punjab and Haryana high court bar association, who narrowly escaped an alleged assassination attempt near Kurali on May 19.According to police sources, unidentified assailants had allegedly opened fire at Jammu’s vehicle while he was travelling. He escaped unhurt in the attack. Police teams are investigating the motive behind the incident, with focus on earlier extortion threats allegedly received by the advocate.Advocate Gagandeep Jammu is the son of senior journalist and former Press Council of India member Balwinder…

Patna: State tourism minister Kedar Prasad Gupta on Wednesday directed officials to ensure effective implementation of the state’s tourism policy to attract maximum investment. He also asked the department to prepare action plans for the grand celebration of mythological fairs and festivals.The directives were issued during a departmental review meeting held at the tourism directorate auditorium in Patna. The meeting, chaired by Gupta, was his first after assuming charge.Tourism secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh welcomed the minister and gave a presentation on the department’s structure, functioning and ongoing schemes. He also briefed him on the latest status of state and central…

Porcupine quills found on tiger T-120, forest department monitoring movement Jaipur: Porcupine quills were found embedded in the body of tiger T-120, also known as Ganesh, during monitoring by the forest dept Tuesday. The tiger is under continuous observation and its movement is being closely tracked by field staff and wildlife veterinarians.DFO Ranthambore, Manas Singh, “Teams on the ground are regularly monitoring the tiger’s condition while keeping a close watch on its behaviour and movement. Preliminary observations have found the tiger moving normally, with no immediate signs of distress.”Wildlife officials said encounters between tigers and porcupines are not uncommon in…

Rajkot: Removing a name from an official website, which should have taken five minutes in this era of instant digital updates, has turned into months of hassles for a former resident medical officer (RMO) of Rajkot Civil Hospital.Despite him retiring as resident medical officer (RMO) of the hospital in Oct 31, 2025, Dr Mahendra Chavda continues to be officially listed as the RMO of Saurashtra’s largest govt hospital on multiple platforms, including the hospital website, PMJAY portal, CM dashboard and iRAD app.What should have been a peaceful retirement has turned into constant harassment for the senior doctor, who keeps receiving…