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New Delhi: Delhi govt is going to launch a campaign in all 13 districts to free the city of child beggars. The drive will focus on protecting children found begging, counselling their families and providing them with safe alternatives, chief minister Rekha Gupta said.Under the campaign, these children will not be removed by force, govt said. Instead, officials will work with Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights and NGOs to counsel vulnerable families and understand the circumstances that have pushed the children into begging.Child Beggar-Free Delhi will address the economic and social difficulties faced by the families of such…

Coimbatore: The city police detained over 30 individuals following a 48-hour intensive crackdown targeting history-sheeters and individuals with criminal backgrounds in the city.The operation which began at 8am on Friday was completed at 8am on Sunday. Led by deputy commissioners of police, teams across all city limits conducted raids at the residences of category ‘B’ and category ‘C’ history-sheeters. Assistant commissioners, inspectors, and nearly 1,000 personnel were deployed across station limits for the operation.“There are 177 category ‘B’ history-sheeters and 726 category ‘C’ history-sheeters on record in Coimbatore City, with repeated involvement in minor offences, said a senior police officer,…

Villagers use an inflatable tube to move through floodwaters in Nagaon district Guwahati: A digital door-to-door assessment has begun to document damage from floods that ripped through parts of upper Assam three weeks ago.Heavy runoff from the Nagaland hills caused flooding across Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat districts.Trained govt teams, led by teachers, began surveying affected households on Sunday using a dedicated Revenue and disaster management department mobile app. The app uses geotagging to improve the speed and accuracy of assessments.“Doorstep assessment of damages due to #AssamFloods began today in all the affected districts. Damaged houses, livestock and every other…

Patna: The Rs 49.87-crore redevelopment of Rajgir’s Brahmkund has achieved 32% progress, with the tourism department targeting completion of the project by Sep next year. The redevelopment aims to equip the historic religious site with modern visitor facilities and improved infrastructure.The tourism department’s integrated redevelopment of Brahmkund will transform the popular hot spring complex into a world-class religious tourism hub while preserving its cultural and spiritual significance. The redevelopment plan includes construction of a grand entry gate, public plaza, widened pathways, food court, cafeteria, open-air amphitheatre, watch tower, theme gateway plaza, tourist facilitation centre, parking facilities, toilet blocks and landscaped…

Gumla: Police on Saturday busted an Odisha-based gang and arrested 11 members allegedly involved in recent robberies targeting jewellers in Palkot and Ghaghra block headquarters in Gumla district.Police recovered 69.9 grams of gold, 1.43 kg of silver, Rs 1.70 lakh in cash, 3 country-made firearms, 11 cartridges of different calibres, seven mobile phones and two master keys allegedly used to open motorcycle storage compartments and break locks.Gumla SP Harish Bin Zaman said police received specific information about the presence of six to seven criminals near a brick kiln on Bilingbira Road under Palkot police station limits.Acting on the tip-off, an…

Navy divers began underwater operations aided by the marine enforcement wing, which helped localise the diving position, and portable sonar that boosted surveillance Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi: The multi-agency search for three fishermen who went missing in separate boat mishaps off Neendakara, Muthalappozhi and Vizhinjam on July 31 entered its 10th day on Sunday. Indian Navy joined the operation, deploying a specialised diving team and portable sonar (sound navigation and ranging) system to intensify the search.INS Kalpeni sailed from Kochi on Saturday night and anchored about one nautical mile off Neendakara on Sunday morning. Navy divers began underwater operations around 10am, aided by…

Mamata Banerjee in Halisahar on Sunday Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee came under attack in Halisahar, North 24 Parganas, on Sunday afternoon while she was visiting the family of a TMC worker who died in police custody late on Friday. Her white SUV was smeared with mud, while bricks, stones and slippers were hurled at it. Water and mud were also allegedly thrown at the former CM.“I could have died,” Mamata said, prompting sharp reactions from Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya and state minister Agnimitra Paul, who said such incidents were “not Bengal’s culture” and promised strict action against…

India is attempting to do something the world has never seen before. So claimed Niti Aayog, the government of India’s policy thinktank, earlier this year. It said that no major economy has tried to expand GDP nearly eightfold within a generation while simultaneously redirecting its energy and industrial systems to reach net zero within two generations. Hence its detailed report’s claim that there is “no historical precedent”.There is something to this. China industrialised at vast scale, but not on a sustainable net zero path. Korea, Japan and Europe became wealthy by industrialising before decarbonising. Today, rich nations have already satisfied…

For Mumbai, the IMD has forecast moderate rain on Monday, followed by light rain on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Mumbai: Rainfall is likely to continue across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region through this week, with the city expected to see moderate rain on Monday before the intensity eases to light showers from Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) latest five-day forecast. The probability of rain has been classified as “very likely” across the region throughout the forecast period.For Mumbai, the IMD has forecast moderate rain on Monday, followed by light rain on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The forecast does…

New Delhi: A portion of an old building collapsed in Daryaganj’s Kucha Chelan Gali Sunday evening, bringing down an electricity pole and wires and blocking the narrow lane. No injuries or casualties were reported.Police said the building is old and dilapidated and is currently unoccupied, except for two shops operating on the ground floor.According to police, a portion of the staircase from the top floor collapsed onto the staircase of the first floor. Source link