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Lucknow: A Barabanki court has sentenced a man and his parents to seven years’ imprisonment each in the dowry death of his wife. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 each on the convicts.District and sessions judge Pratima Srivastava on Friday convicted Chhotkan, 35, and his parents Shanti Devi, 58, and Bhallu, 62.According to prosecution lawyers Amit Awasthi and Ashish Gupta, the case was registered on Jan 5, 2021, after the victim’s father approached the police following the death of his daughter, who was married to Chhotkan.The prosecution alleged that the woman was subjected to repeated physical and…
City police on Saturday busted a fake gaming call centre operating from a flat in Bhankrota and arrested five alleged members of a cyber fraud syndicate accused of cheating victims Jaipur: Police Saturday busted a fake call centre operating from an apartment in Bhankrota and arrested five members of an alleged cyber fraud gang accused of cheating victims of more than Rs 1 crore by running online gaming and investment scams.DCP (South) Rajarshi Raj Varma said the accused were linked to at least eight complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Helpline (1930) by victims from various states. One of…
Freedom Park-Manas Sq tunnel Nagpur: The proximity of the proposed 870-metre Zero Mile Freedom Park tunnel road to a nullah has raised concerns over its ability to withstand intense rainfall, particularly after the July 28 deluge inundated underpasses across Nagpur. Learning from those flooding episodes, MahaMetro is incorporating a three-tier flood-mitigation system into the city’s longest proposed underpass.The design is being shaped by studies of existing flood-prone underpasses, particularly the Manish Nagar subway, where runoff from surrounding areas has emerged as a major challenge. Underpasses at Manish Nagar, around 500 metres long, Somalwada (190 metres) and Narendra Nagar have repeatedly…
A protest against nationwide rollout of E20 petrol in Kolkata on Saturday Kolkata: Claims and allegations by a section of motorists that E20 fuel is damaging vehicles and reducing mileage dominated a townhall held in Kolkata on Saturday, with car and two-wheeler owners demanding that ethanol-blended petrol be made optional.Around 200 vehicle owners from different parts of Bengal gathered at Sahid Surya Sen Bhavan in Jodhpur Park for the “Bengal Townhall”, alleging that the “forced” use of E20 petrol was affecting vehicles, particularly those manufactured before 2023. They claimed the blended fuel was causing a 10% to 20% drop in…
Guwahati , August 9 : The death toll in Assam’s ongoing floods has reached 99, with several districts reporting casualties as the flood situation continues to remain grim across the state. According to the Disaster Reporting and Information Management System (DRIMS) Assam bulletin released on Saturday, the devastating floods have heavily impacted multiple regions, resulting in the loss of 58 males and 23 females, alongwith 18 children (12 males and 6 females). Among the hardest-hit areas, Cachar district has recorded 22 deaths, while Sivasagar has reported 10 fatalities. Other severely affected districts include Karimganj (nine deaths), Golaghat (seven deaths), along with casualties…
When the Indian government announced the resignation of its education minister in late July after weeks of protest, there were widespread celebrations. Students from across the country had joined the mass demonstrations led by the Cockroach Janta party amid growing resentment over repeated examination cancellations and question paper leaks.The pressure of exams in the country has only increased in recent years. The number of student suicides rose from 8,068 in 2014, to 14,488 in 2024 – an increase of roughly 80% – according to the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report released by the country’s National Crime Records Bureau.…
MUMBAI: The Centre should withdraw the proposed Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Bill or refer it to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed discussion among all political parties instead of rushing it through Parliament, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) working president and MP Supriya Sule said on Friday.Sule also said all eight Lok Sabha MPs of her party would seek an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise issues concerning Maharashtra and development works in their constituencies.“The Prime Minister is not the Prime Minister of one party but of the entire country. As elected representatives, it is our right to…
New Delhi: Urmila Bhardwaj, a 70-year-old resident of Mamurpur village in Outer Delhi, who was killed after being trapped between two vehicles Saturday morning, was known as a deeply religious woman and an avid animal lover. Caring for stray animals and birds was an integral part of her daily routine.According to her family, Urmila’s mornings consistently followed a familiar pattern: she would first visit a local temple before spending time feeding cows, stray dogs, birds, and even ants in and around the neighbourhood.On the morning of the accident, she stepped out for this very routine when the accident took place.Expressing…
NHAI clearing encroachment at Kallapu near Mangaluru Mangaluru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated a clearance drive to remove encroachments along the Mangaluru–Talapady national highway stretch.The operation targets roadside vendors, particularly those selling fish, fruits and other goods near Kallapu and surrounding localities, whose stalls have posed safety hazards and disrupted traffic flow. NHAI officials said while encroachments on a stretch near Kallapu has already been cleared, the enforcement drive will continue to ensure unhindered vehicle movement along the Mangaluru-Talapady highway stretch.Further, the NHAI also has plans to develop service roads on the stretch from Kundapur to…
Ahmedabad: The admission committee has released the provisional merit list for admissions to allied healthcare and paramedical courses, including nursing, physiotherapy and several other programmes. A total of 34,741 students have been included in the merit list this year, around 4,100 fewer than last year.To maximise participation, the committee opened registration on four occasions between June and July. The process initially covered regular students, followed by another registration window after the declaration of NEET results. Additional opportunities were later provided for students who cleared supplementary examinations and for those who missed deadlines due to heavy rainfall and other disruptions.According to…