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Advait went missing after setting out on a solo trek to Shivagange Hill (Photo credit: Incredible India) in Bengaluru Rural district. BENGALURU: A city techie went missing after setting out on a solo trek to Shivagange Hill near Dobbaspet in Bengaluru Rural district Friday morning, triggering a multi-agency search across the treacherous terrain.His last known sighting was captured on CCTV as he parked his bike at the foothills before starting the ascent.Advait Upadhyay, 31, from Kadugodi in east Bengaluru and son of an Indore-based businessman, told his fiancée Prapti Chauhan he was heading for the trek around 7.30am. She filed…
T DGP warns police against online betting addiction Warangal: Telangana director general of police (DGP) CV Anand urged police personnel to stay away from betting apps and online gaming platforms, warning them against becoming addicted to unnecessary online applications.During his three-day tour of the erstwhile Warangal district, the DGP visited the Mamnoor TGSP 4th Battalion on Saturday evening and interacted with personnel.Speaking at the interaction, Anand cautioned staff against becoming habituated to online games and betting. Referring to the recent suicide of a constable at the DGP’s office, he said the constable had reportedly become addicted to online betting and…
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad has only 28% of public buses it needs to meet Union govt’s urban transport benchmark, leaving the city nearly 2,900 buses short as it prepares to host 2030 Commonwealth Games (CWG).The figures are in RTI replies accessed by TOI.For Ahmedabad’s population of 80 lakh, the Centre’s service-level benchmark calls for 4,000 buses. However, RTI replies from Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) and Ahmedabad Janmarg Ltd (AJL) show the city currently operates only 1,117 buses.RTI replies indicate that only 125 of AMTS’s 867 buses are owned by AMC, while 742 are privately owned.AJL has stated that none of the…
CCTV footage shows a pack of stray dogs cornering another on the 6th floor of a tower in the society Ghaziabad: A pack of stray dogs made its way up to the sixth floor of KW Sristhi society in Rajnagar Extension and roamed the common corridor for nearly an hour, alarming residents. Locals said this was not an isolated incident, and strays have been known to reach even the 10th floor, apparently looking for food. On Friday, residents shared CCTV footage of the dogs loitering in the sixth-floor corridor and demanded a lasting solution to the problem.“I live on the…
The scam began with a text message claiming that the senior citizen’s Special Intensive Revision application had been rejected due to a spelling error in his father’s name Pune: A retired engineer from Karvenagar was duped of Rs 4.43 lakh after cyber fraudsters falsely claimed that his recently submitted SIR application had been rejected, persuaded him to refill the application form and, in the process, tricked him into installing remote-access software on his cellphone, enabling them to gain access to his device and siphon off the money.The victim, a former employee of a leading automobile firm, approached the Alankar police…
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Over 150 roads remain closed in Himachal Pradesh Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has suffered cumulative financial losses exceeding Rs 835 crore and a total of 152 fatalities during the ongoing monsoon season between June 30 and August 8. Severe rain-induced incidents, including landslides, flash floods, and weather-related accidents, have caused extensive destruction to public infrastructure across the hill state.Departmental reports indicate that the public works department incurred the heaviest damage at over Rs 615 crore, followed by the Jal Shakti Vibhag with losses exceeding Rs 199 crore.Data from the State Emergency Operation Centre showed 153 roads blocked across the state as…
Union minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh in the city on SaturdayUnion minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh in the city on SaturdayUnion minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh in the city on SaturdayUnion minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh in the city on SaturdayUnion minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh in the city on SaturdayUnion minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh in the city on SaturdayUnion minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh in the city on SaturdayUnion minister…
Sitamarhi: CM Samrat Choudhary on Saturday said the Maa Janaki temple at Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi was expected to be ready by Dec 2028 at an estimated cost of Rs 882 crore.Samrat participated in the ‘Vigrah Pratishtha’ programme on the temple premises amid Vedic hymns, religious fervour and grandeur. The historic Ram-Janaki temple was decorated with flowers and lights. The religious event was held in view of the ongoing construction of the world-famous Janki temple. The deities have been shifted to Sri Sita Ram Mandapam, a makeshift temple.The CM, accompanied by Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, and…
Demolition started on the tilted building at Eidgah area in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 08 August 2026 Jaipur: Residents of Panch Neem in Ramganj heaved a sigh of relief Saturday as preparations began to demolish a three-storey house that developed deep cracks three days ago, triggering fears of a collapse.Demolition started on the tilted building at Eidgah area in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 08 August 2026The Jaipur Municipal Corporation issued owner Rehana Sultan a 24-hour notice to demolish the building. She decided to bring it down herself, with the demolition estimated to cost Rs 4 lakh. Support beams have been installed on…