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Nagpur: An FIR has been registered against members of the Talmale family and others for allegedly defrauding two city businessmen in a deal involving agricultural land worth over Rs22 crore. An 80-year-old woman, owner of the property, was charged with cheating and criminal breach of trust.Kailash Agarwal (57) and his partner had entered into an agreement to buy agricultural land belonging to Indubai Talmale (80), a resident of New Sneh Nagar, states a complaint registered at Rana Pratap Nagar police station.As per the complaint, the sale deed of the land located in Bharatwada was executed on Dec 13, 2024. The…

Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate another key road connectivity project in Gorakhpur on Monday, further strengthening the city’s transport infrastructure.The inauguration marks the third major road infrastructure project to be dedicated to the public by the chief minister within a month. On July 11, the CM inaugurated the 11.6-km Bhathat-Banssthan four-lane road, built at a cost of around Rs 690 crore.Later, on July 23, he dedicated the district’s first six-lane flyover, constructed at a cost of Rs 429.49 crore, along with the four-lane road connecting Padleganj Chowk and Firaq Gorakhpuri Chowk, developed at a cost of Rs 278…

Kolkata: Hospitals have started counselling patients’ families to donate blood when the patient gets it from the hospital.They have also started planning blood donation camps on their own with help from voluntary organisations. Even as blood stocks have started depleting across hospitals in the wake of restrictions imposed on 11 blood banks across the state, the latter are staring at an acute crisis. They have resorted to emergency measures to conserve blood.Ruby General Hospital is among several establishments that have started urging patients’ family members to donate blood when their patients receive a transfusion. “We have also urged our employees…

Srinagar, Aug 8: The Baramulla-Uri national highway will remain temporarily closed at Danakha Mode area on Sunday to facilitate hill-cutting work and prevent any untoward incident amid apprehensions of landslides, authorities said.According to an order issued by the District Magistrate, Baramulla, the road at Danakha Mode, located at Design Chainage 65+600, will remain closed to vehicular traffic from 7 am to 5 pm on August 9.The temporary closure has been ordered in view of the proposed hill-cutting work at the location. The authorities said the work could trigger landslides, necessitating restrictions on the movement of vehicles in the interest of…

The Nigerians were abducted on Feb 3 when jihadi militants stormed the village of Woro, killing over 160 others. Some of the 163 kidnapped Nigerians rescued from jihadi captivity have spoken of the suffering and fear they lived in for six months. The freed captives, mostly women and children, were among over 300 kidnap victims freed by Nigerian forces this week. They were handed over to the authorities by security forces in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state, on Friday for medical attention and routine checks, and were anticipating their return home to reunite with their families.Mary Ishaya recalled days…

Mumbai: Two men were arrested from Raipur in Chhattisgarh by a Vanrai Police team in connection with a case of cheating a logistics firm to the tune of Rs 94 lakh. Police said the accused were on the run for the past year. More arrests are likely.Last year, the vice-president of a logistics firm registered a police complaint. The complaint was lodged against the firm’s zonal head for conniving with the owner of an online transport company and three owners of a shipping company to cheat the complainant’s logistics firm of Rs 94 lakh. The accused created fake receipts, bogus…

The heat index or ‘feels-like temperature’ increased to 44.7°C at 2.30 pm. The maximum had remained below 30°C for two consecutive days: 27.6°C Thursday and 27.5°C Friday. NEW DELHI: The city recorded its wettest 24 hours in Aug in two years after logging 98.7 mm of rainfall from 8.30am Friday to 8.30 am Saturday. Higher single-day rainfall in Aug was last recorded in 2024, when Delhi received 107.6 mm on Aug 1.On Saturday, showers lashed parts of the city throughout the day. There are chances of very light to light rain from Sunday to Aug 14.In Aug so far, Safdarjung…

A file photo of State-owned KSRTC bus fleet Bengaluru: Ahead of Onam festival on Aug 26, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will operate 90 additional buses from Bengaluru to various destinations across Kerala to meet the expected surge in passenger demand. The special bus services will operate from Aug 21 to 25, according to an official release by KSRTC.Besides, the corporation will also operate special buses from various destinations in Kerala to Bengaluru on Aug 30 to cater to the return rush after the festival. The additional services will connect Bengaluru with major destinations in Kerala, including Kannur, Kozhikode,…

Hyderabad: Four persons suffered injuries when a helium gas cylinder of a balloon seller exploded near GSM Mall in Miyapur on Saturday evening.According to Miyapur police, at around 4.30 pm, the helium cylinder exploded while the seller was filling gas into the balloons.Due to the explosion, an ice-cream vendor, Vivek Pal (19) of Chandanagar, who was standing near the balloon seller, suffered a severe leg injury. “Vivek’s right leg got severed from his thigh due to the explosion. He was shifted to a nearby hospital and his condition is stable,” Miyapur inspector N Jayaram said.Three others, Mullagani Janardhan, a private…

Ahmedabad: An AMC team from the cattle nuisance department was allegedly attacked and threatened during a drive against stray cattle in Nava Vadaj on Friday afternoon.According to a complaint filed at Vadaj police station by Hiralkumar Dhakiya, an AMC livestock inspector, the team was patrolling the Sabarmati Riverfront area when officials received information about nearly 15 head of cattle roaming on a public road behind the AMC sub-zonal office at Bharwad Vas in Nava Vadaj.The team reached the spot around 3.30pm. Dhakiya alleged that the cattle owners became aggressive and started arguing with civic officials. Three men allegedly confronted him,…